Cynthia “Cindy” WhitfieldAge: 67 years1952–2020
- Name
- Cynthia “Cindy” Whitfield
- Given names
- Cynthia
- Surname
- Whitfield
- Married name
- Cynthia Garrett
- Nickname
- Cindy
 Birth | September 26, 1952 38 34 |
 Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
 Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Holland “Holly” Driskill March 21, 1969 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a father | Roy Newton Whitfield September 4, 1993 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a mother | Rita Jeanette Pearson June 24, 2008 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Loretta Whitfield August 28, 2008 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a sister | Annette Whitfield March 14, 2014 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a husband | Leon Garrett July 26, 2016 (Age 63 years) |
 Death | August 27, 2020 (Age 67 years) |
| Cremation | |
 Burial | September 4, 2020 (8 days after death) Address: 5817 Fort Campbell Blvd
Hopkinsville, KY 42240 Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West Religion: Christian, Protestant |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Roy Newton Whitfield Birth: September 22, 1914 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1993 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Rita Jeanette Pearson Birth: December 8, 1917 24 23 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: June 24, 2008 — Mortons Gap, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: July 7, 1935 — |
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7 months elder sister |
Annette Whitfield Birth: February 15, 1936 21 18 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: March 14, 2014 — Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Loretta Whitfield Birth: July 29, 1940 25 22 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: August 28, 2008 — Nortonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
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12 years herself |
Cynthia “Cindy” Whitfield Birth: September 26, 1952 38 34 — Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States Death: August 27, 2020 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Leon Garrett |
| husband |
Leon Garrett Birth: December 9, 1946 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: July 26, 2016 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Cynthia “Cindy” Whitfield Birth: September 26, 1952 38 34 — Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, United States Death: August 27, 2020 — Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States |
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| Leon Garrett + … … |
| husband |
Leon Garrett Birth: December 9, 1946 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States Death: July 26, 2016 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Cynthia “Cindy” Whitfield has 9 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (9)
Parents Talmadge Burton Pearson + Juanita F Uzzle
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Parents William Spurgeon Taliaferro + Marlene Pearson
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Parents James R Valentine + Marlene Pearson
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Parents Chester Lee Knight + Private
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| Burial | Cindy was cremated in Louisville, KY, and then interred alongside her husband Leon Garrett at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery West (5817 Fort Campbell Blvd, Hopkinsville, KY 42240).
Cynthia Whitfield Garrett, 67, of Nortonville passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 27, 2020, at Baptist Health Louisville. She was born in Oak Park, IL, the daughter of Roy Newton and Rita Jeanette (Pearson) Whitfield. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leon Garrett; and her sisters, Loretta Grounds and Annette Dixon. A woman of many talents, she operated Rita’s Red Door restaurant in Mortons Gap for many years, worked and retired from the Madisonville Public Library, and worked most recently as a receptionist at Jennie Stuart Medical Center in Hopkinsville. She loved to sing—especially karaoke—and spend time with her family and friends. |