Cynthia Watkins

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Cynthia Watkins, age 61, passed away on October 26, 2013 in the Bristol Regional Medical Center.

She was born in Fall River, Massachusetts on August 18, 1952 and was a graduate of Walter’s State Community College as Summa Cum Laude and was a member of the ETSU Honor Society Phi Theta Kappa & graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology. She had been employed as a C.N.A. for many years. Cynthia was a registered songwriter with B.M.I. in Nashville, TN. She enjoyed gardening, oil painting & cooking.

She is survived by her loving husband, Gary Watkins, Bristol, Virginia; two sons, Ronald F. Harris, Jr., Gray, Tennessee and Charles “Buck” Mayzes, Gray, Tenn.; one “daughter”, Haley Werth, Gray, Tenn. Also by her mother, Dorothy Brochu, Warwick, RI, one sister, Betty Ann Spangler, Oroville, California; her mother-in-law, Hazel Goodpasture, Marion, Vir.; and her loving dog, Sir Kelsey Watkins of Franklin. She was preceded in death by her step-father Hector Brochu; a brother David Silva; & her father-in-law Dickie Goodpasture.

In following with Cynthia’s wishes, she will be cremated and there will be no public visitation or services held.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the American Liver Foundation, 39 Broadway, Suite 2700, New York, NY 10006. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.bradleysfh.com. Bradley’s Funeral Home of Marion is serving the family.