Mrs. Cynthia E. Billings
d. August 11, 2015
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Mrs. Cynthia E. Billings
Cynthia Edelmann Billings, 74, of Fayetteville, departed this life on Tuesday, August 11, 2015, at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, August 14, 2015 at Hay Street United Methodist Church, with the Rev. David Blackman officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Born May 16, 1941, in Chicago, IL, she was a retired teacher for the Cumberland County Schools. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Bernice Edelmann.
She is survived by her husband William Billings of Fayetteville; daughter Becky Lane and husband Matt of Erie, PA; son James Green and wife Allison of Mooreseville, NC; brother Richard Edelmann and wife Darlene of Tucson, AZ; and four grandchildren: Jackson Green, Lydia Lane, William Green, and Nora Lane.
Cynthia was a devoted mother, wife, and friend to many. She was a graduate of Knox College, Ball State University, and East Carolina University. A very talented musician, Cynthia was a member of the Hay Street Church choir for 50 years and also directed the church youth and handbell choirs for sixteen years. She was also a charter member of the Cumberland Oratorio Singers and Cantate Women’s Choir.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Music Program of Hay Street United Methodist Church (320 Hay St., Fayetteville, NC 28301) or Cumberland Oratorio Singers (P.O. Box 266, Fayetteville, NC 28302).
Online condolences may be made at sullivanshighland.com.
Services are entrusted to Sullivan’s Highland Funeral Service & Crematory.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, August 14, 2015 at Hay Street United Methodist Church, with the Rev. David Blackman officiating. The family will receive friends beginning at 11:00 a.m. in the Fellowship Hall.
Born May 16, 1941, in Chicago, IL, she was a retired teacher for the Cumberland County Schools. She is preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Bernice Edelmann.
She is survived by her husband William Billings of Fayetteville; daughter Becky Lane and husband Matt of Erie, PA; son James Green and wife Allison of Mooreseville, NC; brother Richard Edelmann and wife Darlene of Tucson, AZ; and four grandchildren: Jackson Green, Lydia Lane, William Green, and Nora Lane.
Cynthia was a devoted mother, wife, and friend to many. She was a graduate of Knox College, Ball State University, and East Carolina University. A very talented musician, Cynthia was a member of the Hay Street Church choir for 50 years and also directed the church youth and handbell choirs for sixteen years. She was also a charter member of the Cumberland Oratorio Singers and Cantate Women’s Choir.
In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be made to the Music Program of Hay Street United Methodist Church (320 Hay St., Fayetteville, NC 28301) or Cumberland Oratorio Singers (P.O. Box 266, Fayetteville, NC 28302).
Online condolences may be made at sullivanshighland.com.
Services are entrusted to Sullivan’s Highland Funeral Service & Crematory.
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