Cynthia Brown Hilliard, age 81, of Carrollton, Ga., passed away peacefully in the presence of her children on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at Piedmont Hospital in Newnan, Ga.
She was born on January 14, 1943, in Windsor County, Vt.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Raymond “Brownie” and Ruth Brown and brother Dennis Brown.
A beloved mother, grandmother, and sister she is survived by her children: Joe Hilliard (Carla), and Shannon McGuyer (Robert): four grandchildren, Zac Hilliard (Caroline), Amanda Hudson (Corey), and Harrison and Wyatt Moore, and one great-grandchild, Jackson. She is also survived by brother Sanford Brown (Cindy), sister-in-law Paula Brown and four nieces, Melissa and Lindsey (Sanford), Teressa and Leslie (Dennis and Paula).
Cynthia was a graduate of WUHS class of 1960 and graduated from the University of Vermont in 1964. During her working career she was a Registered Dietician specializing in Health and Long-Term Care facilities. In her free time, she enjoyed studying ancestry and quilting. She served in many roles for the West Georgia Quilt Guild including President and was a board member for the Southern Quilt and Textile Museum in Carrollton, GA.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 6 at Riverside Cemetery in Woodstock with Cabot Funeral Home directing.
