Cynthia “Cindy” Annette Day, 66 years old, of Cross Plains, Tennessee passed away on Sunday, October 22, 2023.
She was born September 16, 1957, in San Jose, California to Malcolm and Cecelia Sewell.
She attended Highland Academy in Portland, Tennessee and graduated in the class of 1976. She then attended Southern Missionary College and graduated in 1978 with an ASN. After which she served as a Student Missionary in Japan for the 1978-1979 school year.
She married her best friend Thomas (Tom) Day in Somerset, Kentucky on August 15, 1980. In her adult years, Cindy worked 40 years as a Registered Nurse, tended her second job of growing a productive fruit and vegetable garden that fed so many people, joyfully devoted her time to the children and youth at White House Seventh-day Adventist Church, and loved children and grandchildren with actions, reading stories, and sharing garden produce.
Cindy and Tom traveled to many mission trips to help build churches, serve the sick, and share Jesus.
She is survived by her devoted husband, Tom Day, RN, daughter Rachel C. (Scott) Hansen, PharmD, and their children Josiah Sackett, Becca Eloise, and Lincoln Horatio; and daughter Rose Mary (Bobby, Jr.) Wint, FNP, and their children Nolan Howard and Cooper Thomas. She is survived by her siblings Sylvia (John) Sutton, and Yolanda (Carl) Riley, Sonja Bell, Jim Sewell, Johnny (Linda) Day, Larry Harrison, Donnie (Lisa) Day. She is also survived by Aunt Verna (Del) Demick, Aunt Alice Gerrans, Uncle Wesley (Jacqueline) Gerrans. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews: Christy Yech, John Sutton, II, Lisa Sutton, Carla (Rod) Snow, Katrina (William) Crawford, Patrick (Erin) Riley, April Tonsberg, Carmen (Josh) Day, Cassandra Crausaz, Sarah (Kevin) Schmidt, James (Denise) Day, Jr., Craig Day, Sol Day, Kristina Day, Jonathan (Tonya) Harrison, Jennifer (Christopher) Scruggs, John (Rosa) Day, Lauren (Rob) Spires. As well as 18+ great-nephews and 10+ great-nieces, many cousins and extended family.
She was preceded in death by parents Malcolm and Cecelia Sewell and siblings-in-marriage James Day and Carol Harrison.
Her steady loving presence will be missed and we all look forward to seeing her again when Jesus comes back.
Funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, October 25, 2023 at 2 pm in the chapel of Austin & Bell Funeral Home in White House with Pastor Jeremy Leggett officiating. Interment will follow in Cross Plains Cemetery with Scott Hansen, Tony Ayers, Bobby Wint, Patrick Riley, Johnny Sutton, Matthew Sweet, Scott Miller, Eric Miller and Chris Scruggs serving as pallbearers. Visitation with the family is planned for Tuesday, October 24, 2023 5 PM-8:30 PM and Wednesday, October 25, 2023 10 AM-12 PM and 1 PM-2 PM at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to White House Seventh Day Adventist Church Building Fund. A full obituary will follow.
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