Cynthia

Held-Farwig

Cynthia Ann Held Farwig, was born June 17, 1959 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri to the late Thomas David Held and Bernice (Roberts) Ross. She departed this life on Monday, June 25, 2018 in Ellington, Missouri at the age of fifty-nine years and eight days.

Cynthia was a member of the Catholic Church in Bowling Green, Missouri and worked as a data entry personnel for a medical supply group. She enjoyed fishing, boating, playing baseball and volleyball, riding horses and loved motorcycles.

In addition to her parents, Cynthia is preceded in death by her step-father Dan Ross and one niece, Amy Shanks.

Survivors include two sons, Gary David Cookerly Jr of Bluffton, South Carolina and Jeremiah Cookerly and wife Sheena of Dittmer, Missouri; one brother, Craig Held of St. Charles, Missouri; three sisters, Diane Higgins and husband Roger of St. Charles, Missouri, Saundra Kestner and fiancé Rob Hitt of Ellington, Missouri, and Stephanie Held Zemel of Overland, Missouri; three grandchildren, Trenton, Alexander and Karlei; as well as other relatives and friends who mourn her passing.

A memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, June 30, 2018 beginning at 2:00 PM at McSpadden Funeral Home in Ellington, Missouri.