Pomfret, Vt. —
She was born on Aug. 21, 1950, in Providence, R.I., the daughter of Paris L. Bump and Edith (Silva) Mack.
Cynthia attended Mount Holyoke College, while a communications major, her art interests, taking many classes and producing a large series of watercolor paintings, which showed and sold in a Barrington, R.I. gallery.
After college Cynthia married and became the mother to six beautiful children. This was her primary career for the next quarter-century. In 1990 she moved with her children to Pomfret, Vt.
Cynthia was a member of; ISSA (International Society of Scratchboard Artists) Vermont Council on the Arts, Vermont Craft Council, and Guild of American Papercutters
Cynthia is survived by her six children, Warren Lynch, Heather Lynch, Joshua Lynch, Benjamin Lynch, Adam Lynch, and Rachael Lynch; as well as nine grandchildren; two brothers, Hans and Bradley Bump; a sister, Edith Ahlers, a half-sister, Amanda Bump-Bloof, and countless friends.
A celebration of Cynthia’s life will be held at the Unitarian Universalist North Chapel in Woodstock on Friday, Nov. 3 at 4 p.m., followed by a reception at Artistee in South Pomfret. Cynthia art will be on display at Artistree beginning this Friday at 12:noon until Nov. 18.
Arrangements are under the direction of the Cabot Funeral Home in Woodstock. An online guest book can be found at cabotfh.com.