Cynthia Lynn Drake

Cynthia (Cindy) Lynn Drake, 63, of Morgantown passed from Ruby Hospital to a better place on Wednesday, March 2, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones. She was born to Dorothy and the late Thomas A. Drake. We celebrate Cindy’s positivity and her bravery as she dealt with cancer for several years. Cindy is survived by her loving husband and faithful caregiver, Timothy Hawthorne; her Mother, Dorothy Drake; her sister, Debbie (Dickie) Tampoya; her nephews Justin (Wendy) Smith; and Ben (Bronlyn) Smith. Also left to cherish the memory of “Aunt Cindy” are her great-nieces Rylea, Emma, Maggie and Mia Smith who brought her constant joy. She is also survived by Tim’s sister, Cindy and Tim’s niece Courtney and children Jada, David and Ashley of Winchester, VA. snd Tim’s brother David (Vesi) and her nephew Keian of Bulgaria. She also leaves behind her sweet fur babies, Daisy and Itty Bit and her lifelong “Partner In Crime”, Sherrie McKinney and family. She was fortunate to also have been surrounded by loving and caring neighbors on Lawnview Drive In addition to her Dad, she was preceded in death by her in-laws, Mary Rose and Larry Hawthorne of Huntington and maternal and paternal grandparents. Cindy attended Central Elementary in Morgantown and then Ona Jr. High in Barboursville, WV after the family moved to Huntington. She graduated from Barboursville High where she was very active as a majorette in the band. She also was lead singer for a local garage band in high school. She attended Marshall and West Virginia University and went on to a profession of Information Technology first with JCPenney Co, in Atlanta and then at WVU as Assistant Program Manager at the Health Sciences IT Help Desk. Cindy was a master-gardener. She could grow anything. She worked long hours in her flower beds which were a masterpiece. She also loved animals and would take in multiple strays and give them a life of luxury and love. Her favorite pastime was reading and her collection of first edition books is amazing. She loved vacationing to the beach and spending summers at our camp on the backwaters of Cheat Lake water-skiing, swimming, building campfires and generally living any child’s dream. During the line dance craze, Cindy loved her dancing, teaching classes, and even performed on TV at the Wildhorse Saloon in Nashville, TN. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in memory of Cindy to Animal Friends of North Central West Virginia PO Box 1090 Dellslow, WV 26531 or visit and donate on their website www.animalfriendswv.org. Visitation will be held at Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home on Saturday, March 5, 2022 from 11am until the service at 1pm with Pastor Kevin Cain officiating. Cremation is being arranged by Fred L. Jenkins Funeral Home and Cindy will be laid to rest at Olive Cemetery at a later date.