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Cynthia Diggs Obituary
Mrs. Cynthia L. A. Diggs, age 65, of Goochland, departed this life on September on 20, 2025. She is survived by her husband, Harris Diggs Jr.; one daughter, Lauren Diggs; two sons, Nicholas Diggs and Patrick Diggs (Letitia); five grandchildren, Amirah Diggs-Majied, Nuriah Diggs, Nasir Diggs-Majied, Nadirah Diggs and Nicholas Diggs Jr.; two sisters, Catherine Murray and Iris Hicks; a host of nieces, nephews and cousins; four sisters-in -law, Katreena Arnold, Debora Arnold, Edith Massenburg and Ruth Holmes; one brother-in-law, Robert Diggs (Danet); other relatives and friends. Remains rest at Joseph Jenkins Jr. Funeral Home, 2011 Grayland Avenue, where the family will receive friends on Sunday, October 5, 2025, from 3:00pm to 4:00pm. Funeral Mass will be at 11:00am, on Monday, October 6, 2025, at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 3300 R Street. Interment Virginia Veterans Cemetery at Amelia at a later date. Family and friends are asked to assemble at the church at 10:45am on Monday.
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