Cynthia Jean Parrett

1956 - 2021

Cynthia Jean Parrett (Andrews), age 65, of Venice, Fla., died on October 22, 2021, at Tidewell Hospice at Village on the Isle, Venice, after a brief and valiant battle with cancer. Cindy was born on May 22, 1956, in Goshen, N.Y., to Stewart and Elizabeth Andrews, and graduated from Roy C. Ketcham High School and Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. She was a longtime member of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Venice.

During her lifetime, Cindy developed many interests. In her youth, she loved to camp at Fish Creek Pond in New York, and enjoyed fishing in the St. Lawrence River. She also volunteered at Stoney Point State Park and with the Girl Scouts. As an adult, she enjoyed gardening, especially her prized desert roses. She met her husband Jim in Sarasota, Fla., and they married on October 30, 1982. Together they visited St. Augustine, Calloway Gardens, Georgia, and Disney World many times. One of Cindy's greatest joys came from exploring antique stores with Jim to find cookie cutters and Department 56 village pieces to add to her extensive collections. She also enjoyed sewing, crafting, reading, researching genealogy, hearing about her nieces and nephews, and spending quiet moments at home with Jim and their beloved dog Smokey. She was employed by the USPS for thirty-three years and retired from the Manasota Postal Processing Center in 2018.

Cindy is predeceased by her parents Stewart Andrews and Elizabeth Andrews. She is survived by her devoted husband James Parrett of Venice, her brother Stewart (Kim), Andrews of York, S.C.; sister-in-law Barbara Rannigan of Venice; brother-in-law Daniel (Peggy) Parrett of Nokomis, Fla.; nephews Jason Parrett of Venice, Ryan (Erin) and Everett Parrett of Bailey, Colo., and Kenneth Andrews of Rockledge, Fla.; nieces Kelly (David), Sadie, and Logan Hunter of Peachtree City, Ga., and Katie (Gavin), Grady, Ainsley, and Wesley Hunt of Venice. She will be greatly missed, especially at family gatherings.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Suncoast Humane Society of Englewood, 6781 San Casa Drive, Englewood, FL 34224 or Tidewell Hospice, 5955 Rand Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34238. Please mark your donation in Memoriam for Cynthia Parrett and Tidewell Hospice at Village on the Isle. The National Cremation Society is in charge of arrangements.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Trinity Presbyterian Church, 4365 Route 776, Venice, FL, at 11 a.m., on Saturday, November 13, 2021. After the service, family and friends may gather in the church's fellowship hall for refreshments.