Cynthia Ann Smith

Cynthia Ann Smith, beloved daughter of the late Esther Greene and Melvin Buckner, born May 20,1954, made her transition onto glory on Tuesday, December 9, 2008. She was her mother’s middle child, placed specifically between her two sisters, Sharon and Annette, to be the glue to hold them together. As a young teenager, Cynthia lost her mother, only to be taken in and raised by her adopted parents, Bernice and the late Kenneth Carter. Cynthia was educated in the Baltimore City Public Schools Systems. Sometimes in the 1960s, Cynthia, or Duck as she was referred to as a teenager, met Warren Carroll (Mickey) and she fell head over heels for him and he of her. From that union, they produced the truest act of love that anyone can bestow upon someone else and welcomed a beautiful baby girl, Patrice. Cynthia and Tricy had a special bond that only a mother and daughter could have. Cynthia loved laughing and agitating with her daughter. They shared the very same sense of humor. From the day that Cynthia met Tricy’s boyfriend, Rico, she welcomed him with open arms and cared for him as her son-in-law. Although Cynthia was blessed with only one biological child, she helped to raise her sister’s children, Ramona and Trish, along with Ramona’s daughter, Keisha as her very own. She cared for all three girls as they grew up and they were raised like siblings by her and her sisters. Her nieces gave her a new name and dubbed her as Aunty. That name for her will forever be etched into our hearts. Over the years, Cynthia made many friends, but there was none like the Holy Jesus whom she met and made her personal Savior in the year of 1986. From that point on, she was endearingly called, Sis. Greene. Sis. Greene attended many churches during her transition, but she made Praise Temple her home church under the guidance of Elder Herman Mack. It was there that she learned about the HOLY GHOST!! You would see Sis. Green coming through town with her white shoes and Chapel Cap spreading the word of how Great GOD is!! Over the last few years, she fellowshipped at The Empowerment Temple, and she enjoyed hearing what GOD had to say through singing and the Spoken word. Sis. Greene wanted the whole world to know that if GOD could do a mighty work in her life, then HE would definitely do the same for them. She was intent on making her family know who GOD is and how we have to thank Him anyhow. Her life was dedicated to helping other people and showing hem kindness and love. She would always have that beautiful, white smile showing, never to let on to any problems that she might have been faced with. Her famous sayings were, “It’s a great day and GOD is still good!” In May of 1990, she married Rufus Smith but later divorced. Cynthia was employed at the St. Jerome’s Head Start as a Custodial Extraordinaire. She took great pride in her work and her co-workers loved her immensely.Cynthia was never blessed with a son, but GOD in turn, blessed her with, ‘The Boys.” Those boys consisted of her two grandsons, MaRyan and Ahmad and her three great-nephews, Joseph, Devin and Khari. They were her joy! Good or bad, she loved everything that they did. She was always there to support them. Cynthia loved to travel. She would be heard saying, “Take us on!” Her and her two sisters were known as “The Golden Girls.” They did everything together and were always together shopping in the malls, the supermarket and of course, at Wal-Mart. Although she is no longer here with us in the flesh, we take comfort in knowing that to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. We were blessed to have her here with us as she has touched so many lives. To GOD be the Glory!!! Sis. Greene leaves to cherish her precious memory: her daughter, Patrice; grandsons, MaRyan and Ahmad; four sisters, Sharon, Annette, Barbara and Daurice; two brothers, Melvin and George; adopted mother, Bernice Carter; uncle, James Greene; aunt, Florence Wilson; her daughter’s father, Warren Carroll; son-in-law, Rico; brother-in-law, Charles; goddaughter, Tamika Ellis; her cousins, Jennine, Garvan, India, Viva and Donnell; a very dear adopted sister, Maureen O’Reilly; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

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Cynthia Ann Smith

May 20, 1954 - December 9, 2008