Cynthia Anne "Cindy" Wiggins passed away in Lenoir, North Carolina on June 22, 2024 at the age of 70.

Cindy is survived by her children, Julie Y. Hagan (Brooks) of Rhode Island, Walter A. "Tony" Young, Jr. and Timothy E. Young (Amanda) of Pennsylvania and Michael P. Young (Annie) of Maryland, as well as two step-children, Ronald Wiggins Jr and Tonya Wiggins, of North Carolina, five grandchildren (Victoria, Elizabeth, Asa, William and Ariel), two great-grandchildren (Cameron & Maggie) and a brother David E. Coates (Sheila) of Rhode Island.

Cindy was preceded in death by her parents, Ernest Coates and Juliette (Dugas) Coates of North Providence, Rhode Island, her husband Walter Anthony "Tony" Young Sr. of Milton, Pennsylvania, and her second husband Ronald Wiggins Sr. of Belmont, North Carolina.

Born July 13, 1953 in Greystone Village, North Providence, Rhode Island, Cindy graduated from North Providence High School in 1971.  She met Tony Young soon after while he was stationed in Newport for US Navy Seabees training, and they married in 1973 after his deployments. They welcomed four children in the years following.  Tony tragically died in an accident in 1985 but Cindy was fortunate enough to meet and marry the second love of her life Ron Wiggins in 1986 which took her to North Carolina.  After Ron's death in 2004 she stayed in North Carolina, following her life-long hobbies of grandma'ing, sewing, reading romance novels, baking for the farmer's market, watching classic cartoons and old movies, crafting, decorating for each and every holiday with an epic amount of themed gnomes and, perhaps her favorite, smoking up a storm while petting a cat and making wry jokes.  She cooked, mothered, bought cars and owned dogs in her own way, but she excelled at being a fiercely loyal wife, friend and a true survivor who marched to the beat of her own drum.  She persisted through a long illness with a tenacious desire to live that surprised doctors and hospice caregivers alike.  She called herself a spitfire and all who knew her agreed.

At her request, no memorial service is planned and internment will be private. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be sent to Yokefellow of Caldwell County Food Pantry or to The Brews and Mews Cafe cat rescue program, both in Lenoir, North Carolina.