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Cynthia Clow Aldendifer

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[October 16, 2014]  RANCHO MIRAGE, CA - Cynthia Clow Aldendifer, a longtime resident of Rancho Mirage, CA, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2014, at the age of 78 while surrounded by her loving family.

Service: 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct 19, at the Mirage Inn, 72750 Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA

Interment:  will be at a later date at Old Union Cemetery in Lincoln

Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home

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CYNTHIA ALDENDIFER
“An Intelligent, Classy, Witty Lady” 8/8/1936 – 10/4/2014

Cynthia Clow Aldendifer, a longtime resident of Rancho Mirage, CA, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2014, at the age of 78 while surrounded by her loving family.

Cynthia lived a full and fascinating life! Born in Great Bend, Kansas on August 8, 1936 to George and Geraldine Clow, Cynthia spent her early years in Kansas and Oklahoma. In 1958 she graduated with honors in arts & science from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Following her graduation, she worked as a flight attendant for Continental Airlines during the golden age of commercial aviation. While with Continental Airlines, she met and later married her pilot husband, Capt. Joseph R. Aldendifer, on February 2, 1967. When Joe retired in 1976, Cynthia contributed her management skills to help him and several other retired pilots introduce and operate a beverage distributorship in Micronesia, leading to many interesting adventures and travels to the South Pacific.

Highly creative, Cynthia was an accomplished artist for over 50 years, using her talent to paint and create in many different art styles. She was a very social person and could have an engaging conversation with anyone. Her intellect, sophistication, and dry wit endeared her to others. She was comfortable in any environment and with any group of people, which brought wonderful friends into her life and the opportunity to meet many famous and influential individuals.

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Cynthia and Joe in their later years, spent their time in Rancho Mirage and Lincoln, Illinois. When Joe passed away Cynthia made her primary residence Rancho Mirage, CA.

Cynthia was also a mother, grandmother, and sister. She is survived by her son Curtis E. Aldendifer of Raleigh, NC, stepson Joseph R. Aldendifer III of Corona, CA, stepson James E. Aldendifer of Nashville, TN, three grandchildren, one great-grandchild, and her sister Harriet Suri of Moody, TX.

A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, 10/19/14, at the Mirage Inn, 72750 Country Club in Rancho Mirage, CA, where family and friends are invited to remember and celebrate Cynthia’s extraordinary life. Interment will be at Old Union Cemetery at a later date. Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home is handling local arrangements.

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