Cynthia Ann "Sis" Delaney Dawes

Cynthia Ann “Sis” Delaney Dawes, age 92, of Lexington passed away on November 30, 2025 at Southfork Memory Care Facility in Winston-Salem.

Mrs. Dawes was born in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan on December 15, 1932 as one of six children, to Floyd and Carrie Fagan Delaney. Cynthia was a graduate of Sault Sainte Marie High School where she served as head cheerleader. Sis was a bookkeeper by trade and was formerly employed with the Sault Sainte Marie Telephone Company, Montgomery Ward in Tampa, Florida and Merita Bread Bakery in Charlotte. Sis had a great sense of humor, loved to ice skate, and do jigsaw puzzles.

In addition to her parents, Sis was preceded in death by her 5 brothers, Claude Delaney, Pat Delaney, Edwin “Tuffy” Delaney, Jack Delaney, and William “Bill” Delaney.

She is survived by her daughter, Kelly Honeycutt and husband Eddie of Gastonia; son, Rick Dawes and wife Tracy, whom she loved as her own; grandchildren, Katie Dawes (Greg) and Patrick Dawes (Alora); and 3 great grandchildren.

The family would like to express a special thank you to Sis’s friend, Melissa, for her wonderful compassion and loving care.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care, 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson, NC 27017.

Pugh Funeral Home in Asheboro is proud to serve the Dawes family.