Cynthia D. Starr

On the morning of December 11, 2016, Cynthia Starr went to be with the Lord after a short battle with cancer. Cynthia peacefully went home while being attended to by her son and other family members. Cynthia Starr was born October 2, 1959, in San Antonio, Texas, to father, Ulisha Byrd (deceased) and mother, Lillie V. Byrd. She was the second of eight children, and the first daughter, born to the couple. Cynthia Starr met Christ at an early age joining church at the tender age of 7. She was a trailblazer in so many areas of her life. She was the first Black cheerleader at East Central High School and the first in her family to attend college. Cynthia was married to Phillip Starr in 1983 and to the union two sons were born, Phillip, Jr. (P.J.) and Carlton. She lived in Minnesota for many years but spent the last years of her life in San Antonio, Texas where she attended church at New Creation Christian Fellowship. Cynthia is survived by her husband Phillip Starr, 2 sons; Phillip Starr, Jr.(Dominique) and Carlton Starr, mother, Lillie Byrd, brothers; Ulisha Byrd Jr. (Grace) and David Byrd, sisters; Darlene Davis (Greg), Lisa Smith (Michael), Barbara Campbell (Joe), Sarah Ramsey (Richard); 7 grandchildren; Latrell, Ladaja, Lamarrius, Lariiya, Cienna, Heilyln and Noel and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her brother, Carlton Byrd and her father Ulisha Byrd.