Sylvia Cross

Sylvia Florence (Hunt) Cross, 84 of Wilmington passed peacefully on October 23, 2025, in her home with family by her side following a long illness.

Sylvia was born in Bradford Vermont on November 29,1940 to Carl and Jenny Hunt. She was a Rutland High School graduate. Shortly after graduation she moved with her family to Brattleboro Vermont.

She began working at the Holstein Frisian where she met the love 'Of her life, they were married in 1964. They welcomed their first daughter a year later and completed their family four years later with their second daughter.

While raising her family Sylvia held several different jobs. She worked at the Yankee Doodle Lodge, The Lodge at Mount Snow, The Honey Museum, and the Laundry Mat.

She excitedly welcomed her first granddaughter in 1988. She worked part time at For All Occasions at this point and spent a great deal of her off time helping to take care of her granddaughter. In 1990 she got to share her love with her second granddaughter, in 1991 she found a way to spread her love out even more for the welcoming of her third granddaughter. She retired and put her focus into taking care of all three granddaughters so their mothers could go to work.

She loved the annual summer camping trips with the whole family up to Groton Vermont to visit all her family there. Camping didn't end with Groton, she went with Stan to the NASCAR races in Loudon New Hampshire every Summer and Fall and camped out there for a week.

Vacations didn't end with camping, there were all the Maine trips too. She loved it best when the whole family would join them, but she also loved going just her and Stan. Every trip to Maine required a visit to Nubble Light House, she loved lighthouses.

She loved to work in her flower bed keeping the flowers bright, beautiful, and inviting to her favorite bird the Hummingbird.

On Wednesday mornings she could be found at the blowing alley with her friends bowling in the ladies league. She would never turn down the opportunity to go shopping with a friend or some family.

She was a member of the Home Dem group. She loved to sew, always by hand and was very good at it. Baking was another passion; she loved to share treats with her loved ones.

Her daughters and granddaughters had horses, she enjoyed them from a distance. Despite her discomfort around them you can bet that any time one of her girls had an event to attend with a horse she'd be right there supporting them.

In 2009 she was introduced to her first great grandson, she jumped in right away to help care for him. A short time later she welcomed her first great granddaughter into her life and swooped right in to help care for her as well, she loved her babies so much. She was so excited every time she got to meet each of the three additional great grandsons she was given and both of the two additional great granddaughters that came along.

Sylvia was preceded in death by her husband Stanley, parents Carl and Jenny Hunt, brothers Bill and Sonny and sister Marilyn. She is survived by her daughters Ann (Bret) Brown and

Jennifer (Dale) Decker. Granddaughters Melissa (Shawn) Hammond, Jessica (David) Moore, and Erica {Joel) Shepard. Great grandchildren Camren, Kaylee, Calton, Carson, Emmaleigh, Madison, and Matthew, as well as several nieces and nephews.

Calling hours will be held on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, from 12-2 at Covey and Allen Funeral home in Wilmington. Services will follow at 2:00 at the funeral home. There will be a reception to follow at North Star Bowl in Wilmington.

In Lieu of flowers please send donations in Sylvia's memory to Senior Solutions in care of Covey Allen & Shea Funeral Home, P.O. Box 215 Wilmington Vermont 05363.