Born April 26, 1925. Married at age 17 in 1942 in Elkton, Maryland, during s7/e20. Biological mother Bernadine Norris. Biological father Derrick Shepard, died 7 months before her birth. Adoptive mother Florence A. Brunson (died when Cindy was 15). Adoptive father Col. Henry R. Brunson, first appears s9/e7, dies during s9/e10. Parents were divorced when Cindy was 13. Aunt Susan s7/e20. Aunt Edna in Richmond s9/e4. Her father dies in an auto accident while driving to see her, and she learns she was adopted while going through his papers s9/e10. Worked for Mrs. Bassett at her fabric store, but she quit to stay home after realizing that she is missed the daily changes in her daughter s9/e18. Mother of daughter Virginia, born The Idol s8/e15, son Charles Benjamin (Charlie) born Mother's Day on