GRIFFITH – Sara L. (Cuppett), 89, Laurel View Village, Davidsville, formerly of Oakland, died Dec. 16, 2012, at Memorial Medical Center. Born May 20, 1923, in Johnstown, daughter of Will Carlton "Tot" and Alice (Blackburn) Cuppett.

Preceded in death by parents; beloved husband, Robert Roy Griffith, in 1991; and siblings, Boyce, Mary, Bertha, Dora, Ruth, John and Dean Cuppett; Cornelia Giles; and Jo Ann Boyer. Survived by children, Sally, married to Gary Shaffer, Springboro, Ohio; Alice, married to Jan Erling, Greensburg; and James Griffith, and wife, Carol, Johnstown; grandchildren, Erin, married to Jim Small, Loveland, Ohio; Adam Shaffer, and wife, Erin Marie, Cincinnati, Ohio; Todd Erling, and wife, Cindy, Germantown, N.Y.; Allison, married to Mark Erdman, Baltimore, Md.; Josh Erling, and wife, Shelly, Maynard, Mass.; Jordan Griffith, and wife, Renee, Baltimore, Md.; and Reid Griffith, Johnstown; great-grandchildren, Sophia Erling; Owen, Nora and Liam Small; Gavin Erdman; Eva and Marie Shaffer; and Scarlett and Lucy Erling; and sister, Helen, married to Jack Pfaff, Johnstown.

Sara was a graduate of Dale High School and a longtime resident of Oakland where she and her husband raised their family. They were very active in Oakland United Methodist Church. One of her joys was spending time at her cottage in Bedford County. In recent years, Sara was a resident of Laurel View Village and enjoyed her friendship with other residents and staff. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and was so proud of her whole family. Viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Hoffman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 109 Church Road, Davidsville. Memorial service will be held at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at Laurel View Village Chapel, Pastor Wes Yoder, presiding. Interment, Cuppett Family Cemetery, New Paris.

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Sara was born at home in Dale Borough with her Grandmother Blackburn as midwife. She married Robert Roy Griffith, known as Roy, on May 21, 1943 in Johnstown. They were married 48 years. In the early years of their marriage Sara and Roy lived in Dale Borough before moving to their Oakland home in the early 1950s. Sara was a strong and resilient woman who survived and overcame five heart attacks in her later years. Sadly, she lost everything in a devastating fire resulting from a lightning strike on her apartment building in Laurel View Village in 2007. Sara relied on her faith, her loving family, and her indefatigable spirit to sustain her through this loss and continued to display personal courage as health problems beset her later years. She was a fighter. -- MKeaton