TAUNTON – Elizabeth “Elsie” (Cambra) Griffith, 92, passed away at Taunton’s Marian Manor on Jan. 18, 2015 following a long illness.
She was the wife of the late Tilmon J. Griffith, with whom she shared over sixty years of marriage and many a long car trip from Maine to Kentucky.
Born in Dighton, Elsie was the daughter of the late Francisco and Mary (Perry Suite) Cambra.
She attended Dighton schools and lived most of her life in Taunton.
Elsie was never happier than when she had her family together at the table for dinner.
An avid farmer, she always had a large garden whose produce was canned for later use.
Skilled in needlework, Elsie was a communicant of Holy Family Church where she was very active with the parish’s Holy Ghost Society in her earlier years.
Survivors include two sons, Dr. James T. Griffith and his wife Dr. Susan J. Leclair of Dartmouth and Richard Griffith and his wife Carol Ann of Taunton; two granddaughters, Kimberly A. Griffith and her husband Benjamin Jones of New Bedford and Richalie Demaine and her husband Robert of Edgewood, WA; three great grandchildren, Abigale, Jonathan and Dylan Griffith, all of New Bedford; and many nieces and nephews.
She was also the sister of the late Frank, Anthony and John Cambra, Mary Cunha, Elmina Gallego, Rose Tavers, Wilma and Florence Moitoza, Gladys Benevides, Clara Gouveia, and Dorothy and Louise Catabia.
The family wishes to thank the staff of Marian Manor and Compassionate Care Hospice of Taunton for Elsie’s thoughtful and loving care.
Her funeral will be held from the Silva Funeral Home, 80 Broadway, Taunton on Thursday, Jan. 22nd at 8:45 a.m. followed by a funeral mass at Holy Family Church, East Taunton at 10 a.m.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Burial will be private at the Mass National VA Cemetery in Bourne.
Calling Hours will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, Jan. 21st from 5 to 8 p.m.
Funeral home website: www.silvafuneralhome.com.