Supercentenarian Profile

Paula Griffith

Born:

1914-07-29

South Glens Falls, New York

United States

Current Residence:

Saratoga Springs, New York

United States

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Paula Doris Griffith (née Hamilton) is an American supercentenarian.

BIOGRAPHY

Paula Griffith was born in South Glens Falls, New York, USA, on 29 July 1914. Valedictorian of her class and a talented pianist and singer, Griffith began performing for local dignitaries at Grant’s Cottage at a young age and was an active member of the Glens Falls Theatre Company. She went on to earn degrees in teaching and music from Fredonia College.

She later married Watcyn Griffith and settled in Cambridge, New York, where they raised two children, Vance and Nancy. While in Cambridge, she taught piano lessons and served as choir director and organist at the Cambridge Baptist Church. In her later years, she worked as an assistant in the pathology department at Mary McClellan Hospital.