Sarah Evelyn Springer

Sarah Beckett Springer of Easton, MD, passed away peacefully at Talbot Hospice on April 3, 2024. She was 88. Sarah was born on August 29, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Geoffrey and Rosalind Beckett. She attended college at St. Albans School of Art in England. In 1956, Sarah sailed to America on Queen Elizabeth 2 and worked for the British Information Services at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. In 1959, Sarah married Colin T. Knight-Griffin of the British Embassy, with whom she had four children, Bethany, Nicola, Helen, and Christopher. During this time, she became an early childhood educator, a career she enjoyed for more than 35 years. Sarah loved gardening, animals, and teaching art to adults. She also owned five ponies at the time and taught horseback riding. In 2010, Sarah married Robert C. Springer, an instructor of geography and history at Easton High School. They were married at St. Mark’s Methodist Church in Easton, MD. Sarah received great joy in helping her community. She spent two years volunteering at Talbot Hospice House in Easton, MD and with her love for animals she volunteered at Talbot County Humane Society. Regarding her time volunteering at the food bank and thrift shop at The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Sarah stated “what a pleasure it was to work with such a caring group of people.” Sarah was preceded in death by her brother, Michael Beckett; and first cousin, Mary Rose Marjoribanks. She is survived by her four children, Bethany Hobbs (Chris Drewniak), Nicola Knight-Griffin, Helen Knight-Griffin, and Christopher Knight-Griffin (Viviana Rubio); grandchildren, Brittany Varner, Heather Huff, Hunter Nordberg, and Natalie Knight-Griffin; great grandchildren, Aerie Varner, McKenna Varner, Westin Huff, and her sisters, Isobel Tascher and Celia Cross. A memorial gathering will be held on April 10, 2024, from 1pm – 3pm at Fellows, Helfenbein, and Newnam Funeral Home in Easton, MD. A graveside service will be held in the Memorial Garden at St. Mark’s Methodist Church following the gathering. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Talbot Humane Society, Inc., 7894 Ocean Gateway P.O. Box 1143, Easton, MD 21601 or Talbot Hospice in Easton, MD.

Sarah Evelyn Springer

August 29, 1935 - April 3, 2024