Alvina Cuppy
November 26, 1930 ~ January 26, 2019
Alvina Cuppy, 88, of Faulkton, passed away Saturday, January 26, 2019 at the Groton Care and Rehab Center.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 29, 2019 at the United Church of Faulkton, with Pastor Jon Damaska presiding. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in the Faulkton Cemetery.
Alvina Margaret Eastburn was born November 26, 1930 in Faulkton, SD to Alvin and Viola (Upham) Eastburn. She grew up and graduated from Faulkton High School in 1949.
On April 28, 1950, Alvina married John “Johnny” Cuppy. To this union three daughters were born: Vicki, Valeri, and Sandy. Alvina worked many jobs over the years; the last being as a dispatcher for the Faulk County Sheriff’s office. She loved to crochet, read, and play cards. She was a member of the United Methodist Church and the VFW Auxiliary.
Alvina’s life will be cherished by her daughters: Vicki (Jerald) Kegler of Faulkton, Valeri (Paul) Powel of Harleyville, SC, and Sandy (Jerry) Maier of Aberdeen; brother, Bill (Linda) Eastburn of Kingston, TN; grandchildren: April (Darrell) Schaefers of Larkspur, CO, Terry (Everett) Dantzler of Harleyville, SC, Sallie (Jay) Traver of Box Elder, SD, Michael (Amanda) Speck of Monck’s Corner, SC, Christopher (Kimberly) Maier of Stillwater, OK, and Jamilee (Zachary) Lau of Brookings; and six great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Johnny Cuppy; and her parents, Alvin and Viola Eastburn.
Luce Funeral Home of Faulkton has been entrusted with Alvina's arrangements.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with all of you during this time. Alvina was a fixture to our community and will be greatly missed. She played cards with my Mom for many years. Maybe there is a big card table in the sky to hold their many friends. May our thoughts and prayers be with you during this difficult time. In Deepest Sympathy,
Our sympathy to all of Alvina’s family – you are in our thoughts and prayers. Bill & Deb
To the family and friends of Mrs. Cuppy, please accept my sincere condolences. I am deeply sorry for your loss. I personally know that words do not do much at times of loss, but I do hope you can take comfort in the promises at Acts 24:15 and Revelation 21:4. For more comfort from the Bible, please visit JW.org.