BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) \u2014 On Oct. 17, a funeral was held for Elizabeth Griffith, the 14-year-old girl who was hit and killed by a car in Oildale, at Green Lawn Cemetery.<\/p>\n
Dozens of Griffith’s friends and family members came to say their final goodbyes, and her spirit was felt high in the air<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Oct. 4, Griffith was hit and killed by a car in Oildale, while riding her electric scooter on her way to the skate park.<\/p>\n
The funeral home was packed, and several people took turns saying goodbye to the young girl whose life was cut short.<\/p>\n
\u201cI waited so long for her\u2026 to be taken at 14 years old is just not fair,\u201d Griffith\u2019s grandma said.<\/p>\n
Her loved ones also recalled their memories with her and laughed and cried as they remembered her personality and the things she liked.<\/p>\n
\u201cEven when she was mad \u2014 it was hard to be mad at her because she was just so cute when she was mad,\u201d Griffith\u2019s godfather said. \u201cBut she is gonna be missed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Griffith\u2019s uncle, Michael Thompson, made note of her friendly demeanor and said that she would be especially missed by his daughters, who were her closest friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cShe just wanted to get to know you, and it made you want to get to know her,\u201d Thompson said. \u201cShe was one of the best friends my two girls, Gracie and Miracle, ever had, and she\u2019ll be missed, and I love her.\u201d<\/p>\n
After the funeral service, her loved ones rode motorcycles and dirt bikes, in honor of her outdoorsy personality where they escorted her to her final resting place. Her family said it\u2019s what she would have wanted.<\/p>\n
At the burial site, everyone gathered in prayer, with her parents wrapped in a tight embrace. Those present then took turns laying a flower on her casket as a tribute.<\/p>\n
The overall sentiment of the funeral was that no one should have to bury their child, and now, after Griffith\u2019s death, Oildale community members are seeking change for the crosswalks in their area.<\/p>\n
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