Nettie McKinley Griffin

Nettie McKinley Griffin, 86, passed away suddenly on Nov. 24, 2006, at Prince William Hospital. During her life, Nettie had been a loving mother, wife and friend, known in her later years for her fine cooking and generous hospitality. She was born in Nelson County, Va., in May of 1920. She moved to the Northern Virginia area permanently in 1946, though she had worked and lived in the area off and on since the late 1930s. Mrs. Griffin was preceded in death by her husband, Tommie Griffin; her parents, Charles and Willie Gentry; her step-mother, Eula Gracie Gentry; her sister, Emily Wirtz; and her brothers, Ashby, Edward, Granville, Moses, Richard and Robert. She is survived by her son, Thomas Griffin of Stafford; her daughter, Linda Delp-Miller of Manassas; her sisters, Margaret Parsons of Florida and Elizabeth Dehnbostel of South Carolina; numerous nieces, nephews, grand nieces and nephews, great-grand nieces and nephews, beloved cousins and a myriad of good friends, local and throughout the United States. Funeral services will be held at Lee Funeral Home, 8521 Sudley Road, Manassas, Va., on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2006, at 11 a.m. Interment will be at Stafford Memorial Park. Visitation will be Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, from 6 to 8 p.m.