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Mildred (Bracey) Griffin was born on January 16, 1915 in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of John "Walter" Bracey (1871-1967) and Virginia Vertrease (Hunter) Bracey (1882-1956).
She was married to Alpheus Marston Griffin Jr (1912-1997), the son of Alpheus Marston Griffin Sr (1885-1954) and Icie (Pugh) Griffin (1887-1983).
Mildred spent her entire life loving and serving her church, her family and her friends. She taught school in Nashville in her early years before becoming a mother and a homemaker for over seventy years. A life-long member of Belmont Heights Baptist Church in Nashville, she served in countless volunteer positions, and will be remembered for her smile, her kindness to others.
Still a resident of Nashville, she was 99 years old when she passed away on December 19, 2014 following a brief illness.
Preceded in death by her husband and by her daughter Lynne Evelyn Griffin, she is survived by a married son; and two married granddaughters.
A Celebration of Life Service was held at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home, and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Original obituary in The Tennessean on December 21, 2014
Mildred (Bracey) Griffin was born on January 16, 1915 in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of John "Walter" Bracey (1871-1967) and Virginia Vertrease (Hunter) Bracey (1882-1956).
She was married to Alpheus Marston Griffin Jr (1912-1997), the son of Alpheus Marston Griffin Sr (1885-1954) and Icie (Pugh) Griffin (1887-1983).
Mildred spent her entire life loving and serving her church, her family and her friends. She taught school in Nashville in her early years before becoming a mother and a homemaker for over seventy years. A life-long member of Belmont Heights Baptist Church in Nashville, she served in countless volunteer positions, and will be remembered for her smile, her kindness to others.
Still a resident of Nashville, she was 99 years old when she passed away on December 19, 2014 following a brief illness.
Preceded in death by her husband and by her daughter Lynne Evelyn Griffin, she is survived by a married son; and two married granddaughters.
A Celebration of Life Service was held at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home, and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Original obituary in The Tennessean on December 21, 2014
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Mildred (Bracey) Griffin was born on January 16, 1915 in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of John "Walter" Bracey (1871-1967) and Virginia Vertrease (Hunter) Bracey (1882-1956).
She was married to Alpheus Marston Griffin Jr (1912-1997), the son of Alpheus Marston Griffin Sr (1885-1954) and Icie (Pugh) Griffin (1887-1983).
Mildred spent her entire life loving and serving her church, her family and her friends. She taught school in Nashville in her early years before becoming a mother and a homemaker for over seventy years. A life-long member of Belmont Heights Baptist Church in Nashville, she served in countless volunteer positions, and will be remembered for her smile, her kindness to others.
Still a resident of Nashville, she was 99 years old when she passed away on December 19, 2014 following a brief illness.
Preceded in death by her husband and by her daughter Lynne Evelyn Griffin, she is survived by a married son; and two married granddaughters.
A Celebration of Life Service was held at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home, and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Original obituary in The Tennessean on December 21, 2014
Mildred (Bracey) Griffin was born on January 16, 1915 in Nashville, Tennessee, the daughter of John "Walter" Bracey (1871-1967) and Virginia Vertrease (Hunter) Bracey (1882-1956).
She was married to Alpheus Marston Griffin Jr (1912-1997), the son of Alpheus Marston Griffin Sr (1885-1954) and Icie (Pugh) Griffin (1887-1983).
Mildred spent her entire life loving and serving her church, her family and her friends. She taught school in Nashville in her early years before becoming a mother and a homemaker for over seventy years. A life-long member of Belmont Heights Baptist Church in Nashville, she served in countless volunteer positions, and will be remembered for her smile, her kindness to others.
Still a resident of Nashville, she was 99 years old when she passed away on December 19, 2014 following a brief illness.
Preceded in death by her husband and by her daughter Lynne Evelyn Griffin, she is survived by a married son; and two married granddaughters.
A Celebration of Life Service was held at Woodlawn Roesch-Patton Funeral Home, and burial was in Woodlawn Memorial Park.
Original obituary in The Tennessean on December 21, 2014
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