Mrs. Barbara Lee Griffith Nowlin departed this life to be with Jesus on March 17, 2025. She was born on August 23, 1927, in Patrick County to the late Edward Griffith and Grace Lee Staples Griffith. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years Douglas Mackarthur Nowlin, and by two brothers, William Jackson Griffith and Lawrence Griffith.
At an early age, she joined First Christian Church DOC in Stuart VA and also attended New Hope Baptist Church in Stuart, VA. She moved to NJ at the age of 9 and completed her education there. She moved between NJ and Virginia several times with her family.
Barbara went to Rutgers University in New Jersey, received her degree in Nursing and worked in the Nursing profession for many years in and around Patrick County, VA.
She was proficient in piano and was the pianist for several churches in and around Patrick County.
Barbara worked with former Attorney General Mary Sue Terry on her campaign to become governor. She was also secretary of the Stuart chapter of the NAACP.
Barbara is survived by one brother, George Oliver Griffith and wife, Julia Griffith of Maryland; nieces, Dr. Patricia G. Foley and husband, David Foley of Stuart, VA, Kimberly Middleton and husband, Theodore Middleton of Maryland, William Russell Griffith of New Jersey, Michael Griffith and wife, Denise Griffith of New Jersey, Gregory Griffith of New Jersey; special cousins, Ollie Mae Spencer, Lucy Moore and husband, Michael Moore; Marjorie Nowlin-Hairston and husband, John “Sonny” Hairston, Judy Rucker, Frank Nowlin and wife, Wanda Nowlin; and sisters-in-law, Stella Hairston and husband, James Hairston, Janice Nowlin, Ann Watlington, Sandra Nowlin, and many other family and friends too numerous to mention.
Funeral Services will be held at Moody’s Funeral Home in Stuart on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. Douglas Scales presiding and Rev. Richard Spencer eulogizing. Burial will immediately follow in the Loggins Family Cemetery. The wake will be held one half hour prior to the service on Saturday afternoon at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent by visiting www.moodyfuneralservices.com.
