Virginia Beach ~ May 21, 2026, Jane Barry Mobley Glover passed away, departing this life to be with the love of her life, her husband Albert Kent Glover, Jr, who passed away January 28, 2024.  They were wed in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 9, 1954, and the marriage lasted for just shy of 70 years.  She is now able to join Kent, again, to continue their journey.  

Jane was born in Charlotte, North Carolina on June 17, 1930, to Nettie Elizabeth and John Warren Mobley.  She lived a young life that was enriched by being surrounded by family, especially her grandparents, whom she called Mema and Dadlah (both sides).   The closeness that she had with her grandparents helped define who she became as a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.  Jane was a spirited, delightful, funny, opinionated and charismatic powerhouse of a woman.  

Jane grew up in Charlotte, NC where she met Kent in Junior High School.  From there, the rest was history.  She knew that he was the one whom she would spend the rest of her life with.   She graduated from Central High School and later from Queens College in Charlotte with a degree in Home Economics.    After Kent graduated from the Naval Academy in June 1954, she started the nomadic naval life moving from coast to coast.   While Kent was deployed, she would always try to fill both parental roles of the household.  Every activity her kids participated in she was ready and more than willing to volunteer and help.  Always the “room mom” bringing in her delicious goodies, den leader or the “go-to mom” in the neighborhood she was always there.   She loved to dress up on Halloween and was very good at scaring the bejeebers out of the neighborhood kids while also preventing her house from being egged or pumpkins getting smashed.  She learned the craft of building a Soap Box Derby car that performed well.  She would go out into her yard in Connecticut on cold freezing nights and spray the snowy path down with water to make sure that everyone got a fast sled ride the next day.   

Jane always referred to herself as “the Little Red Hen”.  Her kitchen was always the hub of the house.  It was always warm and inviting with aromas of wonderful foods, especially the smell of fresh baked cookies.   She could make anything out of nothing, loved canning foods, making pickles, relishes and jams (which were usually made from what she grew in her gardens).  She was extremely proud of growing her own fruits and vegetables and loved growing flowers.  She was always getting dirty working in her requisite gardens that she established with each Navy move.  Her watermelon rind pickles were the best and wherever watermelon was served, her family was tasked to go find the thickest rind and retrieve it for the pickles.  She would make homemade English muffins and homemade strawberry jam that she would deliver to everyone important to her at Christmas (which was a lot).  Her fruitcakes were also a specialty that was anticipated by all, along with her homemade caramels (a tradition she carried on from her mother-in-law).  She was also well known for Chocolate Cinnamon Buns, Buddy Bars, Chocolate Chip cookies, and mostly her Chocolate Mint Bars…. The Bars.   No birthday was complete without her Torte (which was also her son-in-law’s favorite payment for projects he was always helping her with). She was also a marvel on the sewing machine and could sew anything from clothes to boat covers and lots of crafts for the church bazaars.   

She was a voracious reader, especially mysteries, but usually gardening and cookbooks.  She loved classical music.  She preferred materials that were tangible but never enjoyed the concept of a computer or anything digital.  She tried to join the technology age though, especially when it meant that she was able to Facetime with the long-distance great-grandkids and family.  

She proudly served as an election official (and Precinct Chief)  for the City of Virginia Beach for over 40 years at the Great Neck Precinct.   Her favorite event was giving first-time voters a special ceremony and certificate.  She had watched them grow up as they came to vote with their parents and wanted to instill civic pride by making it a special day.   

Her career in life, in her words, was being a “Domestic Engineer” and a “Trophy Wife” (she was usually covered in dirt from gardening).  She was proud of the nurturing she did for the two generations under her tutelage, teaching them what was “right vs wrong”, and there was no mistaking as to which was which.  She loved taking care of her family, home as well as friends and extended family.  Her “care language” was always the gift of gab and sending care packages, which usually contained food or a “Janie letter” (always priceless).   As a child or grandchild, being sick would end up being “fun” because you were nurtured back to health by the self-proclaimed “Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy”.  

There was never a stranger that she met that she did not get a smile from or a return of her wave.  Her gift of “gab” and her laughter would turn a frown upside down quite quickly.  Over the last few years, she would sit out in her garage most of the day and wave at everyone.  She would get waves or horn honks from a lot of strangers, but she saw them as friends.  

She was always active in garden clubs and was passionate about being a part of the Daughters of the American Revolution, as she loved her country and its history.  Jane was a long-time member of All Saints Episcopal Church.  She loved sitting in the left back pew (which she called the “Amen Corner”), from which she could greet and socialize with everyone.  It was also where her husband Kent would pass by as the choir would head up to choir loft and he would always give her nod, wink and quick smile as he passed her.  She was a die-hard Redskins Fan, and you did not mess with her watching her football team.   

Jane loved to sail with Kent…well most of the time, as long as the winds were not too strong.  The winds did not always work out in her favor, and she was always very happy when the engine would finally come on.  In bad weather she would frequently get off the boat and immediately kiss the dock.  She was quite the character on a boat (and off).  One of her funniest adventures was when she tried to tie their 28-foot sailboat to the submarine Skate to pick up Kent after work.  She had been instructed to anchor and row ashore. She did not want to get the dirty anchor on the redone canvas decks, so she decided it would be easier to just tie up along side Skate.  She kept coming by and calling for them to get him and more security kept coming on deck with rifles drawn.  By the time it was over the only one on the sub who was not on the deck was Kent (he was the Navigator at the time).  She never lived that one down… and neither did Kent.   

Jane had an infectious laugh that would light up the room and a “disapproval face” that would stop you in your tracks.  She was a lot of fun to be around, but who wouldn’t be with the self-proclaimed nicknames of “Calamity Jane or Ms. Bumble”.  She had a propensity of finding trouble, and as Kent would say, “she was a happening waiting for an accident”.  

Her greatest pride was being “governess” to her two grandsons, Christopher and Matthew.   She was not just a grandmother, she was Mamaw and that spelled fun, excitement, adventure, unconditional love and lots of goodies to eat.     She was a strong influence and role model in their lives.  She never considered it a job,  it as a gift and treasure for her to be active in their lives.  She showed them how to live life to the fullest and imparted her knowledge and love of enjoying the small things in life.  

Jane is survived by her two children, Richard Barry Glover and Kathryn Glover Bragg (Mark), along with two grandsons Christopher Chance Bragg (Cathryn) and their three sons (Wyatt Chance, Waylon Christopher and Walker Chase) and Matthew Alexander Bragg (Sheri) and their 2 daughters (Jacqualyn Jane and Madilyn Snow).   She took great joy in being around her great-grandchildren.   She is also survived by her brother Clay Mobley (Mary Ann) and her sister-in-law Dr. Elizabeth Glover and numerous nieces and nephews.

Jane/Mamaw was loved by all and will be greatly missed.  She is now finally at rest.  She worked hard all her life doing things for others and deserves to be back with her beloved.  Back sailing where it is hoped that there, she will enjoy fair winds and following seas, and an engine that will start when she thinks that it needs to.  A place where there are plenty of soft landings on clouds for her “calamities” to catch her in her “bumbles”.   

In lieu of flowers, donations in her name can be made to Families of Autism Coming Together (FACT) in Virginia Beach.   

A Celebration of life will be held in the future.