Barber, Gladys Jane
Birth: Saturday, February 22, 1919
Residence: Mechanicsville, Maryland
Death: Sunday, June 22, 2014 at the age of 95
Laid to Rest: Thursday, June 26, 2014 in the Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Maryland
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Gladys Jane Anderson Barber, 95, of Mechanicsville, MD died peacefully at home on June 22, 2014.

She is survived by a daughter, Judith C. Curbow and son, James C. Barber (Alice), both of Mechanicsville, MD., daughter-in-law, Linda J. Barber of Mechanicsville, MD, and family friend, Lorraine Alderman of Mechanicsville, MD. And sisters, Marie Chesley and Elva Mattingly-Wood of Mechanicsville, MD, and Helen Thompson of Solomon's, MD, ten grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.

Gladys was born on February 22, 1919. The third child of Cora Eva Williams and James Briscoe Anderson. As the oldest daughter in a family of 11 children, she spent much of her time caring for her younger siblings.

She attended Margaret Brent High School and was a lifelong resident of St. Mary's County. Gladys was a quiet, content Lady, who enjoyed working in her yard, landscaping, and planting flowers.

She was preceded in death by her mother and father; husband Ninian Pinkney Barber, Jr., sons, John Chapman Barber, Sr., Clifton A. Barber, Sr., and brothers, Robert L., J. Herman, J. Albert, F. Adrian, Harold A., Everett and James Briscoe, Jr.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, June 25, 2014 from 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM with prayers recited at 7:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 10:00 AM in St. Joseph's Catholic Church Morganza, MD with Father Keith A. Woods officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens Leonardtown, MD.

In lieu of flowers, please make contributions to Hospice House of St. Mary's, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home.
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