August 13, 1934 – March 17, 2022
Jane Brugh Layman, 87, of Blacksburg, Virginia, passed away peacefully
at her home with family on Thursday, March 17, 2022. Jane Watson Brugh
was born in Troutville, Virginia on August 13, 1934, to the late Max
Brugh and Lois Webster Brugh, and she spent a wonderful childhood in
Nace, Virginia. She attended Longwood College and graduated in 1957
with degrees in Biology and Math. After college, she worked as a
mathematician for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in
Hampton, Virginia. She married John William Layman at Millcreek
Baptist Church in 1961.
She was a devoted wife and mother, raising and loving her four
children. She was active at Blacksburg Baptist Church, where she
served as a Sunday School teacher for four-year-olds and volunteered
with the Blacksburg Interfaith Food Pantry for over twenty years. Jane
enjoyed serving with her Women’s Missionary Union Missions and More
Circle Group and she blessed countless people over the years with her
encouraging letters and cards. Jane also loved baking pies and
cookies, birdwatching, and tending her flower gardens.
Jane is survived by her brother, Max Brugh, Jr., and her children,
John Eric (Terri), Charles (Sharon), Rachel, and Beth (John) who
remember her as a gentle, loving, and patient mother. Her eight
grandchildren (Max, Andrew (Sarah), Megan, Anna, Dexter, Elsie, Katie,
and Iris) adored their grandmother and loved spending time with her,
reading and baking cookies. She recently met her first
great-grandchild, Levi. She will be greatly missed.
The family will greet friends and relatives at McCoy Funeral Home in
Blacksburg on Friday, March 25, 2022, from 6-8 p.m. Memorial services
for Jane will be held at Blacksburg Baptist Church on Saturday, March
26, 2022, at 2 pm. She will be laid to rest at Westview Cemetery in
Blacksburg.
