Jane Langtry

Jane Hardman Langtry, 91, of Concord, passed away Monday, July 6, 2020 at Tucker Hospice House in Kannapolis.

Jane was born March 7, 1929 in Hamburg, Iowa to Dave and Dorothy Hardman nee Hall. She grew up enjoying a midwestern childhood in Sidney, Iowa. She attended Sidney High School where she played basketball and was the drum majorette of the high school band. She was valedictorian of her class and upon graduation moved to Des Moines, Iowa to pursue her career in business. In her spare time, Jane played semi-pro women's basketball for LOOK Magazine. Looking to grow her career she moved to Chicago and worked for the Federal Bureau of  Investigation as a member of support staff. With the FBI she had the opportunity to work on many interesting cases dealing with domestic security and the Cold War. She received recognition from J Edgar Hoover for her work on various cases. During her time at the Bureau she met John Langtry who was a Special Agent and the two married in July 7, 1955. The newlyweds moved to NYC and for many years, Jane was a homemaker and a loving mother who enjoyed watching her children grow. Once the children were on their own, she went back into the workforce at both ITT and Mercer Consulting. Upon retirement she moved to North Carolina. Jane enjoyed retirement and loved spending time with her family, especially her 5 grandsons. She loved animals, was an avid reader of mysteries and enjoyed watching her Tarheels play basketball especially when they beat Duke.

The family will receive friends from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, Sunday, July 12, 2020 at Hartsell Funeral Home. The funeral service will be on Monday, July 13, 2020 at 10:00 am at St. James The Greater Catholic Church in Concord. Burial will follow at the St. James The Greater Catholic Church Cemetery at 2323 Gold Hill Rd., Concord.

Jane was preceded in death by parents, brothers Robert and David as well as her husband John and her son John David. She is survived by her daughters Susan and Mary, her son, James and his wife Debra as well her grandsons Isaac, Joshua, Bobby, John-William and Ryan. She will be missed by her grand dog Barney, great grand dog Boone as well as her grand cats Miesque and Luke.

The family would like to thank the staff of Morningside of Concord Assisted Living for their excellent care over the past two and a half years. The would also like to thank the staff at Atrium Health of Cabarrus as well as Tucker Hospice House for their compassionate care of our mother during her final days.

Hartsell Funeral Home of Concord is serving the Langtry family.