She went on to graduate from Savannah's Pape School and Randolph-Macon Woman's College, located in Lynchburg, Virginia.

[4] During World War II, Groves "rolled bandages and ran the canteen.

[1] Groves and her husband were also involved in the annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games event.

They regularly met at Groves' home to formulate fundraising ideas, hoping to raise a total of $1 million.

[3] Groves was used as a source for Polly Cooper and Laura Lawton's book Savannah's Preservation Story (2016).