Paul McGonigal Gladney of Tullahoma passed this life on Monday, January 1st, 2018 at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma at the age of 90. Mr. Gladney was born in Trenton, NJ to the late William and Susan Brick Gladney. After graduating from Hamilton High School, and completing one year of college, Mr. Gladney was drafted into the Army Air Corps (Air Force) in 1945 where he served as a weapons superintendent until 1948. After completing basic training at Keesler Air Force Base, he joined the Air Guard in 1948. He also served one year during the Korean Conflict in 1950, and then went on to serve in the guard until 1985. In his 35+ years of service, Mr. Gladney retired with the rank of Chief Master Sargent E8. Mr. Gladney was also a member of Faith Lutheran Church and enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking, traveling, and volunteered with Hospice of the Highland Rim. He was also a member of the Tullahoma Kiwanis Club. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gladney is preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Stahl Gladney; three sons, Scotty, Billy, and David Gladney; one daughter, Paula Gladney; three brothers, William Jr, Robert Joseph, and Harry Gladney; and three sisters, Joan Harle, Pat Chapman, and Barbara Gladney. He is survived by his wife, Joan Nelius Gladney of Tullahoma; one sister, Diana Reynolds and her husband Gus of North Carolina; one daughter-in-law, Cathy Gladney of Manchester; two grandsons, Scott and Jeffrey Gladney; two great-grandsons, Ethan Scott Paul, and Seth Lennick Gladney; four step-children, Patti Hartog and her husband Larry of Louisville, KY, Andy Nelius and his wife Sharon of Tullahoma, Sylvia Epley and her husband Scott of Tullahoma, and Craig Nelius and his wife Leslee of Murfreesboro; 13 step-grandchildren, Alison Hartog Stephens, Rachel Hartog Beachy, Ted Hartog, Sarah Beth, Eric, and Andrew Nelius, Clint, Sam, Olivia, and Meg Epley, Jackson, Garrett, and Grace Nelius; and one step-great-grandson Jack Stephens. Visitation for Mr. Gladney will be held on Thursday, January 4th, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church from 12:00-2:00pm. Funeral services will immediately follow at 2:00pm with Rev. Marty Nutter officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Pauls memory be made to the Faith Lutheran Baby Bib Fund, 101 Bragg Cir. Tullahoma, TN 37388; or to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517.
Paul McGonigal Gladney of Tullahoma passed this life on Monday, January 1st, 2018 at the Life Care Center of Tullahoma at the age of 90. Mr. Gladney was born in Trenton, NJ to the late William and Susan Brick Gladney. After graduating from Hamilton High School, and completing one year of college, Mr. Gladney was drafted into the Army Air Corps (Air Force) in 1945 where he served as a weapons superintendent until 1948. After completing basic training at Keesler Air Force Base, he joined the Air Guard in 1948. He also served one year during the Korean Conflict in 1950, and then went on to serve in the guard until 1985. In his 35+ years of service, Mr. Gladney retired with the rank of Chief Master Sargent E8. Mr. Gladney was also a member of Faith Lutheran Church and enjoyed fishing, hunting, woodworking, traveling, and volunteered with Hospice of the Highland Rim. He was also a member of the Tullahoma Kiwanis Club. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gladney is preceded in death by his first wife, Betty Stahl Gladney; three sons, Scotty, Billy, and David Gladney; one daughter, Paula Gladney; three brothers, William Jr, Robert Joseph, and Harry Gladney; and three sisters, Joan Harle, Pat Chapman, and Barbara Gladney. He is survived by his wife, Joan Nelius Gladney of Tullahoma; one sister, Diana Reynolds and her husband Gus of North Carolina; one daughter-in-law, Cathy Gladney of Manchester; two grandsons, Scott and Jeffrey Gladney; two great-grandsons, Ethan Scott Paul, and Seth Lennick Gladney; four step-children, Patti Hartog and her husband Larry of Louisville, KY, Andy Nelius and his wife Sharon of Tullahoma, Sylvia Epley and her husband Scott of Tullahoma, and Craig Nelius and his wife Leslee of Murfreesboro; 13 step-grandchildren, Alison Hartog Stephens, Rachel Hartog Beachy, Ted Hartog, Sarah Beth, Eric, and Andrew Nelius, Clint, Sam, Olivia, and Meg Epley, Jackson, Garrett, and Grace Nelius; and one step-great-grandson Jack Stephens. Visitation for Mr. Gladney will be held on Thursday, January 4th, 2018 at Faith Lutheran Church from 12:00-2:00pm. Funeral services will immediately follow at 2:00pm with Rev. Marty Nutter officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Rose Hill Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations in Pauls memory be made to the Faith Lutheran Baby Bib Fund, 101 Bragg Cir. Tullahoma, TN 37388; or to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517.
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