Frank Henry Gladhill, Jr of Raeford died Tuesday December 1, 2015 at FirstHealth Hospice House in Pinehurst , NC at the age of 92.
He was born in Pittsburgh, PA, on August 31,1923. He was the son of Frank H. Gladhill, Sr. and ZourieSpielman Gladhill. He was married to Constance Ann Kinterwho passed on September 13, 2009.
He served in the US Navy as an ElectronicTechnician, 2"d Class on the USS Markah, a cruiser tender operating in the Pacific from 1944 through 1946. After he was discharged he attended Texas A&M and Carnegie Institute ofTechnology where he received his degree as a MechanicalEngineer.
His earlier career was working on instrument systems for aircraft companies. Then he worked on water filtration systems with Hagen Chemical and Controls and Tryon Inc. His last position was at Bechtel International as a Nuclear Power Plant Startup Consultant. He retired from there in 1989, purchased land in Raeford and built 2 chicken houses and for many years raised chickens for Perdue, earning several awards as a top producer. He served as an Elder at Shiloh Presbyterian Church in Raeford until 2014.
He is survived by his sister, Jane Pugh of Chambersburg, Pa.;two daughters, Donnalee McDonald
{Patrick) of Aberdeen, and Patricia Boyette of NewLondon, NJ. One grandson, Jeffrey Barnes of Neptune, NJ, twoGreat- grandsons, Joshua Barnes and Zachary Barnes both ofNeptune, NJ; one Great great-grandson, Noah Barnes ofNeptune, NC. He has two Nieces in Penna., Nancy Grove(Ron) and Linda Davis (Gary) and many grand nieces andnephews.
A visitation will be from 12:30 -2:00 pm Friday, December 4, 2015 at Crumpler Funeral Home 131 Harris Ave. Raeford, NC.
The funeral will be held at 2:00pm at Crumpler Funeral Home Chapel.
He will be buried at Jefferson Memorial Cemeteryin Pittsburgh, Pa.
On line condolences may be at crumplerfuneralhome.com