Floyd D. Gladden, Sr.

Floyd D. Gladden, Sr., 93, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, February 1, 2015 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Floyd was born January 26, 1922 in Fairbanks, Louisiana to Eugene Webster Gladden and Birdie Spence Gladden. He has been a resident of Port Arthur since 1940 and member of Jehovah's Witness. He retired from Texaco in 1982 as an electrical supervisor with 36 years of service and served his country in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was preceded in death by his wife, Beulah Gladden, and son Floyd Gladden, Jr., and all of his brothers and sisters. Survivors include three sons, David Gladden and wife Darla of Port Arthur, TX, Dale Gladden and wife Debbie of Slidell, LA, James Gladden and wife Beth of Port Arthur, TX; daughter-in-law, Rebecca Gladden; eleven grandchildren, twenty-two great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. Funeral service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 7, 2015 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves with Elder Joe Self officiating. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park. A visitation for family and friends will be held on Friday evening from 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. at the funeral home.