- OAKLAND CITY -- Cecil H. Gladish, 84, of Oakland City, Ind., died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2005, at Petersburg Healthcare in Petersburg, Ind. He was born Oct. 6, 1920, in Petersburg.
Mr. Gladish was a stock broker and financial advisor who formed his own company, Variable Securities Corporation, in Oakland City. He was in the stock business for 50 years before retiring in 2002. Before entering into stocks and bonds, he sold insurance for Western Southern Life Insurance Co. in Princeton, Ind., and Consumer's National Insurance in Evansville. He welded on the LST ships in Evansville during WWII and at Ditney Hill mine after the war. He also opened a grocery store on Main Street in Oakland City for a period of years. He graduated from Oxford Institute of Business Administration in 1950.
Cecil attended Good Shepherd Methodist Church in Oakland City. He was a member of Oakland City Kiwanis Club, Oakland City Masonic Lodge No. 467, F.&A.M. and was a 32nd degree Mason with the Evansville Hadi Temple Shrine. He served on the board of directors to Manor Homes Corp., Crown Point, Ind., and he was appointed to the President's Council for Stiffel Nicklaus Brokerage Firm of St. Louis, Ill., until his retirement. Additionally, he served on the chairman's council for Keystone Mutual Funds and was on the executive council for Evergreen Mutual Funds. He served on the Oakland City Country Club board of directors. He also served in various capacities with local school boards, serving on the East Gibson School Corporation board of trustees, serving as president for the East Gibson School Corporation holding company, and serving as treasurer for the Barton Township holding company.
Cecil is survived by his wife of 65 years, Wanda Lea (Clark) Gladish of Oakland City. He was preceded in death by their infant daughter, Sharon Jeanne, his two brothers, Richard Gladish of Campbelltown, Ind., and Eugene Gladish of Indianapolis, and his parents, Roy and Georgia Ann (Smith) Gladish of Winslow, Ind.
Cecil's surviving children are Cecil (Gladish) Caldemeyer and her husband, John, of Arthur, Ind., Camille (Gladish) Aydt and her husband, Jerry, of Newburgh, Ind., and Gary Gladish and his wife, Janice (Davis) Gladish of Lake Winnebago, Mo.
He is survived by ten grandchildren, Carolyn (Caldemeyer) Tinsley and her husband, Eric, Karen (Caldemeyer) Street and her husband, Joe, Darlene (Aydt) Stevens and her husband, Brian; Jill (Aydt) Carlton and her husband, Mark, Julie (Aydt) Conner and her husband, Jason, Laura (Aydt) Hyatt and her husband, Charles, Rachel Aydt, Christopher Gladish, Geoffrey Gladish and his wife, Robin, and Daniel Gladish. Cecil is also survived by great-grandchildren, Chelsea and Kendal Tinsley, Rowland and Tura Street, Sara Woolsey, Blake Stephens, Jarrod Carlton, Whitney Hyatt and Alison Conner.
Funeral services 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005, at Corn-Colvin Funeral Home in Oakland City, Ind., with the Rev. Douglas Lowe officiating. Burial in Montgomery Cemetery in Oakland City. Friends may call at the funeral home for visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, and 8 a.m. to service time Saturday at the funeral home. Condolences can be sent to www.corncolvinfuneralhome.com
Evansville Courier & Press (IN)
Date: August 25, 2005
Edition: Final
Page: B4
Record Number: 0508250025
Copyright, 2005, Evansville Courier & Press
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