Ralph Lynn Gladden, Jr.

Chester Mr. Ralph Lynn Gladden, Jr., died Sunday, March 12, 2023 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Wednesday March 15, 2023 at New Hope United Methodist Church with Rev. Alex Maultsby, Rev. James Curran and Mr. Taylor Thomas officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM also at New Hope United Methodist Church. Mr. Gladden was born October 15, 1957 in Chester, SC and was a son of the late Ralph Lynn Gladden, Sr. and Margaret Ruth Austin. He was a 1975 graduate of Chester Senior High School. Lynn was retired from Duke Energy after more than 35 years of service and later became a private real estate entrepreneur and philanthropist. He has been an active member of the West Chester community all his life and was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and fishing. He is survived by his wife Jane Vaughan Gladden; sister, Glenda Gladden Maloney of Nashville, TN; niece Michelle Austin Maloney (Paul) of Costa Mesa, CA; two step-sons, Michael Vaughan (Trish) of Greenville, SC and Monty Vaughn (Crystal) of Columbia, SC; six grandchildren, Matthew, Andrew, Ethan, Reese, Owen and Lillian Jane; niece, Dottie Adams; nephews, Tristen and Rydder; sisters-in-law Kathy McClellan and Sally McClellan. Memorials may be made to West Chester Fire Dept., 1822 Bens Drive, Chester, SC 29706, New Hope Methodist Church Cemetery Fund C/O Jim Carter 1990 Baton Rouge Rd, Chester, SC 29706 or Boy Scouts of America Palmetto Council, 420 S. Church St. Spartanburg, SC 29306. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.barronfuneralhome.com