Cleveland Gloster Jr.

Cleveland Gloster, Jr., passed away on September 15, 2016, at Signature at Mallard Bay in Cambridge, MD. Cleveland was born June 24, 1952, in Blackville, Barnwell County, South Carolina. He was the oldest son of the late Cleveland Gloster, Sr., and the late Dorothy Mae Steed Gloster. As a child he attended Macedonia Elementary School and Mt. Zion Baptist Church. During his teen years, his mother and siblings moved to Brooklyn, New York where he graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. In 1973 he enlisted into the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1976 as a Disabled American Veteran. On February 23, 1976, he married Nettie A. Jones in Manhattan, New York, where he started a family. After his youngest son became chronically ill, he moved his family to his wife’s home state of Maryland. He did various jobs prior to being employed at the United States Postal Service located in Easton, Maryland. While there, he was the Area Vice President of the Mail Handlers Union, Local 305. Cleveland also ran for Caroline County Commissioner, however, rules and regulations from the job prevented him from continuing this task. While attending Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church in Preston, Maryland, Cleveland belonged to the United Methodist Men where he held the position of Secretary. He was also a Paid Up For Life member of the Post 77 American Legion, located in Easton, Maryland. Cleveland was a member of the DAV Salisbury Chapter #34, located in Salisbury, Maryland. Cleveland was well liked by all he met. Cleveland was preceded in death by his oldest sister, Remell Sims and a brother, Don Kenneth Gloster. Cleveland is survived by his wife of 40 years, Nettie A. Gloster; three sons, Lamont and Shan-non Gloster of Preston, Maryland, and Sha-mel Gloster of Brooklyn, New York; one daughter, Laneika Gloster of Georgetown, Delaware; three granddaughters, Shanyrah (Keven L.) Gloster of Easton, Maryland, and La’Maya and Jasmine Gloster of Hurlock, Maryland; two sisters, Maebell (Alfonso S.) Gloster of Brooklyn, New York and Dianne (Michael) Williams of Blackville, South Carolina; one brother, Jerry (Marleney) Gloster, of Harlem, New York; two uncles, Willie (Martha) Gloster and Abraham Heyward, of Blackville, South Carolina; five aunts, Lillie Bell Bradly of Blackville, South Carolina, Idallas Steed of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Carrie Price of Quantico, Maryland, Edna Nichols of Preston, Maryland, and May Miles, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; mother-in-law, Ruth T. C. Jones of Preston, Maryland; brother-in-law, Keith Jones of Preston, Maryland, sisters-in-law, Vanessa (Robert) Duncan of Preston, Maryland, Vernetta (Reginald) Conaway, Teresa (Vernon) Murray, of Federalsburg, Maryland, and Bernet Jones of Hurlock, Maryland, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Cleveland Gloster Jr., please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.

Cleveland Gloster Jr.

June 24, 1952 - September 15, 2016