Born on Jul 29, 1876 to Nathaniel Gladfelter and Leah Good Gladfelter. William Arthur Gladfelter passed away on Nov 30, 1948, at the age of 72 and was buried in Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery in Emporia, Kansas, United States. William Arthur Gladfelter was married to Mary Agnes Yost Gladfelter and had 2 children: Clarence Fay Gladfelter, Hazel Fern Gladfelter Beyer.