Glenn F. Padgett was born on November 7th or 8th, 1932 (depending on who you asked) in Okeechobee, FL. and died on August 27, 2012 in Tampa, FL. He spent all of his adolescent years as well as most of his teenage years growing up in Okeechobee. He met the love of his life, Pat, in Sarasota on a blind date. Glenn said that he knew from the first time he laid eyes on Pat that he would marry her, Pat was not quite so sure. After 61 years of marriage, Glenn would credit their love as his greatest victory. Glenn and Pat moved often during the first half of their marriage having all three of their children, Randy, Glenda, and Donald in different cities. In 1965, they made their way to Osceola County where they would stay for more than a decade. In 1979 they made their final move together to Arcadia, FL. Glenn was an extremely self sufficient man, a quality that he passed along to the 3 generations that succeeded him. He was a family man, a man of God, and a man of the land. He was a cowboy, a cattleman and a businessman. If it needed doing he did it; if it needed fixing, he fixed it and would have had it no other way. Glenn loved to tell stories and he had plenty to tell. Stories that ranged from his days on the cow trails, to his time spent fishing and hunting. His wide range of life experience, and his love of a good laugh, gave his stories plenty of spice. Glenn lived a simple, honest life that was full and blessed in many ways. He was surrounded by a loving family. He is survived by his wife, Pat Padgett; children Randy (Sharla) Padgett, Glenda Edwards, and Donald (Michelle) Padgett; sister Nona Bass, five grandchildren; Tricia (Jamie) Baker, Mendy (Troy) Riddle, Laurel Padgett, Nicole (Ben) Adams and Monica (Nick) Emmons; and five great grandchildren Makayla Baker, Haylee Baker, Caleb Adams, Brady Adams and Kipten Emmons. A visitation will be held Thursday, August 30, 2012 from 10:00AM until 11:00AM at the chapel of Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Homes, 50 N. Hillsborough Ave., Arcadia. Funeral Services will follow the visitation on Thursday at 11:00AM at the chapel with Rev. Leonard Thompson of Heart Cry of Osceola County officiating. Burial will be at Joshua Creek Cemetery. Online condolences can be made at pongerkaysgrady.com Ponger-Kays-Grady Funeral Homes are in charge of the arrangements.