Rev. Glen Herbert Liebig

Rev. Glen Herbert Liebig, age 99 of Dayton, passed away at his home on Monday, July 14, 2025. He was born on December 29, 1925, in Cambridge, New York, the son of the late F. Walter Liebig and Cora M. (Burch) Liebig.

Glen graduated from Granville High School, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Barrington College, and received a Master’s degree from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He was a radio engineer, a missionary to Guatemala, a Professor of Spanish at Bryan College, and then was Dean of Admissions at Bryan College. His heart was for missions, and he was active with the Hispanic community. He served his country in the US Navy during WWII, lived in Dayton since 1964, and was a member of Dayton First Baptist Church.

Glen is survived by his wife of 74 years, Mary (Cook) Liebig of Dayton; his son, Richard (Janet) Liebig of Dayton; his daughters, Linda (Mark) Smith of Tullahoma and Elizabeth (Greg) Pitts and Susan McUmber, both of Chattanooga; his sister Alice (Rolland) Veilleux of Miami, Florida; his brother, Robert (Barbara) Liebig of Hartford, New York; his grandchildren, Laura (Richard) Miller, Joshua McUmber, David (Theresa) Pitts, and Maegan (William) Spitzer; and his seven great-grandchildren.

Funeral services with military honors for Glen will be in the funeral home chapel on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Barry Walls and Rev. Milton Knox officiating. He will be laid to rest at Rhea Memory Gardens after the service.

Honorary pallbearers will be Fred Liebig, Keith Jollay, Joshua McUmber, David Pitts, Richard Miller and Nathan Miller.

Please share your memories and photos of Glen on his online guest register at www.vanderwallfh.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Salem Baptist Church, 2175 Double S Road, Dayton, TN 37321-4322 or First Baptist Church of Dayton, 231 Third Ave, Dayton, TN 37321.

The family is being cared for by Vanderwall Funeral home in Dayton, Tennessee, where they will receive friends on Saturday, July 19, 2025 from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service.