Glen Eldon Dyer, 96, went to be with the Lord on May 14, 2018 at Vanderbilt University Medical Center after a brief illness.
Glen was born on October 16, 1921 in Parsons, Kansas to Charles Eugene Dyer and Elizabeth Thurston Dyer.
Glen served his country honorably as a Marine Raider in the Pacific Theater during World War II. He had a 38-year career as a linotype operator and printer for several different newspapers, including Gannett, retiring in 1986. He was a golf enthusiast, active in his local church until later in life, an avid reader, and a skilled woodworker who made many pieces of his family’s furniture.
Glen married Willa Dean Gray on May 26, 1946, in Purdy, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his wife (died on June 21, 1999), and his 4 brothers and 3 sisters.
He is survived by his son Joseph E. Dyer (Gayle) and one granddaughter, Allison Nicole Voight.
He will be greatly missed by his family and everyone who knew him. Graveside services will precede burial at Ft. Scott National Cemetery in Kansas.