Glen Richard Tamplin, 94, of Columbus, passed away at 3:40 a.m. Friday, Dec. 25, 2020, at Ohio Living Westminster-Thurber. He was born in DeGraff, on March 11, 1926, a son of the late Roy and Bessie (Shaw) Tamplin.
Glen served in the U.S. Army from 1944-1946 and graduated from Ohio State University in 1951 with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering in Electronics.
He was employed at Battelle Memorial Institute and at Industrial Nucleonics/AccuRay. Later he was employed at Columbia National Life Insurance Co. as communications director, overseeing company publications and sales material, and planning meetings and conferences. Glen was a musician and was assistant organist at King Avenue Methodist Church for eight years. He was an active member of Vaudvillities for over 50 years and held numerous positions including chairman of the board of trustees for the annual show. He was a member of First Community Church where he served on various councils and sang in the choir.
Glen’s ashes will be interred alongside his parents in Greenwood-Union Cemetery in DeGraff, Ohio.
Daring & Sanford Funeral Home, DeGraff, is honored to serve the Tamplin family and encourages anyone to share a fond memory or message of condolence at www.edsfh.com.