Thomas Earl “Tom” Walbert, 86, Glasgow, passed away Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at Greenview Regional Hospital in Bowling Green. A native of Barren County, he was the son of the late William Earl Walbert and Lera Hagan Walbert.
Tom attended Glasgow City Schools through the 8th grade, after which, he attended and graduated from the Columbia Military Academy in 1958. He then attended and graduated from The Citadel in Charleston, SC in 1962, receiving his Bachelor’s degree in business. Tom served several years as manager of different Sears stores in Tennessee. Following the death of his father in 1970, Tom returned to Glasgow in order to assume management of the Walbert Trucking Firm, later becoming the owner and chairman of the board.
Tom has also been involved in many civic and church related activities; he served on numerous boards throughout the years. He was an active and dedicated member of the First United Methodist Church where he had served in numerous leadership roles and as a Kids Hope Mentor. He had also served with the National Guard.
Survivors include his wife Brenda; one son, Jon Walbert and his fiancée Erica; one grandson, Jon-Carter Walbert; three nephews: David Walbert (Debbie), Jay Walbert (Diane), and Lindell Walbert; one niece, Leah Ann Spafford (Denny); two great-nephews: Todd Walbert (Stephanie) and Adam Spafford (Amanda); one great-niece, Leslie Schaeffer (Chuck); several cousins, including Rhonda Utley Hamilton (Karl J.), Carla Kay Utley, and Patricia Utley Beumer.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, J. D. Walbert; one sister, Earldine Walbert; his step-mother, Golda Walbert; his uncle T. C. “Carl” Walbert (Thelma); his grandfather James David Walbert (Louisa); and a cousin, Edythe Walbert Burris.
There will be a Celebration of Life service at 6:00 p.m. Sunday at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will continue Monday morning until 11:30 to be followed by a graveside service at the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery at 12 noon. Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of donations to the Columbia Academy in Columbia, TN or to The Citadel in Charleston, SC.
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