Charles Glaize
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Title
Charles Glaize
Subject
Glaize, Charles H. (1916-2002)
Description
Profile photograph of Charles H. Glaize, from Strasburg, as a young man.
Charles graduated Strasburg High School, 1935, He earned a B.A. at Emory and Henry College in 1940. Next, he received a degree in Divinity from the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. He also attended the Army Chaplain School, Harvard University, and became an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church at the Virginia Annual Conference held in February 1943.
He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the South Pacific (Bouganville) and in the Philippines.
After his service, he was appointed to Ferrum College as a professor of history and dean of men and the pastor of the Mountain View Methodist Church.
He was recalled to active duty in the Army Chaplain Corps in 1948 and assigned to Fort Knox, Ky.
Charles was selected as one of the first chaplains for the Air Force in 1949. He served for 24 years at various Air Force bases around the world.
He received the Meritorious Service Medal upon his retirement from active duty in 1973. He then served as a supply pastor at various churches in south Alabama and northwest Florida, including 19 years at the Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, Laurel Hill, Fla.
When Charles died, he left behind his wife of 53 years, Nancy Robertson Glaize. The couple raised four children: Beth (Glaize) Butler, Charles H. Glaize Jr., John W. Glaize, and Edward R. Glaize.
Charles graduated Strasburg High School, 1935, He earned a B.A. at Emory and Henry College in 1940. Next, he received a degree in Divinity from the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga. He also attended the Army Chaplain School, Harvard University, and became an ordained elder in the United Methodist Church at the Virginia Annual Conference held in February 1943.
He served in the U.S. Army during WWII in the South Pacific (Bouganville) and in the Philippines.
After his service, he was appointed to Ferrum College as a professor of history and dean of men and the pastor of the Mountain View Methodist Church.
He was recalled to active duty in the Army Chaplain Corps in 1948 and assigned to Fort Knox, Ky.
Charles was selected as one of the first chaplains for the Air Force in 1949. He served for 24 years at various Air Force bases around the world.
He received the Meritorious Service Medal upon his retirement from active duty in 1973. He then served as a supply pastor at various churches in south Alabama and northwest Florida, including 19 years at the Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, Laurel Hill, Fla.
When Charles died, he left behind his wife of 53 years, Nancy Robertson Glaize. The couple raised four children: Beth (Glaize) Butler, Charles H. Glaize Jr., John W. Glaize, and Edward R. Glaize.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
ca 1934
Contributor
Identified in 2009 by Gloria Stickley.
Additional biographical information was extracted from his obituary found on the Find-A-Grave website.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Charles H. Glaize appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 014280 and 014281.
Identifier
014280
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Charles Glaize,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed September 18, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/44181.
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