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Charles H. Glaize

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Title

Charles H. Glaize

Subject

Glaize, Charles H. (1916-2002)

Description

Portrait 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.

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.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Relation

Charles H. Glaize appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 014280 and 014281.

Identifier

014281

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Glass Negative

Citation

Morrison Studio, “Charles H. Glaize,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed November 9, 2024, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/44182.

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