William Gill Giese Sr. died at his home December 28, 2014 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and was buried in the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, after years of battling spinal stenosis.
Giese, 87 was born February 27, 1927 in Lancaster County, Virginia to Bertha and James Huling Giese Sr.
Mr. Giese served his country in the Army during World War II, and the US Air Force in Korea Vietnam and during the Cold War. He retired as Chief Master Sergeant in 1973 and became an accomplished woodworker and professional cabinetmaker. Under the direction of master cabinetmaker Louis ‘Junior’ Treece they built the original doors and light fixtures for the Fay Jones designed Thorncrown Chapel near Eureka Springs in addition to other cabinets and commissions throughout the region and US. In retirement, Giese returned to his childhood discipline: farming. He and his wife successfully operated ABC Farm on Zion Road in Fayetteville for many years where he and Anna built their own house. Mr. Giese farmed sustainably, designed and installed irrigation systems and was an avid and successful bee keeper and member of the American Chestnut Foundation.
He was married to Anna Marie Olups of Pittsburgh PA in 1954, and they had five children: Dennis P. Bauer and Toni Bauer of Baton Rouge, LA, Billie Giese and Edgar Denk of De Kalb, IL, Dawn Marie Spence and Ronald Spence of Muskogee OK, William Gill Giese Jr and Kelly Lynn (Whiting) Giese of East Bend, NC, and James Huling Giese III and Gail Wiseman of Madison, WI., and six grandchildren: Joseph Vella; Damian and Renee Spence; and William Gill, Christopher, and Amelia Giese.
Giese, 87 was born February 27, 1927 in Lancaster County, Virginia to Bertha and James Huling Giese Sr.
Mr. Giese served his country in the Army during World War II, and the US Air Force in Korea Vietnam and during the Cold War. He retired as Chief Master Sergeant in 1973 and became an accomplished woodworker and professional cabinetmaker. Under the direction of master cabinetmaker Louis ‘Junior’ Treece they built the original doors and light fixtures for the Fay Jones designed Thorncrown Chapel near Eureka Springs in addition to other cabinets and commissions throughout the region and US. In retirement, Giese returned to his childhood discipline: farming. He and his wife successfully operated ABC Farm on Zion Road in Fayetteville for many years where he and Anna built their own house. Mr. Giese farmed sustainably, designed and installed irrigation systems and was an avid and successful bee keeper and member of the American Chestnut Foundation.
He was married to Anna Marie Olups of Pittsburgh PA in 1954, and they had five children: Dennis P. Bauer and Toni Bauer of Baton Rouge, LA, Billie Giese and Edgar Denk of De Kalb, IL, Dawn Marie Spence and Ronald Spence of Muskogee OK, William Gill Giese Jr and Kelly Lynn (Whiting) Giese of East Bend, NC, and James Huling Giese III and Gail Wiseman of Madison, WI., and six grandchildren: Joseph Vella; Damian and Renee Spence; and William Gill, Christopher, and Amelia Giese.
William Gill Giese Sr. died at his home December 28, 2014 in Fayetteville, Arkansas and was buried in the National Cemetery in Fayetteville, after years of battling spinal stenosis.
Giese, 87 was born February 27, 1927 in Lancaster County, Virginia to Bertha and James Huling Giese Sr.
Mr. Giese served his country in the Army during World War II, and the US Air Force in Korea Vietnam and during the Cold War. He retired as Chief Master Sergeant in 1973 and became an accomplished woodworker and professional cabinetmaker. Under the direction of master cabinetmaker Louis ‘Junior’ Treece they built the original doors and light fixtures for the Fay Jones designed Thorncrown Chapel near Eureka Springs in addition to other cabinets and commissions throughout the region and US. In retirement, Giese returned to his childhood discipline: farming. He and his wife successfully operated ABC Farm on Zion Road in Fayetteville for many years where he and Anna built their own house. Mr. Giese farmed sustainably, designed and installed irrigation systems and was an avid and successful bee keeper and member of the American Chestnut Foundation.
He was married to Anna Marie Olups of Pittsburgh PA in 1954, and they had five children: Dennis P. Bauer and Toni Bauer of Baton Rouge, LA, Billie Giese and Edgar Denk of De Kalb, IL, Dawn Marie Spence and Ronald Spence of Muskogee OK, William Gill Giese Jr and Kelly Lynn (Whiting) Giese of East Bend, NC, and James Huling Giese III and Gail Wiseman of Madison, WI., and six grandchildren: Joseph Vella; Damian and Renee Spence; and William Gill, Christopher, and Amelia Giese.
Giese, 87 was born February 27, 1927 in Lancaster County, Virginia to Bertha and James Huling Giese Sr.
Mr. Giese served his country in the Army during World War II, and the US Air Force in Korea Vietnam and during the Cold War. He retired as Chief Master Sergeant in 1973 and became an accomplished woodworker and professional cabinetmaker. Under the direction of master cabinetmaker Louis ‘Junior’ Treece they built the original doors and light fixtures for the Fay Jones designed Thorncrown Chapel near Eureka Springs in addition to other cabinets and commissions throughout the region and US. In retirement, Giese returned to his childhood discipline: farming. He and his wife successfully operated ABC Farm on Zion Road in Fayetteville for many years where he and Anna built their own house. Mr. Giese farmed sustainably, designed and installed irrigation systems and was an avid and successful bee keeper and member of the American Chestnut Foundation.
He was married to Anna Marie Olups of Pittsburgh PA in 1954, and they had five children: Dennis P. Bauer and Toni Bauer of Baton Rouge, LA, Billie Giese and Edgar Denk of De Kalb, IL, Dawn Marie Spence and Ronald Spence of Muskogee OK, William Gill Giese Jr and Kelly Lynn (Whiting) Giese of East Bend, NC, and James Huling Giese III and Gail Wiseman of Madison, WI., and six grandchildren: Joseph Vella; Damian and Renee Spence; and William Gill, Christopher, and Amelia Giese.
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