The Rev. Hébert Winslow Bolles, 88, of 45 DeArruda Terrace, Portsmouth, RI, died peacefully at home, after a long illness, on April 6, 2013. He was the husband of Elizabeth (Bambi) Sands Elliot. Hébert served as curate of St. Stephen’s Providence, then Chaplain to Brown and RISD students before he became rector of Ascension Wakefield, RI 1953-57. He was called to be the Canon Pastor of Christ Church Cathedral in Indianapolis from 1957-62. In 1962, Hébert returned to active duty as a Chaplain for the destroyer Squadron DESDIV 122 in Newport, RI, he served as Battalion Chaplain of the 2/26 Marines in Vietnam, 1966-67 and in 1968, he was stationed at NAS Norfolk, VA then at Argentia, Newfoundland, and finally served as the Senior Chaplain at NETC Newport, RI. He retired from the Navy as a Captain in 1979. Hébert was a member of the RI Diocesan Standing Committee. He was the Ecumenical Officer from 1984-89, and an instructor at the School for Deacons 1982-91, a ministry to which he was deeply committed. Hébert served as interim of St. Paul's Portsmouth, St. Michael's Bristol and, later, was Vicar of St. Andrew's Little Compton (1989-94). He was the Chaplain to Retired Clergy & Widows.
Calling hours will be held at St. Columba’s Chapel, 55 Vaucluse Avenue, Middletown, RI on Friday, April 19, 2013 from 4-8 p.m. His funeral will be held on Saturday, April 20, 2013 at 10 a.m. at Trinity Church, One Queen Anne Square, Newport, RI. Burial will be private in St. Columba’s Churchyard. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to Saint Columba’s Chapel, 55 Vaucluse Ave. Middletown, RI 02842 or to the Wounded Warriors Project, PO BOX 758517, Topeka, KS 66675.
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