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Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Howard, Oliver R.
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Description area
Dates of existence
1927-2008
History
The Rev. Oliver Rolfe Howard was ordained by BC Conference of The United Church of Canada in 1953. He served as skipper of the Robert C. Scott, Thomas Crosby IV, and Thomas Crosby V (West Coast mission boats). He also served several pastoral charges in British Columbia, and spent several years as staff for the Board of Home Missions in Toronto. Oliver retired to Port Alberni in 1992, where he remained until his death.