Individual Details
Robert Ray Bolles
(16 Dec 1922 - 8 Sep 2020)
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Robert Ray Bolles passed into glory on Sept. 8, 2020. He was born the sixth child and second son to Charles and Emily Burton Bolles on Dec. 16, 1922, in Red Willow County, Neb. He also attended elementary and high school in Red Willow County. He began junior college in McCook, but left to become a naval officer at the end of World War II.
On June 6, 1945, he married Virginia May Reynolds of McCook and they remained faithfully married, celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary this year. Robert went on to attend the University of Kansas and obtained his bachelor’s of science degree in meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. He was a Navy pilot and served in many duty stations around the world, including three years in London, England, which the family was able to enjoy with him. He retired from the Navy in Long Beach, Calif., in 1967 and had a multi-faceted career in real estate assessment.
Robert was faithful in Christian service everywhere he found himself. He and Virginia maintained many ties with McCook, returning there from 1992 through 2003. They retired to Maranatha Village, Springfield, Mo., in 2003, where Virginia survives him. One daughter, Dianna Lynn Schertz, predeceased him in 1990.
He is survived by his son, Robert W. (Peggy); four grandchildren, Stephanie (Willie) Bodger, Gary (Kristi) Schertz, Wesley (Kara) Schertz, and Elanor Bolles; eight great-grandchildren; and many loving relatives from both the Bolles and Reynolds sides of the family. A service is planned on Friday, Sept. 11, 202o, at 10 a.m., at Greenlawn Funeral Home, 3506 N. National, Springfield, Mo. There will be no visitation.
On June 6, 1945, he married Virginia May Reynolds of McCook and they remained faithfully married, celebrating their 75th wedding anniversary this year. Robert went on to attend the University of Kansas and obtained his bachelor’s of science degree in meteorology from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. He was a Navy pilot and served in many duty stations around the world, including three years in London, England, which the family was able to enjoy with him. He retired from the Navy in Long Beach, Calif., in 1967 and had a multi-faceted career in real estate assessment.
Robert was faithful in Christian service everywhere he found himself. He and Virginia maintained many ties with McCook, returning there from 1992 through 2003. They retired to Maranatha Village, Springfield, Mo., in 2003, where Virginia survives him. One daughter, Dianna Lynn Schertz, predeceased him in 1990.
He is survived by his son, Robert W. (Peggy); four grandchildren, Stephanie (Willie) Bodger, Gary (Kristi) Schertz, Wesley (Kara) Schertz, and Elanor Bolles; eight great-grandchildren; and many loving relatives from both the Bolles and Reynolds sides of the family. A service is planned on Friday, Sept. 11, 202o, at 10 a.m., at Greenlawn Funeral Home, 3506 N. National, Springfield, Mo. There will be no visitation.
Events
| Birth | 16 Dec 1922 | Red Willow County, Nebraska | |||
| Census (family)-shared | 3 Apr 1930 | (Charles Milton Bolles and Emily May Burton) Box Elder, Red Willow County, Nebraska |  |  | |
| Marriage | 24 Jun 1945 | McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska - Virginia May Reynolds | | | |
| Death | 8 Sep 2020 | Springfield, Greene County, Missouri |
Families
| Spouse | Virginia May Reynolds (1925 - 2021) |
| Child | Dianna Lynn Bolles (1946 - 1990) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Charles Milton Bolles (1885 - 1967) |
| Mother | Emily May Burton (1889 - 1968) |
| Sibling | Alpha Omega Bolles (1909 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Helen Marilla Bolles (1910 - 1992) |
| Sibling | Elsie M. Bolles (1912 - ) |
| Sibling | Velma Jessie Bolles (1914 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Faye Maxine Bolles (1919 - 2005) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
Charley M Bolles Head Male 46 Nebraska - FarmerEmley M Bolles Wife Female 40 England
Elpha O Bolles Son Male 21 Nebraska
Helen M Bolles Daughter Female 20 Nebraska
Elsie M Bolles Daughter Female 18 Nebraska
Velma Bolles Daughter Female 15 Nebraska
Maxine F Bolles Daughter Female 10 Nebraska
Robert R Bolles Son Male 7 Nebraska
Marriage
Robert Ray BollesEvent Type: Marriage
Event Date: 24 Jun 1945
Event Place: McCook, Red Willow, Nebraska, United States
Event Place (Original): McCook
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Spouse's Name: Virginia May Reynolds
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 20
Endnotes
1. United States Census, 1930 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ2H-M8V.
2. Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995 https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZP-7RKZ.