Reverend Marjorie L. Hiles (STH ’74)
This obituary was originally posted by Carpenter-Jenks Funeral Home and Crematory and can be found here.
Rev. Marjorie L. Hiles, age 97, formerly of Cranston, died Monday, January 22, 2024. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Alfred W. and Martha M. (Kottek) Logan. She was a graduate of Bryant College, Brown University, and Boston University School of Theology. She was an ordained United Methodist Minister and active at Shepherd of the Valley UMC, Ho
pe, RI.
She was predeceased by her cousin, Virginia Piccolini and husband Richard of Newtown, PA, and is survived by their children, John and James Piccolini.
Marjorie worked in professional Girl Scouting for twenty years in several councils including the Girl Scouts of Rhode Island. Following study at the Boston University School of Theology, she served as pastor in several United Methodist churches in Massachusetts and Connecticut until her retirement. Since then she has been active in Shepherd of the Valley United Methodist Church in Hope, Rhode Island.
She was president of her Pembroke Class of 1949 and past president of the Brown Alumnae Club of Kent County. She was a member of the Brown Learning Community in Retirement. She volunteered at the Food Emergency Program called Project Outreach at the Open Table of Christ Church in Providence for a number of years.