Woodsville, NH Robert Elias Bailey, 87, of Gordon Street, Woodsville, NH, died on Monday, September 28, 2009, at the Cottage Hospital in Woodsville. He was born in Haverhill, NH, October 27, 1921, the son of Ray and Alice (Gonyer) Bailey. Robert served with the U. S. Army from September 1942 to October 1944, with Battery B Field Artillery Battalion at Camp McCain, Mississippi. He married Elizabeth V. Dupuis on August 8, 1945. Robert formerly worked at area lumber mills and at the former Grafton County Courthouse and Haverhill Town Offices. He always enjoyed outdoor sports, cross country skiing, hunting, and fishing. He was predeceased by his wife of 59 years, Elizabeth Dupuis Bailey on September 18, 2004; a daughter, Rae Alice Bailey on January 15, 2000; a sister, Eleanor Bailey; and two brothers, Kenneth Bailey and Richard Bailey. Survivors include three children, Robert W. Bags Bailey and wife Patricia of Woodsville, Richard Doc Bailey of Barnet, VT, and Deborah E. Harland and husband William of Monroe, NH; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren; two sisters, Elsie Simpson of Luray, VA and Marjorie Pierce of Lynn, MA; and several nieces and nephews. There will be no calling hours. A graveside service will be on Friday, October 2, at 11 AM, at the Pine Grove Cemetery, Swiftwater Road, Woodsville, NH, with Pastor Susan Ellery from the Woodsville United Methodist Church officiating. Memorial contributions may be made to the Horse Meadow Senior Center, 91 Horsemeadow Road, North Haverhill, NH 03774.