Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Bailey, Robert A.  November 13, 2011
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on November 15, 2011
  Robert A. Bailey 
  
  RICHLAND Robert A. Bailey, 86, died Sunday, November 13, 2011, at StoneRidge 
  Towne Centre, Myerstown. He was the husband of Barbara A. (Updegrove) Bailey, 
  to whom he was married many years. Born in Birdsboro, on October 7, 1925, he 
  was the son of the late Arthur E. and Ruth (Geigley) Bailey. A 1943 graduate 
  of the former Birdsboro High School, he graduated from the Banks Business 
  College, Philadelphia. A veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II, he 
  served in the Signal Corps as a Radio Communications Operator; the Pacific 
  Theater in New Guinea, the South Philippines, and the Luzon area. He received 
  the Philippine Liberation Ribbon with two Bronze Stars and the Asian Pacific 
  Theater Service Medal with three Bronze Stars. He was also a member of the 
  Lebanon Country Club, the Birdsboro Alumni Assn., a life member of the VFW 
  Assn., and was the former treasurer of the Jackson Twp. Authority. He was 
  employed as an accountant at the accounting firm of Ernst & Ernst, Reading, 
  from 1948-1957. In January 1958, he began employment with the PA Optical Co., 
  Reading, where he served as Treasurer and Vice President until purchasing the 
  Kumm Esse Diner, Myerstown, in late 1972 which he operated until selling it on 
  July 1, 1994. He was a member of Friedens Lutheran Church, Myerstown, and was 
  a former member of St. Marks Lutheran Church, Birdsboro, where he served as 
  treasurer. In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughter, Beverly wife 
  of Bruce Hardy of Womelsdorf; son, A. David "Pete" Bailey of Wernersville 
  companion of Peggy Harlin of Sinking Spring; grandchildren, Jared husband of 
  Allison Hardy of Myerstown and Devin Hardy of Womelsdorf. He was preceded in 
  death by a sister, Mary Jane Murray in March 2006. Funeral services will be 
  held Friday at 10 a.m. from Friedens Lutheran Church, Myerstown. There will be 
  no viewing. Visitation at 9 a.m. at the church. Interment at the Birdsboro 
  Cemetery.  Grose Funeral Home, Myerstown, was entrusted with the arrangements. 
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on November 15, 2011 
   
  
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