TOPSHAM — Herbert Arthur Bailey, 67, of Bowdoinham, died Oct. 28 at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston.

Bailey was born in Bath Dec. 11, 1944, a son of Lawrence and Elizabeth Linscott Bailey. He attended local schools and graduated from Brunswick High School.

He was a self-employed commercial fisherman all of his life, as well as a lobsterman and an eel dealer. He also owned and operated Bailey’s Seafood in Bowdoinham.

He married Patricia Ann Lane on Jan. 22, 1966, in Newark, Calif., and they moved to Bowdoinham in 1974.

He enjoyed spending time with his family and was known for always being concerned about others.

Bailey was predeceased by his father and two brothers, Robert Bailey and Lawrence “Sonny” Bailey Jr.

Surviving are his wife, of Bowdoinham; his son, Herb Bailey, and his wife, Devan, of Topsham; four daughters, Heather Bailey and her spouse, Kerry Henrikson, of Bowdoinham, Holly Bailey and her husband, Al Martinez, of Grand Prairie, Texas, Dawn Bernier and her husband, John, of Topsham, and Poppy Bernier, of Florida; and seven grandchildren.

A service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Brackett Funeral Home, 29 Federal St., Brunswick. Burial will be private.

Condolences can be expressed at www.brackettfuneralhome.com.

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