Violet Bailey, 75,of 6 Navarro Rd., East Haven, wife of Robert E. Bailey Sr. died March 7, 2003. Mother of Charlotte Mattei of Branford, Carol Bailey-Hernandez of East Haven and Robert Bailey Jr. of California, grandmother of Robert Bailey III, Lori Bailey, Kelly Mattei and Shannon Bailey-Hernandez, great-grandmother of Breanna and Jordan Bailey. She was predeceased by two sons Charles M. and Russell Bailey and a granddaughter Maryanne Bailey. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 12 at Christ Church, Broadway , New Haven, at 10 a.m. Friends may call at BEECHER & BENNETT, 2300 Whitney Ave., Hamden on Tuesday from 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Edwin Gould Services for Children, 41 East 11th St., New York, NY 10003.