From the January 22, 1997 of The Country Chronicle
Grafton, NH–Robert William Prosser, 49, died on January 15, 1997 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon. He attended North Providence, RI high school and lived in North Providence until moving to NH in 1976. While in RI he was self-employed as a commercial fisherman in Warwick. He was married on June 5, 1965 to Rachel Vaillant. They made their home in Canaan and Grafton, NH since their marriage. He owned and operated Bob’s Classic Auto Body in Grafton for many years, restoring classic street rods. He enjoyed prospecting for gold and was in the process of forming a business “Week-Enders Gold” prospecting equipment in Grafton.
Friends called at the Ricker Funeral Home in Enfield on Saturday from 9 a.m. until noon. Memorial contributions may be made to the Grafton Police Department, c/o Merle Kenyon, Grafton, NH 03240.
Survivors include: his wife, Rachel Prosser of Grafton; his mother, “Betty” Prosser Jackson of Cumberland, RI; a daughter, Michelle Mullen of Groton, NH; a daughter, Barbie Lemire of Gilford, NH; a brother, Stephen Prosser of Eden Mills, VT; a sister, Barbara Semenkow of Lincoln, RI; a sister, Betty-Jo Jackson of Woonsocket, RI; his maternal grandmother, Beatrice Meenan of Smithfield, RI; five grandchildren, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.