Howard Clayton Niles, 81, of Holderness, NH., died July 9, 2017 at Golden View Health Care Center, in Meredith, NH. Born in Meredith, NH., on July 3, 1936, he was the son of Lawton A. and Dorothy (Hackett) Niles. Howard grew up in Meredith and graduated from Meredith High School, class of 1954. He has been a resident of Holderness for most all his life. Howard worked as a supervisor for the former Sprague Electric Company, in Plymouth, and that is where he met his wife Emeline. He worked in the building trades in the Lakes Region Area and for ten years at the former Holderness Boys School, in Holderness, in the building and grounds department. He also worked at the Dartmouth Minary Center, in Holderness, until his retirement in 2005. Howard was a member of the Pemi Fish and Game Club, in Holderness. He was an avid hunter and always looked forward to his yearly hunt in Vermont with his son-in-law, Bud. Howard was predeceased by his two sisters, Myrna Flanigan and Janet Beaudoin. Howard is survived by his wife of fifty years, Emeline M. (Conkey) Niles of Holderness, NH., his daughters, Ann Emerson of Laconia, NH., Marilyn Snow and her husband Bud of Brandon, VT., Tina Nialetz and her husband Gerry of Bristol, NH., his son, Clayton A. Niles of Holderness, NH., five grandchildren, ten great grandchildren, his brother-in-law and friend, Charles Flanigan A graveside service will be held in the Meredith Village Cemetery, NH., Route #3, Meredith, on Friday, July 14th at 11am. The Rev. Edward J. Charest will officiate.