Obituary of Ronald John "Fub"  Moulton

It is with broken hearts that we share the loss of our beloved Ronald John "Fub" Moulton at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center on January 28, 2025.  He was surrounded peacefully by his loving family.  It will be difficult for all of us who loved him to learn to live without him.

Ronald was born at home on July 26, 1945 to Harley and Bertha (Hudson) Moulton in East Charleston, Vermont.  Ronald grew up on the family dairy farm in East Charleston.  He was kept busy helping with chores that farms require.  In 1963 he graduated from Derby Academy to enter the workforce.  While in high school, he met the love of his life Judith Germain in neighboring Island Pond.

Ronald and Judy were teenage sweethearts and were married on September 4, 1965.  They were married for 59 years.  To this union were born a daughter Lisa and a son Paul.

Ronald was an extremely hard worker, a gift passed down to his children and grandson.  His first love was trucking and in the early years worked for other companies honing his craft.  In 1972 he began Ronald Moulton Trucking, which he ran until his retirement in 2011.  Ronald worked alongside his son Paul for years putting in many hours each day.  Together they built Ronald Moulton Trucking into a successful business.  When he wasn't working the truck, Ronald logged each winter.  After Ronald retired, Paul bought one of their trucks and carried on the family legacy.

Just like his mother before him, Ronald was always worried about his family's safety.  He was concerned if you had to travel long distances, especially in the dark.  Also, like Bertha, Ronald wanted you to call him when you got to a destination or home after a night of watching Dr. Pol, Jeopardy contests, or playing games of 31.

Perhaps the role that Ronald most cherished was that of grandfather to his only grandchild Roger.  Ronald participated in everything that had to do with his grandson:  rocking him after a sixteen hour workday when Roger had acid reflux as a baby, taking him to and from Brighton Elementary Preschool three days a week when Roger was four, going to all his school and sporting events, taking Roger paving in his dump truck, and most recently following Roger on the Find My Plow app.  Ronald liked to tell people what a hard worker Roger was and discuss what he was accomplishing at the moment.

Ronald kept things simple and enjoyed the simple things in life.  He was a self-professed homebody and loved being home in his house with Judy more than anything else.  Ronald especially enjoyed playing cribbage with Judy and was quite competitive when they played.  Recently the two have begun playing checkers in addition to cribbage.

Ronald was an avid reader.  He devoured books.  His favorite authors were John Grisham, David Baldacci, and James Patterson.

Every Sunday morning, Ronald went to Steve and Scott's house for coffee, breakfast, and gossip.  After that, he would take Judy on a lunch date going to a different place each week.

Ronald loved many dogs over his lifetime, but fate saved the best for last.  Ronald's heart was captured by his Yorkshire Terrier Sophia Maria.  Sophia enjoyed her daily walks and sitting with Ronald in his recliner.

Ronald also liked to watch news shows to stay up on the events of the day.  He loved talking politics and was quite opinionated in his beliefs.  Ronald loved to debate current political happenings and try to get you to see things from his point of view.  Every day he would check the price of barrels of oil and keep record of the changes.

Ronald's happy place was at his Shooting Shack and hunting camp on Westmore Mountain.  Not only did he go there during hunting season, but all year long.  He loved cutting wood for his outdoor furnace, driving his bulldozer, cutting brush for the girls for wreath making, and riding with Roger in the "Driver's Ed Car".

Ronald faced numerous challenges during his lifetime.  Ronald worked to conquer drinking and faced each adversity with quiet perseverance and calmness-both Moulton family traits he inherited from his father Harley.  In 2006, due to heredity, Ronald had to have a quadruple bypass.  In 2018, Ronald was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer.  Ronald faced his greatest challenge on New Year's Eve as 2025 was coming in.  He spent the last 25 days at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit and Acute Care Services.  In true fashion, Ronald faced all the medical procedures calmly and bravely.  Never once did you ever hear him complain. He was a member of the Vermont National Guard as well as the Charleston Volunteer Fire Department.

Ronald is survived by his wife of 59 years Judith Moulton of East Charleston, daughter Lisa Moulton of West Charleston, son Paul Moulton and his wife Joselyn of Island Pond, and grandson Roger Stoddard of Morgan.

Ronald is also survived by sisters Charlene Maxwell of Island Pond, Connie Bacik (Don) of Waterbury, CT, and Pearl (Stanley) Wright of Shawmut, MT.

Ronald was predeceased by his parents, brothers Harley Moulton Jr. and Dale Moulton, sisters Marjorie Balch, Beverly Bowen, and Marilyn Hardy.

When Ronald was told that we loved him, he always said, "I love you more!"  We will never forget the day that we watched his heart stop beating and ours kept beating.  Your absence is louder than any voice could ever be.  Ron's passing has left a void in our hearts that will be impossible to fill.  We love you more!

Per Ronald's wishes, there will be no calling hours, funeral, or graveside services.  He wanted to be remembered by those who visited him and those he visited during his lifetime. Online condolences may be made at curtis-britch.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch & Bouffard Funeral Home & Cremation Service, locally family owned and operated.