Arnold Moulton

Norway – Arnold (Brud) Moulton, 86, of Oxford, Maine passed away Wednesday April 6, 2011 at Stephens Memorial Hospital from complications due to congestive heart failure.

Brud was born on November 11, 1924 in Scarborough, Maine to Robley and Dorothy Frances Curwin Moulton. He grew up in Sweden, Maine and graduated from Bridgton Academy in the class of 1942. After graduation, he served four years with the US Army and was stationed on the island of Mindano in the Philippines.

In 1946 he met and married Anita Curtis of Stoneham, Maine. In the following years they moved to Norway, Maine while he commuted to barber school in Portland. He and Anita produced their first daughter Kathleen and moved to “the farm” in Welchville then added two more daughters, Darcy and Barbara, to the family. He loved farming, raising his own beef, pork, chickens and veggies even into retirement. He especially enjoyed his time at the family cottage on Thompson Lake teaching many people along the way the fine art of snagging lake trout and salmon.

As well as farming, Brud barbered in his shop for nearly 50 years dispensing gossip, advice, and the occasional haircut. It was daily exposure to second hand smoke in the barber shop that eventually caused his heart problems.

During his life, he dispatched for the Oxford Rescue Unit, was a member of Oxford Congregational Church, the Masons, Anderson Staples Post 112 Legion and became a woodworker, crafting tables and bowls for people he loved. He was a happy man with a keen, sometimes naughty sense of humor who lived life to the fullest…His was indeed a life well lived.

Brud is survived by his daughters Kathleen Weeks (Larry) of South Paris, Darcy Morse (Nick) of Saco, and Barbara Brown and partner Vicky Howell of Ocoee, FL; brother Ralph Moulton of Norway; four grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews and friends too numerous to mention.

He was predeceased by his parents, his wife Anita in May of 2010, older brother Robley (Gig) and sister Barbara Bryant.

A special thank you to the wonderful care Brud and his family received from Dr. Kieliszek, Althea, the nursing staff of Stephens Memorial Hospital and his “girls” at the lab.

At the family’s request a memorial service/celebration of life for both Anita and Brud will be held later in the summer. In lieu of flowers donation may be made to the Oxford Congregational Church, Oxford, ME 04270 c/o Pastor Mike Ring or Responsible Pet Care, 132 Waterford Rd., Norway, ME 04268. Arrangements under the care of Oxford Hills and Weston Funeral Services, 1037 Main St, Rte. 26, Oxford, ME. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.oxfordhillsfuneralservices.com

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Arnold Moulton