Milton "Stub" Adams Fullerton Jr., 89, was born Oct 2 ^nd , 1931, on the family farm, "Top Acres," in South Woodstock, Vermont where he lived and worked almost his entire life. He resided in the big farmhouse with his daughter Mary and her husband Carl during his final years, passing at the VA Hospital in White River Jct. on August 12 ^th , 2021.

Stub attended the Fletcher one-room schoolhouse just down the hill, and the village South Woodstock School as did his siblings, Erwin, Marguerite, Bruce and Diane. He went to High School in Woodstock, graduating in 1949. He stayed close to his graduating class, the "49ers," throughout his life, hosting many a class reunion at Top Acres Farm.

After high school, Stub enrolled at the SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill in upstate New York, earning his associate's degree in 1951. He enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving in a medical battalion stationed in the post-war US sector of Austria until 1954. Stub, always eager for knowledge, enrolled at Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, graduating with a bachelor's degree in Agronomy in 1957.

While at Cornell, Stub spent a summer working on the Kendall farm in Altamont, NY. It was here he met the love of his life, Ann Whipple, on a blind date. They married on June 3 ^rd , 1956. Stub's first job was in Dover, NH, working as a manager for Agway, a farm supply store. While there, they welcomed their first two children, Calvin in 1958 and Mary in 1961.

Stub, always felt the pull to return to the home farm and realized his dream in 1962, taking over the reins from his parents, Milton and Mary Fullerton. He and Ann moved into the upstairs apartment of the farmhouse. Their third child, Susan was born in 1964.

This was a tough time for small dairy farms with a push to use bulk tanks instead of milk cans. Many farms sold out. Stub persevered, building a new dairy barn, refitting the old barns for calves, and adding a pole barn for heifers. He grew corn for silage and re-seeded the fields with his own alfalfa-grass mix. He especially loved crops and working the fields. He continued the maple sugaring operation. In later years he had beef animals, grew raspberries, and maintained the farm fruit trees and flower gardens.

He served as a director on the boards of the Eastern States Farm Cooperative and the Soil Conservation Service in the 1970's, and on the board of the South Woodstock Community Church in the 1980's.

He loved to travel when time allowed and attended Farm Bureau meetings and maple conventions with his wife Ann in Hawaii, California, and Nova Scotia. He returned to Europe to revisit his Army years. His last big trip was with his brother Bruce in his camper when they traveled the western states, stopping at many of the National Parks.

Stub loved his family dearly, and he was an inspirational, energetic Father, Grandfather, and Uncle. He enthusiastically taught the younger generations how to feed calves, milk cows, drive tractors and fix fences. He was a compassionate friend, with a great smile and a big, generous laugh. He was a great listener, open-minded and interested in what others thought and had to say. His faith was very important to him. He attended church throughout life and took it to heart to love his neighbors.

Stub is survived by three of his siblings, Erwin (Polly) Fullerton, Bruce (Joyce) Fullerton, and Diane (Dave) Thurber; his three children, Calvin (Helen) Fullerton, Mary (Carl) McCuaig and Sue Lenfest; his three granddaughters Christy, Sarah, and Elizabeth; two step grandchildren Robin and Jaime; and two step great grand-children Aliya and Musa.

Stub was pre-deceased by his wife, Ann Whipple Fullerton (1934-1994) and his sister, Marguerite Fullerton Johnson (1930-2020 )

A service is planned for this Tuesday, August17 ^th ,2021 at 2pm at the South Woodstock Community Church.

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