Stanley Earl Arbuckle, 75, of Erin Court in Charlestown, died Friday morning, May 30, 2008 at his home surrounded by his family.

He was born in Randolph, VT on September 7, 1932 the son of Roy and Eva (McIntosh) Arbuckle.  He resided in Charlestown for the past twenty-two years and formerly lived in Chester, VT for thirty years.

Stanley graduated from Kurn Hattin Homes in Westminster, VT and from the Agricultural Tech Trade School in Randolph, VT.

He served in the US Army just after the Korean War.

Stanley worked as a lineman for thirty years for the Central Vermont Public Service Co. out of Springfield, VT.

He loved playing golf at the Rockingham Country Club of which he was a member.  He also enjoyed water and snow skiing, snowmobiling, helping people repairing and fixing their homes.  He loved his children and grandchildren. He was one of the most unselfish person you ever met and always putting others before himself.

The surviving family includes two daughters, Patricia Doody of Chester, VT and Linda Bigelow of Charlestown; one son, Brett Arbuckle of S. Londonderry, VT; eight grandchildren, Gregory Doody, Jesse Arbuckle Heidi Arbuckle, Bart Arbuckle Karissa Mack, Jennifer Arbuckle, Kaitlyn Mack and Tiffani Bigelow; one brother, Robert Arbuckle of Grafton and Virginia Arbuckle of Langdon; nieces and nephews and Mary Ann Shauger, former wife and mother of his children and dear friend.

He was pre-deceased by one brother James Arbuckle.

Friends may call at the Charlestown Memorial Chapel, 34 Main Street in Charlestown on Tuesday evening from 6 to 8 PM.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday evening, June 4^th at 5:30 PM at the South Parish Unitarian Church on S. Main Street in Charlestown with Rev. Roger Wotton, Pastor of the United Church of Randolph, Officiating.

Interment with full military honors will be held Thursday morning, June 5^th at Eleven O’clock at the State of Vermont Veterans Cemetery in Randolph, VT.

The family suggests that donations may be made in his memory to Home Health Care/Hospice & Community Services, Inc. P.O. Box 564, Keene, NH 03431 or David’s House, P.O. Box 660. Lebanon, NH 03766 or Norris Cotton Cancer Center, One Medical Center Drive, Lebanon, NH 03756-0001.