TITUSVILLE, FLA. — Carlton Henry Rugg died Jan. 11 at Titusville Parrish Hospital in Titusville.

He was born April 18, 1938, in Stoneham, attended Gould Academy and graduated from Bridge Academy in Gardiner.

He married Esther Davis in 1959 and was married 20 years, then divorced. They had four daughters, April, Lorrie, Christine and Carla; and a son, Christof. He married Pamela Watts Pierce, his surviving widow, Aug. 6, 1982. They resided in Albany and Oak Hill, Fla.

He worked with Lucas Tree Service, Sunday River Tree Service, Wilner Wood Products and Bethel Furniture Company. He mowed for several towns, Sunday River Ski Area, Oxford Airport and numerous private jobs. He also did private tree jobs locally.
 
He enjoyed his extended family and spending time with friends, dancing, hunting, gardening, four-wheeling and motorcycling.  He was a member of the Christian Motorcyclist Association for many years. He was also a member of the Congregational Church of Albany.
 
He fulfilled a life goal by hiking the Appalachian Trail after he retired at age 62.

He is survived by his wife, Pamela; daughters, April and her husband, Bruce  Swett, Lorrie and her husband, Jeff Bean, Christine Perkins and Carla Rugg; son, Christof and his wife, Norma Rugg; three stepsons, Kevin Pierce, Roy, Jr, (Sam) Pierce and his wife, Terry, and Newton Pierce and his partner, Chrissy; two sisters, Deanna Andrews and Alberta Ridlon; three brothers-in law, Herbert  Barker and his wife, Luba, Paul  Fox and Linwood Andrews; four brothers-in-law and four sisters-in-law on his wife’s side; five grandsons and four granddaughters; six step-grandsons and three step-granddaughters; 10 great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons; a step-great-grandson and a  step-great-granddaughter; numerous nieces and nephews, great-nieces and nephews and great-great-nieces and nephews.