Clayton John Hubbard

PRINCETON-Clayton J. Hubbard, 85, a longtime Princeton resident, died peacefully at Kindred-Birchwood, Burlington, VT, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Holden, April 13, 1929, a son of the late John C. and Esther B. (Miller) Hubbard who owned the Hubbard’s Garage in Main Street, Clayton has lived in Princeton all of his life. He left high school early to enlist in the US Army on October 4, 1946, at the conclusion of World War II. The Army became his longtime career. He served at Fort Devens, Massachusetts and Okinawa, Japan prior to the Korean War. During Korea, Clayton was awarded the Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. As a forward mortar observer with the 8th Calvary Regiment, he remained at his post to direct UN forces fire on the North Korean forces even though he was wounded. He later served in Keflavik, Iceland, Fort Myer, VA, Schleissheim, Germany and Fort Benning, GA before the Vietnam War sent him to Saigon. Upon his return, he was stationed at Ft. Bragg, NC and finally Ft. Clayton, Panama Canal Zone. Following his retirement, Clayton worked as a store manager for Grossman’s Lumber in Vermont, Maine and Massachusetts. He then worked as a realtor and assessor for Paul Fontaine Real Estate.

Clayton met his beloved wife, the former Priscilla H. Rice while in grammar school, she in 6th grade and he in 7th. They were engaged and married as young teenagers, and on August 10th they celebrated their 65th anniversary of marriage. He also leaves his three children, Stephen and Ronald Hubbard and Sharon Flanagan. He also is survived his brother, Jerold Hubbard and his wife Diane; his two sisters, Meriel Mingorie and her husband John, and Audrey Greene and her husband, David; seven grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to visit with Clayton’s family on Monday, August 25, from 9:30 to 10 a.m. in the Miles-Sterling Funeral and Tribute Center, 100 Worcester Road, Sterling. A service celebrating Clayton’s life will then be held at 10 a.m. in the funeral home. Burial, with military honors, will be held at 1 p.m. in the Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 111 Glenallen Street, Winchendon. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Wounded Warrior Project, 150 Cambridge Park Drive, Suite 202, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140. To share a memory or leave an online condolence, please visit our “guest book” from this page.