Phoebe C. Dupont, 78, of Middlesex passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 30, 2016, at Central Vermont Medical Center with her loving family at her bedside.
Born in Barre City on July 27, 1937, she was the daughter of Edson and Grace “Wilson” Colby. Her early years were spent in East Orange. In 1950, the family moved to Barre City so that Phoebe and her brother, James, could attend Spaulding High School, where she graduated in 1956.
On September 15, 1956, she married Albert Dupont Jr. They made their home on the Colby Farm in Middlesex and had five beautiful children together.
Phoebe loved her cats and working in her garden, but most important to her was being a loving and devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and loving sister.
She is survived by two sons, Charles Dupont of Middlesex and Carl Dupont and Linda Moulton of Warren; two daughters, Rose Kidder and her husband Francis (Fred) of Orange and Vicky Dupont of East Montpelier. She leaves five grandchildren, John and Samantha, Brent and Chelsea, Derrick, Michael and Britney, and Bobbie Jo and Andrew; and nine great-grandchildren, Lydia, Tucker, Kieran, Isabel, Peyton, Michael Jr., Wyatt, Cooper and Haydin.
She also leaves one brother, James Colby, and his wife, Camilla, of Falls Church, Virginia, and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, Albert, and a son, Ned Dupont.
A Fellowship to celebrate Phoebe’s life will be held at the Orange Center Town Hall on February 20, 2016, at 1 to 4 p.m.
The graveside and committal services will be held in Brookhaven Cemetery in Orange at the convenience of the family in the spring.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the organization of their choice in honor of Phoebe.
Hooker Whitcomb Funeral Home, 7 Academy Street, Barre, is in charge of the arrangements. For a memorial guestbook, visit www.hookerwhitcomb.com.
