Name of Deceased: Bill Starbuck

Date of Death: April 7, 2012
Place of Death: Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: December 13, 1928 at Albany, Indiana
Parents Name: Ora H. & Pauline (Holloway) Starbuck

OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married Lois Jean Wolf October 28, 1951 at Trinity Methodist Church, Russell, Kansas.
He was postmaster at the Raymond, Kansas Post Office for 31 years.
Mr. Starbuck was a Great Bend, Kansas resident for 35 years coming from Raymond, Kansas.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Great Bend.

He was a decorated Army Reserve Veteran of the Korean War, having previously served with the Army in the Pacific and the occupation of Japan during World War II. He was a Past Commander in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a more than sixty year member of the American Legion, and a long time Adjutant of Disabled American Veterans, Chapter #27, Great Bend. In his youth, he was the first Eagle Scout of his troop and in later years served as Scoutmaster of that troop. He was a Past Master in the Masonic Lodge (Blue Lodge), Past Patron in the Eastern Star, was a member of the Shrine and had served on the local Shrine board.

SURVIVORS
Wife: Jean Starbuck, of the home
Three Daughters: Cindy Popp and husband Don of Salem, IL
Julie Urban and husband Marvin of Great Bend, KS
Terri Stapleton and husband Bob of Great Bend, KS
One Sister: Eldora “Cherry” Reed of Chillicothe, MO
Seven Grandchildren: Shane Popp, Jeremy Popp, Stephanie Lindsay, Cory Urban, Heath Urban, Dylan Ellis, Dustin Ellis
Great-grandchild: Eleven

He was preceded in death by one brother, Paul E. Starbuck; and one sister, Sarah Learned.

SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Time of Service: 10:00 a.m.
Place of Service: First United Methodist Church in Great Bend
Officiant: Rev. Tom Sheldon
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, with military rites by the Fort Riley Honor Guard
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family to receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at
Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: First United Methodist Church or Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, in care of Bryant Funeral
Home

Age: 83

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