Bill Starbuck, 83, died April 7, 2012 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born December 13, 1928 at Albany, Indiana, the son of Ora H. and Pauline (Holloway) Starbuck. He married Lois Jean Wolf October 28, 1951 at Trinity Methodist Church, Russell, Kansas. A Great Bend resident for thirty-five years, coming from Raymond, Kansas, Mr. Starbuck was postmaster at the Raymond Post Office for thirty-one years. Mr. Starbuck was a member of First United Methodist Church, Great Bend. He was a decorated Army Reserve veteran of the Korean Conflict, having previously served with the United States Army in the Pacific and the Occupation of Japan during World War II. He was past commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars, a more than sixty year member of the American Legion, and a long time Adjutant of Disable 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, and was a member and served on the board of the local Shrine. Survivors include his wife, Jean Starbuck, of the home; three daughters: Cindy Popp and her husband Don, Salem, Illinois; Julie Urban and her husband Marvin, Great Bend; and Terri Stapleton and her husband Bob, Great Bend; one sister, Eldora "Cherry" Reed, Chillicothe, Missouri; seven grandchildren: Shane Popp, Jeremy Popp, Stephanie Lindsay, Cory Urban, Heath Urban, Dylan Ellis, and Dustin Ellis; and eleven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one brother, Paul E. Starbuck; and one sister, Sarah Learned. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at First United Methodist Church. The Reverend Tom Sheldon will officiate. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery with military rites by the Fort Riley Honor Guard and A. F. and A. M. Lodge #15. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 10, 2012 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to First United Methodist Church or Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, in care of the funeral home.