Advertisement

Dr Thomas Beaver Starbuck

Advertisement

Dr Thomas Beaver Starbuck

Birth
Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, USA
Death
12 Sep 2002 (aged 83)
Burial
Dallas, Polk County, Oregon, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
View Source
Obituary provided by contributor Joni Nelson

Dr. Thomas Starbuck

Dec. 7, 1918 - Sept. 12, 2002

Dr. Thomas Beaver Starbuck of Dallas died Sept. 12. He was 83.

He was born in Dallas to Dr. A.B. and Ruth Beaver Starbuck.

He married Virginia "Gigi" Densmore Feb. 25, 1944, in Portland.

He graduated from Dallas High School, University of Oregon, North Pacific Dental School (now OHSU School of Dentistry). He served in the U.S. Army Dental Corps during World War II, retiring as a captain after two years.

He practiced dentistry in Dallas for 42 years.

He served on the Dallas City Council for 10 years and the the Dallas Budget Committee for 40 years. He also served on the board of Valley Community Hospital for more than 30 years, retiring as chairman in 1999.

He belonged to the Chi Psi Fraternity, University of Oregon Order of the O Swim Team, Delta Sigma Dental Fraternity, Oregon Dental Society, Polk County Museum and St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

He and his wife were named First Citizens of Dallas in 1976.

He was an avid fisherman and duck hunter.

Survivors include his wife; daughters, Leslie deSchweinitz of Medford and Ann Doll of Anchorage, Alaska; son, Thomas Densmore Starbuck of Gig Harbor, Wash.; and sister, Myra Starbuck Allgood of Dallas. He had seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Starbuck Pemberton.

Memorial services were held Sept. 18 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the West Valley Hospital Foundation or the Oregon Lung Association in care of Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas, which is handling the arrangements.











Obituary provided by contributor Joni Nelson

Dr. Thomas Starbuck

Dec. 7, 1918 - Sept. 12, 2002

Dr. Thomas Beaver Starbuck of Dallas died Sept. 12. He was 83.

He was born in Dallas to Dr. A.B. and Ruth Beaver Starbuck.

He married Virginia "Gigi" Densmore Feb. 25, 1944, in Portland.

He graduated from Dallas High School, University of Oregon, North Pacific Dental School (now OHSU School of Dentistry). He served in the U.S. Army Dental Corps during World War II, retiring as a captain after two years.

He practiced dentistry in Dallas for 42 years.

He served on the Dallas City Council for 10 years and the the Dallas Budget Committee for 40 years. He also served on the board of Valley Community Hospital for more than 30 years, retiring as chairman in 1999.

He belonged to the Chi Psi Fraternity, University of Oregon Order of the O Swim Team, Delta Sigma Dental Fraternity, Oregon Dental Society, Polk County Museum and St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

He and his wife were named First Citizens of Dallas in 1976.

He was an avid fisherman and duck hunter.

Survivors include his wife; daughters, Leslie deSchweinitz of Medford and Ann Doll of Anchorage, Alaska; son, Thomas Densmore Starbuck of Gig Harbor, Wash.; and sister, Myra Starbuck Allgood of Dallas. He had seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his sister, Mary Starbuck Pemberton.

Memorial services were held Sept. 18 at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions to the West Valley Hospital Foundation or the Oregon Lung Association in care of Bollman Funeral Home in Dallas, which is handling the arrangements.













Sponsored by Ancestry

Advertisement