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Dr. John Herbst
Dr. John Raymond Herbst was born May 1, 1924, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Dr. Siegfried Ewald and Edith Kruse Herbst. After the death of his father in 1930, his family moved to Houston where John attended school. He attended Rice University in Houston and graduated from The University of Texas of Dentistry in 1947.
He married Jean Hart of Greenville on June 21, 1947, and started his dental practice in Houston and Floydada, Texas.
Known to his friends as "Jack", he was called to military service in early 1951 and was assigned to the U. S. Army as a dental officer in the 45th Division, serving as a captain in Japan and Korea until mid 1952. After returning from Korea, he established his dental practice in Greenville.
John developed a successfull practice and was well known and active in the local community. He was involved with the American Legion, Lions Club, Toastmasters and Boy Scouts as well as being active for more than 50 years at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. He retired in 1985 and spent many happy years fishing, camping, playing golf and traveling.
John died December 18, 2007, at Presbyterian of Greenville following a short illness.
His father; a sister, Helene; a brother, Grant; and his mother preceded him in death.
John is survived by his wife; three sons, Phillip Herbst of Rockwall, Fred and Marilyn Herbst of Fairview and Jeff and Debbie Herbst of McKinney; four granddaughters; two grandsons and a great-grandson.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Friday, December 21, 2007, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church under the direction of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home. Rev. Gary Herbst will officiate. Burial will be in Memoryland Memorial Park.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, Dec. 20, 2007 at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Blake Herbst, Chris Herbst, Alex Herbst, Austen Herbst, Chad Smith and Keely Herbst.