Carol (Davis) Piburn

Carol was born in 1924 in Chicago, IL and died at home
on June 25, 2006. She was married to #Bert# Piburn, a
career Army officer, for 29 years. They lived in
Europe and Asia and retired at Ft. Lewis in 1962. They
shared retirement for 15 years until Bert#s death in
1976. Carol married John Davis in 1985 and also shared
retirement life together. John died in 1998. Carol is
survived by son Michael (Kim) of Seaside, OR,
stepdaughter Kathy (Randy) Hartman of Lacey, WA,
grandson Ryan of Spokane, and step-grandson Bill
(Rhonda) of Seattle. Carol was an accomplished artist
in oil, acrylic, and watercolor, winning numerous
awards, including first prize at the Puyallup Fair.
She was generous in her giving, a friend to her
buddies at the Association of Retired Officers# Wives
(AROWS), and various artists# groups, and a member of
University Place Presbyterian Church (UPPC) for 43
years, being an ordained deacon. Carol bravely fought
cancer for 10 years with the professional help of Dr.
Lauren Colman and staff. Her last months were under
care of MultiCare Hospice, and daughter-in-law Kim
Pyburn. Donations can be made to MultiCare Hospice and
UPPC. Services will be on July 22nd at 1pm at UPPC.

Pub Date: 7/5/2006
Tacoma News Tribune