Lincoln-Lamar-Monroe County GaArchives Obituaries.....Guillebeau, Joseph Edwin September 15, 1956
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Col. J. E. Guillebeau Dies At Home In Lincolnton After Extended Illness
Was President of Gordon Military College 24 Years
     Joseph Edwin Guillebeau, 62, veteran Georgia educator and president of 
Gordon Military College for 24 years until he retired in 1953, died Saturday 
night at his home in Lincolnton after a long illness.
     Col. Guilllebeau was prominent in Georgia educational circles for 40 
years.  A graduate of Lincolnton High School and Mercer University, class of 
1817 [sic; might be 1917?], he was a science teacher at Locust Grove 
Institute, science instructor at Gordon, and principal of Lincolton High 
School.
     While in Barnesville Col. Guillebeau was prominent in community life.  He 
was a deacon in the First Baptist Church, president of the Rotary Club, and 
was interested in all affairs of the county and city.  He served several years 
on the Selective Service Board as a volunteer.  He and Mrs. Buillebeau were 
among Barnesville's most beloved and respected citizens.
     Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the Lincolnton Baptist 
Church, with the Rev. R. L. Buice, pastor, and Dr. Geo. B. Connell, president 
of Mercer University, officiating.  Burial was in Lincolnton Cemetery.
     During Col. Buillebeau's long illness, he was shown many attentions by 
the people who loved him so dearly.  He and Mrs. Guillebeau, both natives of 
Lincolnton, have many relatives and friends there who gave them a cordial 
welcome upon their return there for residence.  Barnesville people, also, were 
eager to show their love and appreciation to the couple who meant so much for 
the town.  A large number from here attended the services and many floral 
offerings were sent from Barnesville friends.
     Survivors include Mrs. Guillebeau, who was formerly Miss Ruby Ward; a 
son, J. E. Buillebeau, Jr., an instructor at Emory at Oxford; a daughter, Mrs. 
Jack Bond of Atlanta; a grandson, Ward Bond, Atlanta; his mother of 
Lincolnton; three sisters and three brothers.

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