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After his service as Governor, Busbee joined the Atlanta law firm of King & Spalding and moved to the Atlanta [[suburb]] of Duluth.<ref name=ency/>

After his service as Governor, Busbee joined the Atlanta law firm of King & Spalding and moved to the Atlanta [[suburb]] of Duluth.<ref name=ency/>

Busbee was married to the former Mary Elizabeth "Mary Beth" Talbot (1927-2012), originally from [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in north [[Louisiana]]. The sixth child of a country physician, Dr. and Mrs. B. H. Talbot, she graduated from [[Louisiana Tech University]] with a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences and also did graduate work in pathology at Charity Hospital in [[New Orleans]]. She moved to Georgia to work as a medical technician at Athens General Hospital in Athens, where she met George Busbee, then a law student. In 1952, the Busbees relocated to Albany, where they remained until his inauguration as governor in January 1975. As First Lady of Georgia, Mrs. Busbee was known for her emphasis on volunteerism. In 1985, she co-authored a cookbook, ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,'' about favorite recipes and guests served at the governor's mansion during her eight years there. Mrs. Busbee was a 40-year cancer survivor.<ref name=mbbusbee/>

Busbee was married to the former Mary Elizabeth "Mary Beth" Talbot (1927-2012), originally from [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]] in north [[Louisiana]]. The sixth child of a country physician, Dr. and Mrs. B. H. Talbot, she graduated from [[Louisiana Tech University]] with a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences and also did graduate work in pathology at Charity Hospital in [[New Orleans]]. She moved to Georgia to work as a medical technician at Athens General Hospital in Athens, where she met George Busbee, then a law student. In 1952, the Busbees relocated to Albany, where they remained until his inauguration as governor in January 1975. As First Lady of Georgia, Mrs. Busbee was known for her emphasis on volunteerism. In 1985, she co-authored a cookbook, ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner,'' about favorite recipes and guests served at the governor's mansion during her eight years there. Mrs. Busbee was a 40-year cancer survivor.<ref name=mbbusbee/>

The Busbees had four children, Beth Kindt and husband John, Jan Curtis and husband Carlton, George D. Busbee, Jr., and wife Tammy, and Jeff Busbee and wife Kelly. After the governorship, the Busbees started a church in their home while they resided in Duluth. That congregation is now the Parkway Baptist Church, a moderate congregation with a woman pastor allied with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref name=mbbusbee>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?pid=156251515#fbLoggedOut|title=Mary Beth Busbee|publisher=''Atlanta Journal-Constitution,'' March 5, 2012|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>

The Busbees had four children, Beth Kindt and husband John, Jan Curtis and husband Carlton, George D. Busbee, Jr., and wife Tammy, and Jeff Busbee and wife Kelly. After the governorship, the Busbees started a church in their home while they resided in Duluth. That congregation is now the Parkway Baptist Church, a moderate congregation with a woman pastor allied with the [[Southern Baptist Convention]].<ref name=mbbusbee>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?pid=156251515#fbLoggedOut|title=Mary Beth Busbee|publisher=''Atlanta Journal-Constitution,'' March 5, 2012|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>

Busbee died at the age of seventy-six of a [[heart attack]] at the Savannah (Georgia) International Airport. George Busbee Parkway and Busbee Drive in the Town Center Mall in Cobb County are named in his honor. The Busbees are interred at Peachtree Cemetery in Norcross in suburban Gwinnett County.

Busbee died at the age of seventy-six of a [[heart attack]] at the Savannah (Georgia) International Airport. George Busbee Parkway and Busbee Drive in the Town Center Mall in Cobb County are named in his honor. The Busbees are interred at Peachtree Memorial Park in Norcross in suburban Gwinnett County.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9109762/george-dekle-busbee|title=George Dekle Busbee|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=September 11, 2021}}</ref>

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