Frank Dempsey Guillebeau Obituary

Frank Dempsey Guillebeau, MD, 77, a beloved Albany, Georgia physician, died of complications of cancer on January 9, 2007.His funeral service will be THURSDAY 11 AM at Covenant Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Dr. William D. "Biff" Coker and the Rev. Timothy Olds will officiate. Dr. Guillebeau will be taken to Beggs Funeral Home, Lincolnton, Georgia for a visitation Thursday evening. There will be a funeral service for Dr. Guillebeau at Goshen Baptist Church in Lincolnton, GA at 3 PM on Friday with burial to follow in the Church Cemetery. Dr. Guillebeau was born November 15, 1929 in Lincolnton, Georgia. He graduated with honors from Lincoln County High School, where he began his thirst for knowledge and his lifelong commitment to the Lincoln County Red Devils. He continued his academic career, graduating with honors from the University of Georgia, and has always shared his love of the Georgia Bulldogs with friends and family. He went on to earn his MD with top honors from the Medical College of Georgia in 1954. He completed his internship at Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, followed by residency at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta and Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, Maryland. He instilled the value of education and a love for learning in his children and grandchildren. He moved to Albany, Georgia in 1960 and practiced medicine with Hollis, Johnson, and Guillebeau, which later became Albany Internal Medicine. He was board certified in internal medicine and a fellow in the American College of Cardiology. He helped start Palmyra Park Hospital and was a trustee on its board for several years. He was also a member of the Dougherty County Medical Society, where he once served as its president. He felt that medicine was his calling and enjoyed every day that he spent serving his patients. He loved going to work and helping others. He retired in 1999.He was married to and is survived by Peggy Cullars Guillebeau, his devoted wife of 56 years. He is also survived by their four children and their spouses: Watson Frank Guillebeau and his wife Cindy Rainey Guillebeau of Albany, Georgia; Janet Guillebeau Carter and her husband Mark Carter of Winterville, Georgia; David Cullars Guillebeau and and his wife Janet Daniels Guillebeau of Albany, Georgia; and Mark Dempsey Guillebeau and his wife Dawn Brandt Guillebeau of Barnwell, South Carolina. He had seven grandchildren that he loved very much, and who will miss him dearly. They are Kristin Carter, Kyle Guillebeau, Laura Leigh Guillebeau, Ben Guillebeau, Beverly Guillebeau, Ashley Guillebeau, and Lauren Guillebeau. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Leila Guillebeau of Lincolnton, Georgia, as well as his sister, Lenoir LaMountt of Macon, Georgia. He has one brother, Tommy Guillebeau, married to Gail Pitts Guillebeau, of Augusta, Georgia.He was a member of Covenant Presbyterian Church for 40 years and served as a deacon, and elder, and a trustee. He was a member of the John Knox Sunday School Class. He loved his retirement years, finding time to devote to his passions of fly fishing and quail hunting, as well as enjoying nature and spending time with family and friends. He enjoyed simple things like listening to the birds, looking at the stars, and working outdoors. His endless curiosity about life and his thirst for knowledge led him to spend many hours reading and posing questions to his grandchildren to make them think. He loved watching the Red Devils and the Bulldogs play and spending time on his farm in Lincoln County. He will always be remembered for loving his fellow man. He lived by these words: "Live simply, love generously, care deeply, speak kindly, and leave the rest to God."Those desiring may send memorials to Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2126 W. Edgewater Dr., Albany, GA 31707, Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Murray Rensen, P.O. Box 191, Lincolnton, GA 30817, or to Alba

Frank Dempsey Guillebeau Obituary

November 15, 1929 - January 9, 2007