Editing George Busbee (section)

==Personal life==
After his service as governor, Busbee joined the Atlanta law firm [[King & Spalding]] and moved to the Atlanta suburb of [[Duluth, Georgia|Duluth]].

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 (New Orleans)|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, they 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 Duluth home. That congregation is now the Parkway Baptist Church.<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|access-date=April 19, 2013}}</ref>