B. Joe Guess - In Memoriam

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B. Joe Guess

Posted on: Dec 31, 2016

B. Joe Guess, was born September 1, 1934, in Somerville, Tennessee, to Edward and Billie Rogers Guess. He graduated from East High School Memphis for which he competed in basketball, baseball, football and boxing, earning All Memphis Honors in basketball and City and All Mid‐South titles in boxing. After high school he enlisted in The United States Marine Corps. Following his military service he entered Memphis State University. He completed his formal education by graduation from The University of Tennessee College of Law. He started a law practice in 1960 and continued to practice law in Knoxville until early in 2016. He passed away August 26, 2016, having been a member of St. Marks United Methodist Church for fifty years. Joe is survived by his wife of sixty years, Barbara Hales Guess; son Joseph Daniel Guess and wife, Janet; son Gregory Hales Guess and wife, Jean; son Samuel Aubrey Guess and wife, Amy; brother, Robert Guess; sister Margaret (Sister) Kaleta; six grandchildren; two great‐grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.