MARION — Gordon Blue Guess, 89, of Marion, died peacefully at his home on May 30, 2026.
Born June 18, 1936, to Neil Gordon Guess and Virginia Blue Guess and raised in Marion, Gordon graduated from Columbia Military Academy in Tennessee in 1954 and Vanderbilt University in 1958. He then joined the U.S. Army, serving at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota and Fort Chaffee, Arkansas. Upon completing his military service, he returned to Kentucky to pursue a banking career. Following positions at Louisville Trust Company and Florida National Bank, Gordon returned to his hometown in 1972 and went on to lead The Peoples Bank as President and Chairman until his retirement in 2007.
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