Nell Burton Tapscott Smith
Nell Burton Tapscott Smith of Campbellsville, daughter of the late William C. Tapscott and Mary Ethel Burton Tapscott, was born February 5, 1924 in Hustonville, Kentucky. She died at 8:30 A.M., Saturday, April 12, 2025 in Campbellsville. Age: 101
The family moved to Campbellsville in 1939 when her father was named a head teller at Taylor County Bank.
She professed faith in Christ and was baptized by her cousin, J. Chester Badgett, and was one of the oldest members of Campbellsville Baptist Church.
Nell went to Campbellsville High School where she met and married Frank Page Smith on March 6, 1943. They celebrated seventy years together in 2013.
During World War II, Nell worked at the Ration Board giving out coupons. Later, she was a social worker for twenty-five years.
She and Frank Page visited all fifty states, at least ten countries and several cruises. They loved to travel. They also loved UK basketball. They became snow birds in 1979 when they retired. They wintered in Naples, Florida for forty years.
Nell is survived by one son and one daughter: Ray Smith and wife, Judy and Jan Feese and husband, Mitchell of Campbellsville; four grandchildren: Dr. Jeff Smith and wife, Dr. Kristen Smith of Morrisville, North Carolina, Eric Lane and wife, Kelly of Campbellsville, Jennifer Toprani and husband, Steve of Monogahela, Pennsylvania and Kristi Inguaggiato and husband, Jason of Jamestown; seven great-grandchildren: Thomas and Madalyn Smith, Madison Lane, Josh Inguaggiato and Will, Sophia and Matthew Toprani; a devoted caregiver, Delores Newton; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
She was also preceded in death by her parents; her two sisters: Frances and Lewis Jones, Katherine Wheeler and one brother, John William and Pat Tapscott. She was also preceded in death by one great-grandson, Mason Lane.
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VISITATION: 10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M., Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL SERVICE: 12:30 P.M., Saturday, April 19, 2025 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by Dr. Dwayne Norman
ENTOMBMENT: Brookside Mausoleum
