Funeral service for MSGT Paul F. “Buddy” Tapscott , 73, will be Sunday, April 24, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Bro. Clyde Ledlow and Rev. Joey Coots officiating and Peck Funeral Home directing. Burial will be in the adjacent Mt. Zion Cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday, April 24, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM at the Church.
Mr. Tapscott died on Friday, April 22, 2016 at Decatur Morgan Hospital. He was born July 9, 1942, in Morgan County to Clarence Paul Tapscott and Frances Catherine Wiley Tapscott. Mr. Tapscott served with the U.S. Army for almost 30 Years. He was a Mason and a Gideon and was a licensed a pilot. He was preceded in death by his parents, his first wife: Betty Sue Clines Tapscott, a daughter: Joy Tapscott Tomlinson and a sister: Shirley Tapscott Johnson. Family wishes to express a special thanks to Daina Horton for her love and support.
Survivors include :
his Wife, Brenda Tapscott
One Son:
Chris Alexander (Terri)
Five Daughters:
Jackie Tapscott Eubanks (Greg),
Melody Tapscott Alexander (Michael),
Valerie Tapscott Scroggins (Mike),
Gina Livingston (Andy Birdwell) and
Jennifer Harding (Peter)
One Brother:
Wayne Tapscott (Terisa)
Nine Grandchildren:
Shanna Culp,
Brandy Myrick,
Josh Hensley,
Trevor Stange,
Mason Livingston,
Dustin Shelton,
Hunter Livingston,
Justin Tomlinson and
Christian Tomlinson
Four Great Grandchildren:
Jordan Culp,
Gavin Culp,
Layton Stange and
Carter Stange
a host of nieces and nephews, family and friends.
Pallbearers and Honorary Pallbearers will be Grandsons and Nephews
In lieu of flowers: Family requests that donations be made to Mt Zion Baptist Church in Hartselle in Memory of Paul “Buddy” Tapscott.
Mt. Zion Baptist Church:
250 Mt Zion Road,
Hartselle, AL 35640
Peck Funeral Home
