Eleanor Rapier Obituary

Eleanor Taylor Rapier, 93, of Bardstown, passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at Wesley Manor.
She was born in Fredericktown, to William Chester and Eliza Diana Taylor. In 1955 she married Augustine "Gus" Rapier. She worked for the Kentucky State Dept. of Parks and for nearly 40 years for Smith Bros. Trucking. She loved raising flowers in her yard, playing bridge but especially singing in her church choir. She was an accomplished seamstress and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Her most endearing quality was her love and faith in the Lord. Her Catholic faith was the center of her life, and shaped who she was and how she loved every day.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; brothers, Frank Taylor and William "Buddy" (Joyce) Taylor; and sisters, Mary Garland Boone, Sr. Mary Diane Taylor OSU, Violet Rapier Smith, Carole Taylor; and a brother-in-law, Luckett Clements.
She is survived by her daughters, Beth (Dennis) Ford, Mary Kay (Paul) Turner, and Ann (Marty) Bryan; six grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; siblings, Catherine Clements, Tom (Tippy) Taylor and Judy (Steve) Thompson; a sister-in-law, Marilee Taylor; and many nieces and nephews.
Her funeral Mass will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 4, at the Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery.
Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Sunday, April 3, and 9-10:15 a.m. Monday, April 4, at Barlow Funeral Home.
Memorial contributions may go to Bethlehem High School and/or St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Barlow Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.