Sarah Tapscott Justus

Sarah Tapscott Justus, age 87, passed away on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. She was born in 1939 and lived a life that spanned an extraordinary era of change, from the years before television and space travel through the rise of computers, the internet, and the modern world we know today. She was a kind, quick-witted, and generous person who lived her life on her own terms. She married James Walter Tapscott and started her family, raising two children, a daughter, Carron, and a son, David. Sarah loved to travel and saw a great deal of the world, visiting many historical places in the United States as well as Mexico, Germany, and Hawaii. She also studied at the L’Oréal beautician school of hair color in Paris, where she received her certification, and spent her life making others beautiful before finally retiring at age 73.

She loved to bowl and worked at Parkway Lanes in Huntsville for 17 years while doing her work as a hairdresser during the day. She loved her mother deeply, and her remains will be placed with those of her mom in Somerville, Alabama.

Sarah is survived by her daughter, Carron Tapscott Bullard (Michael); son, David Michael Tapscott (Cathleen); grandsons, Matthew E. Bullard (Andrea), Patrick G. Tapscott, Preston Tapscott; granddaughter, Carrie Bullard Ray (Jason); great granddaughters, Blakely Bullard, Carlie L. Ray; and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. She is preceded in death by her parents William and Carrie Lee Garrison Black, and her sister, Nelladean Tillman Camp.

There are no services planned at this time, but a private memorial for family will be held at a future date.