Desten Smith, 66, of Campbellsville, KY, son of the late Owsley Smith and Pauline O’Banion Smith was born January 4, 1955 in Taylor County, KY. He died at 5:05 P.M., March 5, 2021 in Campbellsville.

He professed faith in Christ and was a member of Robinson Creek Baptist Church. Desten was owner and operator of Smith Cleaning Service. He was a loving husband and father who cared deeply for his family. Desten enjoyed flower and vegetable gardening and was famous for riding around in his golf cart and racing with neighbors on their Exmark mowers.

He united in marriage to Marilyn Lewis July 7, 1989.

SURVIVORS:

Wife: Marilyn Smith

6 children: Casey Smith & wife Bethany, Travis Smith & wife Ashley, Levi Smith & wife Laura, Clint Sapp & wife Stefanie and Brett Sapp & wife Gina of Campbellsville, KY; Brittany Sargent & husband Jeremy of Nashville, Tennessee

13 grandchildren: Maddox Smith, Kinley Smith, Caroline Smith, Rayna Taylor, Easton Smith, Braxton Smith, Brayden Smith, Luke Sargent, Noah Sargent, Aubrey Sapp, Owen Sapp, Drew Sapp, and Blake Sapp

Special friend: Trevor Lasley

Several cousins and many other relatives and friends.

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WALK-THRU VISITATION: 5:00 – 8:00 P.M., Monday, March 8th following social distancing guidelines; masks are required and food is not allowed to be brought in during public visitation.

FUNERAL SERVICE: 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, March 9, 2021 at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home by Bro. Jim Collison, III and Bro. Larry Lemon

BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens

Expressions of sympathy requested to be donations to Gideon Memorial Bibles and made be made at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home.