Michelle Garrett was admired by many people in Tallapoosa County as a loyal and dedicated employee, friend and wife; a special, loving human who always had a smile on her face; an angel with an infectious personality and a fighter.
Garrett fought until the very last day when she died Aug. 3 after receiving a colon cancer diagnosis in October 2019.
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