Obituary: Garrett, Margaret Lucille
Age 93
She passed away peacefully on March 25, 2015 at Hospice House of Spokane.
Marge embodied the word “love” and left behind many people who hold memories of her as a kind and nurturing mother, sister, aunt and friend.
She is survived by her son, Randy Garrett and daughter Scott Elaine Koerner; grandchildren: Adam (Keri) Tichey, Todd Tichey, Julie (Chris) Hale, Justin Garrett (Kiera Gosling) and Rachel Garrett; great-grandchildren: Olivia and Tyler Tichey, Aspen Tichey, Kristyana Hale, Riley Garrett; sister and best friend, Gertrude Foster, all of Spokane; brother Jack and sister-in-law Loraine Darlow of Stevensville, MT; sister-in-Law, Jennine Darlow; special niece Jennine Murphy, both of Spokane; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Marge was very active with her family and much beloved by all.
She was a fantastic listener and was truly interested in everyone.
She lived by the tenet, “If you don’t have something nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”
She was also a wonderful laugher and enjoyed a good joke.
Marge is preceded in death by brothers, William and Robert (Bob) Darlow and sister, Alice (Babe) Hodges and nephew Graham Darlow.
She is also preceded in death by her dear husband, William S. Garrett, who she married in Jackson, Mississippi in 1945.
They lived in Indiana, moved for a short time to Montana and settled in Spokane in the early 1950’s.
Marge was very active in the PTA, worked for the Spokane School District and then managed the Grange Credit Union.
She employed skills she developed at age fourteen when the bank manager where she worked trusted her with all operations.
Marge went on to manage the Spokane Railway Credit Union, which later became Numerica.
After she retired she filled in at the Wonderbread Credit Union.
She had a fantastic head for numbers.
Marge needed to stay busy, so after full retirement, she saw a need for an organization supporting lupus, a disease she suffered with since her youth.
She went on to found the Greater Spokane Chapter of the American Lupus Society and later became the National President of the American Lupus Society.
She travelled extensively, made many great friends and organized conventions and speakers, all without the benefit of the internet.
A Memorial Service will be held at Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church (4449 N. Nevada) at 11:00 a.m. on April 11, 2015, with reception to follow.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Hospice House of Spokane, P.O.
Box 2215, Spokane, WA 99210; or the Lupus Foundation of America, 2000 “L” St. NW, Suite 410, Washington, DC 20036, would be appreciated.