Melissa Gay Ann
Hargett
November 12, 1968 - July 21, 2020
Melissa Gay Ann Hargett began her sparkle through life on November 12, 1968. She quietly faded from among those who loved her on July 21, 2020. She was predeceased by her parents Kenneth Wayne and Doris Hargett. She was educated in the Florence City Schools. She took up modeling in high school and her beauty was on full display as one of the Robert Palmer girls in the popular video, “Simply Irresistible.”
After high school, Melissa moved to Florida where she attended the University of Central Florida. She began her career in Florida as an advertising consultant at AutoTrader.com with innovative techniques for selling cars online. During this period in Florida, Melissa honed her sailing skills while being a member of Tampa Yacht and Country Club. Then she became an internet marketing consultant at Reach Local in Atlanta Georgia. She traveled extensively in the British Isles, Europe and the Caribbean, picking up gourmet recipes where ever she went.
After her return from Atlanta to the Shoals area, Melissa started a local charity in conjunction with her thrift store named “Ups and Downs”. This earned her a 2016 Renaissance Award Nomination in the category of Service and Spirituality. She treasured this affirmation of her heartfelt goodwill toward her fellow man.
In recent years, Melissa was President of Marketing at Catsolarium.com. There she marketed a highly unusual product designed to help the housebound cat stay in touch with the outdoors. A memorial of Melissa’s time of sparkle through life will be at New Smyrna Beach, Florida, for the scattering of her ashes.
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10 Comments on “Melissa Gay Ann Hargett”
Mel, you biatch. You left without telling me. Now I am the only pea in the pod left. Love you heaps. Dan
I will forever miss you!You are still with me I dreamed about you today.love you forver Xanadu💗Stephie
Sweet Melissa, My beautiful friend, how I miss you so. Sparkle doesn’t exactly do you justice. You are more of a 4th of July fireworks finale. Roscoe and I are forever grateful for the selfless steps that you took to bring us all together. I love you to the moon and back. Godspeed my friend, I’ll be seeing you again some day. Laurie, Jim and Roscoe ❤️
RIP dear friend. Claudia and I will forever miss you. Thought about you every day that fateful week in July. Wondered about you and why I had not heard from you. Had no idea you were in the hospital getting ready for your eternal trip. You left a big hole in a lot of hearts!! Love you always!!
when is the memorial?
Melissa, you dropped out of sight, after I saw you last, as quickly as you dropped into my life. I wish we could have known each other better and longer. Aunt Grace and Uncle Rob, your Grandparents, were so proud of you. She always talked non stop about you and how pretty you were and what you were up to. You will be missed by many that you left behind.
Melissa, you were a good person but you had a restless heart. I pray that you are now at peace. ..Katrina
James, please call me! I am so very sorry and would like to talk to you.
Amy Scott
You always knew how to make an Entrance and a lasting impression. We had a lot of great fun and I’m very sad to hear that you have made your exit. I will cherish your sprit until we meet again .
I am so sorry to hear of Melissa’s passing. We kept in touch through the years and I will miss her photos, posts, and sense of humor, especially on how we met! Keeping you in my memory.
Mel you made a lasting impact in my life. You would post anything to raise money or get clothes, anything to help anyone. You got nothing out of it. You just always dropped everything to help anyone. I’ll love you always till I see you again. R.I.P Melissa.