TRIBUTES have been paid to an "angel" who was "a beautiful person inside and out".


Alex Kellett, 29, died suddenly in hospital on Friday last week, after quickly becoming ill at her Crown Street home in Millom.

Kind words and messages have poured out from family and friends who have been left saddened by the loss of a woman who "didn't have a bad bone in her body."

Alex's mum, Joan Kellett, said: "She was an angel - absolutely. She was just so caring. She didn't have a bad bone in her body - it was just the way she was."

Having lived in Millom all her life Miss Kellett was well-known throughout the community, particularly for her selfless determination to raise money for worthy causes.

Miss Kellett has long been a champion for the Millom branch of the Royal British Legion, helping to raised hundreds of pounds for the charity and playing a pivotal role in restoring the town's cenotaph.

Mrs Kellett said: "It was just the person she was. She was always caring for everything and everyone. Alex was Alex. She was a quiet person but never quiet in the way she cared about things."

Mark James, Royal British Legion chairman for Millom and County Committee representative, said: "Alex was a well-loved, beautiful young lady. She did a lot for us and Help for Heroes.

"She will be very sorely missed because she was a big part of the legion in this area."

Miss Kellett's other passion was undoubtedly her dogs; a King Charles Spaniel called Bruno and a Border Collie Lakeland Split, called Ozzy.

Mrs Kellett said: "She loved her dogs. She loved her family and friends and she loved her work. "She worked at St George's Residential Home and has been working there from when she left school. She loved her job, she loved the residents and everything about it."

Miss Kellett lived to spread a little love throughout the Millom community, whether it was her dogs, her family, her friends or her two godchildren.

However, her true weakness was undoubtedly shoes and handbags.

Mrs Kellett said: "She had a passion for shoes. We're not talking one or two - we're talking a couple of hundred pairs. If she went out shopping, she wouldn't just come back with one pair, she'd get two or three."

Having touched the lives of everyone who met her, Miss Kellett will leave the community a darker place and will be very much missed.

Miss Kellett said: "She was liked by everybody who knew her. Her eyes and her smile were second to none. She was a beautiful person - inside and out."