Mitzi "Red" Thompson Obituary (1959

Mitzi "Red" Thompson, 66, passed away on January 5, 2025, at North Mississippi Medical Center in West Point. Mitzi was born on January 2, 1959, in Vardaman, to the late Robert Clifton Robertson, Jr. and Lynette Hardin Robertson Armstrong. Mitzi was a 1977 graduate of Houston High School and obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree from the Mississippi University for Women. She was the Director of East Mississippi Community College Career and Technical Center in West Point, where she was instrumental in helping others further their education and career. She enjoyed watching women's college basketball and softball. She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She married Hunter Thompson on December 19, 2001, in Crawford and he preceded her in death on May 23, 2021. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Cheryl Annette Robertson. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 8, 2025, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point and Thursday, January 9, 2025, from 9:00 A.M. until 10:00 A.M. Funeral services will be follow at 10:00 A.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. James Towery officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Garden Cemetery in Houston. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include her two daughters, Blair Thompson (Billy) of West Point and Hunter Schumacher (Curt) of Columbus: two granddaughters, Sara Dudley Thompson of West Point and Andi Reese Schumacher of Columbus, and two sisters, Myra Duncan (Gary) of West Point and Celia Miller of Flora. Pallbearers will be Curt Schumacher, Billy Thompson, Montana Miller, Matthew Morea, Troy Miller, and Craig Wood. Memorials may be made to the Donor's Choice. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com