Mildred Helen Thompson

Mildred Helen Thompson, age 90 of South Carolina, formerly Gainesville, passed away Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Manna Health & Rehab Center in Pickens, South Carolina following a brief illness.


The family will receive friends on Friday, November 22, 2013 at 11:00 am at the funeral home. Funeral services will immediately follow the visitation in the Chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home. Reverend Ben Huff will officiate. Burial to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery.


Mrs. Thompson was born August 29, 1923 in Poe Mill, South Carolina to Torvill Rasmussen and Helen Shulz Rasmussen. She was retired from Pirkle's Café and was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. Mildred was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Robert H. Thompson.


Mrs. Thompson is survived by her daughters & sons-in-law, Elizabeth & Alex Gettys, Jr. of Pickens, South Carolina and Frances & Benje Huff of Demorest, her daughter-in-law & son, Jackie & William "Billy" Pirkle, Jr. of Clermont, grandchildren, Billy Pirkle, Micky Huff, Matthew Huff and Ben Huff, 12 great-grandchildren and beloved caregiver and adopted granddaughter, Brittany Knight.



Memorial Park Funeral Home, 2030 Memorial Park Road, Gainesville, GA 30504 is in charge of arrangements.



Send online condolences to www.memorialparkfuneralhomes.com.