In Memory Of
Mickey "Strumps" Ann Thrift
1954
2024
Mickey "Strumps" Ann Thrift
December 31, 1954 — June 23, 2024
Mickey Ann Thrift, 69, of Cheyenne, passed in her home on Sunday, June 23, 2024 surrounded by her three children, as well as in a houseful of loving family members.
She was born on December 31, 1954 in Cheyenne, WY to Robert and Doris Jean Porter, as the last of their six kids.
Before her debilitating and cruel battle with Scleroderma forced her hand to medically retire in 2018 Mickey proudly worked at the Wyoming Head-start Program, previously known as La Petite Academy. She was employed with them for 15 years. She held a few positions prior to that after moving back to Cheyenne in 1997. She had lived in South Carolina from 1989 to 1997. There she worked as a bank teller for a brief period and then became the “Beautification Specialist” for the First Baptist church, as well as running a private home cleaning business in Blacksburg, SC. She lived in Fairbanks, AK from 1982 to 1989, and there she worked as a bank teller with Eielson Federal Credit Union on Eielson AFB from 1985 to 1988. Previous to that she ran a private day care business in home.
Her passions were KIDS, her family and friends and her Faith in God. She didn’t know a stranger. She was an avid poetry writer, joke teller, practical joker and prankster. I’m sure her legendary stories will live on even longer than any of us. She loved her pets and her home. She belonged to the Calvary Chapel church here in Cheyenne where she faithfully served the Lord for many years.
She is survived by her daughter, Stephanie; three sons Casey, Scott, and Austin; daughters in “love", Darcy, Jennifer, and Gina; her 10 beloved grandchildrem, Sierra, Kegan, Nicole, Jayden, Cheyenne, Neveah, Odin, Milo, Jonah and Rosalynn; her 6 great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and one remaining sister, Shirley.
Mickey was preceded in death by her dad, Robert Porter; mom, Doris Jean; stepdad, Walter Crom, as well as her 3 brothers, Dale, Larry and Glen Porter, and 1 sister June Dunn.
Services will be held at Calvary Chapel on Friday July 5 at 1pm.
She was born on December 31, 1954 in Cheyenne, WY to Robert and Doris Jean Porter, as the last of their six kids.
Before her debilitating and cruel battle with Scleroderma forced her hand to medically retire in 2018 Mickey proudly worked at the Wyoming Head-start Program, previously known as La Petite Academy. She was employed with them for 15 years. She held a few positions prior to that after moving back to Cheyenne in 1997. She had lived in South Carolina from 1989 to 1997. There she worked as a bank teller for a brief period and then became the “Beautification Specialist” for the First Baptist church, as well as running a private home cleaning business in Blacksburg, SC. She lived in Fairbanks, AK from 1982 to 1989, and there she worked as a bank teller with Eielson Federal Credit Union on Eielson AFB from 1985 to 1988. Previous to that she ran a private day care business in home.
Her passions were KIDS, her family and friends and her Faith in God. She didn’t know a stranger. She was an avid poetry writer, joke teller, practical joker and prankster. I’m sure her legendary stories will live on even longer than any of us. She loved her pets and her home. She belonged to the Calvary Chapel church here in Cheyenne where she faithfully served the Lord for many years.
She is survived by her daughter, Stephanie; three sons Casey, Scott, and Austin; daughters in “love", Darcy, Jennifer, and Gina; her 10 beloved grandchildrem, Sierra, Kegan, Nicole, Jayden, Cheyenne, Neveah, Odin, Milo, Jonah and Rosalynn; her 6 great grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews and one remaining sister, Shirley.
Mickey was preceded in death by her dad, Robert Porter; mom, Doris Jean; stepdad, Walter Crom, as well as her 3 brothers, Dale, Larry and Glen Porter, and 1 sister June Dunn.
Services will be held at Calvary Chapel on Friday July 5 at 1pm.
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