HILDRETH ROSA THOMPSON of Detroit, MI died June 11, 2013 at the age of 94. In 1950, she co-founded Thompson Funeral Home Inc, alongside her husband, Joseph B. Thompson. She and her husband opened a second location in 1975. She assisted many families that needed services who were deaf and hearing impaired as well as assisting her husband in every aspect of the funeral business. She was a graduate of Tougaloo College in Jackson, MS.