Mikki was born on December 18, 1942 in Hazard, Kentucky to Martha Doris (nee WIlliams) and John Preston Robinson. She is the beloved sister of Linda R. (Edward) Bellamy, the late Diane Embry and the late Phyllis Cole. Mikki earned her Bachelor's degree from Western Kentucky University and her Master's degree from Miami University of Ohio. She taught in Fort Knox, Kentucky and later worked for the Southern Governor's Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. She later relocated to Ohio and worked as the head librarian at Hamilton High School until her retirement.

Services will be held privately by her family.