In Memory

Tommy Keith Mills

Tommy Keith Mills

Deceased. Tommy Keith Mills Drowned 7-7-57 in water caves accident near Balmorhea, Texas along with fellow OHS classmate  Fred Douglas Acker.

 

 


Thomas Keith Mills
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Birth:  Aug. 4, 1940
Dover
Kingfisher County
Oklahoma, USA
Death:  Jul. 7, 1957
Balmorhea
Reeves County
Texas, USA

Thomas was born in Dover, Oklahoma, the son of Nellie Terrell and Frank E. Mills. His family moved to Odessa, Texas where he was attending school. On July 7, 1957 the summer before his senior year at Odessa High School, he and his best friend, Fred Douglas Akers, Jr. were on an outing and were swimming in the Pecos River, near Balmorrhea, Texas. They were on a private ranch and they were exploring the many caves underwater along the river. They both drown. Tommy was returned to his family's home in Dover, Oklahoma where he was buried. 
 
Burial:
Dover Cemetery 
Dover
Kingfisher County
Oklahoma, USA
 
Created by: Billy M. Brown
Record added: Mar 22, 2011 
Find A Grave Memorial# 67290757
Thomas Keith Mills
Added by: Billy M. Brown
 
Thomas Keith Mills
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