Class of 1949
1949 Maroon Spotlight
Dixie Lee Myers
Red Hots ’46-’47; Library Staff ’47-’49; Office Staff ’46-’47; Y-Teens ’46-’48.
1949 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Dixie Lee Myers is active in the social functions of the Baptist church. She has been teen song leader of the Baptist Young People’s club for two years and was secretary of the club in 1947-48.
In school, she enjoys typing best of all her subjects and takes part in the Y-Teens. Skating is what she likes to do in her spare time.
Dixie is 18 years old and was born in Ripley, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Myers, 1301 Grove street. She has attended several other schools during her 12 school years. Her plans for the future include a full-time job.
Dixie Lee (Myers) Mills
March 12, 1931 – April 5, 2009
Dixie Lee (Myers) Mills was born to Arlie Leo and Florence Pearl (Blossom) Myers. She lived in Ripley until 1936. She later moved to Stillwater from 1936-1942 and to Perry from 1942 until 2009.
Dixie graduated in 1949 from the Perry High School and later attended Oklahoma A&M and received her Associates in Accounting.
Dixie married Richard Mills on October 2, 1954, in Perry, OK.
Her hobbies included watching football, baseball and cooking. The highlights of her life were her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She is survived by two sons, Kelly Mills and wife Christi of Parsons, KS, Khris Mills and Kim Buntin of Perry, OK, two brothers, Nyle Myers of Woodward, OK and Max Myers and wife Virginia of Fayetteville, Arkansas, eight Grandchildren, Kasie Dunagan, Shane Mills, Jason Mills, Jennifer Mills Lyndsi and Shelbi Carpenter, and Alex and Autumn Buntin, five Great-Grandchildren, Sheldon Dunagan, Raiden Dunagan, Paydin Dunagan Nevaeh Mills and Kaylierae Mills.
Preceded in death by: her parents; husband; Richard Mills, one son Kevin Ray Mills, Brother; Leo Myers.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at the First Baptist Church with Pastor Aaron Summers officiating. Interment will be in the Grace Hill Cemetery.