Whitney Thomas

Mills Jr.

Whitney Thomas Mills, Jr., 80, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2026, in Denton, Texas. He was born on January 24, 1946, in Dallas, Texas,  to Whitney Thomas Mills Sr. and Cleopatra Brumbeloe. He graduated from Sunset High School and served in both Korea and Viet Nam. He retired from Amana/Maytag where he was employed as an appliance repairman.

He was a man of many talents. He could build, fix, or create just about anything. From woodworking and ceramics to quilting and restoring old machinery, he always seemed to have a project underway. He was a charter member of Grapevine’s Dirty Dozen, a volunteer group of citizens who worked on the restoration of many historical properties existing in Grapevine today. This volunteer work included the installation of the railroad turntable which facilitated travel between the Fort Worth Stockyards and Grapevine via Puffy, the Tarantula steam train. He also served on the Steering Committees for both Main Street Days and Grapefest. He had two original quilts accepted for display at the International Quilt Festival; and created and donated two additional quilts to raise funding for the historical work in Grapevine.

His proudest service was riding for over 10 years alongside his brothers and sisters in Bikers Against Child Abuse where he was known as “Whoops”, supporting abused children to not be afraid of the world in which they lived. He is survived by his wife of 38 years, Linda Dush Mills; as well as his son, Tommy Wayne Mills, daughter, Terry Greeson, step-son Randall Thomas Sims, and step- daughter, Linda Michele Griffith. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren, and 2 great- grandchildren. He was surrounded in love and devotion by his family who will miss him beyond words.

A Celebration of this remarkable life will be held on November 21, 2026, at Angelina’s Mexican Restaurant in Hickory Creek, Texas from 3-5pm. Attendees are encouraged to bring their memories of this life well lived to share. In lieu of flowers, donations are requested to be made to the Denton County Child Advocacy Center to support their work with abused children.