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McKay, Tunney (1931)

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DonnaMcKay Shiffer

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09/28/2004

McKay, Tunney (1931)

Tunney McKay, age 6 years, son of Orville and Beulah (Trotter) McKay. Tunney drown on July 4th, 1932 in an empty oil tank of water, where he was swimming with his brother's Pharis and Dalton Mckay. The boys were forbidden by their parents to swim in this tank and Pharis (oldest) carried this guilt of his brother's drowning with him all of his life.

Date & Place: 1931 at McKay in LeFors, Texas United States

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AncientFaces

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07/20/2022

This is little Tunney McKay of LeFors, Texas. His story is a tragic one:

On July 4th 1932, when Tunney was 6 years old, he and his two brothers Pharis and Dalton were swimming in an old oil tank that was filled with water. The boys had been forbidden to swim in the tank by their parents (Orville and Beulah MacKay) but, like many of us do as children, they didn't listen and as result Tunny drowned. His eldest brother, Pharis, carried the guilt of their rebellious act for the rest of his life.

Join us in remembering a life gone too soon.

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DonnaMcKay Shiffer

Donna (McKay) Shiffer, Marcola, Oregon, daughter of Orville Caldwell McKay (baby on lap).

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