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My Grand-father David Mckellip, was a farmer and cowboy.

My Grandmother Rachael Mckellip, was an awesome cook, and loved poetry . i can remember her siteing poetry for hours from memory.

My Grand-father Miller was cowboy, teacher, preacher, and seminary professor and president.

I remember my grandpa L.C. Miller, as a wonderful story teller and my grand mother Susie, who was blind, would play piano and sing...... Loved visiting my grand-parents.

My parents Lovell McKellip, born June 14, 1905 and Mary (Miller) McKellip born September 30, 1908, were married June 30,1931, in Hugo, Colorado. Then in 1935 moved to Idaho. they moved to the Melba Valley in 1936. My Father, a son of a farmer, was a farmer, house painter, and custodian for Melba High School. My Mother, a daughter of a Mennonite preacher, and nurse, was a life long teacher. She began teaching at age 16, in an adobe one room school house in Colorado. She was honored as an Idaho Teacher of the year by Idaho Governor Cecil Andres . My Mom passed May 13, 1984. My Dad married Nell Noble Hutchinson, in 1987. Nell passed in 1996, Dad passed away October 29, 2002.

I have two older brothers: MY HEROES ...

Brother Dean, born October 2, 1932, at Matheson, Colorado Is an mechanical consulting engineer. He lives in Boise, Idaho. For many years built stores of Albertson Grocery Stores. He and his first wife, Margaret Yost, lived in Kansas, California Idaho. Margaret passed away February 26, 2004. Dean married Beverly Weybright Beirnes, in August 2006. They traveled together a great deal. Beverly passed away May 2, 2016 . Since Dean's retirement, he has been building houses for Habitat for Humanity. His son is Randy Mckellip. Randy works as a mechanical engineering designer.. He also plays with the High Street Band and travels with his music through out the United States. His wife is Cindy, and their daughters are Kayla and Kirstyn.

Brother Lewis, born June 23, 1934 at Matheson Colorado, was a farmer, writer and inventor. He and his wife Anne (Eiler) were married August 20, 1954. He grew Mint and Sugar Beets. Wrote a book on "How to grow mint." Invented a mint distillery and produced a new type of Mint and along with wife Anne, built Mckellip Ponds, (now called Still Water Hollow) a wedding chapel. Lewis passed away December 16, 2005. Anne continues to live in Nampa Idaho. Their Children are Robert, Patty , Sherry, Mary Lou, Linda, and Michael.

David and Deanna (Forney) McKellip:

I was born, June 10, 1946 in Nampa Idaho. Deanna was born March 4, 1947 . We both grew up in the Melba Valley, graduated from Melba High School in 1965. After high school Deanna, attended NNU in Nampa, and i traveled to Kansas to McPherson for a year. We were married June 13, 1966. We attended McPherson College McPherson Kansas together in 1967 and 1968. We moved back to Boise, where i worked for Bon Marche, for the next 10 years. I attended Boise State University for a time and we then moved to Richland, Washington where Rob was Born July 9, 1969. I became pastor at Bowmont Church of the Brethren in 1970, moving to Bowmont, Idaho. Paula, was born August 6, 1970. In 1973 i became pastor at Boise Valley COB. Our Son Mark was Born October 4, 1974. and Daughter Susie was born November 14, 1977. I became pastor at Salkum COB, Salkum, Washington in June 1980. Deanna, began working at Mossy Rock High School as School Librarian. In 1991, i accepted a position for New Church development in Moreno Valley California. Deanna continued her education Cal State San Bernardino, and began teaching at El Pretro Elementary in Moreno Valley . In 1998 I became pastor at Mt. View COB in Boise, Idaho. Deanna began teaching at Nampa Greenhurst Elementary School in 2000 and continued there until 2013. Deanna's Dad Bob Forney, died August 5, 2007 I retired in 2011. Deanna' s mom passed December 21, 2015. June 2, 2016 we moved to Cypress Texas. Here we are .......

This is David and Deanna McKellip's Clan........