Lloyd Calvin Mitchell

Lloyd Calvin Mitchell 1916 - 2009 Lloyd Calvin Mitchell, 93, of Kennewick, Washington, formerly of Twin Falls, passed away August 1, 2009 in Kennewick. He was born at home in Holstein, Adams County, Nebraska, the seventh child born to James Nelson and Nellie Morse Mitchell. He was the last surviving of their ten children. He spent his early years on the family farm in Nebraska, coming west during the depression and dust bowl years. When he saw the irrigated crops and how well they grew he never wanted to go back to Nebraska. Lloyd loved farming and only left it to work for two years in Santa Cruz, CA, carrying hod for plasterers when farm work was scarce just before WW II. During the war he worked at the Naval ammunition depot in what was Babbitt, Nevada. After the war he returned to Idaho, not leaving until moving to Kennewick, Washington in 2004. He lived in Idaho for 70 years and considered it home. After farming Lloyd worked for Culligan's for 12 years, and went to business school, and then became manager of the Bean Growers elevator in Jerome where he worked for 13 years. On June 20, 1937 he married Minnie Estep at her mother's home in Twin Falls. They were married for 66 lovely years. Lloyd was a lifetime member of the Methodist Church. He enjoyed playing pinochle, watching baseball, fixing anything mechanical, building and remodeling houses or buildings on his property. He also had an insatiable love for raisins, enjoying them in anything from raisin bread, raisin pie or just right out of the package. Surviving are his daughter - Darlene (Royce) Wise of Irvine, CA, son-in-law Jimmy Holmes of San Jose, CA, daughter - Ardith (Lloyd) Eakin, Kennewick, WA, grandchildren - Jeff Wise of Red Lodge, MT, Susan (Jim) Osborn of Australia, Steven Holmes of Morgan Hill, CA, Linda (Will) Jenkins of Rexburg, ID, Virginia (Steve) Beecher of Tulare, CA, Diane (Matt) Gillingham of San Jose, CA, Paula Eakin of Kennewick, WA, Jennifer (Chris-Allan) Peha, Walla Walla, WA, David (Catherine) Eakin of Bothell, WA, 15 Great Grandchildren, and numerous nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters - Edith Burkholder, Hazel Smith, Hilda Koehn, and Erma Culver, brothers - Elmer, Homer, Harley, Earl and Archie, along with his wife - Minnie Estep Mitchell, and daughter - Norma Holmes. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. Visitation will be held Thursday, August 6, 2009 from 5 - 7 P.M. at Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home, 2551 Kimberly Rd., Twin Falls, ID. Funeral services will be Friday, August 7, 2009 at 11:00 A.M. at the funeral home with burial following at the Twin Falls Cemetery. Arrangements are under the loving care of Parke's Magic Valley Funeral Home of Twin Falls. The family wishes to thank the staff at Hospice at The Chaplaincy for their care of Lloyd. For those who desire, contributions may be to Hospice at The Chaplaincy, 2108 W. Entiat Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99336 or to First United Methodist Church, 360 Shoshone Stree East, Twin Falls, ID 83301.