Lloyd D. Kellogg, 95, Sturgis, went to be with his Lord at the Sturgis Regional Hospital Hospice Unit on Wednesday, November 26, 2008, surrounded by his loving family.

Visitation will be from Noon until 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel with the family present from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 1, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church with Pastor Joel Higgins officiating. Burial will follow at the Bear Butte Cemetery.

Lloyd was born at Wessington Springs, SD, on November 22, 1913, to Dwight A. and Norma (Willett) Kellogg. He grew up and attended school in the Wessington Springs township. He graduated high school in 1931, where he was active in the church and played on his high school football team. After graduation, he joined the Civilian Conservation Corp where he served at the Wind Cave camp for a year before he returned to the family farm to help his Dad.

He met his bride-to-be when she came to teach at the country school in the area. He and Mary Maxine Sleater exchanged wedding vows at the Salmen farm on June 18, 1939. They made their home on the family homestead where they welcomed all five of their children into the world. In 1952, due to Mary's health problems, they made the move to Sturgis. He worked at Homestake for a short time, then worked on various construction/carpentry jobs before joining the nursing staff at Ft. Meade Hospital. After Mary's death in 1969, he met and married Alma (Long) Rhoden on April 28, 1973. He continued working at the VA and ranching until his retirement.

After Alma's death in 2006, he continued living at his home.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Sturgis, the Olive Branch #47 AF and AM Masonic Lodge, and the Golden K. Kiwanis Club.

Survivors include four daughters, Dorothy and her husband, Jim Gillispie of Bolivar, Missouri, Linda and her husband, Herb Andrews of Sturgis, SD, Patricia and her husband, Walt Stutzman of Washington, Iowa, and Marcie and her husband, Danny Young of Tucson, AZ. He is also survived by 9 grandchildren and fifteen great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by both wives; one son, William; one grandson; one great-granddaughter; and two sisters

A memorial has been established to United Methodist Church Memorial Garden.