Guy Ernest Twitchell Feb 16th

Guy Ernest Twitchell was born on May 12, 1960 in Arco, Idaho to Jerry and Nancy Twitchell. He passed away peacefully in his home on February 16th, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.

Guy grew up in Idaho and graduated from Kimberly High School in 1978. He loved playing sports and was an avid football and basketball player. His favorite memories were riding horses and going on pack trips with his Grandpa Gerald. His childhood dream of becoming a saddle bronc rider started in childhood and continued as he attended college at Snow College in Ephraim Utah, and at CSI in Twin Falls, Idaho. During this time, he met his sweetheart and future wife, Juanita Amy. They were married on June 6th, 1981. Their honeymoon was a PRCA rodeo in Montana. Together they had many adventures, went on many pack trips, and raised two daughters, Brooke and Echo. They were later sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple as a family.
Guy’s career was as a general building contractor. He did this for 30 years, and was able to build many beautiful homes in Blaine County, Magic Valley and finished his career in the Lost River Valley. The most meaningful part of his career was the people he had an influence on. Guy loved spending time with his family. His contagious laughter will be missed so much.
He is preceded in death by his mom, Nancy Lynne Montgomery, and his youngest brother Jory William Twitchell. He is survived by his father Jerry Twitchell, wife Juanita (Amy) Twitchell, daughter Brooke Kimball, daughter Echo (J.D.) Kelly, brother Tad Montgomery, brother Tony Twitchell, brother Dusty (Phyllis) Twitchell, sister Vandy (Janette) Twitchell, and 7 grandkids.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 24, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ~ Moore Stake Center. A viewing will be held Friday from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Anderson Family Funeral Home and one hour prior to service at the church. Interment will be in Mt. McCaleb Cemetery in Mackay, Idaho.

February-- Toe, Hole, Ski, Me

STEM activity was Chromatography. We learned how to pull molecules out of liquid solutions with different filters.  Dads toe healing is progressing nicely.  It should as the kids pray for it nearly every day.  Got out the Melt-a-beads for craft hour.  Zara diligently using the tweezers selected and placed her 100+ colors just so on her flower. Hyrum after 5 minutes grabs a handful and drops them on his pad and shakes them hoping some would stand upright.   It's a stretch but with all 3 of us helping and encouraging him to finish he gets a small circle done.   It's still a bit cold but  Zara wanted to take a bike ride to see the new pothole.  Later the kids were determined to go to the picnic tree now the snows melted. We took shelter in the copse of trees across the street.  Zara made me a treasure hunt. Once she helped me decipher the clues I was actually impressed with her designs and creativity.  Our ward had a Valentine's dance.  They taught us the 2 step and had a swing competition.  I was missing my sisters as I tried to line dance alone for one song.  That weekend Preston and I took Katana Skiing for the first time. Idaho does 5th and 6th grade ski free passes. Didn't really look into it till now.  We bought some gear with the thought "if we have it we'll use it."  She was nervous and it wasn't the best snow but it was a fun workout. She did really well and only fell a few times. We kept telling Preston to leave us to the slow s-curves but he was patient and caring and stayed with us all day. "It's no fun to ski alone."

Zara finished her paint-by-numbers she got for Christmas. She was so precise and patient.  She possesses focus and a very steady hand.  It turned out so cute.  Katana was inspired at our ladies night out last year by some soft hair scrunchies she bought.  She has spent the last few months learning to make them. She has tested several different yarns. She's sold a few to family and friends. Recently her YW group had an activity where she lead a tutorial on how to make them.  Mace has been through 2 backpacks this year. I used his last one as a guide and with upholstery material made a double layer bag I hope will hold up a bit longer. I was really pleased with myself.  I also felt a push to finish my puzzle quilt. I watched tutorials about free motion quilting and was excited to give it a go. My basic little Baby Lock BL9 probably isn't ideal for a project this big but I think it turned out really nice.  Boys are rocking new hair art. Axels minecraft sword stretched my artistic abilities.  A Girls spa night was the last thing I needed to be ready for the cruise.