Kim Mcintosh Melton

Kim McIntosh Melton of Lititz, PA went home to glory suddenly December 17, 2023. He is missed by his wife of 37 years and his three daughters: Jenna Paige Melton of Lititz; Jordan Ashley Birch (David) of Lancaster; and Morgan Elizabeth Kuch (Micah) of Ephrata. He is preceded home by and is now united with his parents Bryan Uriah and Maude Laurel "Roddy" Melton of Chattanooga, Tennessee. His life has many joys and triumphs, but he held his family as the greatest.

Kim was born and raised on Missionary Ridge overlooking Chattanooga, TN, where he spent many summers pushing lawn mowers uphill both ways along South Crest Road or working at his fathers Heating & Cooling company. He and his mother had a fondness for Pigeon Forge, TN and took the opportunity to work a couple summers there at a sock mill. Kim regularly took his parents and children back to vacation at cabins in the Smoky Mountains innumerable times, enjoying hot cakes, southern BBQ, and the bluegrass music.

While in high school, he found a fondness for photography. He completed a senior project on light reflection in photographs and how they created mood. This hobby continued throughout his life, readily taking pictures of scenery he enjoyed and family moments. After graduating from a Christian high school on the ridge, he and his brother both went off to Bob Jones University, where Kim earned a BS in accounting. More importantly, he also met his wife Dorenda.

Dorenda and Kim, with several of their BJU classmates, ventured up to Virginia Tech where he earned a masters degree in tax and became a CPA. When his career began, it took him to Nashville to join Touche Ross. He and Dorenda continued to date, flying back and forth every other weekend.

Eventually, he and Dorenda married in September of 1986, moved to Richmond where Kim worked as an accountant for Best Products, and Jenna was born. Kim and Dorenda made a hobby of investing in real estate, buying, DIY repairing and flipping houses on the weekend. Which is how one of Kim's suits went from black to yellow-splashed paint one evening in a Home Depot parking lot.

A few years later, continuing the march of Northern expansion, Kim took a job at Crown Petroleum in Baltimore, where Jordan was born. He spent many Saturday mornings taking his young daughters to pick up bagels and chase seagulls around the parking lot in his small gold Toyota pickup. Flying kites on top of Fort McHenry was another cherished pastime, as was sitting on the bench front porch swing quizzing his daughters on their school work.

Ultimately, he landed at QVC in West Chester, Pa, as the VP of Tax where his youngest daughter, Morgan, was born. Soon after the whole family moved to Lancaster, Pa so his daughters could be closer to school. He joined Westminster Presbyterian Church, served on the board at Veritas Academy, and became actively involved in supporting the rich community of biblical arts, christian culture and several local ministries.

His children have fond memories of learning to use tools, building models together on Saturday mornings at Home Depot, and “helping” him build them a treehouse in the backyard. They celebrated when he would bring home chocolate milk - one of his favorites. The children also grew up hearing from him about how their mother made cinnamon rolls (another of his favorites) so much more often before they got married. He, himself, was not much of a cook, but would make green eggs and ham for the girls. Kim was quick to start a snowball fight or a wrestling match, and would always join in playing with remote control cars. He always encouraged his daughters to do their best, live out their faith, work hard, and expand their comfort zones.

Kim was an avid reader, and had a large book collection. A new book for Christmas was a desired gift. He loved history and theology and enjoyed sharing the things he learned with others. After he retired, he taught at Lancaster Bible College and Montreat College.

He loved riding his motorcycles along winding back roads on warm days. Later in life, he enjoyed RV trips with Dorenda to the Grand Canyon, West Virginia’s foliage routes, and the National Storytelling Festivals in Tennessee. North Myrtle Beach was a favorite destination for watching waves and eating scallops and meeting friends. Traveling was one of his favorite things to do with his family in his retired years.

He will be missed, our God is good.

The family requests that gifts of love be sent to Kim's most recent passion project, the Widow(er)s Ministry at St. Stephen Reformed Church in New Holland, PA. Kim was also a long-time supporter of the Chalcedon Foundation in Southern California.

A Funeral Service will be held on Saturday, December 23, at 11:00 A.M. at St. Stephen's Reformed Church, New Holland, PA . Friends may greet the family on Saturday from 10:00 A.M. until the time of the service.