Gillham’s Rim Ranch was established in 1917 by Roy E. Gillham of Archer, Nebraska when he bought 160 acres of land near Peetz, Colorado. Roy and his wife Orpha would acquire additional tracts of land in the 1920s while raising their three boys, Kenneth, Charles Dean, and Robert. After returning from duty in World War II, Charles Dean and his wife Mary Adele would move into the farm once Roy and Orpha had built themselves a new home in Peetz. Charles Dean and Mary’s son Richard Dean, along with his wife Nita Jo, and their sons, Daniel and Roy Timothy, moved into the farm home in 1984.Richard Dean Gillham represents the third generation to live and work on the farm. The agricultural enterprise that was founded by his grandfather has now shifted to a cow/calf operation with farm ground devoted mainly to forage crops for cattle. With the addition of Richard Dean’s son Roy Timothy and his family also living and working on the farm, the Gillham ranch will continue to honor the family legacy through the fourth and fifth generations.