Sylmer Beal Thayn grew up in Emery, Utah. Her father died when she was fifteen years old, and after her mother remarried, Sylmer went to Wellington to live with her older sister and their family for a few years. This is where she met and married Homer Angus Thayn in the Salt Lake Temple on October 6, 1926. They are the parents of six children. The gospel of Jesus Christ and the family were of foremost importance in their lives.
They moved to Lehi, Utah in 1950. They provided a home for several Indian children during the Indian Placement Program so they could attend school during the winter months. They also taught children in the handicapped center in Utah county. They worked in the temple after their children were all married. Sylmer was an avid genealogist as she did research, temple work, and histories on many ancestors. She took every opportunity to keep learning and doing those things that are of most importance and of eternal value. Sylmer served in many callings through out her life. She was deeply religious. She was a self-sacrificing person who gave her all in the service of others.
Sylmer died at her home in Lehi.
They moved to Lehi, Utah in 1950. They provided a home for several Indian children during the Indian Placement Program so they could attend school during the winter months. They also taught children in the handicapped center in Utah county. They worked in the temple after their children were all married. Sylmer was an avid genealogist as she did research, temple work, and histories on many ancestors. She took every opportunity to keep learning and doing those things that are of most importance and of eternal value. Sylmer served in many callings through out her life. She was deeply religious. She was a self-sacrificing person who gave her all in the service of others.
Sylmer died at her home in Lehi.
Sylmer Beal Thayn grew up in Emery, Utah. Her father died when she was fifteen years old, and after her mother remarried, Sylmer went to Wellington to live with her older sister and their family for a few years. This is where she met and married Homer Angus Thayn in the Salt Lake Temple on October 6, 1926. They are the parents of six children. The gospel of Jesus Christ and the family were of foremost importance in their lives.
They moved to Lehi, Utah in 1950. They provided a home for several Indian children during the Indian Placement Program so they could attend school during the winter months. They also taught children in the handicapped center in Utah county. They worked in the temple after their children were all married. Sylmer was an avid genealogist as she did research, temple work, and histories on many ancestors. She took every opportunity to keep learning and doing those things that are of most importance and of eternal value. Sylmer served in many callings through out her life. She was deeply religious. She was a self-sacrificing person who gave her all in the service of others.
Sylmer died at her home in Lehi.
They moved to Lehi, Utah in 1950. They provided a home for several Indian children during the Indian Placement Program so they could attend school during the winter months. They also taught children in the handicapped center in Utah county. They worked in the temple after their children were all married. Sylmer was an avid genealogist as she did research, temple work, and histories on many ancestors. She took every opportunity to keep learning and doing those things that are of most importance and of eternal value. Sylmer served in many callings through out her life. She was deeply religious. She was a self-sacrificing person who gave her all in the service of others.
Sylmer died at her home in Lehi.
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