Thayne G. Buchanan November 3, 1927 - October 25, 2017 Thayne G. Buchanan, 90 of Provo Utah, passed away October 25, 2017. He was born November 3, 1927 in Joseph, Utah to Golden R Buchanan and Thelma (Shaw) Buchanan. He has two brothers Dohn and Richard Buchanan. He grew up on a farm in central Utah and worked with is brothers to manage the farm. He loved to ride his horse and he always had his trusty 22 with him to hunt. He was too young to serve during World War II, but as a teenager he was enlisted in the Utah State Reserve. He was trained to fight for his country should there have been an invasion. Thayne served a mission in Great Lakes Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. On returning from his mission his Dad was actively setting up the Lamanite Placement Program. He spent a lot of time helping with that program. During that time, he met two beautiful women. One he married right away and the other he married later. Thayne married Betty Iris Nielsen November 1950 in the Salt Lake Temple. They enjoyed 55 years together. They had five kids, 24 grandkids and 58 great grandkids. Family was very important to him. With his family he camped, water skied and traveled. Thayne served in many callings throughout the years. Thayne and Betty served as Ordinance Workers in the Oakland Temple for 12 years. Betty passed in 2005. Shortly after that Thayne found Marilyn Richards whom he had met as a young man and fell in love. Thayne and Marilyn served three years in the Martin Handcart mission where the served as guides to the visitors. Thayne and Marilyn also served in the Jamestown Retirement Home. Two years ago, Thayne moved into Jamestown. Thayne is survived by his wife Marilyn Buchanan, a sister-in-law Mavis Buchanan, two sons, two daughters and a daughter-in-law, Curtis (Linda) Buchanan, Clair (Linda) Buchanan, Vicki (Cory) Miller, Stephanie (DeLyle) Perry, Barbara Buchanan. He helped support most of his grandkids on mission and was influential in helping many of his Grandsons to receive the rank of Eagle. Funeral Services will be Saturday, October 28, 2017, 11:00 a.m. at Walker Sanderson Funeral Home, 646 East 800 North, Orem. Family and friends may visit that morning from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home. Interment will be on Friday, November 3, 2017, in the Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport, CA. Condolences may be offered to the family online at WalkerSanderson.com.