Douglas Donavon Thayer Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Douglas Donavon Thayer of Boyne City, Michigan, who passed away on April 18, 2025, at the age of 85, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Douglas Donavon Thayer to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Howard D. Thayer and Leona M. Thayer (Nelson); his wife Marilyn Robinson Thayer; his in-laws, Hudson and Loraine Robinson; his siblings, Bill Thayer (Esme), Charlotte White, Lois Langtry (Dick), Jane Allen (Leroy), Audrey Scott (Art), Robert Thayer, Irv Thayer (Onalee), Phyllis Hardy (Elwood), Richard Thayer and Pat Snedeker (Chuck); and his siblings-in-law, Carolyn Thayer and James Burns.
He is survived by: his daughters, Kay Shelton (Charlie), Tammy Fettig (Scott) and Heather Heckman (Scott); his grandchildren, Erika Lewis (Mike), Douglas Fettig, Kortney Heckman (Michael Merrill), Nicole Heckman (Keaton Walker), Missie Ousley (Shawn) and Brian Shelton (Amanda); his great grandchildren, Keenan, Emma, Olivia, Elijah, Elle, Emilea, Everleigh, Gabe Lewis and Megan Lewis; his great great grandchildren, Henleigh, Madi, Gehrig and Eden; his brother Charlie Thayer; his siblings-in-law, Sonia Burns, Mary Thayer and Hudson Robinson (Patricia); his nephews, Woody Hardy (Penny), Tom Thayer and Lindsey Thayer; and his close friends, Dale May, Farmer Tom Pustell, Sally Swanson, Patrick Hrenko (Savannah) and Russell Richards. He is also survived by nieces and nephews.
Those wishing to make a charitable donation in Douglas' memory are asked to consider the American Heart Association or Emmet Charlevoix Market Livestock Scholarship Fund.
