Donald Wyant

WYANT, Donald Lorne - --Age 88, of DeWitt, formerly of Fenton, passed away on March 16, 2016. Services will be held 1 PM Friday, March 25 at Sharp Funeral Homes, 1000 Silver Lake Road, Fenton. Interment in Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly. Visitation will take place from 11 AM until the time of service. In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to Prestige Pines, Great Lakes Hospice Foundation, Meals on Wheels, or the U of M School of Music. Donald was born October 11, 1927, an only child, of Cecile and Elsa (Braendle) Wyant of Flint. Donald had a love for music and studied piano with the late Alice Thayer and violin taught by his mother. He attended High School at Flint Central and college at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. After one year of college he enlisted in the Army for WWII. Stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky he was assigned the duty of Chaplin's assistant. After the war he continued schooling at U of M taking classes for music and architectural renderings and graduated with a music degree. He was an accomplished musician and played many years notably with his good friend, the late Sherm Mitchell of Flint. Don was a business man and had ventures with restaurants from 1962-1979. He was the owner of the Shorthorn (Flint) for 17 years and started other restaurants such as Diablos, Super Chicken, The Texan, and Floogles. With all sold by 1979 he moved to Florida and did architectural illustrations for several companies. He and his wife, Mary missed family too much and moved back to Fenton where he continued to design, renovate, and build homes until his retirement. Don loved being at his cottage at Point Lookout on Lake Huron where he spent many young years swimming and sailing. He also had a love for designing cars and sailing yachts. He leaves behind his loving wife of 49 years, Mary (Severn) Wyant; children, James Wyant of Traverse City, Julia Shaw (Steven) of Williamston, Donald Wyant Jr. of New Lothrup, Shelly Helms (Don) of Naperville, Ill, Sherry Pickering (Dave) of Grand Ledge, .,; and many grand and great grand children. He was preceded in death by his parents; Cecile and Elsa (Braendle) Wyant; daughter, Debra Lanning. Tributes may be shared on the obituaries page of www.sharpfuneralhomes.com.

Visitation

Friday, March 25, 2016 11:00 AM
Sharp Funeral Homes - Fenton Chapel
1000 Silver Lake Road Fenton 48430, United States

Funeral Service

Friday, March 25, 2016 1:00 PM
Sharp Funeral Homes - Fenton Chapel
1000 Silver Lake Road Fenton 48430, United States