September 15, 2025 — September 12, 2025 (age 70)
Lyndel “Lyn” Winningham Afquir, lovingly called “Lynnie” by her sisters, lived her 70 years with an open heart, a quick wit, and a free spirit that could never be contained. She passed away peacefully in Logan, Utah, on September 12, 2025, with her three daughters by her side, singing her home.
Born September 15, 1954, in Takoma Park, Maryland, to Ethelynne Lois Mayberry and Delos Hill Reynolds, Lyn grew up surrounded by open fields, animals, and especially horses. They were her first love—she trained them, showed them, and built a lifelong bond with animals of every kind. Even in her final week, when asked to imagine her perfect place, she pictured a farmhouse with cows and horses, returning in her heart to the land she cherished in her y