On Thursday, May 7, 2026, Lynn D. Hancey, 93, completed his mortal mission and passed peacefully into the loving arms of his Savior.

Lynn was born at home in Hyde Park, Utah on January 31, 1933, to John Willard and Elvira Christenca Hancey. Lynn had fond memories of helping his dad in the garden and reading with his mom. He recalled his dad once chasing a bear away from their camp site and helping his mom learn to drive.

As the youngest of nine children, Lynn was curious, determined, and adventurous, leading to several close calls. A close encounter with lightning and a barbed-wire fence knocked him out. On a trip to Yellowstone with his Uncle Benny, Lynn and his nephew, Richard, barely escaped a mother bear. But the closest call of all came when Lynn’s appendix burst during the 1944-45 Christmas holiday season. During Lynn’s 36-day hospital stay he had two surgeries and turned 12. Lynn recalled his primary teacher coming to visit, telling him he looked horrible, and thinking she looked worse than him.

Lynn attended elementary school in a two-story, red brick building where the Hyde Park City offices are now. Lynn said Principal Hyde liked him after he quit sliding down the banister. When the principal offered 25 cents for someone to reattach the flagpole rope, Lynn eagerly accepted the challenge. Lynn attended Smithfield Junior High School and gave a talk at his 8th grade graduation ceremony. Lynn graduated from North Cache High School in 1951. On graduation night, Lynn drove his 1936 Chevy and picked up several friends. The trip, from Hyde Park to Logan to Clarkston and back to Richmond, involved a series of mishaps that Lynn’s lifelong friend, Darwin Jensen, can attest to. After two flat tires and a blown-out break line, they miraculously arrived at North Cache just in time to walk across the stage and get their diplomas. After high school, Lynn completed a machinist program through Hill Air Force Base and BYU’s vocational education program. Shortly after, he completed a correspondence course in radio and TV repair.

As a preteen, Lynn topped beets, harvested potatoes, hauled hay, and herded cows. As a young man, Lynn worked as an attendant at several full service has stations. During the summer of 1952, Lynn worked for his brother Ellis at Intermountain TV. Before transmitters were available, Lynn and Ellis ran a wire from an antenna to a house, which Lynn later jokingly referred to as Cache Valley’s first cable TV. In September of 1954, Lynn started a repair shop at Dunkley Music where he repaired electric organs, record players, and phonographs. After working at Dunkley’s for a few years, Lynn purchased their equipment and inventory in preparation to set up his own business.

What began as Lynn’s TV and Radio—later renamed Lynn’s TV and Stereo, then Lynn’s Audio and Video—originated from his childhood fascination with electricity. From the time Lynn could read, he devoured every piece of electronics literature he could find. He especially liked reading Popular Science and Popular Mechanics magazines to learn about emerging electronic consumer innovations. In October 1958, Lynn founded one of the first electronics businesses in the nation. In what was then a two-room shop, Lynn began selling radios and black and white television sets in a showroom in front of his repair shop. From the beginning, Lynn selectively offered the highest quality brands on the market. For the duration of his business, Lynn offered an in-store service department. In the early days of car radio, Lynn’s Audio & Video installed Cache Valley’s first car stereo, which was a four-track under the dash. They offered the first big-screen, plasma, flat panel TV and placed the first satellite in the valley. Lynn and his employees were confident and knowledgeable about the products they sold. They dedicated the time needed to find the right equipment for each customer. High pressure salesmanship was not in Lynn’s DNA. Lynn offered personal, and often after-hours, customer service because he knew many of his customers and cared about the rest. After several add-ons and remodels, Lynn’s business outgrew the available space. In 1988, Lynn began construction on a new building at 1655 North Main Street. When Lynn retired in December 2002, his son, Bret, took over the helm until his death in September 2025. From humble beginnings, Lynn’s Audio and Video grew to become a premier Northern Utah electronics store.

Some of Lynn’s favorite pastimes were ice skating, flying, and restoring classic cars. During his childhood, Lynn and his siblings learned to ice skate on an irrigation canal known as the Old Ditch. The year Lynn got his first pair of lace-up ice skates for Christmas; he knew he was going to get them and stayed up all night waiting for dawn. After moving from canals to ice-skating rinks, it wasn’t long before Lynn was doing spread eagles, jumps, and Shoot-the-Duck. But Lynn’s favorite ice-skating move was a backward figure 8. Fascinated with planes since childhood, Lynn took flying lessons at 20. He once took his parents, who didn’t seem to share his enthusiasm, up for a spin. Shortly after he and Roxie started dating, he flew by Roxie’s parents’ house much too low for her mother’s comfort.

Of Lynn’s many cars, his favorites were a 1941 Cadillac, a 1954 Buick Special, and a 1938 Oldsmobile Convertible which had a straight eight-cylinder engine and a rumble seat. Lynn’s knack for innovation and fun was on full display in the creative modifications he made to his Oldsmobile. After removing the glovebox from the dashboard, Lynn mounted an RCA 45 rpm record player on springs and put extra weight on the tone arm to hold the needle down. Then he built a converter to route sound from the record player through the radio, connected a microphone to the radio, and put a speaker in the front grill. Lynn enjoyed surprising people when he talked to them through his car radio and recalled “having many good times in that beautiful car.”

Lynn met his beloved spouse Roxie at a friend’s birthday party in April 1953. After a three-year courtship, they married on May 4, 1956, and were later sealed for time and eternity in the Logan LDS Temple on June 7, 1965. They celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary just three days before Lynn’s death. A few years after they were married, Lynn and Roxie purchased a house on South Main Steet in Logan where they built the adjoining two-room shop to house their new business. Lynn and Roxie lived in Logan until 1973 when they moved into their present home in Providence. Of the many happy times they had together, Lynn and Roxie especially enjoyed family vacations and holiday gatherings. In addition to taking their clan on frequent trips to Bear Lake, Yellowstone, and Las Vegas, Lynn and Roxie were privileged to enjoy trips to Tennessee, Virginia, Washington D.C., Hawaii, Nassau, Mexico City, China, Hong Kong and Thailand. Of all their travel destinations, Thailand was their favorite due to lifelong Thai friends and memorable elephant and tuk-tuk (three-wheeled pedicab) rides. Lynn and Roxie’s devotion to Christ and Christmas left their children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren with a lifetime of warm holiday memories. Although Lynn and Roxie will be briefly separated after 70 years of marriage, they are forever joined by eternal marriage and a love that will last forever.

As a business owner Lynn worked long hours but still managed to find time for his family. Lynn taught his children to work hard and save money. For Lynn’s entire life, he doted on his wife, helped his kids, and helped anyone else in need. He endured many trials and demonstrated patient resilience until the end. Lynn was a lifelong member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served several callings and taught his family the importance of temple blessings and eternal families.

Lynn D. Hancey lived a remarkably full life defined by curiosity, hard work, and an extraordinary knack for bringing innovation and fun to those around him. As a pioneering local businessman, he shaped the Northern Utah electronics landscape with honest service and personal care. As a family man, he infused his home with creativity, laughter, and deep affection. Lynn’s 93-year mortal mission leaves an indelible mark on Cache Valley and a lasting blueprint of patient resilience, lifelong devotion, and an enduring example of Christlike service. As a cherished husband, father, grandfather, uncle, and friend Lynn’s presence will be forever missed.

Lynn is survived by his wife of 70 years, Roxie Hirst Hancey; eight of his 10 children: Kevin (Michelle) Hancey, Cynthia Croshaw, Bart (Amy) Hancey, Alyson (Gary) Straquadine, Marnie (Robert) Stoddard, Teryl Hancey, Brooke Hancey, and Darcie (Jeremy) Ward; one daughter-in-law, Debbie Hancey; 28 of 30 grandchildren, and 53 of 54 great-grandchildren.

Lynn was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, and sons: Bret (Debbie) Hancey and Rolyn Hancey. He was also preceded in death by a son-in-law, Kevin Croshaw (Cynthia), two grandchildren: Rachel Hancey and Jeremy Joseph (JJ) Ward, and one great grandchild, Freya Hancey.

A viewing will be held at White Pine Funeral Home, 753 S 100 E, Logan, UT on Sunday, May 17 from 6 to 8 pm. A second viewing will be held at White Pine Funeral Home on Monday, May 18 from 10:30 to 11:30 am followed by the funeral service at 12:00 noon. After the funeral, interment will be in the Providence City Cemetery. 

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