Family
In 1974, Wayne married Kathlyn White from Bountiful, Utah, a former Miss Davis County Fair (Davis County, Utah) and Miss Utah of 1974. Wayne and Kathlyn have five children, three girls and two boys. Their oldest daughter, Amy Osmond, was America's Junior Miss for 1994 and has also released a CD of Christmas music, playing the violin.
Amy is married to Jeff Cook and together she and Jeff have three daughters named Elizabeth, Jennifer, and Hailey Anne Cook. Amy also has from a previous marriage, two other children, Jacob and Maia Bingham. In late October 2011 Amy miscarried her sixth child and second son whom she named Asher. Wayne's son, Steven, is married to Anneli Peterson and they have four children together named Aili, Paul, Elyssa, and William Osmond. Son Gregory is married to Kaylynn McConkie, and they have three children, Oscar, Adelaide Elizabeth and Mack Redd Osmond. His daughter Sarah is married to Adam Hilton and they have one son and one daughter named Noah and Emma Kathlyn Hilton. Adam has worked on a master's degree at Northwestern University in Integrated Marketing Communications.
In the 1990s, Wayne moved to Branson, Missouri, where he performed and toured with his brothers at the Osmond Family Theater, Country Tonight, Moon River Theater, and Branson Variety Theater.
In 1997, Wayne was diagnosed with a brain tumor which was successfully treated. He remains an avid aviation enthusiast. He has recently announced that because of health issues he has retired and will not be appearing or performing with his family any longer.
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