Jennifer Lee Storment

Jennifer L. Storment, 51, died on Sunday, November 15, 1998 at 4:45 P.M. in Worland, Wyoming.

She was born March 21, 1947, in Lancaster, Ohio, the daughter of Denver Addison and Phyllis Mae (Willeke) Christy. After graduating from Lancaster High School in 1965, she attended Ohio State University, Ohio University, and Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, where she graduated summa cum laude with a B. A. in Latin and English in 1969.

She married Richard Clark Storment on August 18, 1967, and the couple resided in Dayton, Ohio, at United Theological Seminary. Upon graduation, the couple ministered at Fort McKinley and Otterbein United Methodist Churches. Mrs. Storment taught Latin and English at St. Joseph’s Commercial High School for girls. The Storment’s later moved to serve the Rolling Plains United Methodist Church and Wapakoneta United Methodist Church in Zanesville and Wapakoneta, Ohio. While in those parishes, Mrs. Storment taught Latin, Title I Reading and English. In 1984, the family moved to Worland, Wyoming, where she taught English, writing and reading for twelve years at Worland Middle School. She also taught an after school puppetry class.

She taught for seventeen years, retiring in 1998. She belonged to the Worland Education Association, Wyoming Education Association, National Education Association, WAYE, National Council of Teachers of English, Wyoming Writing Project, P.E.O. Chapter AA, Puppeteers of America, Ohio Association of Teachers of English, and the Wyoming Association of Teachers of English.

Throughout her life, she was involved in church activities and ministries. For the past fourteen years she has been a member of the Worland, United Methodist Church, working in both local and conference levels of the church structure. She worked on the Conference Committees for Camping, Human Sexuality, and Worship in both Ohio and Wyoming. She served as an Assistant Director of Instroteach, a program that trained teachers and leaders in the church. She also gave over 300 performances in ventriloquism, puppetry and liturgical clowning in Ohio and Wyoming. She played in the bell choir and sang in the chancel choir at the Worland, United Methodist Church. She taught all levels of Sunday School and Vacation Church School, directed Youth Fellowship, participated in Joy Circle and United Methodist Women, and chaired church committees such as Worship and Administrative Council.

Jennifer enjoyed a variety of activities and hobbies. In summer she likes swimming, camping, walking and tending her garden flowers. She also enjoyed tole painting, quilting, sewing, designing worship enhancements, reading and writing.

She is survived by her sons Shawn Storment of Platteville, Colorado, and Ryan Storment of Bozeman, Montana, and grandchildren Keeley Storment and Jacob and Joshua Hansel, all of Platteville, Colorado.

Funeral service will be held Wednesday, November 18, 1998, at 3:00 P.M. at the United Methodist Church in Worland with Reverend Russell Barber officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Memorial Gardens. Memorial donation may be made to the United Methodist Church in care of Bryant Funeral Home PO Box 524 Worland, WY 82401. Bryant Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.