Velma L. Stewart

Velma Lamoyne (Pomeroy) Stewart, 99, died on February 3,2026, just a few months shy of her 100th birthday! Funeral services will be held February 13, 2026, at 1pm at Colyer Funeral Home Chapel in Torrington, Wyoming with Pastor Brent Mullock of SONrise church officiating.The casket will be open briefly following the service. Burial will be held at the Wheatland Cemetery immediately following the service. Donations in memory of Velma may be made to the Alzheimer’s unit at the Care Center. Velma Lamoyne (Pomeroy) Stewart was born June 10, 1926, in York, Nebraska to George and Stella (Curtis) Pomeroy. She died on February 3,2026, just a few months shy of her 100th birthday. Velma was the youngest of four children. When her three older brothers were grown and no longer at the family home, the family moved to Lingle, Wyoming where Velma attended and graduated high school. On June 24, 1945, Velma married Gene Edmiston. They made their home in Wheatland, Wyoming, and welcomed their daughter Dianna on July 4, 1949. Velma was known for her productivity and thriftiness. For a short time after graduation, she worked at the United Airlines Maintenance Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. There she modified B17E Flying Fortresses for WWII combat. Later she went on to work as a grocery clerk for many years in Wheatland. She enjoyed cooking, sharing recipes and food with family and friends. She loved working on crafts, and she would sell them at fairs including the Cheyenne Rodeo. For the annual sale at the Torrington Senior Center, she would make as many as nine pies and her much loved caramel corn. For years she volunteered at the Senior Center Store, keeping the shelves stocked, but her real passion was sewing. She grew up learning how to be creative, making children's dresses from recycled women's dresses. At an early age she was exposed to quilting done by relatives and she too up making "scrap" quilts. She estimated that she made "thousands" of quilts in her lifetime. And at the Senior Center she was part of the "Sunbonnet Gals", a group that sewed and provided heritage bonnets to gift shops around the west. Velma is preceded in death by her parents; her first husband Gene Edmiston (1959); her second husband Jim Stewart (1997); her daughter Dianna Evans (2023); her brothers and sisters in law, Melvin and Louise Pomeroy, Vernon and Fern Pomeroy, and Gary and Agnes Pomeroy. She is survived by many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Velma L. Stewart

June 10, 1926 - February 3, 2026