Jimmy Ray Werner

January 6, 1944 - July 28, 2015

Funeral services for JIMMY RAY WERNER, 71, will be held at 11am Monday, August 3, 2015 at North Hills Baptist Church in Lingle, Wyoming with Pastor David Anderson officiating. Burial will be at 2pm at the Valley View Cemetery in Torrington, Wyoming. Jim died July 28, 2015 at Community Hospital. Memorials may be made to either Festival of Hope or the Special Touch Program at Community Hospital. Visitation will be Sunday from 3pm to 5pm at the funeral home and the casket will be open briefly prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Jim was born January 6, 1944 in Wheatland, Wyoming the son of Earl and Laura (McCarty) Werner. The family moved to the Goshen Hole area west of Yoder, Wyoming and he attended school in Yoder graduating high school there in 1962. He married Emma Jenkins on October 16, 1963 in Wheatland. He started driving truck delivering mail for Huckfeldt trucking. He worked road construction for Lamb Construction for twelve years and then farmed for several years before returning to driving truck. Jim enjoyed fishing, computers, collecting Briar horses, team roping and mostly spending time with his family and friends especially his grandchildren. He was a member of Owner, Operator, Independent Drivers Association. Jim is survived by his wife Emma of Yoder, Wyoming; sons Shane (Shelly) Werner of Yoder, Destry (Jennelle) Werner and Todd (Mary) Werner all of Torrington, Wyoming; daughters Kristi (Mark) Durrant of Torrington and Jamie Werner of Yoder; a brother David Werner of Denver, Colorado; a sister Joyce Kirchhefer of Yoder; grandchildren Tyler, Chance, Alyssa, Brianna, Hannah, Jenna, Danielle, Tarah, Maddy, Trenton, Jacob, Cody, Sterling, Kannon, and Talon; and one great grandchild Brylee Ann. He was preceded in death by his parents.