Pamela E Schmick

September 5, 1935 - March 27, 2016

Funeral services for Pamela E. Schmick, 80, will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Matt Gordon officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Pamela died March 27, 2016 at Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Memorials may be given to Davis Hospice Center in Cheyenne or the Cancer Center at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Visitation will be Friday from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the funeral home and the casket will be open briefly following the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Pamela was born Sept. 15, 1935 in Laramie, Wyoming the daughter of Ira and Pamela (Fredericks) Wood. She grew up in various places in Wyoming before coming to Torrington, Wyoming when she was in the eighth grade. She graduated Torrington High School in 1953 and then attended two years at the University of Wyoming. She returned to Torrington where she worked as a stenographer for the welfare office. She married Henry Schmick on Jan. 15, 1956 in Torrington and they moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming. She again attended UW and received her BA in education. She taught in Sheridan, Wyoming from 1972 until 1995 when she retired. They lived in Sheridan until 2009 when they returned to Cheyenne. Pamela enjoyed playing Bridge and tennis and camping. She was a member of several Bridge clubs and was a member of Kappa Delta Sorority and UW. Pamela is survived by her husband Henry of Cheyenne, Wyo.; two sons Douglas H. Schmick and Daniel J. (Jan) Schmick both of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a brother Clifton (Patty) Wood of Torrington, Wyo.; and four grandsons Darell Schmick of Salt Lake City, UT, Jordan (Emily) Schmick of Arvada, Colo, and Hunter and Ryan Schmick both of Colorado Springs. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a sister Eileen.