Jerry L. Runyan, Longtime Elk Mountain Resident, Dies at 84

Jerry L. Runyan, of Elk Mountain, Wyoming, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 5, 2026, with loved ones at his side. He was 84 years old.

Runyan was born February 25, 1942, in Bonners Ferry, Idaho, to Cleveland and a second parent whose name was not available at press time. Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home published his obituary on March 13, and his life story, as outlined there, spans military service, family, community involvement, and work across southeast Wyoming, touching both Albany and Carbon counties.

His memorial page notes Navy service, placing him among the veterans whose time in uniform shaped lives far from the front. The specifics of his years in the Navy, including rank, station, and dates of service, were not available in the obituary excerpt published this week.

A Celebration of Life was held this morning, Friday, March 20, at 11:00 AM at an LDS Church. The service brought together those who knew him across the communities his obituary connects: Elk Mountain, Laramie, and Rawlins, towns that together trace the arc of a life rooted in Wyoming's high plains.

Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home is handling arrangements. The full obituary text is available through the funeral home's partner publications, the Laramie Boomerang and the Rawlins Times.