The Lovell, Wyoming, community is heartbroken after the passing of Stormy Nicole Smith Jameson on Sunday morning, November 23, 2025, at New Horizons Care Center.
At just 39 years old, Stormy succumbed to Stage IV metastatic breast cancer that had aggressively spread to her bones, leaving her beloved family behind far too soon.
Born Stormy Nicole Smith on September 16, 1986, in Paris, Texas, to Greg and Breanna Smith, she grew up alongside her brother Sinjin in a home filled with love and competitive spirit.
From an early age, Stormy stood out, excelling both in the classroom and on the court.
Her talent earned her scholarships to play volleyball and basketball at Oklahoma Panhandle State University, where she graduated in 2009 with a degree in business and marketing.
It was during her college years that she met Michael Jameson, a baseball player with an equally big heart.
The two fell hard and fast, marrying on June 12, 2009, and soon building a beautiful life together.
They welcomed four children, Kobi, Jace, Kali, and Jett, who quickly became the absolute center of Stormy’s world.
In search of wide-open spaces and new adventures, the young family eventually put down roots in Lovell, Wyoming, never imagining how deeply this small town would embrace them.
In Lovell, Stormy wore many hats and wore them all with a smile.
For years, she was the advertising manager, reporter, photographer, graphic designer, and all-around lifesaver at the Lovell Chronicle.
As the newspaper wrote in a touching tribute on their Facebook page:
“We lost a very special colleague and friend this week… Stormy was our Swiss Army knife colleague, a person who could do virtually anything we needed… We joked that there wasn’t anything Stormy couldn’t do for the paper, and we respected her tremendously for her work. We miss her so very much.”
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But it was on the sidelines and in the gym where Stormy truly shone. She poured her competitive fire and endless encouragement into coaching.
In 2012, she led the Lovell Bulldog volleyball team to a state championship, earning Class 2A West Coach of the Year honors that same season and again in 2015 as 3A West Coach of the Year.
She was selected to coach in both the North/South All-Star volleyball and basketball games, forming lifelong friendships with players and fellow coaches alike.
Even when she wasn’t officially on the bench, you could find her coaching her own kids’ Little League teams or turning a simple family board-game night into an epic tournament.
Friends remember her infectious laugh, that soft East Texas drawl, and the way she could turn anyone’s bad day around with a hug and a joke.
She was famously competitive, happy to challenge you to a popcorn-eating contest, a “wet-willie” showdown, or an impromptu art battle (because Stormy was ridiculously talented at drawing, too).
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In early October 2025, what Stormy thought was severe back pain turned into every family’s worst nightmare.
A diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer that had already spread aggressively to her bones.
Within weeks, she required rods surgically placed in her femurs for stability, endured unbearable pain, multiple hospital stays, and blood-count crises that delayed the start of chemotherapy.
A GiveSendGo campaign organized by close friends Sheika Daughtrey and Tammie Bates quickly raised support for mounting medical and travel expenses to Billings, Montana.
Despite the community’s outpouring of love and prayers, the cancer progressed rapidly.
In her final weeks, Stormy moved in with family friends Stan and Melissa, who cared for her around the clock with extraordinary tenderness.
She passed peacefully early Sunday morning, leaving a hole in countless hearts.
Stormy was preceded in death by her grandparents. She is survived by her husband of 16 years, Michael Jameson; their four children, Kobi, Jace, Kali, and Jett; her parents, Greg and Breanna Smith; her brother, Sinjin; and a large extended family who loved her fiercely.
A celebration of Stormy’s remarkable life will be held on Friday, November 28, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. in the Johnny Winterholler Gym at Lovell High School, the very court where she once coached her girls to a state title.
A viewing will take place from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Haskell Funeral Home, followed by burial at Lovell Cemetery.
Instead of flowers, the family has established an account at Bank of Lovell to benefit Stormy’s children.
To know Stormy was to feel seen, cheered for, and genuinely loved.
Her big smile, competitive spark, and huge heart will live on in every life she touched, especially in the four beautiful children who were the light of her life.
Rest easy, Coach. You fought like a champion until the very end. Lovell will never forget you.
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