In Loving Memory
1950•2026
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Anne Parker Story, “Annie” to her siblings and those who knew her earliest, died peacefully on the morning of September 11, 2026, at the age of 75. A lifelong Salt Laker, devoted mother and grandmother, legendary biology teacher, voracious reader, prolific knitter, loyal friend, and unmistakable presence in the lives of generations of people around her, Anne leaves behind a community much larger than any conventional definition of family.
Anne was born November 23, 1950, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Trent and Edna Parker and grew up with five wonderful siblings. She attended Highland High before attending pharmacy school at the University of Utah, and in midlife returned to higher education, earning a bachelor’s degree in biology from Westminster College.
Anne was extraordinarily bright, hardworking, creative and industrious. More simply, she was a doer. Motherhood was at the center of Anne’s world. She was an energetic and deeply involved mother: an organizer, volunteer, advocate, chauffeur, cheerleader and ever-present participant in her children’s lives. She attended every sporting event and was a raucous sideline fan.
In midlife, while raising three young children and navigating enormous changes in her own life, Anne went back to school to become a high school biology teacher. She believed in young people, expected something of them, and wanted them to believe something greater was possible for themselves.
She also knew what she liked. She loved cheesecake, Fritos with cottage cheese, Jimmy Dean sausages, books, yarn and good music. She valued good manners, proper behavior, gratitude, hard work, and beauty and good design. She loved traditions and holidays and approached family celebrations with the same attention to detail she brought to nearly everything else. All of these parts of Anne created countless happy memories and an absolutely lovely childhood for her children.
Anne’s life also required considerable resilience, in particular overcoming significant health challenges and enduring the death of her daughter, Megan. She faced these challenges with a remarkable constitution and an almost uncanny ability to rally. She rarely complained and often gave a considerably more optimistic account of her health than circumstances warranted.
Anne’s faith in the restored gospel of Jesus Christ was an important source of purpose throughout her life and of comfort as she approached its end. She believed deeply that death was not the end of our relationships with those we love, and she looked forward to being reunited with Megan, her parents and other family members who had gone before her.
Anne is survived by her daughter, Elle (Nate) Rogers; her son, Nate (Jana) Story; her four beloved grandchildren, Sam, Max, Will and Jane Rogers; and her siblings Trudy Evans (Jim Snow), Jared Parker (Marsha), Wendy Parker, and Lewis Parker (Kathy). She also leaves behind many nieces and nephews whom she loved dearly, along with a remarkable extended family of dear friends, devoted neighbors, generations of students, and all others who had the good fortune to find themselves in Anne’s orbit.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Megan Story; her parents, Trent and Edna Parker; her brother-in-law, Steven Evans; and her younger sister, Tina Parker.
The Christlike and heroic service Anne received from her friends and neighbors did not go unnoticed and was deeply appreciated. Anne herself would probably consider all of this far too much fuss. So perhaps the most fitting way to remember her is simply this: do something kind for someone else, believe in somebody who needs believing in, and tell the people you love that you love them and you are proud of them.
An Open House to celebrate Anne’s life will be held Sunday, September 20, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at 1525 Penrose Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84103.
Funeral services will be held Monday, September 21, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hillside Stake Center, 1900 East 1400 South. The family will informally receive friends and family beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at 1:00 p.m. at Larkin Sunset Lawn, 2350 East 1300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108.
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Anne believed in me! She saw my potential as a freshman at East High in her hrs biology class. She will always hold a deep place in my heart of a loving caring person and beloved teacher. All my love to you and your family during this tender time.
Anne was a friend to me and our children growing up in Colonial Hills Ward and attending East High School.
Never complaining, she pressed faithfully forward through every challenge—
with a brightness of hope and good
May sweet memories of her forever warm our hearts 💕
Annie was a lovely aunt who taught me so many things, but one of my favorite memories is her sand-pot cooking. I can still taste the chicken wings she so famously made in it.
I have wonderful memories of the summers I spent at her house. She would pay us one cent for every popsicle stick we picked up in her yard, and we’d take our earnings and walk up to Bobby Hunter’s Southeast Pharmacy to buy Swedish Fish. I recognize as an adult that we never could have eaten enough popsicles to account for the number littered throughout the yard.
She was always so industrious. I remember helping her bottle grape juice from grapes she had picked in her own yard. And Annie was our version of AI long before we had it—I always knew I could ask her the hardest questions, and somehow she would have an answer.
Watching her grieve the loss of Megan remains one of the most painful memories of my life. I find great comfort in imagining them together again, and I am so happy for their reunion. Swift passage, Annie!
I am so heartbroken about the passing of such a dear friend and colleague. Anne was always there for me when I was coaching and teaching. Anne was so supportive when I was coaching her two wonderful daughters Megan and Ellie. She was an amazing teacher and person. She was one in a million and I will always cherish our friendship. I loved visiting Anne. I just wish I would have visited her once more. She made this world so much better and she made me laugh. I loved Anne and her daughters. My heart goes out to Ellie. My thoughts and prayers are with you at the very difficult time. Together again Anne, Megan and Anne’s dear mother. I was so blessed to know Anne.
Anne was remarkable. As an educator she made a genuine impact on her student’s lives (including mine), as a colleague she was respected and deeply admired, and most importantly, she was the type of parent we can all aspire to be. I have so many fun memories of playing basketball with Ellie and seeing Anne’s constant support. Sending love during this very difficult time.
Anne is an inspiration. She sparked in me an interest in biology that ultimately led me to pursue a career as an infectious diseases physician. She was witty, so funny, and pushed me with firmness that was sometimes uncomfortable but yet so needed. She kept us teenage boys in line when things got out of hand in her basement lol. Anne is a hero and will be missed.
I remember Anne helping Megan and me make Hungarian Goulash all day one Saturday for a report we were doing together in our humanities class. She made it fun and a great learning experience at the same time! She had so much patience for teenagers, even the troublesome ones.
Anne was such a cool mom and I loved the very sweet relationship that she had with Megan. I am so grateful that they are reunited!! I hope Nate and Ellie and all of her family and friends can feel comforted at this time of great loss! Sending my love!!
Anne was a wonderful teacher, friend, and colleague! I taught with Anne for many years and always loved our conversations and good laughs. Her friendship and support was always felt through the ups and downs of our teaching career at East High. She was respected and loved by those who had the opportunity to have her in their lives. Anne will be missed, but not forgotten! "A life that touches others goes on forever." Much love to her family!
She set me on a path to value science and become passionate about using it to help others. Enjoy your rest Ms Story!
Was when I was helping Anne with the things she needed done with her home and for her care. She was my friend and client. I will miss her deeply. Love goes out to her family.
I really loved her biology class a freshman terrified of all the older students. She taught us how to take notes efficiently and added to my love of being a teacher and becoming a Middle School science teacher. I appreciate the safe space she created to learn and grow for someone who was terrified of what the future could bring. She will be missed as a great mind and compassionate soul.
Anne was an incredible teacher! She taught me to love biology, and she helped me find confidence as a high school student. I have since become a math teacher, and I often think about how much I loved Anne's classes. I hope that I teach my students the same passion for math that Anne taught us for biology, and that I can inspire my students as much as Anne inspired me. She will be missed!
I had Ann as my Honors and AP biology teacher. I was her T.A. a couple of times, as well. She believed in me and taught me to ‘lean one, do one, teach one’. I’ll forever remember her kindness.
It’s difficult to quantify the value of an excellent teacher. I had Anne for AP Biology and the wonder of the subject matter has never left me. I’ve otherwise been more drawn to the arts, but sometimes I wondered if I should have gone into biology just because I enjoyed her class so much!
Ms. Story was easily one of the most influential teachers that I have ever had. She expected a lot of me, and I’m so grateful for it. One time, while the class was doing silent work, and she was grading, she woke up the whole class with a roar: “MR. MAY! If you don’t clean up this chicken-scratch handwriting for the next assignment, you’re getting an F!” Needless to say, I improved. (Though still not great haha). But that’s what she did. She made you better.
I had her for honors biology Freshman year and AP biology Sophomore year. I will never forget her and her kindness and dedication.
I choose to remember Anne as a fellow TEACHER at East High School. Chasing students into class during a hall sweep. Helping students prepare to pass AP Biology test. Standing strong for Teachers. Always willing to help in any way she could. As an OUTSTANDING AP Biology Instructor, she helped many students find their path in life. I know she's on the other side of the veil with her loved ones. The East High Science Department was blessed with her presence. She will be missed. God Bless her family!
Some teachers stay with you long after you leave their classroom. Mrs. Story was one of those teachers for me.
She was my 9th-grade biology teacher, and she was hard. She expected a lot from us, and she absolutely made me work for every grade I earned. But she was also remarkably patient with my then-undiagnosed ADHD brain. Even when I struggled, she never gave up on me.
Looking back, I realize that the teachers who make you work the hardest are often the ones who leave the deepest mark. They teach you far more than the subject in front of you—they teach you perseverance, discipline, confidence, and what you’re capable of when someone refuses to let you give up on yourself.
I only wish I had told her that I eventually earned my Master of Public Health from George Washington University—and that, somehow, the girl who struggled through biology went on to actually enjoy biostatistics, even though it challenged me tremendously. I think she would have appreciated the irony. ❤️
She left her mark on so many students and helped make the world a better place, especially for the young women she taught, challenged, and believed in.
My thoughts are with Elle and everyone who loved her.
Much love from Washington, DC.
Jana Baldwin-(Francis)
My confidence in schooling was greatly enhanced by Mrs. Story.
She was a fixture in my elementary life, always volunteering for things at Uintah elementary school. I was a friend of a classmate of her son Nate. I always looked up to her children and considered it a privilege when I got to visit her home.
When I got to have her as my AP biology teacher at East High School I quickly learned she was an exacting but kind teacher. She was tons of fun as well. I’ll never forget that Adenosine Triphosphate are like boxes of mac & cheese (quick energy).
Her foundational teachings help me excel in other science classes, and the frameworks she taught me were a great foundation for my college biology courses and medical school.
I’ll love you forever, Mrs Story, for your brilliant, kindness, belief in me, and excellence in teaching.
-Eric W. Glissmeyer MD MBA
Pediatric Emergency Physician and Professor of Pediatrics, University of Utah
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