BELLEVUE, NE (April 23, 2018) – Retired Covenant minister Diana Lynn Wymore died Thursday, April 18. She was 59.

Diana was born on December 15, 1959, in Omaha, Nebraska, to Donald and Helen Wymore.

She earned a bachelor’s degree in music and Bible from Grace University in Omaha. She earned a master of arts degree in religious education from North Park Theological Seminary.

Diana served the Evangelical Covenant Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota; College Park Covenant Church in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; First Covenant Church in Sioux City, Iowa; Brookdale Covenant Church in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota; and Heritage Community Bible Church in Arvada, Colorado.

She also did social work for the past 10 years in Omaha and Lincoln, Nebraska. She volunteered as a Special Olympics coach, as well as with the Habitat for Humanity Family Selection Committee, and at local shelters and soup kitchens.

A memorial service will be held at 7 p.m. on May 2, at Lighthouse Baptist Church in Bellevue. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m.

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