Diana Ruth Milner
June 19, 1947 ~ September 2, 2016
Resided in:
Pueblo, CO
Diana Ruth Patterson Milner of Pueblo, CO was born to Melvin and Pasty Patterson in Gentry, Arkansas on June 19, 1947 and passed into glory on September 2, 2016.
She dedicated her life to serving others as the hands a feet of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She is survived by her husband, David L Milner of Pueblo, CO; children, James (Angie) Milner of Lowell, Arkansas and Patty Milner of Pueblo, CO; brother, David (Cathy) Patterson and their children; grandchildren, Kayla, Noah and Nathan Milner, and numerous honorary children and grandchildren.
Diana was a longtime adult education teacher at both Pueblo Community College and South Central BOCES. David and Diana served as Church Planters and Church and Community missionaries for the Southern Baptist Home Mission Board in both Buffalo, New York and Pueblo CO including many years of service at Hyde Park Baptist Church on the lower Westside of Pueblo.
She has left a hole in our hearts and lives and can only be comforted by God, and while never filled, can best be honored by carrying on her legacy of service and love.
A Memorial Service will be held Monday September 5, 2016, at 11:00 a.m. at Temple Baptist Church in Pueblo, CO. Internment will follow in the coming weeks at Fairmount Cemetery in Gentry, Arkansas.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Cooperative for Education Guatemala, 2300 Montana Ave Ste 301, Cincinnati, OH 45211 and the Joni Fair Hospice House, 1207 Pueblo Blvd Way, Pueblo, CO 81005 are encouraged.
Online condolences, www.montgomerysteward.com
David – we will be walking this difficult road with you in prayer after Diana’s Homegoing – as painful as it is, for a believer it is also a sweet, precious time of fellowship with the Lord – we pray that Christ’s Presence will be your comfort, your hope and your strength as He tenderly carries you in His strong arms and heals the pain and sorrow in your heart and in the hearts of your children. May He surprise you with a flood of wonderful, maybe even long-forgotten memories of the gift of Diana’s life and ministry, of your service to Him together, and of His incredible salvation she is now experiencing in all its fullness – the glory of our Savior’s face which Diana is, this very moment, experiencing with delight, and which we have the promise of experiencing one day.
In Christ’s Love,
Mel and Jan
Diana Milner is a saint in my book. She is the most Christian person I know because she dedicated her life to serving others. I wish peace to her family and friends. I am honored to have worked with Diana. She has inspired me to use many simple sources for educational resources. For a small lady Diana has left big shoes for us to fill.
I loved having Diana as a roommate in college. What a hoot it was. We were as different as night and day, but we learned a lot from each other and shared the joys and sorrows (and traumas) of college. We managed to keep at least loosely connected through all these years and always entertained the hope of getting to see each other again. She was a great lady and will be greatly missed.
In the few times I had the privilege of meeting Diana at family gatherings, I know she is now happy and free in Heaven with God. My condolences to the family, with prayers that God will grant them comfort from their sorrow.