Leona Jayne Covington

April 29, 1926

February 5, 2017

Jayne Covington, wife of the late Dwight A. Covington, passed away at age 90 in Golden Colorado on February 5th, 2017. She leaves behind two sons, Kenneth Covington (and his wife, Pat) of Lake Mary, FL, and Richard Covington (and his wife Teresa) of Redondo Beach, CA. She also leaves three grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. Jayne and Dwight were long-time members of the Shepherd of the Hills Church. Memorial service will be held on Wednesday, February 15 at 10 A.M. at Olinger Crown Hill Chapel of Peace with interment in the Tower of Memories after the service.

Born on April 29, 1926 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, Leona Jayne Covington was raised in Sterling Colorado and subsequently in Laramie Wyoming. Jayne survived her father, mother and four brothers. She and Dwight Covington were High School sweethearts and both attended and graduated from the University of Wyoming. Jayne was 22 when they married on July 24, 1948. The family moved from Laramie in 1948 to Denver when Dwight started his career with the Bureau of Reclamation while serving in the United States Army Reserves. Jayne taught English and Home Economics at Bear Creek High School. Jayne will be missed by her family and many friends, however is now reunited with her beloved husband Dwight and loving daughter Judy.

Psalm 25

In you, Lord my God,

I put my trust.

I trust in you;

do not let me be put to shame,

nor let my enemies triumph over me.

No one who hopes in you

will ever be put to shame,

but shame will come on those

who are treacherous without cause.

Show me your ways, Lord,

teach me your paths.

Guide me in your truth and teach me,

for you are God my Savior,

and my hope is in you all day long.

Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love,

for they are from of old.

Do not remember the sins of my youth

and my rebellious ways;

according to your love remember me,

for you, Lord, are good.

Good and upright is the Lord;

therefore he instructs sinners in his ways.

He guides the humble in what is right

and teaches them his way.

All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful

toward those who keep the demands of his covenant.

For the sake of your name, Lord,

forgive my iniquity, though it is great.

Who, then, are those who fear the Lord?

He will instruct them in the ways they should choose.

They will spend their days in prosperity,

and their descendants will inherit the land.

The Lord confides in those who fear him;

he makes his covenant known to them.

My eyes are ever on the Lord,

for only he will release my feet from the snare.

Turn to me and be gracious to me,

for I am lonely and afflicted.

Relieve the troubles of my heart

and free me from my anguish.

Look on my affliction and my distress

and take away all my sins.

See how numerous are my enemies

and how fiercely they hate me!

Guard my life and rescue me;

do not let me be put to shame,

for I take refuge in you.

May integrity and uprightness protect me,

because my hope, Lord, is in you.

Deliver Israel, O God, from all their troubles!