Born in Prenter, West Virginia, Diana Risher has made southeast Mississippi home since 1957. A graduate of Rhodes College (Memphis, Tennessee), Diana also studied at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia, and earned her MA in Biblical Studies from Reformed Theological Seminary (Jackson, Mississippi). After moving to Mississippi, Diana served as Director of Christian Education at First Presbyterian Church in Laurel. She taught elementary school, choral music, and Bible survey in Heidelberg, Mississippi until her retirement in 1990. As a member of Heidelberg Presbyterian Church (PCA) Diana has taught Sunday School, weekly Bible studies and directed the choir for 47 years. Widowed and the mother of two sons, she resides at Lake Eddins in Pachuta, Mississippi. You may contact her at: mailto: drisher@bayspringstel.net