{"id":4269,"date":"2024-06-11T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/?p=4269"},"modified":"2024-06-11T14:33:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T14:33:02","slug":"pastor-delivers-powerful-message-after-tornado-kills-beloved-couple-who-loved-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/foreverinourhearts\/2024\/06\/pastor-delivers-powerful-message-after-tornado-kills-beloved-couple-who-loved-the-lord.html","title":{"rendered":"Pastor Delivers Powerful Message After Tornado Kills Beloved Couple Who &#8216;Loved the Lord&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_4275\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4275\" style=\"width: 985px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/399\/2024\/06\/dean-pam-wiggins-tornado-credit-kcci-youtube.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4275\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/399\/2024\/06\/dean-pam-wiggins-tornado-credit-kcci-youtube.png\" alt=\"dean pam wiggins\" width=\"985\" height=\"582\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4275\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">KCCI\/YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A community and family are experiencing heartbreak after a couple lost their lives during a deadly tornado in Greenfield, Iowa. According to KCCI-TV, Dean and Pam Wiggins were laid to rest after a funeral at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iowa, the very church where the couple said their vows 60 years ago. Friends and family have praised Pam and Dean as amazing people who deeply cared for their loved ones and community, the <em>Des Moines Register <\/em>reported.<\/p>\n<p>Carol Woosley, a family friend, told the outlet, \u201cThey were the kind of people that no matter what you needed, if you needed them, they would be there.\u201d The couple\u2019s obituaries highlighted these sentiments, emphasizing their love for God and family. \u201cPam was a proud cancer survivor and loved the Lord, her family, her friends, and her community,\u201d her\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legacy.com\/us\/obituaries\/name\/pam-wiggins-obituary?id=55180746\">obituary<\/a>\u00a0read. \u201cShe cherished spending time with her family and was especially happy when she would host celebrations and holiday gatherings at her home.\u201d Dean\u2019s obituary\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lambfuneralhomes.com\/obituaries\/dean-wiggins\">noted<\/a>\u00a0that he \u201cvolunteered for the Greenfield Fire Department for over 20 years\u201d and loved making memories with his grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8-pSMtnY-C4?si=BvGeonIm3s8JL2HM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Rev. Dr. Keith Schweitzer, who gave the couple\u2019s eulogy at the funeral, left those in attendance with some powerful words about the couple\u2019s life, love, and faith. \u201cThe tornado took their home, but dear friends, listen to me; that tornado could not touch their faith,\u201d Schweitzer said, speaking just feet from the very location where the couple had, decades earlier, entered into marital bliss.<\/p>\n<p>Dean worked for local feed companies and a glass company over the years, and Pam was a church volunteer, among other kind acts in her community, KCCI-TV\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcci.com\/article\/greenfield-iowa-tornado-couple-dean-wiggins-pam-wiggins-funeral\/60965641\">reported<\/a>. Continue to pray for the Wiggins family as they cope with such a tragic loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A community and family are experiencing heartbreak after a couple lost their lives during a deadly tornado in Greenfield, Iowa. According to KCCI-TV, Dean and Pam Wiggins were laid to rest after a funeral at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Iowa, the very church where the couple said their vows 60 years ago. 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