Mary Miedema

Mrs. Mary Ezzell Miedema, 94, passed away Thursday morning, April 20, 2006.

Born in Tallahassee, FL, she was a daughter of the late John Frank, Sr. & Mary Harman Ezzell and was also preceded in death by a brother, John Frank Ezzell, Jr.

She is survived by her husband, James F. "Jim" Miedema, former pastor and educator in Georgia and Florida, of Blackshear; a daughter and son-n-law, Mary Jane & James H. Wagnon of Van Buren, AR and God Children, Diane & A. J. Strickland of Patterson.

She served quietly but efficiently in educational organization and as curriculum specialist in churches her husband pastored: First Baptist Church, Terra Ceia, FL; Dice Baptist Church, Weatherford, TX; First Baptist Church, Greenacres, FL; Haverhill Baptist Church, West Palm Beach, FL; Norwich Street Baptist Church, Brunswick, GA and Interim Pastor - Life Tabernacle, Lake Worth, FL. Mary was employed by the prominent law firm of Hamilton, James, Merkle & Young for several years before her retirement. She has been a blessing to all the lives she touched and will be greatly missed.

Funeral services for Mrs. Miedema will be held Wednesday morning, April 26, 2006, at 11:00 o’clock from the Pearson-Treadwell Chapel.

Interment will be in the Laura Chapel Cemetery.

Visitation for Mrs. Miedema will be held Tuesday evening from 6 until 8 pm at the funeral home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, 1 Billy Graham Parkway, Charlotte, NC 28201 or to the Liberty University School of Religion, 1971 University Blvd., Lynchburg, VA 24502.

Sympathy may be expressed by signing our online register at www.pearsontreadwell.com.

Pearson-Treadwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.