HARMONY – Pamela J. Izon went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ; and her husband, Tom, on Resurrection Sunday, April 24, 2011, after her courageous battle with cancer. She was born June 16, 1953, in Lincoln, daughter of Glenn Sr. and Joyce (Hamilton) Speed.
Pam attended Hodgdon High School, Hodgdon, and later received her bachelor’s degree in Christian education from Trinity College of Florida. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Harmony. Pam was a special speaker to lady ministries all throughout New England down to Florida. She greatly enjoyed being Pastor Thomas Izon’s wife. Pam was an excellent math teacher, she enjoyed investing in the children’s lives that she taught, and she also enjoyed refereeing and coaching volleyball for the Christian school league. More than anything, she loved being a wife, mom and grammie. Pam loved to knit, pick berries and bake.
She is survived by her three children, Cynthia Izon of Norridgewock, Elizabeth Rochette and her husband, Richard and their children, Carson and Lila Rochette, all of Golden Lake, Ontario, and Philip Izon and his wife, Tammy and their children, Kendra and Audrey, all of Norridgewock; her parents, Glenn and Joyce Speed of Phenix City, Ala.; three siblings, Glenn Speed Jr. and his wife, Eileen, of Phenix City, Ala., Rebecca Madasz and her husband, David, of Palm Harbor, Fla., and Gary Speed and his wife, Melanie, of Howland; numerous nieces and nephews to whom she loved being “Aunt Pammy;” her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Thomas and Roberta Izon of Harmony; and a special sister-in-law, Kay Johnson and her husband, Richard, of Clearwater, Fla. She was predeceased by her husband, the Rev. Thomas E. Izon, in March 2009; and one sister, Kathy Welch.
Visitation will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 27, at First Baptist Church of Harmony, High Street, Harmony. A funeral service will be held 4 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at Harmony Elementary School, Main Street, Harmony. Burial will be after the service at Chadbourne Cemetery, Harmony. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Smart & Edwards Funeral Home, 183 Madison Ave., Skowhegan. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pam Izon Memorial Fund, First Baptist Church of Harmony, P.O. Box 5, Harmony, ME 04942.