Joanna Grace Mead

Joanna was born in Tacoma, Washington, and grew up in Olalla and Belfair. She graduated high school in 2016 from Burley Christian School, and graduated with an associate’s degree in Biblical studies from Ethnos 360 Bible Institute in 2019.

She participated in high school soccer, track, and cross country. She worked a number of jobs including bus driver, barista, and most recently was working at the Green House Restaurant.

She was always on the move, always ready to jump into any available body of water. She was an avid hiker and loved the Olympic mountains. She loved music, singing, and playing her guitar. She was an adventurer and loved road trips with friends. She was always wearing flowers in her hair. She loved creating art - watercolors, earrings, music, photos, tattoos, sketches, doodles, and stories.

Joanna was a magnetic person.
She was someone everyone wanted to know and be around. She had a servant's heart, and much of her time was dedicated to serving in ministries both in the US and internationally.

To know her was to love her.
The smile, the laughter, the curly hair - her trademark. It seemed wherever she went there was music and laughter in the room.

She is survived by her parents Paul and Carrie Mead, and her siblings Kylie, Caitlyn, and Levi.

One of her favorite verses was
Philippians 4: 6-7
“Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”