Nancy Lee Avant (Paradis) of Daytona Beach, FL left this life on March 23, 2015 surrounded by her loving family. She is survived by her sisters Mary & Anthony Wilson of Cowen, WV; Pam Paradis of Rochester, NY; Marcy & Dewey Cothern of Semole, OK; her brothers Leland & Danielle Paradis, Jr of Caribou, ME; Stephen Paradis of Rochester, NY; a daughter, Patricia & Josh Perry of VA; two sons, John Linn of OK; Jeremy & April Linn of CO; eight grandchildren: Ritchie, Josh, Lexi, Felix, Jake, Zane, Leaha & Alexis. Also, many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews and several cousins.
She was predeceased in death by her youngest son, Joshua Robert Linn (04/26/1991 - 04/26/1991), parents Marie (Beechnut) Hebert of Caribou, ME and Leland O. Paradis Sr. of Wayland, NY; paternal grandparents Leo & Patricia Chamberland; and maternal grandparents Omar Paradis and Irene Bliffen.
There will be no services as her wishes were to not have any.
Mary Paradis (Wilson)
Nancy was my older sister . She was a social butterfly and her memory of everything and everyone was amazing . She had the gift of gab . She moved away from Maine in I want to say " 85 " or maybe "86" that is when she joined the carnival . She ended up with the nickname Snake lady . I'm sure the name says it all with no need to explain it hahaha . She had her daughter in September 1984 and her twins were born in May of 1989 , her youngest was born in April of 1991 and he died a few hours after birth . She was living in Maine at the time of her youngests death . She would go on to endure more heartache as we lost our Mom in January of 2009 . In September of 2014 Nancy was here in West Virginia with me , It was great to have my big sis around again after all those years , she stayed for 3 months then moved back to Daytona Beach Florida where little did I know 3 months later I would be making a trip to have my sister taken off life support all due to a blood clot that formed by twisting her knee and not seeking medical attention until it was to late
I have to say I will cherish her memory for ever . I hope all her class mates have a great 30th reunion . I am going to try my best to make it there in her honor . Thank you all for contacting me .