Marylou Snow Paquette

Marylou Snow Paquette, 89, of Powhatan, VA passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones on February 19, 2017. She was born and raised in Springfield, Mass. Marylou is survived by her devoted husband of 69 years Harvey J. Paquette, Jr., her brother Robert Snow, wife Shirley and family, and many nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her five children; her son, Terry and his wife Laurie, daughters Susan Bennett and her husband Bobby, Sally Paquette, Gail Spruill, and Laura Batts and her husband Martin. Marylou was blessed with 12 grandchildren whom she adored; Jennifer (Rob), Tommy, Chris (Molly), Thomas (Amy), Joey, Lucy (Will), Sarah (Tyrone), Andrew, Chris (Stacy), Laura, Erika, and Anna (Sam); 14 great-grandchildren; Ricky, Trevor, Brandon, Connor, Cameron, Betsy, Evan, Kyle, Ella, Sutton, Channing, Corwin, Sophia, and Caleb. Also, her cat, Ching. Marylou will be remembered for her love of nature, generous heart, her wit and her well-lived life full of grace. Oh, and her love of Cheerios and raisin toast. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in her memory to the Nature Conservancy or the Powhatan United Methodist Church Discretionary Fund. A memorial service in celebration of her life will be held on March 11, 2017 at 3:00 PM at the Powhatan United Methodist Church.