Nancy Head Bryant

Laconia, N.H.-----Nancy Head Bryant, 83, of Laconia, N.H. and Naples, Florida, died peacefully on March 26, 2010 at Avow Hospice in Naples, Florida. She is survived by her beloved husband of 62 years, Harry L. Bryant, Jr., and their three daughters, Anne B. Nute and her husband, Jonathan, Ellen B. Peters and her husband, Allen and Susan B. Nadeau and two grandchildren, Brenden Nadeau and Sarah Nute.

Nancy was a resident of Laconia, N. H. and had been a winter resident of Naples for the past ten years.

Nancy was a graduate of the University of New Hampshire with a B.A. Degree followed by a M.A. Degree in Economics. She had a lifelong interest in education and worked as Director of Adult Education for the Laconia School District for fourteen years. She was a former Chairman of the Laconia School Board and former Chairman of the Board of Trustees at New Hampton School, New Hampton, N.H. Long active in community and civic affairs, she was a member of the Putnam Fund Advisory Board, Trustee of Trust Funds City of Laconia, former director of the N.H. Humane Society and life member and former president of the Lakes Region General Hospital Auxiliary. She had also served as a director and vice president of the Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the N.H. Council for the Humanities. Nancy was a member of the Mary Butler Chapter of DAR and was also a member of the N.H. Chapter of the National Society Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Lakes Church, Lakeport at a later date. Date and time will be announced.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations may be made to the N.H. Humane Society, PO Box 572, Laconia, N.H. 03247.

Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, N. H. is in charge of the arrangements.