MACHIAS – Jean C. Tracy, beloved wife of Beldin W. Tracy, died Nov. 3, 2004, in Machias after a brief illness. Born on Dec. 24, 1904, in Aberdeen, Scotland, she was the only child of Frederick and MaryAnn Chilles. She moved with her parents to Maine at age nine. She graduated from Farmington Normal School and taught for many years in both Maine and Connecticut. She was a life member of the Order of Eastern Star which she joined in May 1923. Married for 54 years, she was predeceased by her husband in 1985; a daughter, Susan; and a grandson, Brian Massicotte. She is survived by two daughters, Elizabeth Massicotte of Lubec, and Sara Metzidakis of Clayton, Mo.; as well as seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Burial will be private. If desired, friends may make donations in her memory to the Down East Community Hospital, attn. Human Resources, Machias, ME 04654.