MILBRIDGE – Lincoln C. Strout, 80, died Sunday Jan. 9, 2005, at Courtland Health Care Facil-ity in Ellsworth, after months of battling cancer. He was born Feb. 12, 1924, in Milbridge, the son of Wilford A. and Alice Strout. Lincoln served in the Marines, and was among one of the first waves of men to invade the beaches of Normandy in World War II, fighting bravely for his country. Lincoln later became a member of Post 8 of the American Legion in Cherryfield. Lincoln will be missed by many close friends and neighbors. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12, at Bragdon-Kelley-Campbell Funeral Home in Milbridge.