NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Belinda Lorraine (Hughes) Tracy, 63, of North Adams, Mass., passed peacefully on Sunday, April 1, 2018, at Berkshire Medical Center in Pittsfield, Mass.



She was born in Eagle Bridge, N.Y., on April 3, 1954, a daughter of Thomas Chester Barham and Helen Lorraine Hughes, adopted by a stepfather, Charles Cone. She attended schools in Eagle Bridge and some college in Bennington, Vt.



In her younger years, Belinda was a high fashion model in New York City. She was an editorial writer for the North Adams Transcript. An accomplished artist, she was a woman who did it her way. A beautiful, funny, passionate, warm, generous, spiritually independent woman, she was deeply loved. Those who knew her benefitted from her caring strength, love and wisdom. And above all she adored her children and grandchildren.  



Survivors include her daughter, Renee Tracy of Watertown, Mass.; her three sons, Eric Pierce and his children, Rylan and Maddox of Lumberton, N.J., Matthew Tracy of Florida and his children, Demitri and Geneeva, and Seth May of Ontario, Canada; her great-grandchild, Maxwell; her brother, Blaine Barham; cousin Jackie Harte; her sisters Wendy, Tammy and Candy Cone; and brother Billy Cone of New York.



She was predeceased by her daughter, Wendi Hannah Mary Tracy, who died on November 11, 2012, as well as her soul mate, William Hein, who also died in 2018, and a sister, Kathy Cone in 2004.



Funeral notice: At her request, services for Belinda Tracy will be private. Memorial donations may be made in her memory through the Flynn and Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, 74 Marshall Street, North Adams, Mass.