H. Delores (Dee) Machado McCoy, 77, of Lewiston, Idaho, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2009, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Idaho.  She was born in Soquel, California to parents Elmer E. Gravelle and Ada Hackbarth.  Dee was married to Paul A. Machado for 25 years.  He passed away on June 29, 1972.  She later married Fred H. McCoy who passed away on March 7, 2008.  

Dee has resided in Lewiston for six years as a homemaker.  Prior to this she lived in Modesto, California.  She had a dairy and ran it for 30 years, then she sold the cows and leased the land and then obtained her Real Estate License.  She was a loving wife, mom, grandma and friend. She belonged to the Real Estate Board in Modesto. She was a member of the Moose Lodge in Manteca and Clarkston, Washington.

Dee is survived by her daughter, Judy Sandoval and her husband Pete of Modesto; son Dave Machado and his wife Pat of Keyes; brother Bud Gravelle and his wife Jean of Modesto; three sisters, Bea Sanders of Quincy, Tina Dixon of Clovis and Glenda Creaser of Manteca; 7 grandchildren; 18 great- grandchildren and one great-great-granddaughter. In addition to her husbands, she was preceded in death by her son Dan Machado.  

A memorial service will be held on August 28, 2009, at 1 p.m., at Ceres Christian Church, 3502 Roeding Road, Ceres, CA., 95307.