Obituaries

Edith Waters Mahaffey Dean, 95, of Lyman, widow of Clarence K.

Suzanne J. Traenkle, 69, daughter of the late Mrs. William E. and Mary S.

Carrie Lee Burrell Duncan, 87, of Greer, widow of Elmer B. Duncan, passed away on March 10, 2019 at her home.

A native of Greenville County, daughter of the late Oscar and Bernice Cathcart Burrell, she was a retired employee of Stone Manufacturing and a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church.

Marion Ann Crouch Alverson, 81, of Greer, widow of Dr. W. E. (Bill) Alverson, passed away on March 17, 2019 at her home.

A native of Orangeburg County, daughter of the late Roy Winn and Marion Inez Byrd Crouch, she was a retired registered nurse and a member of First Presbyterian Church of Greer.

Billie Ann Cabe Watson, 71, passed away March 14, 2019.

A native of Tryon, North Carolina, daughter of the late William M. and Annie Sue Morgan Cabe, she was a retired employee of Homelite and a former employee of State Printing and a member of Washington Baptist Church.

Mary Ann Canaday Simms, 97, widow of Dr. Stewart B. Simms, passed away March 15, 2019.

A native of Raleigh, North Carolina, daughter of the late Ernest Franklin and Cecile Wood Canaday, she graduated from Meredith College and attended Southwestern Seminary. She was a member of Greer First Baptist Church.

Bradley James Gibson, son of Cynthia King Gibson of Greer and the late Marvin Gibson of Old Fort, North Carolina, died Wednesday, March 6, 2019 at Hospice House of the Carolinas Foothills, Landrum, SC.

Gerald Allen “Dog” Smith, 65, passed away March 9, 2019.

A native of Pelham, Allen resided in Eutawville, SC. He was an Assistant Boxing Coach at FML Boxing Club in Eutawville and ran the Community Center for Orangeburg County Sherriff’s Department. He was an avid fisherman and loved his roosters and other animals.