Rebecca Anderson Maples, 81, wife of the late Dr. Dwight Maples, passed away Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Born in North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Herman and Louvirne Howell Anderson.

Mrs. Maples was a member of Springvale Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed family research and Genealogy. Mrs. Maples had a Biology degree with a minor in English from the University of South Carolina and a Master's Degree in Math from the University of Florida. She began teaching at the age of 19 in Whiteville, North Carolina and over time taught in Georgia, Florida and South Carolina retiring from both the State of Florida and the State of South Carolina. Most of her teaching years were spent at Wildwood High School and Williston High School in Florida and at Lugoff-Elgin High School in Lugoff, South Carolina. The last years of her career were spent at Central Carolina Technical College and Midlands Technical College. In 2006 she was named Mathematics Department Adjunct Faculty Member of the Year at Midlands Technical College. In 1964 she entered the Pillsbury Bake Off and was a finalist winning a trip to California to represent the State of Florida in a National Bake Off. Her greatest pride and joy was her family.

In addition to her parents and husband, Mrs. Maples was predeceased by her brothers, Herman Aleas Anderson, Jr. and Durham Howell Anderson.

Surviving are her son, Dr. Durham Russell Maples of Camden; daughters, Dr. Dina Maples Blankenship (Terry) of Lugoff and Dr. Melanie Maples Begly of St. Matthews; and grandchildren, Jachary Elliott Begly, Benjamin Maples Blankenship, William Anderson Blankenship and Austin Gabriel Begly.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 p.m., Saturday, March 4, 2017 at Powers Funeral Home in Lugoff. A service to celebrate her life will be held following the visitation. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, March 5, 2017 at Spring Branch Baptist Church Cemetery in Nichols, South Carolina directed by Meares Funeral Home of Mullins.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorials be made in her memory to the Boy Scouts of America, Indian Waters Council at 715 Betsy Drive, Columbia, South Carolina 29210.

An online guestbook is available at www.mearesfh.com.