Greenville – Carroll Jerry Smith, 56, passed away peacefully Sept. 14, at C.A. Dean Memorial Hospital in Greenville, with his loving wife by his side after a courageous year long battle with cancer.

He was born on Dec. 25, 1950, in Greenville, the son of Gerald and Alberta (Rodrigue) Smith.

Carroll was a 1969 graduate of Greenville High School. He attended Husson College for three semesters before transferring to the University of Maine at Machias, where he played basketball and baseball.

While there he met his wife of 35 years and graduated in 1973 with a bachelor of science degree in business education. He taught and coached at Washington Academy in East Machias for four years before returning to Greenville in 1977.

He served the students of Greenville schools for 20 years. During his tenure he taught business, coached many athletic teams, including the 1978 Class “D” state championship girls basketball team, served 11 years as the assistant principal, and four of those years as athletic director.

He then spent two years at Penobscot Valley High School in Howland, one year as the assistant principal and one year in a combined assistant principal/athletic director position, before retiring from education in 1999. He served the citizens of Greenville as a member of the Greenville Board of Selectmen, where he was recently elected to his second term.

He was a sports enthusiast, he enjoyed the annual baseball trips with his good friends, Rollie Wortman and Richie Nadeau.

He was a devoted St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, and Bob Knight fan. He enjoyed playing cards, whether at the Smith Camp, poker with the guys, rummy with his family, or Texas Hold ‘Em. He thoroughly enjoyed bird hunting and ice fishing.

He enjoyed many great times with family and friends.

He is survived by his wife, Fonda Smith of Greenville; son, Eric Smith and his wife, Jill, and their children, Krystal and Kevin Levesque, all of Howland; daughter Maria Smith of Greenville; brother, Vernon H. Smith and his wife, Nancy, of Las Vegas, Nev.; brother-in-law Ceylon E. Putnam III and his wife, Linda; and brother-in-law Dana C. Putnam and his wife, Natalie, all of Peru; two special uncles, Lawrence K. Roderick and his wife, Barbara, of Greenville, Adrian J. Morin and his wife, Patricia, of Dover-Foxcroft; as well as several other aunts and uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins; and many exceptionally great friends.

He was predeceased by his grandparents; parents; son, Jerry R. Smith; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.