Obituary for Milton A. Smith, Sr. Milton Alfred Smith, Sr., 93, of Spartanburg, SC, died peacefully on Friday, September 21, 2018. Born May 27, 1925, in Gray Court, SC, he was the youngest of three brothers, a son of the late John Harley and Josie Amanda Kessler Smith. A U. S. Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Smith enlisted September 24, 1943 at Camp Croft, SC.
He served in the Rhineland and Central Europe Campaigns, the Battle of the Bulge, and in Nuremberg for the trials of 22 German war criminals. He obtained the rank of Colonel and received the American Theater of War Medal, two Bronze Service Stars, and the World War II Victory Medal. He also served in the U. S. Army Reserves retiring May 27, 1985.
Milton was a 1949 graduate of Wofford College and 1951 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law. He founded Johnson & Smith Law firm with Edwin Johnson and served as part-time 7th Circuit Assistant Solicitor. He was appointed Chairman of the SC Department of Corrections by Governor Carroll Campbell and was the honored recipient of South Carolina’s highest civilian service award, The Order of the Palmetto.
An active member of First Baptist Church Spartanburg, he formerly served as Chairman of the Deacons and was co-founder of the Rice Bowl Ministries. Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Suzanne “Susie” Earnhardt Smith; sons and their family: Milton “Chip” A. Smith, Jr. (Laura) and their children, Sarah E. Smith, Milton A. Smith, III (Hannah), and Parrish Earnhardt Smith; William Douglas Smith (Alison) and their daughters, Cameron McIver Smith and Anna Douglas Smith; and Stuart Lee Smith (Stephanie) and their sons, Ellis Lee Smith and Matthew Stuart Smith. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two brothers, Horace C. Smith and F. A. “Smitty” Smith.
Funeral services will be conducted at 3:00 Sunday, September 23, 2018 at First Baptist Church Spartanburg, 250 E. Main St., Spartanburg, SC 29306, by The Rev. Sal Barone, The Rev. Robert C. Morgan, and The Rev.
Dr. Alistair C. Walker. The family will receive friends immediately following the service in the church Welcome Center. Entombment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Heritage Chapel Mausoleum, 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Rd.
, Spartanburg, SC 29307. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wofford College, c/o the Development Office, 429 North Church Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303; or First Baptist Church Spartanburg Building Fund, 250 East Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306. The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to Mr. Smith’s longtime caregiver, Misty Bogan, for her devotion and care.
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Cemetery Details Greenlawn Memorial Gardens Heritage Chapel Mausoleum 1300 Fernwood-Glendale Rd Spartanburg, SC, 29307 jowens@floydcemeteries.com www.
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