Obituary of Milton C. Smith

Milton C. Smith was born on December 20th, 1940 to Hoke & Blanche Smith in Chattanooga, TN. He passed into heaven on July 6th, 2020 after a lengthy illness while he was being cared for at Riverwood Health and Rehab. Center in Starke, FL. A service will be held at Keystone Heights Presbyterian Church, 4200 SR 2100, Keystone Heights, FL 32656 on July 17th, 2020 at 11a.m. The viewing will begin at 10:30 a.m. Milton is predeceased by his older sister Patricia Mincey of Jacksonville, FL. He is survived by his two sisters Evelyn Haskins of Keystone Heights, FL, Mary Boulanger of Jacksonville, FL. Also, 3 nieces, Lisa Haskins, Woodland Hills, CA, Paula Chaney and husband Zoltan Chaney, Jupiter, FL and Kelly Sims, St. Augustine, FL, nephew John Zipperer and wife Julie Zipperer, Canoga Park,CA and one great niece, Paige Hay, Jacksonville, FL Milton had an injury at birth which kept him from achieving all he would have desired in life but he was a very kind and loving man. He struggled through several years of schooling and got a diploma from Florida Jr. College in 1983 which he was very proud of. He lived in Jacksonville Beach for many years and built his own lawn mowing business. Milton accepted Jesus Christ as his savior when he was young and was a member of First Baptist Church, Jacksonville Beach for a good part of his life. Milton was a precious brother. He loved to socialize with others and especially flirt with pretty women. Elvis Presley was his favorite singer and he loved to spend time listening to his music. Some of his favorite songs were GI Blues and Blue Hawaii. We look forward to seeing him in heaven. He will be sorely missed.