Milton J. "Mj" Smith

Milton J. “MJ” Smith, 87, of Mascoutah, IL, born July 13, 1921 in Chicago, IL, died Monday, June 8, 2009 at St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in Belleville, IL.


MJ was a retired pathologist from the U.S. Air Force as a Colonel. He was a WW II, Korean and Vietnam War veteran.


He was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Isabel, nee Froedhe, Smith, two brothers, Ervin J. and Richard Smith and a sister, Gloria Jean Smith Evans.


He is survived by his wife, Mary M., nee Falcon, Smith whom he married in the Panama Canal Zone on Dec. 19, 1950; a sister-in-law, Helen Smith of San Diego, CA; nieces and nephews; dear friends, Cheryl Rasch, Alex, Kyle and Jordan Rasch, John Bailey and Nancye Doros.


Memorials may be made to Concerned Christians, P. O. Box 262, Mascoutah, IL 62258.


Visitation: There will be no visitation and no services.