Marvin Smith Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Marvin Smith, 91, of Millville, died on Friday, November 4, while under the care of hospice. He was a former editor of the (then) Vineland Times Journal, from 1954 until his retirement in 1990, serving first as general assignment reporter, then poultry editor, news editor, managing editor and editorial page editor. His work garnered several awards from the N.J. Press Association for editorial writing and typography and layout. Mr. Smith was born in New York City and later moved with his family to Toms River, where he graduated from Toms River High School. He served in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II as an aerial gunner and ended his Army stint in 1946 as a master gunner and staff sergeant. He earned a Bachelor of Journalism degree from the University of Missouri in 1951. He began his journalism career at The Poultryman Newspaper in Vineland from 1951 to 1954, serving as South Jersey editor. He continued his writing and commentary on the local political scene after retirement with columns in the Cumberland News and a self-published newsletter, “The Vineland Voice.” He enjoyed traveling, golfing, tinkering with cars and following his favorite sports teams, the New York Mets, Jets and Nets. Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, Carol (Lejeck) Smith; a son, Edward Smith, of Vineland; a daughter, Pamela Smith Spahn (John), of Boyds, Md.; three grandchildren, Courtney, Christopher and Rory Spahn; his sister, Carolyne Saltzbart, of Colts Neck; and two nieces and two nephews. He was predeceased by his brother, Seymour, and parents, Charles and Grace Smith. A funeral service will be conducted at 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, November 9, at the Christy Funeral Home, 11 W. Broad St., Millville, where family and friends may call from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Interment will follow the service at the Cumberland Veterans’ Cemetery in Hopewell. Memories and expressions of sympathy for Marvin Smith may be shared on the Obituary Tribute Wall at www.christyfuneralservice.com.

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Marvin Smith

May 8, 1925 - November 4, 2016