He was born November 20, 1925 in LaGrange, Missouri the son of Linvel and Emily Calsaw Lewis. On January 10, 1959 he married Beverly Brunier in Quincy. She survives.

He was in the Army during WWII and served in Normandy and Northern France where he received two Bronze Stars. Mr. Lewis worked for Coca-Cola Bottling Plant for 15 years, and then spent 23 years at Quincy Senior High, where he was head custodian until his retirement in 1993.

He was a member of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, and he was a Eucharistic Minister at St. John Catholic Church. Mr. Lewis was the Commander of the V.F.W. Post #618 in 1968 and 1973. He was also a member of the Men's Sportsman Club and a former Mason.

Milt was loved by his grandchildren. He was Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, and they thought that he could fix anything. Milt also loved decorating his house for all seasons and holidays.

In addition to his wife, survivors include: five children: Ralph M. Lewis, Jr. and his wife, Clester, of Farmington, MI; Jeff Lewis of Quincy; Derrick Lewis of Aurora, IL; Jacalyn Bowen and her husband, Henry, of Quincy; and Peggy Bowen and her husband, Carl, of Chicago, IL; ten grandchildren: Sylvia Tillman of Farmington, MI; Roger Lewis, FL; Paige Cartmill of St. Louis, MO; Shanti, Jordan and Carson Bowen, all of Quincy; Blake Bowen of Chicago, IL, Carl Bowen, Jr. of Chicago, IL; Quenten Lewis of Aurora, IL; and Corbin Bowen of Chicago, IL; seven great-grandchildren; two brothers: Charles Lewis and his friend, Joyce, of Quincy; and Wayne Lewis and his wife, Carol, of LaGrange, MO; two sisters; Cleo Robinson and June Scott, both of Quincy; a sister-in-law, Jackie Harper and her husband, George, of Quincy; two brothers-in-law: John Brunier and his wife, Liz, of Minneapolis, MN; and Harold Perkins of Quincy; and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant son; a sister, Freda Lewis; a brother, Richard Lewis and his wife, Mary; and a sister, Lottie Humphrey and her husband, Claude.

Services will be Saturday, December 29, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. at Hansen-Spear Funeral Home followed by a 10:00 a.m. Mass celebrated by Monsignor Michael Kuse in Blessed Sacrament Church. Visitation will be Friday, December 28 from 4-7 p.m. with a Liturgical Wake Service at 3:45 p.m. Burial will be in Greenmount Cemetery. Memorials made to Blessing Cancer Center in his name would be appreciated. Hansen-Spear Funeral Directors are in charge of arrangements.