Howard Taylor Spelman, 86 of Indianapolis, Indiana died February 9, 2002.  He was born May 27, 1915 in Olney, Illinois son of Charles E. and Elizabeth (Hough) Spelman.

Howard was a salesman 22 years for the Bendix Corporation, retiring in 1973. He was a member of Millersville Masonic Lodge, the Murat Shrine Temple and Society of Automotive Engineers.

His survivors include his wife, Blanche Cook Spelman; children, Kinga Low, George, Tom and Chip Spelman; sister, Evelyn Williams; six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Memorial services in Flanner & Buchanan Broad Ripple Mortuary with inurnment at Oaklawn Memorial Gardens, Fishers, Ind.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.

Published in The Indianapolis Star(Indianapolis, IN) – Tuesday, February 12, 2002