Last Updated on November 19, 2018 by cassnetwork
Born on November 3, 1937 in Indianapolis, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Ida Louise (Elder) Lowe. While working at the soda shop in Porter’s Drug Store, she met a young man from Carroll County who soon became a frequent customer. The two fell in love and married on November 26, 1954, in Deer Creek, Indiana, she married Jerry Lee Spangler, who survives. The couple spent their entire married life in Logansport.
Surviving with Jerry are three daughters, Nancy (Jeff) Baker of Logansport, Lori (Andrew) Eubank of Lafayette, and Lisa (Jim) Kemp of Muncie; brother, David (Lori) Lowe, of Indianapolis; sister, Pat Starbuck, of Delphi; sisters-in-law Darlene Lowe and Norma (Lee) Gossett, all of Logansport, Doris Pickrell, Indianapolis, and Sandy Steely, of Grand Junction, Colorado; grandchildren, Lindsay (Matt) Prifogle of Logansport, Drew (Justine) Eubank of Chesterton, Aubrey (Eric) Pfeiffer of West Lafayette, Emma (Hui) Chen, of Hangzhou, China, James Kemp and Betsy Kemp, both of Muncie; great-grandchildren, Gretchen and Cooper Prifogle, Andrew, Cecilia and Dominic Pfeiffer, West Lafayette, and baby Eubank on-the-way; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, James Lowe; and brothers-in-law, Robert Pickrell, Daniel Spangler, David Spangler, Quincie (Anne) Spangler and Marion Starbuck.
A Funeral Service celebrating Melba’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday November 17 at Fisher Funeral Chapel with Pastor Bill Collins officiating.
Burial will take place in Hopewell Cemetery, Deer Creek .
Memorial Contributions may be made to the Wheatland Avenue United Methodist Church or the donor’s favorite charity.