Lewis Spilman Howard, age 85, of Knoxville died at home on November 29, 2015. He was born in Knoxville on October 10, 1930, graduated from Knoxville High School in 1948, attended the University of Tennessee and the UT College of Law, graduating in 1953. He was admitted to practice in 1953 and, after serving as a Lieutenant in the Army JAG Corps at Fort Benning, Georgia from 1953‐1956, he returned to Knoxville and entered private law practice. He practiced first with the then firm of Donaldson, Montgomery and Kennerly and then, after leaving Donaldson, Montgomery and Kennerly, and several associations, he joined with his son, Lewis Jr. in 2000 to open the firm of Howard & Howard in which he continued to practice until his death. Lewis was a member of the Knoxville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations, a member and former President of Sigma Chi Fraternity, a member of Second Presbyterian Church and Cherokee Country Club. He served on the Knoxville City School Board 1969‐1971 and served as President and General Counsel of The Coal Creek Company for 47 years.