Dr. Lee Truman Passes Away

INDIANAPOLIS — Dr. Lee Truman, a former PCO and author of the Truman's Scientific Guide to Pest Control, died Saturday. He was 91.

A native of Butler, Pa., Truman and his family moved to Indianapolis post-WWII and he went to work for Arab Pest Control as a service technician. In 1950, he opened his own company, Pest Control Services.

In 1961, Truman began authoring articles for a correspondence course in structural pest control. The course was published in Pest Control magazine, a lesson at a time over a period of 18 months. Later these chapters became the Truman's Scientific Guide to Pest Control, according to the "Ratcatcher’s Child."

Truman served as president of the National Pest Control Association in 1964. He sold Pest Control Services in 1979, but remained active in the industry, serving as consultant. “Everyone who ever worked with Lee couldn’t help but admire and like him,” said friend and colleague George Mountain, owner of Mooresville Pest Control, Mooresville, Ind.

Services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15, at Flanner & Buchanan Mortuary, Broad Ripple, with calling Tues. Nov. 15 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Washington Park North Cemetery.