55th anniversary: Delmar and Karol Wells

HARROD — Mr. and Mrs. Delmar Wells will celebrate 55 years of marriage with a family dinner. Delmar and the former Karol Lynne Contris married Nov. 7, 1971, at Liberty Chapel Methodist Church, Lafayette, by the late Rev. Marvin Paxton. They have four children, Mindi Wells of Lima, Wenddy (Eric Carpenter) Wells of Lafayette, Lyndee (Spencer) Noel or Belle Center and Drew Wells of Lafayette, four grandchildren, Taylor (Tyler) Sams of Kissimmee, Fla., Coleton (Jordan Sanders) Shilling of Lafayette, Lane Tucci of Lakeview and Lincoln Nolan of Belle Center; and three great-granddaughters, Bayley, Ella and Lainey, of Lafayette. Del retired from the stockroom at BP Chemicals, and his wife was a homemaker. Over the years, they opened their home to dozens of international exchange students and foster children. Del was an active Little League coach, and Karol was often a room mother at the school for their children. They spent a lot of time camping at Indian Lake, traveling the country and enjoy