Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameCharles Ransome Wells Sr 
Birth25 Dec 1919, Bartholomew Co, IN
Census5 Apr 1950, Bloomington, Monroe Co, IN
Memoroll#3052, pg 21
Death24 Apr 2009, Columbus, Bartholomew Co, IN
Burial Memocremated
OccupationLawyer
FatherCharles Clyde Wells (1888-1971)
MotherMartha Ellen “Mattie” Bolander (1893-1988)
Misc. Notes
A Lawyer, living in Grandview Lake in 1971.
[Obituary] Franklin Daily Journal - 28 Apr 2009
Attorney Charles R. Wells Sr., 89, of Columbus, died at 6:10 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2009, at Silver Oaks Health Campus in Columbus.
Mr. Wells was born in Columbus on Dec. 25, 1919, the son of the late Charles C. and Martha (Bolander) Wells. He married Elizabeth "Betty" Perkins in Franklin on May 3, 1942; and she survives.
Surviving with his wife of 66 years are a son, Charles R. (Debbie) Wells Jr. of Columbus; four daughters, Becky (Vito) Laudicina and Teresa (Ken) Cornell, both of Venice, Fla., Belinda (Mike) Rager of Dearborn Heights, Mich., and Pam (Tom) Lego of Columbus; two sisters, Clara Embry of Columbus and Evelyn Hardin of Indianapolis; 14 grandchildren, Chuck, Zach and Mackenzie Wells, Kevin DeSpain, Scot Laudicina, Joe, Jennifer and Becca Rager, Ken Barnes, Roger and Carl Cornell, Brittany Hill, and Delaney and Madelyn Lego; and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Wells was a World War II and Korean War U.S. Army infantry veteran. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
In 1952, Mr. Wells received his jurisprudence doctorate degree from the Indiana University School of Law. Also in 1952, he became a member of the Indiana State Bar Association. From its inception in 1959 to 1998, Mr. Wells served as attorney for the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. He also was a Bartholomew County prosecutor from 1952 to 1956.
Mr. Wells retired in June 1988 from Wells & Wells Attorneys, which he founded on Dec. 13, 1973.
Mr. Wells was a former member of First Presbyterian Church of Columbus.
Arrangements were entrusted to Hathaway-Myers Chapel, 1022 Pearl St., Columbus, with cremation being entrusted locally to The Columbus Crematory.
[Obituary] Columbus Republic - 28 Apr 2009
Wells, former prosecutor, ex-BCSC attorney, dies at 89
STAFF REPORTS
Charles Wells Sr., a former Columbus attorney who helped steer the evolution of the Columbus City Schools system into Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp., died Friday at Silver Oaks Health Campus.
Wells represented the corporations' legal affairs from 1959 to 1988, a period in which the system committed to an expansion program in which many of the school properties now in use were built.
In addition to maintaining a private practice and serving as the school board attorney, Wells also held several other posts in local government.
He began his public career in 1954, when he was elected the Bartholomew County prosecutor. That was two years after he received his doctor of jurisprudence from Indiana University Law School.
He served one term as prosecutor and ran for the Democratic Party's nomination for circuit judge in 1956 but lost to Charles Long.
In 1959 he was appointed attorney for Bartholomew County Plan Commission but resigned in 1962 over a dispute with commission members because of his belief that the commission had not taken any concrete steps to correcting the existing zoning ordinance, which he described as "a very incomplete document."
Two years later he was elected president of Bartholomew County Bar Association.
In 1973 he joined his son Charles Wells Jr., the current attorney for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp., in forming the family law firm Wells & Wells.
Born in Columbus on Dec. 25, 1919, he was the son of the late Charles C. and Martha Bolander Wells.
He graduated from Columbus High School and received a degree in business at Indiana University in 1942.
Immediately after graduating from college, he entered the Army.
He was wounded during the Leyte invasion in the South Pacific and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
He resumed his studies upon being discharged but was recalled to active duty during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years; a son, Charles R. (Debbie) Wells Jr. of Columbus; daughters, Becky (Vito) Laudicina and Teresa (Ken) Cornell, both of Venice, Fla., Belinda (Mike) Rager of Dearborn Heights, Mich., and Pam (Tom) Lego of Columbus; sisters, Clara Embry of Columbus and Evelyn Hardin of Indianapolis; 14 grandchildren, Chuck, Zach and Mackenzie Wells, Kevin DeSpain, Scot Laudicina, Joe, Jennifer and Becca Rager, Ken Barnes, Roger and Carl Cornell, Brittany Hill and Delaney and Madelyn Lego; and six great-grandchildren.
[Obituary] Franklin Daily Journal - 28 Apr 2009
Attorney Charles R. Wells Sr., 89, of Columbus, died at 6:10 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2009, at Silver Oaks Health Campus in Columbus.
Mr. Wells was born in Columbus on Dec. 25, 1919, the son of the late Charles C. and Martha (Bolander) Wells. He married Elizabeth "Betty" Perkins in Franklin on May 3, 1942; and she survives.
Surviving with his wife of 66 years are a son, Charles R. (Debbie) Wells Jr. of Columbus; four daughters, Becky (Vito) Laudicina and Teresa (Ken) Cornell, both of Venice, Fla., Belinda (Mike) Rager of Dearborn Heights, Mich., and Pam (Tom) Lego of Columbus; two sisters, Clara Embry of Columbus and Evelyn Hardin of Indianapolis; 14 grandchildren, Chuck, Zach and Mackenzie Wells, Kevin DeSpain, Scot Laudicina, Joe, Jennifer and Becca Rager, Ken Barnes, Roger and Carl Cornell, Brittany Hill, and Delaney and Madelyn Lego; and six great-grandchildren.
Mr. Wells was a World War II and Korean War U.S. Army infantry veteran. He received the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
In 1952, Mr. Wells received his jurisprudence doctorate degree from the Indiana University School of Law. Also in 1952, he became a member of the Indiana State Bar Association. From its inception in 1959 to 1998, Mr. Wells served as attorney for the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. He also was a Bartholomew County prosecutor from 1952 to 1956.
Mr. Wells retired in June 1988 from Wells & Wells Attorneys, which he founded on Dec. 13, 1973.
Mr. Wells was a former member of First Presbyterian Church of Columbus.
Arrangements were entrusted to Hathaway-Myers Chapel, 1022 Pearl St., Columbus, with cremation being entrusted locally to The Columbus Crematory.
[Obituary] Columbus Republic - 28 Apr 2009
Wells, former prosecutor, ex-BCSC attorney, dies at 89
STAFF REPORTS
Charles Wells Sr., a former Columbus attorney who helped steer the evolution of the Columbus City Schools system into Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp., died Friday at Silver Oaks Health Campus.
Wells represented the corporations' legal affairs from 1959 to 1988, a period in which the system committed to an expansion program in which many of the school properties now in use were built.
In addition to maintaining a private practice and serving as the school board attorney, Wells also held several other posts in local government.
He began his public career in 1954, when he was elected the Bartholomew County prosecutor. That was two years after he received his doctor of jurisprudence from Indiana University Law School.
He served one term as prosecutor and ran for the Democratic Party's nomination for circuit judge in 1956 but lost to Charles Long.
In 1959 he was appointed attorney for Bartholomew County Plan Commission but resigned in 1962 over a dispute with commission members because of his belief that the commission had not taken any concrete steps to correcting the existing zoning ordinance, which he described as "a very incomplete document."
Two years later he was elected president of Bartholomew County Bar Association.
In 1973 he joined his son Charles Wells Jr., the current attorney for Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp., in forming the family law firm Wells & Wells.
Born in Columbus on Dec. 25, 1919, he was the son of the late Charles C. and Martha Bolander Wells.
He graduated from Columbus High School and received a degree in business at Indiana University in 1942.
Immediately after graduating from college, he entered the Army.
He was wounded during the Leyte invasion in the South Pacific and was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.
He resumed his studies upon being discharged but was recalled to active duty during the Korean War.
Survivors include his wife of 66 years; a son, Charles R. (Debbie) Wells Jr. of Columbus; daughters, Becky (Vito) Laudicina and Teresa (Ken) Cornell, both of Venice, Fla., Belinda (Mike) Rager of Dearborn Heights, Mich., and Pam (Tom) Lego of Columbus; sisters, Clara Embry of Columbus and Evelyn Hardin of Indianapolis; 14 grandchildren, Chuck, Zach and Mackenzie Wells, Kevin DeSpain, Scot Laudicina, Joe, Jennifer and Becca Rager, Ken Barnes, Roger and Carl Cornell, Brittany Hill and Delaney and Madelyn Lego; and six great-grandchildren.
Spouses
Birth16 Nov 1921, Franklin, Johnson Co, IN
Death26 Aug 2015, North Port, Sarasota Co, FL
Misc. Notes
[Obituary] The Republic, Columbus IN
Elizabeth "Betty" Wells, 93, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, in North Port, Florida.
Born in Franklin, Indiana, on November 16, 1921, to Roscoe and Cordelia Perkins, she grew up in Franklin and attended Franklin College. On May 4, 1942, she married Charles R. Wells Sr., in Columbus.
Survivors include her children, Charlie (Debbie) Wells Jr. of Columbus, Belinda (Mike) Rager of North Port, Florida, Teresa (Ken) Cornell of North Port, Florida, and Pamela (Thomas) Lego of Columbus; and grandchildren, Chuck Wells, Zachary Wells, Mackenzie Wells, Brittany Perdigon, Delaney Lego, Madelyn Lego, Scot Laudicina, Joseph Rager, Jennifer Rager, Rebecca Rager, Kenny Barnes, Roger Cornell, and Carl Cornell.
She was preceded in death by her parents; Charles, her husband of 66 years; and her daughter, Rebecca Laudicina.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Elizabeth "Betty" Wells, 93, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2015, in North Port, Florida.
Born in Franklin, Indiana, on November 16, 1921, to Roscoe and Cordelia Perkins, she grew up in Franklin and attended Franklin College. On May 4, 1942, she married Charles R. Wells Sr., in Columbus.
Survivors include her children, Charlie (Debbie) Wells Jr. of Columbus, Belinda (Mike) Rager of North Port, Florida, Teresa (Ken) Cornell of North Port, Florida, and Pamela (Thomas) Lego of Columbus; and grandchildren, Chuck Wells, Zachary Wells, Mackenzie Wells, Brittany Perdigon, Delaney Lego, Madelyn Lego, Scot Laudicina, Joseph Rager, Jennifer Rager, Rebecca Rager, Kenny Barnes, Roger Cornell, and Carl Cornell.
She was preceded in death by her parents; Charles, her husband of 66 years; and her daughter, Rebecca Laudicina.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Marriage3 May 1942, Franklin, Johnson Co, IN