Richard and Barbara Bell of Hawpatch Drive plan to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary at a dinner hosted by their children.
Mr. Bell and the former Barbara Barnard were married Sept. 21, 1968, in Columbus by Austin Smith.
Mr. Bell retired from the military and Civil Service. Mrs. Bell is a homemaker.
The couple have six children, Alex, Chris and Heather Bell and Michelle Bryant, all of Columbus; David Bell of Indianapolis; and the late Shane Bell. They.