"The Milton Courier", Milton Wisconsin, Thursday, Dec. 22, 2005. Loyal Babcock Wells, 89, of Mequon, died December 17, 2005. He was born February 11, 1916, in Dodge Center, Minnesota. On May 21, 1941, he married Ruth Meyers of Edgerton, who preceded him in death after 49 years of marriage. As a member of the Seventh Day Baptist Church, he moved to Milton at age ten with his mother, grandmother and sisters. He attended Milton High School and Milton College. He was a 1937 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His involvement in the fur industry, in the days when Wisconsin played an important national role in that industry, began with his association with the Fromm family of Milton. He was treasurer of Federal Foods, Mequon, before co-founding Ross-Wells, Mequon, with his lifelong friend and business partner, W. J. (Bill) Ross. In 1992 he formed a citrus production company near Haines City, Florida, specializing in growing pomelos. Before moving to Mequon in 1992, he was a 50-year resident of Cedarburg, Wisconsin. He was a director of Colonial State Bank (presently M&I), and a ! member of the Board of Trustees of the former Milton College. His major volunteer interest was the Thiensville Mequon Rotary Club where he was a member over 47 years, He served as president and was a recipient of the club's honorary Paul Harris award. He was instrumental in founding Rotary Park, Mequon, and donated the Pukaite Woods with the Loyal Wells Nature Walk at that site. He is survived by his twin sister, Lucille Wells Sunby, Milton; brother-in-law and lifetime friend Louis Sunby; niece Carol (Brian) Watson, and their children Emily and Rob. His sister Roberta (Richard) Wells preceded him in death. He is further survived by his wife, Eve Oliver Wells, Palm Harbor, Florida; his children Marilyn (William) Sprague, Devon, PA, Jean (Gregory "Sandy") Custer, Mequon, Susan (Daniel) Minahan, Mequon, Robert (Cecelia) Wells, Mequon, and John Wells, Mequon; grandchildren W. Douglas (Jill) Sprague, Anne (Christopher) Hart, Robert Sprague, Susan (Bernard) Kuhn, Lynn (Anthony) Jewett, Elizabeth Custer, Peter Custer, D. John Minahan, Katherine (John) McGregor, Anne Minahan, Douglas Minahan, Andrea Wells, John Wells, Robert Wells, Daniel Wells; and great-grandchildren Matthew and Will Sprague, and Madeline and John McGregor. His grandson Stephen Wells preceded him in death. A memorial service will be held on Friday, December 23, at 3:30 p.m. at Crossroads Presbyterian Church (corner of Highland and Green Bay Road). In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations to the Thiensville Mequon Rotary Park Foundation, P. O. Box 104, Thiensville, WI 53092. Mueller Funeral Home, Cedarburg, is in charge of arrangements. They Came to Milton http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=jonsaunders