Loren and Kathryn Melton celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary April 14, 2013. Loren and the former Kathryn Wise were married April 14, 1973, at Trinity United Methodist Church, Warsaw, by the Rev. David P. Gosser. The couple has two daughters, Sarah (and spouse Allen) Marsh and Laura (and spouse Shane) Herring, all of Warsaw; a son, David Melton, Warsaw; and three grandchildren. They celebrated quietly at home with family.