Leon Fortmeyer, 85, passed away on January 1, 2026. Following cremation, services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Caldwell City Cemetery and sent in care of the mortuary.

Dennis Fortmeyer, 80, passed away on January 1, 2026. Following cremation, services will be held at a later date. Memorials may be made to the Caldwell Scouts Pack 940 or to the Central Christian Church and sent in care of the mortuary.

Judy Partee, 78, of Braman, OK, passed away on December 31, 2025 after a battle with dementia. Judith Ann Herrington was born on August 11, 1947 in Cedar Vale, KS, to E. Wayne and Lois (Bennett) Herrington. She lived on a farm in the county and attended school in Cedar Vale for a few years until the family moved to Ark City, KS. It was there that she graduated from high school in 1965. She married Rusty Partee at the Arkansas City Church of Christ on March 25, 1967. They li

The world changed on May 25, 1942 the day Carolyn Sandell was born in Tonganoxie, KS to Oscar and Agnes (Capps) Merritt. She was welcomed home by her brother Gary Merritt where the brother and sister bond began. The two were a strong bond growing up in Caldwell, Wellington, and spending summers on the Braman Farm with Tom and Colleen Lehrling and family. They considered Tom and Colleen their parents as they loved Carolyn and Gary as their own. Carolyn shared stories, especial