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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 2015
Page
2
Journal-World announces obituary submission policy advising readers to call 832-7151 for running obituaries. It notes obituaries run as submitted by funeral homes or the families of the deceased.
A celebration for Anthony Joseph Joe Poe will be held 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Sunday February 22 at the Lawrence Public Library Auditorium. Information is available at warrenmcelwain.com. Memorial services for Deniece Ann Darnell-Drake 66 of Lawrence will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday at Rumsey Yost Funeral Home. She died Tuesday. rumsey-yost.com
Elden Cecil Tefft 95 of Lawrence died February 17 2015 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Memorial services are 2 00 p m February 23 2015 at Warren McElwain Mortuary Lawrence with private interment later. Tefft built KU s first lost wax foundry in 1953 and educated many artists in bronze casting. His works include the Moses statue at KU and Chesty Lion at Lawrence High School. He received an honorary Ph D from Baker University in 1999 and the Kansas Governor s Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement. Survivors include his wife Mary s family and four grandchildren. The family will greet friends February 22 2015 at the mortuary. Memorials suggested to the Benevolence Fund through Indian Ave Baptist Church or Center care of the mortuary.
Elden Tefft, longtime KU art professor and sculptor, died at 95 in Lawrence Memorial Hospital from complications of a fall and heart problems. He created KU landmarks including Moses and Academic Jay, built KU's first lost wax foundry, helped launch a national sculpture conference, and had works displayed at DeBruce Center and around town. His son Kim Tefft and KU Endowment plan ongoing casting for the Naismith sculpture, with services set at Warren McElwain Mortuary.
Penny, an extremely unsocialized pregnant dog, eluded capture amid cold weather and frequent downtown sightings in Lawrence. Kansas Department of Agriculture inspector Carman Simon and animal activist Ginger Barr helped secure Penny, who is recovering in the Humane Society medical unit. Puppies will stay with her for eight weeks before adoption.
A reader guidance note invites story ideas and provides contact options for newsroom input. It lists a delivery question phone number 832-7199 and directs address change mail to Lawrence Journal World P O Box 888 Lawrence KS.
Market snapshot shows Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 44.08 points to 17,985.77 while the Nasdaq advances 1,834 points to 492,470. S&P 500 drops 2.23 to 2,097.45 with the 30-year Treasury yield up 0.04 percentage point to 2.73 percent.
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