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Gertrude Ella Furney, daughter of Eddie and Julia (Passmore) McCord, was born Feb. 13, 1920 near Cleveland, OK. Her death occurred Sept. 5, 1991 in the Russell Regional Hospital at the age of 71 years 6 months and 22 days.
Trudy, as everyone knew her, received her early education in OK, received her A.B. Degree in Art at Okla. College for Women, continued her work at Hunter College in N.Y. City and later received her Master's Degree in Art Education from Ft. Hays, KS State College. She continued her education yearly, studying with many artists all over the country.
During WW II, she served in the U.S. Navy as a WAVE, working in the Naval Training Art Shop at the Memphis Naval Base in TN. After her discharge from service, she began her teaching career at Ponca City, OK, later moving to Russell, KS where she taught in the Grant Rural School for a time before she became an art instructor at Russell High School, teaching in the Russell system for 34 years.
On Jun 3, 1946, she was married to Loren E. Furney at Russell, KS. This union was bless with one son, Drew. Mrs. Furney's art work has been shown widely in Kansas; Hallmark Gallery in K.C.; Fine Arts Exhibit in Pratt; Wichita Art Fair; Smoky Hill Art Show; the Art Cellar and Ft. Hays Memorial Gallery; Kansas One Show in Hutchinson; Sterling Art Show; and her paintings tour with the traveling Kansas Painters of the West Group, as well as the Kansas Federated Artists Group.
In 1976, Trudy was voted one of the top ten women artists in Kansas. In 1977, she was selected as a Kansas Governor's Artist with her creation hung in the Governor's Office at the State Capitol in Topeka. Also in 1977, she was picked as Russell "Man of the Year" by the editors of the Russell Daily News. In 1978 she was one of fifteen artists commissioned to be part of the Kansas Artist's Postcard Series, being produced by the Assoc. of Community Arts Councils of Kansas. One of the most visible art works is the welded metal sculpture in Lincoln Park in Russell, called "The Seventh Trumpet". This art work was designed by Trudy and with the help of three of her past art students (G. Jason Long, Gary Christie, and Melinda Cross) the sculpture was erected on a permanent base in the City Park.
Trudy was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Russell; Russell Arts Council; and the Kansas Art Commission; and numerous other artists organization and teaching organization.
Those who preceded her in death were her parents; husband Loren who died Oct. 11, 1971; son Drew who died Jan. 31, 1975; and one sister Mary Fowler. Survivors are one brother William E. McCord of Sun City, AZ; several nieces and nephews including Delphin Becker of Russell.
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Russell Co. News - Oct. 6, 2010:
FURNEY MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED
Outstanding teachers have enormous enthusiasm for their subject and possess a special ability to transmit that enthusiasm to their students. Additionally, such teachers have wonderful and memorable personalities which enable them to make students understand, not just about the academic subjects being taught, but also about life in general.
Such were the kinds of comments which were spoken by several students and other friends of the late Trudy Furney, who died in 1990 (???). Furney not only taught art at R.H.S. from 1955 until 1986, but also was active in promoting art programs in the Russell community, and was recognized at the state and national levels, for her talents, abilities and dedication to promoting art.
In April of 2009, a committee was formed in Russell to raise funds for a monument to Furney. The memorial is now complete and was dedicated in a ceremony conducted Oct. 1 at the memorial site, which is located outdoors on the west side of the Russell High School grounds.. . . .On the west side of the high school, a section of brick walkway leads to the memorial, the focal point of which is a vertical slab of polished black granite. On one side of the granite slab is an etched portrait of Furney, a lion (for ROAR, Russell Original Art Review that Furney helped to start in the late 1960's). On the otherside is a listing of Furney's many accomplishments and honors.
. . . Some of those attending were Marvel Castor, Russell, who was a guidance counselor; Dolores Earnest was also a teacher at R.H.S.; Melinda Cross was a student in the class of '70; G.J. Long class of 1981.
Gertrude Ella Furney, daughter of Eddie and Julia (Passmore) McCord, was born Feb. 13, 1920 near Cleveland, OK. Her death occurred Sept. 5, 1991 in the Russell Regional Hospital at the age of 71 years 6 months and 22 days.
Trudy, as everyone knew her, received her early education in OK, received her A.B. Degree in Art at Okla. College for Women, continued her work at Hunter College in N.Y. City and later received her Master's Degree in Art Education from Ft. Hays, KS State College. She continued her education yearly, studying with many artists all over the country.
During WW II, she served in the U.S. Navy as a WAVE, working in the Naval Training Art Shop at the Memphis Naval Base in TN. After her discharge from service, she began her teaching career at Ponca City, OK, later moving to Russell, KS where she taught in the Grant Rural School for a time before she became an art instructor at Russell High School, teaching in the Russell system for 34 years.
On Jun 3, 1946, she was married to Loren E. Furney at Russell, KS. This union was bless with one son, Drew. Mrs. Furney's art work has been shown widely in Kansas; Hallmark Gallery in K.C.; Fine Arts Exhibit in Pratt; Wichita Art Fair; Smoky Hill Art Show; the Art Cellar and Ft. Hays Memorial Gallery; Kansas One Show in Hutchinson; Sterling Art Show; and her paintings tour with the traveling Kansas Painters of the West Group, as well as the Kansas Federated Artists Group.
In 1976, Trudy was voted one of the top ten women artists in Kansas. In 1977, she was selected as a Kansas Governor's Artist with her creation hung in the Governor's Office at the State Capitol in Topeka. Also in 1977, she was picked as Russell "Man of the Year" by the editors of the Russell Daily News. In 1978 she was one of fifteen artists commissioned to be part of the Kansas Artist's Postcard Series, being produced by the Assoc. of Community Arts Councils of Kansas. One of the most visible art works is the welded metal sculpture in Lincoln Park in Russell, called "The Seventh Trumpet". This art work was designed by Trudy and with the help of three of her past art students (G. Jason Long, Gary Christie, and Melinda Cross) the sculpture was erected on a permanent base in the City Park.
Trudy was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Russell; Russell Arts Council; and the Kansas Art Commission; and numerous other artists organization and teaching organization.
Those who preceded her in death were her parents; husband Loren who died Oct. 11, 1971; son Drew who died Jan. 31, 1975; and one sister Mary Fowler. Survivors are one brother William E. McCord of Sun City, AZ; several nieces and nephews including Delphin Becker of Russell.
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Russell Co. News - Oct. 6, 2010:
FURNEY MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED
Outstanding teachers have enormous enthusiasm for their subject and possess a special ability to transmit that enthusiasm to their students. Additionally, such teachers have wonderful and memorable personalities which enable them to make students understand, not just about the academic subjects being taught, but also about life in general.
Such were the kinds of comments which were spoken by several students and other friends of the late Trudy Furney, who died in 1990 (???). Furney not only taught art at R.H.S. from 1955 until 1986, but also was active in promoting art programs in the Russell community, and was recognized at the state and national levels, for her talents, abilities and dedication to promoting art.
In April of 2009, a committee was formed in Russell to raise funds for a monument to Furney. The memorial is now complete and was dedicated in a ceremony conducted Oct. 1 at the memorial site, which is located outdoors on the west side of the Russell High School grounds.. . . .On the west side of the high school, a section of brick walkway leads to the memorial, the focal point of which is a vertical slab of polished black granite. On one side of the granite slab is an etched portrait of Furney, a lion (for ROAR, Russell Original Art Review that Furney helped to start in the late 1960's). On the otherside is a listing of Furney's many accomplishments and honors.
. . . Some of those attending were Marvel Castor, Russell, who was a guidance counselor; Dolores Earnest was also a teacher at R.H.S.; Melinda Cross was a student in the class of '70; G.J. Long class of 1981.
Funeral Card:
Gertrude Ella Furney, daughter of Eddie and Julia (Passmore) McCord, was born Feb. 13, 1920 near Cleveland, OK. Her death occurred Sept. 5, 1991 in the Russell Regional Hospital at the age of 71 years 6 months and 22 days.
Trudy, as everyone knew her, received her early education in OK, received her A.B. Degree in Art at Okla. College for Women, continued her work at Hunter College in N.Y. City and later received her Master's Degree in Art Education from Ft. Hays, KS State College. She continued her education yearly, studying with many artists all over the country.
During WW II, she served in the U.S. Navy as a WAVE, working in the Naval Training Art Shop at the Memphis Naval Base in TN. After her discharge from service, she began her teaching career at Ponca City, OK, later moving to Russell, KS where she taught in the Grant Rural School for a time before she became an art instructor at Russell High School, teaching in the Russell system for 34 years.
On Jun 3, 1946, she was married to Loren E. Furney at Russell, KS. This union was bless with one son, Drew. Mrs. Furney's art work has been shown widely in Kansas; Hallmark Gallery in K.C.; Fine Arts Exhibit in Pratt; Wichita Art Fair; Smoky Hill Art Show; the Art Cellar and Ft. Hays Memorial Gallery; Kansas One Show in Hutchinson; Sterling Art Show; and her paintings tour with the traveling Kansas Painters of the West Group, as well as the Kansas Federated Artists Group.
In 1976, Trudy was voted one of the top ten women artists in Kansas. In 1977, she was selected as a Kansas Governor's Artist with her creation hung in the Governor's Office at the State Capitol in Topeka. Also in 1977, she was picked as Russell "Man of the Year" by the editors of the Russell Daily News. In 1978 she was one of fifteen artists commissioned to be part of the Kansas Artist's Postcard Series, being produced by the Assoc. of Community Arts Councils of Kansas. One of the most visible art works is the welded metal sculpture in Lincoln Park in Russell, called "The Seventh Trumpet". This art work was designed by Trudy and with the help of three of her past art students (G. Jason Long, Gary Christie, and Melinda Cross) the sculpture was erected on a permanent base in the City Park.
Trudy was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Russell; Russell Arts Council; and the Kansas Art Commission; and numerous other artists organization and teaching organization.
Those who preceded her in death were her parents; husband Loren who died Oct. 11, 1971; son Drew who died Jan. 31, 1975; and one sister Mary Fowler. Survivors are one brother William E. McCord of Sun City, AZ; several nieces and nephews including Delphin Becker of Russell.
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Russell Co. News - Oct. 6, 2010:
FURNEY MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED
Outstanding teachers have enormous enthusiasm for their subject and possess a special ability to transmit that enthusiasm to their students. Additionally, such teachers have wonderful and memorable personalities which enable them to make students understand, not just about the academic subjects being taught, but also about life in general.
Such were the kinds of comments which were spoken by several students and other friends of the late Trudy Furney, who died in 1990 (???). Furney not only taught art at R.H.S. from 1955 until 1986, but also was active in promoting art programs in the Russell community, and was recognized at the state and national levels, for her talents, abilities and dedication to promoting art.
In April of 2009, a committee was formed in Russell to raise funds for a monument to Furney. The memorial is now complete and was dedicated in a ceremony conducted Oct. 1 at the memorial site, which is located outdoors on the west side of the Russell High School grounds.. . . .On the west side of the high school, a section of brick walkway leads to the memorial, the focal point of which is a vertical slab of polished black granite. On one side of the granite slab is an etched portrait of Furney, a lion (for ROAR, Russell Original Art Review that Furney helped to start in the late 1960's). On the otherside is a listing of Furney's many accomplishments and honors.
. . . Some of those attending were Marvel Castor, Russell, who was a guidance counselor; Dolores Earnest was also a teacher at R.H.S.; Melinda Cross was a student in the class of '70; G.J. Long class of 1981.
Gertrude Ella Furney, daughter of Eddie and Julia (Passmore) McCord, was born Feb. 13, 1920 near Cleveland, OK. Her death occurred Sept. 5, 1991 in the Russell Regional Hospital at the age of 71 years 6 months and 22 days.
Trudy, as everyone knew her, received her early education in OK, received her A.B. Degree in Art at Okla. College for Women, continued her work at Hunter College in N.Y. City and later received her Master's Degree in Art Education from Ft. Hays, KS State College. She continued her education yearly, studying with many artists all over the country.
During WW II, she served in the U.S. Navy as a WAVE, working in the Naval Training Art Shop at the Memphis Naval Base in TN. After her discharge from service, she began her teaching career at Ponca City, OK, later moving to Russell, KS where she taught in the Grant Rural School for a time before she became an art instructor at Russell High School, teaching in the Russell system for 34 years.
On Jun 3, 1946, she was married to Loren E. Furney at Russell, KS. This union was bless with one son, Drew. Mrs. Furney's art work has been shown widely in Kansas; Hallmark Gallery in K.C.; Fine Arts Exhibit in Pratt; Wichita Art Fair; Smoky Hill Art Show; the Art Cellar and Ft. Hays Memorial Gallery; Kansas One Show in Hutchinson; Sterling Art Show; and her paintings tour with the traveling Kansas Painters of the West Group, as well as the Kansas Federated Artists Group.
In 1976, Trudy was voted one of the top ten women artists in Kansas. In 1977, she was selected as a Kansas Governor's Artist with her creation hung in the Governor's Office at the State Capitol in Topeka. Also in 1977, she was picked as Russell "Man of the Year" by the editors of the Russell Daily News. In 1978 she was one of fifteen artists commissioned to be part of the Kansas Artist's Postcard Series, being produced by the Assoc. of Community Arts Councils of Kansas. One of the most visible art works is the welded metal sculpture in Lincoln Park in Russell, called "The Seventh Trumpet". This art work was designed by Trudy and with the help of three of her past art students (G. Jason Long, Gary Christie, and Melinda Cross) the sculpture was erected on a permanent base in the City Park.
Trudy was a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church of Russell; Russell Arts Council; and the Kansas Art Commission; and numerous other artists organization and teaching organization.
Those who preceded her in death were her parents; husband Loren who died Oct. 11, 1971; son Drew who died Jan. 31, 1975; and one sister Mary Fowler. Survivors are one brother William E. McCord of Sun City, AZ; several nieces and nephews including Delphin Becker of Russell.
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Russell Co. News - Oct. 6, 2010:
FURNEY MEMORIAL IS DEDICATED
Outstanding teachers have enormous enthusiasm for their subject and possess a special ability to transmit that enthusiasm to their students. Additionally, such teachers have wonderful and memorable personalities which enable them to make students understand, not just about the academic subjects being taught, but also about life in general.
Such were the kinds of comments which were spoken by several students and other friends of the late Trudy Furney, who died in 1990 (???). Furney not only taught art at R.H.S. from 1955 until 1986, but also was active in promoting art programs in the Russell community, and was recognized at the state and national levels, for her talents, abilities and dedication to promoting art.
In April of 2009, a committee was formed in Russell to raise funds for a monument to Furney. The memorial is now complete and was dedicated in a ceremony conducted Oct. 1 at the memorial site, which is located outdoors on the west side of the Russell High School grounds.. . . .On the west side of the high school, a section of brick walkway leads to the memorial, the focal point of which is a vertical slab of polished black granite. On one side of the granite slab is an etched portrait of Furney, a lion (for ROAR, Russell Original Art Review that Furney helped to start in the late 1960's). On the otherside is a listing of Furney's many accomplishments and honors.
. . . Some of those attending were Marvel Castor, Russell, who was a guidance counselor; Dolores Earnest was also a teacher at R.H.S.; Melinda Cross was a student in the class of '70; G.J. Long class of 1981.
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