Deceased Elephant Rests In Illinois Corn Field

Deceased Elephant Rests In Illinois Corn Field AG WORLD Ag World 21-1-21 When a 58-year-old elephant died suddenly a couple years ago while her circus was playing in Taylorville, Ill., townspeople who'd enjoyed the elderly elephant's visits to their town joined to give her a proper burial. Kay is buried on a farm owned by veterinarian Jerry Breuel just south of town. A granite tombstone stands near the gate of the farm so visitors can stop and read the epitaph, which reads: "Kay, Oct. 21, 1994. In appreciation for over 50 years of devotion and for the joy you brought to millions of children of all ages. The Carson and Barnes Circus and the Al G. Kelly and Miller Circus." Kay suffered kidney failure. Breuel was preparing to treat her when she suddenly went to the big top in the sky. A tow truck loaded the 4-ton elephant's carcass on a trailer and she was buried in a hole 20 ft. deep. A deputy sheriff kept watch to make sure no one removed her ivory tusks. The tombstone was donated by Jack Stengel of the Dakota Granite Company, Milbank, S.Dak., where the circus - and Kay - had a played a couple years before. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Jerry Breuel, DVM, 100 N Webster,. Taylorville, Ill. 62568 (ph 217 824-3202).

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