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Willa Maurine <I>Horton</I> Short

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Willa Maurine Horton Short

Birth
Miami, Saline County, Missouri, USA
Death
11 Nov 1985 (aged 81)
Palm Beach Gardens, Palm Beach County, Florida, USA
Burial
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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"Maurine Short, 81, formerly of St Joseph, died Monday at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

A native of Miami, Mo., she moved to St Joseph in 1954. She had resided at Palm Beach Gardens since September. A member of the Methodist faith, Mrs. Short was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Sherman Short, Sr., who died this past April.

Surviving are a son, Virgil S. Short, Jr., and two daughters, Joan Roumas and Shirley Reno, all of Palm Beach Gardens; and two stepsons, Jewel J. Short of Normal, Ill., and Harold A. Short of Sacramento, Calif. Also surviving are six sisters, Nellie Hemphill of Aledo, Ill., Lola Moore of Kansas City, Delilah Phillips of Brookfield, Mo., Mayme Mason of Toppenish, Wash., Goldie McAlister of Wapato, Wash., and Nadine Dolan of Trenton, Mo.; seven grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, 14 step-great-grandchildren, five step-great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Heaton-Bowman-Smith and Sidenfaden Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery." St Joseph News-Press, November 12, 1985
"Maurine Short, 81, formerly of St Joseph, died Monday at Palm Beach Gardens, Fla.

A native of Miami, Mo., she moved to St Joseph in 1954. She had resided at Palm Beach Gardens since September. A member of the Methodist faith, Mrs. Short was preceded in death by her husband, Virgil Sherman Short, Sr., who died this past April.

Surviving are a son, Virgil S. Short, Jr., and two daughters, Joan Roumas and Shirley Reno, all of Palm Beach Gardens; and two stepsons, Jewel J. Short of Normal, Ill., and Harold A. Short of Sacramento, Calif. Also surviving are six sisters, Nellie Hemphill of Aledo, Ill., Lola Moore of Kansas City, Delilah Phillips of Brookfield, Mo., Mayme Mason of Toppenish, Wash., Goldie McAlister of Wapato, Wash., and Nadine Dolan of Trenton, Mo.; seven grandchildren, seven step-grandchildren, 14 step-great-grandchildren, five step-great-great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Heaton-Bowman-Smith and Sidenfaden Chapel. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery." St Joseph News-Press, November 12, 1985

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  • Maintained by: Tressia
  • Originally Created by: CJ
  • Added: Nov 30, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23189378/willa_maurine-short: accessed ), memorial page for Willa Maurine Horton Short (28 Mar 1904–11 Nov 1985), Find a Grave Memorial ID 23189378, citing Saint Joseph Memorial Park, Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Tressia (contributor 47642449).