  Alton P. Short 10 February 1906 - 21 September 1983 Alice Lee Short 18 February 1906 - 24 May 1987 wed 26 December 1936  Ethel Mae Short 20 July 1908 - 14 May 1982 Clarence L. Short 21 September 1898 - 1 May 1993 wed 21 September 1924  Clarence Leon Short, 85, life long resident of Willow Springs community went to be with his Lord on Saturday, July 5, 2014. The family will receive visitors from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Johnson-Moore Pottsboro Chapel. Funeral services are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2014 at Johnson-Moore Pottsboro Chapel with Jimmy Stegall and Jeramie Sweet officiating. Burial will follow in Georgetown Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be Stan Short, Scott Short, Matthew Short, Connor Sweet, David Sweet, Call Scarbrough, Jeff Scarbrough, and Jack Shely. Leon was born in the Willow Springs community on November 4, 1928, the son of Clarence L and Ethel Mae Wisdom Short. He was educated in the Willow Springs school and was a 1946 graduate of Denison High School. He and Mary Margaret Daugherty were married on September 28, 1951 at the home of Otto Johnson in Denison. Leon worked for Kraft, Safeway and Conway Oil before retiring from AGP in 1993. He was a member of the Church of Christ, serving as an elder and song leader for the Willow Springs Church of Christ. for nearly four decades. He also served as preacher for Willow Springs Church of Christ for several years. He is a former school board trustee for Willow Springs School and Pottsboro I.S.D. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Mary Margaret Short; sons, Stephen Short and wife Brenda of Burneyville, Oklahoma; and Timothy Short of Willow Springs community; daughters, Annette Shely and husband Jack of Cherokee, Texas; and Jennifer Sweet and husband David of Denison; brothers, James "Shorty" Short of Pottsboro and Gene Short of Willow Springs community; sisters, Wanda Leston of Weatherford, Texas; Linda Cook and Donna Towery both of Pottsboro; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, C.L. and Ethel Mae Wisdom Short; brother Clyde Short and sister Lillian Marie Burkham. In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorial to Victory Home Hospice, 301 W. Sam Rayburn, Bonham, Texas 75418 or Grayson County Meals on Wheels, 4114 Airport Dr., Denison, Texas 75020. Arrangements are under the direction of Johnson-Moore Funeral Home.  Georgetown Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message. |