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Donald Compton Short

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Donald Compton Short

Birth
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
Death
16 May 2009 (aged 78)
Cornelia, Habersham County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Cornelia, Habersham County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
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Conald Compton Short, age 78, of Cornelia died Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Mr. Short was born on Oct. 2, 1930, in Indianapolis, Indiana to the Late William R. and Helen Compton Short. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Crow Short; and his brother, Charles M. Short.

Mr. Short was a graduate of Cornelia High School and attended the University of Georgia. A member of Cornelia First Baptist Church and the Southern Baptist Men's University of Georgia. A member of Cornelia First Baptist Church and the Southern Baptist Men's Sunday school class, he also served as church bus driver. He was a life member of the Cornelia Optimist Club and was instrumental in organizing the Cornelia Little League Baseball Program. Mr. Short was a sales representative for North Georgia Wholesale Company most of his life and retired from Peachtree Door Company. He was an Athletic Official of the Georgia High School Association for 15 years.

Survivors include his daughters, Donna Haynes, Cornelia and Dianne Oliver, of Demorest, Georgia; his daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Tom Pagani of Charlotte, North Carolina; his son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Pam Short of Gaisesville, Georgia; and his grandchildren, John, Travis, and Emily Haynes, Megan and Lauren Oliver, Kennedy and Keaton Pagani, and Don, Kyle, and Russ Short. He was the last member of his immediate family.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, from Cornelia First Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Harris, the Rev. Mark Weaver, and the Rev. David Turner officiating. Interment will follow in the Level Grove Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday.

Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Cornelia First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 96, Cornelia, GA 30531. Those wishing to express condolences to the family may do so my visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia.
Conald Compton Short, age 78, of Cornelia died Saturday, May 16, 2009.

Mr. Short was born on Oct. 2, 1930, in Indianapolis, Indiana to the Late William R. and Helen Compton Short. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by his wife, Peggy Crow Short; and his brother, Charles M. Short.

Mr. Short was a graduate of Cornelia High School and attended the University of Georgia. A member of Cornelia First Baptist Church and the Southern Baptist Men's University of Georgia. A member of Cornelia First Baptist Church and the Southern Baptist Men's Sunday school class, he also served as church bus driver. He was a life member of the Cornelia Optimist Club and was instrumental in organizing the Cornelia Little League Baseball Program. Mr. Short was a sales representative for North Georgia Wholesale Company most of his life and retired from Peachtree Door Company. He was an Athletic Official of the Georgia High School Association for 15 years.

Survivors include his daughters, Donna Haynes, Cornelia and Dianne Oliver, of Demorest, Georgia; his daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Tom Pagani of Charlotte, North Carolina; his son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Pam Short of Gaisesville, Georgia; and his grandchildren, John, Travis, and Emily Haynes, Megan and Lauren Oliver, Kennedy and Keaton Pagani, and Don, Kyle, and Russ Short. He was the last member of his immediate family.

Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2009, from Cornelia First Baptist Church with the Rev. Billy Harris, the Rev. Mark Weaver, and the Rev. David Turner officiating. Interment will follow in the Level Grove Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia from 6 to 9 p.m. on Monday.

Flowers are accepted or memorials may be made to Cornelia First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 96, Cornelia, GA 30531. Those wishing to express condolences to the family may do so my visiting www.whitfieldfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements are in the care of Whitfield Funeral Home, South Chapel, Baldwin, Georgia.


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  • Created by: Charleene
  • Added: Dec 11, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62797699/donald_compton-short: accessed ), memorial page for Donald Compton Short (2 Sep 1930–16 May 2009), Find a Grave Memorial ID 62797699, citing Level Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Cornelia, Habersham County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Charleene (contributor 47306939).