1925
Elijah
2012
Elijah Short, Sr.
July 5, 1925 — December 6, 2012
Elijah Short, Sr., 87, of Mabscott, passed away Thursday, December 6 in Beckley. Born July 26, 1925 in McDowell County, he was the son of the late Isaiah “Zar” and Elsie Newcomb Short.
Elijah was a coal miner having worked for Fall River Coal Company and attended Mt Tabor Baptist Church.
Besides his parents, Elijah was preceded in death by his step-son, Billy Barnett; brothers, Jason, Earn and Lacy Short and sisters, Pansy Blankenship and Zelpha McGrady Baldwin.
Survivors include his wife, Dovie Mae Short; sons, Elijah Short, Jr. and Lacy Short both of Mabscott; daughter, Pansy Rowe and her husband Johnny of Charlton Heights, WV; grandchildren, Dallas Meadows, Madison Ann Rowe, Britteny Marie Rowe, Joshua Scott Rowe and Nathanial Jeremiah Underwood; sister, Vertra Smith and brothers-in-law, Daniel, Charles, Henry, Frank and David Barnett and sisters-in-law, Susie Barnett and Hildred Plumley.
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with Pastor Michael King officiating.
On line condolences may be left at www.calfeefh.com.
Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
Elijah was a coal miner having worked for Fall River Coal Company and attended Mt Tabor Baptist Church.
Besides his parents, Elijah was preceded in death by his step-son, Billy Barnett; brothers, Jason, Earn and Lacy Short and sisters, Pansy Blankenship and Zelpha McGrady Baldwin.
Survivors include his wife, Dovie Mae Short; sons, Elijah Short, Jr. and Lacy Short both of Mabscott; daughter, Pansy Rowe and her husband Johnny of Charlton Heights, WV; grandchildren, Dallas Meadows, Madison Ann Rowe, Britteny Marie Rowe, Joshua Scott Rowe and Nathanial Jeremiah Underwood; sister, Vertra Smith and brothers-in-law, Daniel, Charles, Henry, Frank and David Barnett and sisters-in-law, Susie Barnett and Hildred Plumley.
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 12, 2012 in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens with Pastor Michael King officiating.
On line condolences may be left at www.calfeefh.com.
Arrangements by Calfee Funeral Home, Beckley.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Elijah Short, Sr., please visit our flower store.
Service Schedule
Past Services
Guestbook
Visits: 18
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors