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Submitted: 8/30/22 • Approved: 8/31/22 • Last Updated: 9/3/22 • R534398-G0-S3
Texas
PRIVATE Company H 383 Infantry
World War II
April 3, 1922-November 2, 1965
*Photo/information, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell
*Obituary
FRIONA - Funeral services for Robert Connell Short, 43, former Friona resident, were held this afternoon at the Calvary Baptist Church with the Rev. Jake Armstrong, pastor, officiating.
Burial was in West Park Cemetery in Hereford under the direction of Claborn Funeral Home of Friona.
Mr. Short, a native of Hereford, died Tuesday night in an Abilene hospital following an illness of several months.
A three-year resident of Friona prior to moving to Abilene three years ago, Mr. Short was employed by an irrigation well services while in Friona.
Surviving are brothers, J.D. of Rico, Colo., George of Roswell, N.M., Charles of Friona and Glenn of Hereford; sisters, Mrs. Lois Jennings of Hereford, Mrs. Mary Klawetter of Fort Worth and Mrs. Wanda Jean Bellamy of Kennewick, Wash., and his stepmother, Mrs. Louise Short of Portales, N.M.
(Published in The Amarillo Globe-Times (Amarillo, Texas) - 4 Nov 1965, Tue - Page 54)
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Texas, Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Short
Date of Birth: 3 Apr 1922
Birth County: Deaf Smith
Father's name: Mack Short
Certificate Number: 20772
Roll Number: 1922_0014
Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Robert Connell Short
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian (White)
Age: 43
Birth Date: 3 Apr 1922
Birth Place: Texas
Residence: Friona, Parmer, Texas, USA
Death Date: 2 Nov 1965
Death Place: Abilene, Taylor, Texas, USA
Father: Mack Short
Mother: Mabel Short
Certificate Number: 73639
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