Johnny Wayne Short

Johnny Wayne Short, 82, made his transition on November 8, 2013, in Fort Worth, Texas.

Services were held on Monday, November 11, 2013, at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home near Austin, Texas, with Kyle McFather officiating.

Johnny Short was born on August 20, 1931, to John Stewart Short and Jewel Mae Duckett Short in Clarendon, Texas. He lived in Howardwick until recently when he moved to Fort Worth to be near family.

Johnny married Charlene Murdock on September 3, 1955. After her death in 1977 he remarried in November 1979 to Isabell Miller. The middle of seven brothers, Johnny was a quiet man that loved nature, his family, and a good laugh. He grew up working on farms and doing odd jobs and eventually became a home builder. Johnny served in the Army from 1952 to 1954, and was proud to go on an Honor Flight with four of his brothers in August 2011.

He is survived by his brothers, Cecil, James Randall, and Wendell Short, children Dewilla Prigmore and her husband John, Alvin Short and his wife Carol, Beth Cooney and her husband John, as well as several grandchildren, great grand-children, nieces and nephews. Please sign the online guest registry at www.dignitymemorial.com.