Homer Drexel Short, age 83, of Louisa, Ky., died Dec. 16, 2008 in Louisa. Mr. Short was born Jan. 27, 1925, in Louisa, a son of the late Andrew Jackson Short and Lucy Elkins Short. He was also preceded in death by one brother, Willliam “Bill” Thomas Short; and three sisters, Agnes Saulsbury, Mae Ekers and Eileen Woods. He was a retired area supervisor with Ashland Oil. He was a Kentucky colonel, a World War II U.S. Navy veteran, and a member of Louisa United Methodist Church in Louisa and Apperson F&AM 195. Surviving are his wife, Edris Fern C. Short of Louisa; three sons, Michael Ray (Joy) Short of Jakarta, Indonesia, Roger Jack (Yvette) Short of Louisa and Homer Drexel Short Jr. of Charleston, W.Va.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Louisa United Methodist Church in Louisa by the Rev. Guy Moyer. Burial will be in Compton Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Young Funeral Home in Louisa. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Louisa United Methodist Church Building Fund or Community Hospice. Courtesy of the Daily Independent of Ashland,KY Connie