from grandmother West's scrapbook Barry West The Leon Journal-Reporter July 19, 1945 Mrs. Steve Short Dies Mrs. Steve Short, 70, of Leon, died suddenly at the Decatur county hospital Sunday afternood after a few days' illness. Funeral services were held at the Slade Funeral Home at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Burial was made in the Mount Ayr cemetery. Besides her husband, she leaves two sons, Roy and Gerald.