This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Short, Robertson, Thompson, Cobb, Hann Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/plB.2ACI/3493 Message Board Post: George Short Dec. 15, 1913 - Oct. 24, 2005 George Short, 92, of Austin, Texas, passed away October 24, 2005. He was born December 15, 1913, in Grand Island, Nebraska, to Arthur Verne and Bess Robertson Short. He was a retired chemical engineer with Phillips/Conoco in Old Ocean and a member of the Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Glendine Thompson Short. He is survived by: two daughters, Deborah Cobb of Austin, and Ruth Short of Palo Alto, California; a son, Douglas Short of Austin; two step-sons, Mike Wade of Bay City, and Pat Wade of Emporia, Kansas; three grandchildren, Glen Cobb of Houston, Stephen Cobb of Katy, and Tammy Hann of Bay City; four step-grandchildren, Kathy McVey of Friendswood, Scott Martin of Houston, Kelly Wade of Emporia, Kansas, and Keith Wade of Wichita, Kansas; two great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Graveside service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 26, 2005, at Cedarvale Cemetery in Bay City, with the Rev. Kevin Young officiating. Arrangements with Taylor Bros. Funeral Home in Bay City. 979-245-4613. Bay City Tribune October 26, 2005 Matagorda County, Texas