Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until funeral time at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, 4928 N. Bayou Black Drive in Gibson, LA. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
He is survived by his sons, Howard (Kem) and Madrone Short; daughters, Clara Johnson (Darryl) and Brittany Short (Tremaine); five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; siblings, Lynward Short (Ruby), Catherine Wolfe (Bruce), Crystal Marks (Johnny) and Lorenda Howard (James); and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph, Jr. and Lillian Mitchell Short; brothers, Quinton, McCoy and Junius Short; paternal grandparents, Joseph, Sr. and Nola Calloway Short; maternal grandparents, Jake and Della Mitchell.
Arrangements entrusted to Jones Funeral Home of Houma.
