Herman Short Osceola

Herman Arthur Short, 69, of Osceola died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at Clarke County Hospital.

A memorial gathering will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday Nov. 22, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St., in Osceola. Online condolences may be left at www.kalefuneralhome.com

Herman “Fuzz” Arthur Short, son of Kenneth Wayne Short and Edith May (Smith) Short, was born April 13, 1946, in Kalispell, Montana.

Herman received his education at Leon High School graduating in 1964. Herman served his country as a Marine during the Vietnam War.

On Dec. 18, 1965, Herman married Judy Dawn Dale at Las Vegas, Nevada.

Herman worked as a lead operator for Williams pipeline for 34 years.

Herman is survived by Judy (Short) Paulson; sons, Gary (Jackie) Short of Osceola, Dale (Lisa Parrish) Short of Osceola, Lance (Valarie) Short of Indianola, Shayne (Nicki) Short of Osceola; grandchildren, Seth Short, Kyler Short, Carson Short, Taylor Short, Jake Short, Madison Short, Layne Short, Jadi Short, Charlie Beeker, Krissa Beeker and Kelsey Lear; nephew Brian (Wendy) Short of Osceola; great-nephews, Lukas Kaleb and Nolan Short; niece Vicki Heard of Bloomfield, New Jersey; great-nephew Alex Maniatis of Bloomfield, New Jersey; aunt Rosie Smith of Osceola; aunt Monica Smith of Decatur City; uncle Wayne “Bobbie” Smith of Leon; as well as many cousins, other relatives and friends.

Herman was preceded in death by his parents and brother Rick Short in 2000.