OBIT: Charles William SHORT, Sr., 1986, West Salisbury, Somerset County, PA
  
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  SHORT
  
    Charles William Short Sr., 61, West Salisbury, died July 27, 1986,
  in Meyersdale Community Hospital.  Born July 30, 1924, in Cumberland,
  Md.; son of late Faye E. and Emma Ruth (Yutzy) Short.  Also preceded
  in death by sister, Patricia Sperry.  Survived by wife, former Helen
  R. Fisher; three sons, Charles William Jr., George David, and Kenneth
  Allan, all of West Salisbury; four brothers, John Miami, Fla.; Samuel,
  Thomas Michael, and Robert, all of West Salisbury; also four
  grandchildren.  Member of St. Paul (Wilhelm) United Church of Christ,
  Meyersdale Lodge No. 554, F&AM and Meyersdale Chapter, Salisbury
  American Legion and International Operating Engineers Union, Local
  No. 66, Pittsburgh.  Life-member of Salisbury Volunteer Fire
  Department.  Veteran of World War II.  Friends will be received 7-9
  p.m. Monday and 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Thomas Funeral Home,
  Salisbury.  Masonic memorial service will be held at 7:30 p.m.
  Tuesday at funeral home.  Service at 2 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul
  United Church of Christ, the Rev. Carl P. Mitchell and Rev. David E.
  Fetter officiating.  Interment, St. Paul Cemetery.  Body will lie in
  state in church one hour before service.  Family requests expressions
  of sympathy take the form of contributions to Salisbury Area Ambulance
  Association or St. Paul United Church of Christ.
  
  Daily American, July 28, 1986
  
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