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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., June 10, 2004, page 3

ROBERT WILSON SHORT

Robert Wilson Short, 87, of Goldendale, died June 3, 2004, at The Dalles Hospital.
He was born Dec. 25,1916, in Cliffs, near Goldendale, to Ari and Minnie Short, and attended at Cliffs and the Goldendale area all his life, except for the last three years.
Short married Nellie Lucille Beeks. They lived in Maryhill, and later moved to Towal. Short worked for the SP&S Railroad, which later became the Burling-ton Northern, as a laborer, and later became section foreman until his retirement.
Short had many hobbies, including being a handyman, if it was broken, he could fix it. He was a rock hound, a treasure hunter, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, gardening, and gathering wild mushrooms.
His parents, a grandson, his sister, Helen Scholl, and his wife, Lucille, preceded him in death.
Survivors include his sons, Robert Lowery Short and Marshall Lee Short, both of Goldendale; grandchildren, Javier Short of Goldendale, Dunnia Danisher of Lacey, Jessika Short of Portland, Kaissa Hart of Las Vegas, Nev., Wyoming, and Amie O'Brien of Dallesport; his great-grandchildren; two sisters, Marcela Spalding and Margaret McKune, both of Goldendale; a niece and two nephews.
The family will hold a private inurnment at Pleasant Valley Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Erdman Funeral Home.