John C. Short
November 30, 1935 ~ October 29, 2011
John C. Short, 75, Glasgow, died Saturday, October 29, 2011, at NHC of Glasgow. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Rodman and Altie Jones Short.
As a child, John suffered from Scarlet Fever that left him deaf. At age 7 he entered the Kentucky School for the Deaf in Danville, where he continued to study for the next 11 years. Upon returning to Glasgow, he was hired by Dusty Miller at his dry cleaners as a presser—a vocation John kept until he retired. He worked most of his life at Miller & Johnson Cleaners, which later became Bertram & Jolly Cleaners, and then later at Custom Touch Cleaners. He was a member of Dover Baptist Church at Haywood and had been attending Calvary Baptist Church, where he had been actively involved with teaching others the art of sign language.
Survivors include four brothers, Rodman Short, Jr., James Short (Joyce), Billy Short (Carlotta), and Donald Short (Terri); three sisters, Sandra Muir (Jim), Linda K. Shaw, and Beverly Wells (Wayne); several nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruby E. Short and Phyllis Lee; and by two brothers, Herbert Short and Kenneth Short.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call after 12 noon Sunday at the funeral home.
I am so sorry for the loss of such a sweet person.I worked with John and thought a lot of him.He always had such a postive attitude and I learned a lot from him.He will be greatly missed.My prayers go to his family.
I am sorry to learn of John’s passing. Whether encountering John on the street or at the dry cleaner’s, he never failed to come forth with his friendly greeting of “hello.” He was a kind man who helped make Glasgow a little bit nicer place. My sympathy to his family.
So very sorry to hear about JC. He was a very nice person and always had a smile for everyone. Please know that your family is in our hearts and prayers.
EJ Claywell
Brenda, Stacey and Aimee Reece
Katherine Rogers
I hadn’t seen him for a long time but he always remembered me from working at Houchens on South Green street in the 70’s. He would always be considerate and take a moment to inquire as to how I was doing. He was a genuinely kind individual.
SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS…JOHN WAS A GREAT MAN AND HE WAS A GREAT FRIEND TO DAD (CORBIN LEWIS) WHILE HE WAS AT THE NURSING HOME…YOU ALL WILL BE IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS DURING THIS TRYING TIME..
I am so sorry for your loss. I am so glad that I was able to work with John. He was such a sweet person. My prayers will be with all of you. Jane Troxall
I am so sorry to hear of your loss,John would always peck on the window at my work and wave.He was a friendly,pleasant person.So sorry.
Dear Linda,
Learned of your brother’s death at Haywood. So sorry for your loss. I was hoping to get by before I started home for Nashville, but had a funeral to go to in Edmonton.
I will be praying for you and your loved ones.
Love,
Linda
I CAN REMEMBER HIS SWEET SMILE — HE WAS ALWAYS SO HAPPY –WE WOULD BE ON SQUARE IN GLASGOW – HE WOULD STOP & WRITE A FEW LINES -WE ALL WILL MISS U -. J C GOD CALLED U ON TO BE WITH HIM NOW – BUT WE WILL MEET U ONE DAY – GOD BLESS ALL THE SISTERS & BROTHERS WHO HAD TO GO THRU JCS PASSING LOVE ALL LOVE WAYNES SIS — GLENDA–
I am truly sorry to hear of John passing.He was a man deturmaned person in my book,He made sure he was always your friend and always smiling no matter what.He was always extra polite.He will be missed.
We are so sorry for your loss. When I was a child, I remember several of us being at Melvin and Marie’s house and John teaching all of the children sign language. He was always such a happy person and always had a smile for everyone. I know he will be missed by everyone.
Dear family of John Short,
I was devastated to hear of your loss. You have my deepest sympathies.
I met John unexpectedly during an unexpected trip to Kentucky in 2008 when my family and I were visiting his church, Calvary Baptist of Glasgow. I was standing there not knowing anyone when John came up behind me and tapped me on the shoulder. I turned around and was warmly welcomed by his contagious ear to ear smile. When I reached out my hand and said “Hi” he started signing… I think he was smiling even bigger. How I wished I had pursued my desire to learn sign language. With the help of a church member, John taught me how to sign “Nice to meet you” and “See you later”.
Long story short, we were invited to go out for dinner with members of the church, my wife and I were sitting with three other couples when John forced his chair in next to mine, grabbed a napkin, wrote down the alphabet, pointed to the first letter and signed “A”. Since then I have studied sign language three years on my own, have taken four sign language classes and now am teaching Deaf awareness and emergency sign language to fire departments in Southwest Michigan.
With the hope of meeting John once again and speaking to him in his language, we called a member of the church on our next trip through Kentucky only to discover that John had passed away. I am absolutely crushed but forever thankful to have briefly met such a dear friend. Thank you so very much for sharing a small glimpse of John on his memory page, I enjoyed it so much yet wish I could have known him more.
Thank you John. I pray that I will honor you and our Heavenly Father with my attempt to learn ASL and teaching other how we can better help in an emergency.
“See you later” friend, it was “Nice to meet you”.
Darryl