Carl E. Short

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Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | September 21, 2017

 

Carl E. Short, 54, of Greensburg, died Thursday September 15, 2017. He was born June 3, 1963, in McKeesport, a son of Larry Short and the late Dorothy Ann Taylor. Carl Short was an ordained minister and committed to community service and helping the lives of others.

 

The last years of his life were spent helping the lives of people suffering from addiction and mental illness, working with the Democratic Party to promote positive change, and ministering throughout the community. He was an excellent cook, a sharp dresser, and an avid Dallas Cowboys fan. He loved to laugh, make others smile and laugh, and watch scary movies with his family and friends. He loved his children and his grandchildren dearly. In addition to his mother, he was preceded in death by his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and many relatives whom he loved.

 

Carl is survived by his seven children, Justin short and wife, Paula; Shamira Gelin and husband, Jean; KC Short, Shawn Short, Shakeem Short, Kelli Short, and Lamicah Short; four grandchildren, Jayden Gelin, Ava Gelin, Sophia Short, and Amara Gelin; his uncles James Taylor and Tony Taylor, their children and grandchildren; his aunts Brenda Lawrence and Shirley Weatherspoon, their children and grandchildren; his sister Kimberly Jones and her children, and his siblings, Herman Jordan, Gary Smith III, Lakitta Smith, Kimberly Jordan, Paul Baker, and Malik Smith, as well as many relatives too numerous to mention.

Visitation held at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 716 Walnut Street, McKeesport, PA from 4-8 PM on Thursday, September 28, 2017. Friends and relatives are invited to celebrate the life of Carl from 9:00 AM- 11:00 AM Friday, September 29, 2017 at Living Word Congregational Church 2003 Ridge Rd. Jeannette, PA 15644 (724) 523-5421. A funeral service will be held immediately after at 11:00 AM with the Rev. Roy Aiken officiating. The burial will follow at St. Clair Cemetery in Greensburg, PA. The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, and CORE for the loving and kind care given to their father.

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Originally published September 21, 2017.

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