Obituary - Minnie Irene (Sproles) Shortt
Minnie Irene Sproles Shortt, age 82, of Bristol, VA, passed away on
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at Wellmont Bristol Regional Medical Center.
Minnie was born March 11, 1930, a daughter of the late John Elmer Sproles
and Ruth Sherfey Bixby.
She was a lifelong resident of Bristol where she had retired from the
Bristol Virginia City School System. She was a member of Tennessee Avenue
Baptist Church.
Along with her parents Mrs. Shortt was preceded in death by her husband,
Elwood Short, and a son Nathan Wayne Shortt.
Survivors include:
Her daughter: Brenda Sauls
Sons: Larry Elwood Shortt
Grandchildren: Travis Sauls, Michael Robinson and Charlotte Hanks
Great-Grandchildren: Katelyn Sauls Walker Sauls, Alexis Hanks, Tyler
Robinson, and Jaden Whitaker
Sister – Almeda Kelly of Salem, VA
Special Sister-in-law and Brother-in-law – Ruth and Henry Reedy of West
Columbia, SC
Several Nieces and Nephews
The funeral service for Mrs. Shortt will be held Saturday, February 2, 2013
at 11 am in the Weaver Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Todd Freeman and Mark
Powers officiating.
Interment will follow at Forest Hills Memory Gardens
Pallbearers will be Eddy Necessary, Teddy Sauls, Conny Sauls, Greg Stevens,
Mark Trent, and Paul Belcher.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 9:30-11 am prior to the
service.
Arrangements have been made with Weaver Funeral Home & Cremation Services.