Biography: Emma Carlisle Guy Short was born May 10, 1909, in Rusk, Texas, to Samuel B. and Lydia Alice Wright Guy. She was married to Arthur Dale Short on May 5, 1929, in Bastrop, Louisiana, and they raised a family of three boys: Ronald Dale, Richard Wayne, and Glenn Lyle Short. They lived in New Orleans, Louisiana, Fort Smith and Little Rock, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, her son, Ronald, and her husband, Dale. For many years, she worked as a secretary and retired from the Arkansas State Hospital in the 1970s. She was fun and loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She attended Calvary Baptist Church in Little Rock, Arkansas for a number of years. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, December 6, at 2:00 pm at Pinecrest Cemetery in Little Rock, Arkansas. She is survived by her son, Richard Wayne Short and his wife, Lorene, of Little Rock, Arkansas and her son, Glenn Lyle Short and his wife, Jeanne, of Springdale, Arkansas, and two grandsons, two granddaughters, and three great-grandsons and one great-granddaughter. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association or a charity of your choice.
You were blessed to have had your mom for 102+ years. She was a lifelong friend of my mother and many other saints who raised families at Tyler St. Baptist Church. She has good reason to be proud of her legacy. i know, having had the pleasure of working with you at Baptist Medical Center. We pray that your good memories of her will help you through the pain you are feeling.