Emma Josephine Shorter

Josephine Shorter, 80 of near
Prospect, died Wednesday, Jan.
11, 1995 at MedCenter Hospital in
Marion following a brief illness.
The member of Steubenville
Lutheran Church was a member
of Waldo's Pythian Sisters.
A native of Darbyville, she
was born June 15, 1914, a
daughter of the late Henry and
Nellie B. Metzger Long.
December 24,1934 she married
Garland Shorter, who survives.
Also surviving are four
daughters: Lorie Anderson of
Richwood, Ksthryn Whiteman
and Roberta Fitzpatrick, both
of Marion, and Barbara Cams
of Manassas, Virginia; 9 grandchildren;
11 greatgrandchildren;
two brothers:
Jay and Ralph, both of Florida;
and a sister Martha Wilson of
Marblehead. Two sons and a
great-grandson preceded her in
death.
Private funeral services were
conducted by Dan Anderson
and David Cams. Burial was at
Otterbein Cemetery. Ballinger
Funeral Home was in charge of
arrangements.
Memorial contributions may
be made to the Central Ohio
Diabetes Association.

Stofcheck-Ballinger Funeral Home