Emma Carlisle Guy Short

EMMA CARLISLE GUY SHORT of Little Rock, 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, La., and they raised a family of three boys: Ronald Dale, Richard Wayne, and Glenn Lyle Short. They lived in New Orleans, La., Fort Smith, and Little Rock, Ark. 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, Ark., for a number of years. A graveside service will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 6, at 2 p.m., at Pinecrest Cemetery in Little Rock, Ark. She is survived by her son, Richard Wayne Short and his wife, Lorene, of Little Rock, Ark., and her son, Glenn Lyle Short and his wife, Jeanne, of Springdale, Ark., 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. Arrangements are under the direction of Ruebel Funeral Home, www.ruebelfuneralhome.com.