Mary Edith Short, 87, passed away November 11, 2026 in Ash Flat, Arkansas. She entered this life August 23, 1939 in Imboden, Arkansas to John Campbell Bilbrey and Leora (Helms) Bilbrey. She was joined in marriage December 9, 1956 to Lyndon Allan Short in Farmer City, Illinois.
Mary lived, worked, and with Lyndon, raised four children in Farmer City. She enjoyed square dancing, clogging, and was very active in her churches wherever she lived, including Deland, Florida and Ash Flat after retiring from her job as a bookkeeper. God was a very important part of her life. She was famously known to color coordinate shirts for herself and Lyndon when going out, especially when attending church.
She has now joined other family members in Heaven who preceded her in death: her parents, a stepmother and stepbrother, and her brother, Johnie Joe.
Mary is survived by her husband of nearly seventy years, Lyndon; her four children: Rick (Carol), Kas, John, and Jim (Trudi); four grandchildren: Amanda Winters (Doug), Tyler Short (Rachel), Nick Short (Devin), and Skylar Short; and five great-grandchildren.
