Dorothy M. Short, 76, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, died Sunday, October 19, 2008, in her home. She was born in Logan County on January  30, 1932, a daughter of the late Harold and Cora Flickinger Kilgore. She also was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Sue Short; two brothers, Robert and Donald Kilgore; and three sisters, Mary Abrams, Joan Stanley and Patty McClure.

On February 5, 1950, she married Richard Short in Rushsylvania, Ohio, and he survives, along with a son, Doug (Jan) Short of Marysville, Ohio; a daughter, Joyce (Leroy) Peters of Moore, Oklahoma; sisters, Ruth Barrows of Pataskala, Ohio, Sue (Roger) Fultz of West Jefferson, Ohio and Shirley Davie of Kenton, Ohio; four grandchildren; two step-grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; and six great-step-grandchildren.

A member of the First Christian Church in Bellefontaine, she worked as a cashier at the former Omart and Rink�s department stores, Tinsley�s IGA and Community Markets.

Pastor Michael Valentine conducts the funeral service at 11 a.m. Wednesday, October 22, 2008, at the Eichholtz Funeral Home in Bellefontaine, where calling hours are from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday evening. Burial is in the Greenwood-Union Cemetery in DeGraff, Ohio.

Memorial contributions may be made to Universal Home Health & Hospice Care 701 S. Main St. Bellefontaine, Ohio 43311.

Condolences to the family may be expressed at eichholtz@embarqmail.com