Maude Short

WRDA Senate vote slated for Monday
September 19, 2007
Hayden Davenport
September 21, 2007
WRDA Senate vote slated for Monday
September 19, 2007
Hayden Davenport
September 21, 2007

(Posted September 20, 2007)


Maude D. Short, 69, a native of Ruth, Ms. and a resident of Gray, La., died Tuesday, September 18, 2007.


She is survived by her three sons, Kelvin Chavalier Ruffin, Fitzerald Bouvier Ruffin, and Peter Dontrell Short; one daughter, Nickole Lana Baker; one brother, Jewel L. Harness; two sisters, Modenia Upton and Alberta Buckley; and two grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Short; her parents, Leon Harness and Vivian Campbell Brooks; two brothers, J.M. Harness and Robert Harness; and two sisters, Irene Harness and Ado Cockerham.

Visitation is Saturday, September 22, 2007, from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., with the funeral to follow at Community Funeral Home. She will be buried in Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery in Gray, La.

Community Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.