Mrs. Henry R. Shorter
Eufaula, Ala., May 9 - Mrs. Henry R. Shorter* died Wednesday at the Shorter home on College Hill. She was 82 years old and had been ill only a few days when the end of her long life came as quietly as sleep for a young child.
She was born at Orangecourt, South Carolina. She married Major Henry R. Shorter 60 years ago. He was one of the distinguished lawyers of his time, being a member of the firm of H.H. and Eli S. Shorter. Mrs. Shorter was greater loved and is survived by her daughters: Mrs. W.D. Jelks of Birmingham and Mrs. C.C. Hanson of Memphis, and one son, Col. Harry R. Shorter of Montgomery. Funeral services were Thursday morning at St. James Episcopal Church.
"Mrs. Henry R. Shorter," The Birmingham News, 9 May 1918, page 15; http://www.newspapers.com; accessed 20 Dec 2022.
Eufaula, Ala., May 9 - Mrs. Henry R. Shorter* died Wednesday at the Shorter home on College Hill. She was 82 years old and had been ill only a few days when the end of her long life came as quietly as sleep for a young child.
She was born at Orangecourt, South Carolina. She married Major Henry R. Shorter 60 years ago. He was one of the distinguished lawyers of his time, being a member of the firm of H.H. and Eli S. Shorter. Mrs. Shorter was greater loved and is survived by her daughters: Mrs. W.D. Jelks of Birmingham and Mrs. C.C. Hanson of Memphis, and one son, Col. Harry R. Shorter of Montgomery. Funeral services were Thursday morning at St. James Episcopal Church.
"Mrs. Henry R. Shorter," The Birmingham News, 9 May 1918, page 15; http://www.newspapers.com; accessed 20 Dec 2022.
Mrs. Henry R. Shorter
Eufaula, Ala., May 9 - Mrs. Henry R. Shorter* died Wednesday at the Shorter home on College Hill. She was 82 years old and had been ill only a few days when the end of her long life came as quietly as sleep for a young child.
She was born at Orangecourt, South Carolina. She married Major Henry R. Shorter 60 years ago. He was one of the distinguished lawyers of his time, being a member of the firm of H.H. and Eli S. Shorter. Mrs. Shorter was greater loved and is survived by her daughters: Mrs. W.D. Jelks of Birmingham and Mrs. C.C. Hanson of Memphis, and one son, Col. Harry R. Shorter of Montgomery. Funeral services were Thursday morning at St. James Episcopal Church.
"Mrs. Henry R. Shorter," The Birmingham News, 9 May 1918, page 15; http://www.newspapers.com; accessed 20 Dec 2022.
Eufaula, Ala., May 9 - Mrs. Henry R. Shorter* died Wednesday at the Shorter home on College Hill. She was 82 years old and had been ill only a few days when the end of her long life came as quietly as sleep for a young child.
She was born at Orangecourt, South Carolina. She married Major Henry R. Shorter 60 years ago. He was one of the distinguished lawyers of his time, being a member of the firm of H.H. and Eli S. Shorter. Mrs. Shorter was greater loved and is survived by her daughters: Mrs. W.D. Jelks of Birmingham and Mrs. C.C. Hanson of Memphis, and one son, Col. Harry R. Shorter of Montgomery. Funeral services were Thursday morning at St. James Episcopal Church.
"Mrs. Henry R. Shorter," The Birmingham News, 9 May 1918, page 15; http://www.newspapers.com; accessed 20 Dec 2022.
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