Avy L. Short (1915)

CONNORAN, SHORT

Posted By: Mary Welty Hart
Date: 11/28/2010 at 08:57:13

The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, January 27, 1915

Death of AVY SHORT

Miss Avy Short, a former resident of Winterset died on the 10th at Butte, Montana, after a brief illness.

Miss Short was born here about forty years ago and was the youngest of five children. About seventeen years ago she went from here to Montana.

A few years ago she entered a claim near Dolson, Montana and after acquiring a residence there, she was elected county superintendent of schools. The Montana papers speak in highest terms of her work as an educator.

Her mother was a sister of E. F. Connoran of this place and the family have many friends among the older residents of Winterset who will regret to hear of her death.
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LeMars Sentinel
LeMars, Iowa
Monday, February 05, 1915
Page 1, column 2

Dies in Montana

Miss Ava Short Lived in LeMars For a Number of Years

Miss Ava Short, who lived for a number of years in LeMars, died at her house in Butte, Montana, January 18. The Butte Daily Post says: "Miss Ava Short, a resident of Montana for about 17 years, known throughout the state as an educator, died at Murrays' Hospital last night from acute throat trouble, following a very short illness, aged 42 years. She recently returned to Butte from Phillipsburg, and had accepted a position in the schools here but her sudden illness prevented her starting work.

Miss Short was born in Winterset, Iowa, and came to Montana with her sister, Madge, in 1898, locating at Phillipsburg, where Miss Ava taught school and her sister married Jack Lucas, a well known mining man. Later Miss short moved to Butte, and taught in the Washington school here and was very popular with the students and all who had the pleasure of knowing here. A few years ago she moved to Dodson, Mont., taking up her residence there, and was elected county superintendent of Blaine county. Her term expired early this month. She returned to this city to visit friends and several social affairs were given in her honor by Mrs E. B. Werick and others. The news of her death was a severe shock to here many friends here and sincere regret was expressed at her sudden demise.

Miss Short is survived by her sister, Mrs. Trumbull White, of New York, wife of the editor of Everybody's Magazine, a sister, Mrs B. F. Yates, of Minneapolis, and a brother at Medora, N D. A sister, Mrs. Lucas, who died here several years ago, is buried in Butte and her parents are buried in Minneapolis.

The funeral services for Miss Short were held at Butte on Thursday, January 21, from the home of Mrs. E. B. Weirick, where shed had been staying up to the time she was taken to the hospital.

Friends from different parts of the state were in attendance and the beautiful floral tributes were silent evidence of the esteem in which she was held. Rev. W. M. Hardan delivered the sermon and Mrs. W. E. Moore, of Missoula, a friend of the deceased, sang "A Perfect Day," The internment was made in the Butte cemetery.
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Coordinator's note: In the 1880, 1885, and 1900 censuses, she is listed as being born in Missouri so her birth in Winterset as published in these obituaries is very much in doubt.

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