Short, Ava (Died 1915)

SHORT

Posted By: Plymouth CC
Date: 2/17/2004 at 10:46:01

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, 1915. 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
her 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 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 she 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 interment
was made in the Butte cemetery.