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Joyce Short

[April 23, 2012]  LINCOLN -- Joyce M. Short, 82, of Lincoln, died Sunday, April 22, 2012, at 8:55 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor.

(Below is a copy of the obituary from the funeral home.)

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Lincoln - Joyce M. Short, 82, of Lincoln passed away on Sunday, April 22, 2012 at 8:55 a.m. at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln.

A Memorial Service for Mrs. Short will be held on Thursday, April 26, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Life Pointe Church of God 601 Pulaski Street in Lincoln with Pastor
C. Douglas Bowers Sr. officiating.

Visitation will be held from 6:00 p.m. until time of the service at the church.

Private family burial will be in Bethel Cemetery in rural Emden.

Peasley Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Joyce Marie Short was born on April 4, 1930 in Atlanta the daughter of Dewey and Oma Compton Johnson. She married James Russell Short on June 11, 1946.
He survives in Lincoln.

Also surviving are her children: Zelma (Bill) Martin of Atlanta, Billy J. Short of Lincoln. Four grandchildren: Danny Martin, Josh (Christy) Short, Jenny (Doug Gellner) Martin,
Tiffany Short.

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She was preceded in death by one granddaughter: Robin Tackett, two brothers and one sister.

She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church in Lincoln.

She was employed at Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital for over thirty years as an Aide and also in the Physical Therapy Department.

Joyce always hosted the Johnson family reunions. She was very devoted to her family and will be deeply missed.

Memorials may be made to her family.