Marjorie M. Shorts

Marjorie M. Shorts, 85, of 386 Boals Road , Cooperstown died at 2:45 AM ,February 03, 2013 at her residence. Born May 17, 1927 in Canal Township, Marjorie was the daughter of the late Ellis and Arlene (Rough) Yarnell. During World War II, she worked as an inspector at Huff Manufacturing, where she met her husband DeWayne. They were married on February 24, 1945. Mrs. Shorts was a homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, quilting, canning, cooking and baking, reading, feeding the birds, fishing at Black Lake, NY, and most of all her family. Marjorie was a member of Cooperstown Evangelistic Tabernacle. In addition to her spouse , Marjorie is survived by her sons, Neil Shorts and his wife, Reba of Cottonton, Alabama, and Jeffrey Shorts and his wife, Anna, of Cooperstown; her daughters, Margaret Shook and her husband, Howard, of Hobe Sound, Fl, Cheryl Sullivan and her husband, Charles, of Salem, OH, and Linda Ritchey and her husband, Jerry, of Cooperstown; her brothers, Burton Yarnell and his wife, June, of Franklin, and Darwin Yarnell and his wife, Ruth, of Cochranton; her sisters, Mary Trimble and her husband, Charles, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Marie Baer of Saegertown; her ten grandchildren, Janette, Kristi, Stephanie, Sandra, Shelia, DeWayne, Rhett, Ryan, Rebecca, and Lee; and her twenty three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her step-mother, Stella Yarnell Crisman; and her brothers, Paul, Wayne, and Fred Yarnell. Friends will be received at the Gardinier Funeral Home, Inc., 1315 Chestnut Street, Franklin, on Tuesday, February 5th, 2013, from 4:00PM - 8:00PM. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 at Cooperstown Evangelistic Tabernacle, with Rev. Mark Fultz pastor of the Cooperstown Evangelistic Tabernacle, and Rev. Jonathan Bell, pastor of the Franklin Wesleyan Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Cooperstown Cemetery. The family suggests that memorial contributions be made to the Cooperstown Evangelistic Tabernacle, PO BOX 176, Cooperstown, PA 16317-0176. To send online condolences, flowers, cards, or for further information, family and friends are invited to visit www.gardinierfuneralhome.com.