- Date Of Birth: April 2, 1934
- Date Of Death: July 30, 2020
- State: Georgia
-Addition – July 14, 2021.
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Dr. Jack Suddath Short, age 86 of Clayton, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, July 30, 2020. Jack was born in Cornelia, Georgia in 1934.
He moved to Clayton, Georgia at the age of 10 and graduated from Clayton High School. Jack was the first quarterback on the first football team for Clayton High School. He attended Western Carolina University on an athletic scholarship where he played football and baseball.
He was the son of the late P. W. Short and Nan Hamby Short. Jack was preceded in death by his sisters Theresa (FiFi) Short McCraw, Nancy Short Jones (Carlton) and Melissa Short Beck (Stuart). Jack is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Eleanor Silver Short, his brother Charles Robert (Bob) Short (Dee) and his sister Kay Short Norton (Ronald), four daughters Margaret (Mitzi) Short Sevilla of Hilo, Hawaii, Tanya Short Hornsby (Kenny) of Eastanollee, Georgia, Carmen Short Shagam (Jan) of Alpine, California, and Stephanie Short (Tony Tichler) of Murphy, North Carolina and one son Tomy Short (Sharon) of Clayton, Georgia. Jack was the proud grandfather of 14 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.
