Vealah C. Witt Short Thomas Obituary (1939

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Vealah C. Witt Short Thomas Mrs. Vealah C. Witt Short Thomas, age 75, of Deputy, Indiana, entered this life on January 1, 1939 in Halan County, Kentucky. She was the loving daughter of the late, Howard and Rossie Mae Robbins Witt. She was raised in Harlan County and was a high school graduate. She attended teacher's training and later taught school in Harlan County. She was a member of the Closplint Baptist Church and moved to Jefferson County in 1958. Vealah was united in marriage to Carl Short in 1959. This union was blessed with a son and a daughter. She attended the First Apostolic Church in North Vernon. Vealah retired from Reliance Electric Company in Madison as an assembler after 37 years of service. She was united in marriage to Dave C. Thomas on July 4, 1992 in Trimble County, Kentucky. She enjoyed fishing, knitting, working puzzles and playing cards. Vealah died on Saturday, February 22, 2014, at 5:46 p.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Vealah will be missed by her loving husband, Dave C. Thomas of Deputy, Indiana; her daughter, Joy G. Short Hammond of Deputy, Indiana; her son, Vernon Short and his wife, Debbie of Deputy, Indiana; her step son, Shawn Thomas and his wife, Jean Ann of Crothersville, Indiana; her step daughter, Leslie Skirvin and her husband, Frankie of Lexington, Indiana; her granddaughter, Nicole Bruther; her step grandchildren, Michelle Hammond, Breanna and Brandon Thomas; her great grandson, Greyson Bruther; her brother, Archie Witt and his wife, Barbara of Deputy, Indiana; her sisters, Wanda Lambardo of Berea, Kentucky, Regina Mayo of Phenix City, Alabama; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Howard and Rossie Mae Robbins Witt; her sister, Delores Caudill; her son in law, Bob Hammond, died October 19, 2004. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, February 27, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Ernie Lamb at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Lick Branch Cemetery near Deputy, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Vealah Thomas Memorial Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Vealah C. Witt Short Thomas, please click here to visit our sympathy store.