Barbara Jo Short passed away peacefully on July 28, 2018. She was born on August 31, 1937, in El Reno, Oklahoma. Preceded in death by her parents, Ed and Cecil Veneck, her husband, Johnny Short of 60 years and her son, Christopher Short. She is survived by her two daughters, Kimberly and her husband Raymond Ridlen of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Melanie and her husband Kelley Gilligan of The Colony, Texas; her sister, Edye Zan and her husband Hugh McClure of Yukon, Oklahoma, Linda and her husband Jack Giddens of Ramona, California; seven grandchildren, Elizabeth and her husband Josh Prince of Wellston, Oklahoma, Jeffrey Osborn of Bethany, Oklahoma, Justin and his wife Ryan Botkin of Yukon, Oklahoma, Trey Ridlen of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Jerrod Botkin of McKinney, Texas, Justin and his wife Valerie Gilligan of The Colony, Texas, Josh Gilligan of The Colony, Texas; three great-grandchildren, McKinley and Kymree Prince of Wellston, Oklahoma, Charlie Botkin of Yukon, Oklahoma. She graduated from Yukon High School in 1955, then attended Draughons Business College, for a year, to fulfill her ambition to be a secretary. She worked at Nissens Shoe store for a few years as a bookkeeper and a filer, she also worked at Kerr McGee for a while. She met her husband at Nissens Shoe store; he was a salesman. On their first date, they went to El Reno for a drive in the snow. Their courtship lasted 4 months; he took her to a drive-in for a cola, and he took her senior ring off and slipped the engagement ring on her finger. Her parents were very surprised due to the length of their courtship. They were married at the First Christian Church in Yukon in July of 1957. When the children got older, she worked as a secretary at Overholser Elementary for 24 yrs. She was a member of Bethany First Church of the Nazarene; she helped prepare food for the families who lost love ones. She was in the booster club at Southern Nazarene University College. When the children were young, to earn a little money, she ironed clothes. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, fishing, and was a good nurse maid when you were ill. The family is eternally grateful for the compassionate care of Tuscany Village Nursing Home where she spent the last one and a half years of her life. Donations may be made in her memory to the Alzheimer's Association:https://act.alz.org/site/Donation2df_id=32112&32112.donation=form1 Funeral Service Mercer-Adams Chapel Thursday, August 02, 2018 10:00 AM 3925 N. Asbury Bethany, OK 73008 Burial following at Bethany Cemetery