Bobbie Jean Short, 90, of Evarts went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 4, 2023.  Bobbie was born on May 31, 1933 in Evarts to the late Robert Posey and the late Laura Willis Posey.  She was one of the founding members of the House of Prayer in Jesus Name Church at Shields.  She was a former coal miner at Eastover Mining Co. and a former member of the UMWA.  She loved spending time with her grandchildren and her pets.  She also loved flowers, music and God.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Short; a son, Richard Cameron Short; a baby daughter, Mary Ann Short; two sisters, Mary Posey and Thelma Madden; a brother, Ray Posey; a grandson, Richard Cameron Short, Jr.; three great-grandchildren, Milea Belofski, Timothy Dean and Robin Dean; and a great-great-grandson, Baby Joshua Short.

She is survived by four daughters, Toni Johnson and husband, the Reverend Rick Johnson, Evarts; Reba Hensley, Harlan; Tammy Short, Evarts; Linda Short Glisson and husband, Edward, Tazewell, TN; a sister, Mabel Coker, Evarts; and a daughter-in-law, Judy Short, Hawaii.  Also surviving are 14 grandchildren, Johnny Ray Short, Barbie Middleton, Jeremiah Holbrook, Benjamin Johnson, Crystal Collins, Jonathan Johnson, Aarin Sawyers, Zechariah Johnson, Ariel McWilliams, Chandler Napier, Bobbie Cupp, Levi Monroe, Shyla Short and Cody Wynn; 32 great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends.

Her visitation will be Saturday from 5 until 8 pm at the Evarts Funeral Home with a church service to be held at 7 pm.  She will be taken to the House of Prayer in Jesus Name at Shields for visitation after 12 pm on Sunday until the funeral hour of 3 pm on Monday.  The Reverend Alan Williams, the Reverend Bruce Helton and the Reverend John Brown will officiate.

Her burial will follow in the Evarts Memorial Gardens with her grandsons serving as pallbearers.

Evarts Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Bobbie Jean Short.