Willa Short
December 06, 2021
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Willa Short, 88, passed away on December 6, 2021, in West Des Moines. She was born in Sheridan, MO on February 11, 1933, the daughter of Donald and Nona Wake.
Willa loved riding horses in her younger years and enjoyed attending horse shows. She loved cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs and listening to music. Willa was a wonderful caretaker for all of her family, and above all else treasured the time spent with them, especially during the holidays and special gatherings.
Willa is survived by her loving husband of 71 years, Merle; children, Don (Dorene), Steve (Dian) and Jackie (Wayne) Wood; 4 grandchildren, Heather (George) Lauber, Zach Backstrom, Thom (Samantha) Short and Kaylynn Short; and 7 great-grandchildren, William, Gretchan, Johanna, Elaina, Avery, Layla and Scarlett; sister, Betty Wake; other loving family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Donna and Mona; and brother, Forest.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, December 10, 2021, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Ave., Des Moines with burial to follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Family will greet visitors from 12-2 p.m., Friday, also at the funeral home.
Online condolences may be expressed at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.
Frank Wong
12/09/2021
To the family of Willa Short:
My name is Frank Wong. If Willa's
sons Don and Steve attended North High School in the 70's, then:
1. I'm very sorry for your loss.
2. I would like to give a long overdue thank you to Steve for his friendship. In junior high, he
invited me to join him for lunch
and we became good friends. Sadly, we drifted apart in high school, even though we were on the wrestling team in 1970. I will always be grateful to him to invite
a new student to his lunch table.
I hope he and his family are doing well. My deepest condolences to the Short family.
Frank Wong
Jeffrey Douglas
12/08/2021
Sorry for your lose Jackie....