Jean Conley "Beans" Shorter

SHORTER, Jean Conley "Beans," age 88, of Crewe, passed away Friday, September 26, 2008. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Elizabeth Ashmore Shorter. He is survived by a son, Charles Edward Shorter and wife, Ruth, of Richmond; two daughters, Mina Ison and husband, Leo, of Nottoway, and Nan Vick and husband, R.C., of Crewe; three grandchildren, Robin, Jason and R.C.; five great-grandchildren, Cory, Taryn, Mandy, Kendall and Sarah; and one sister, Betty Lee Jones of Richmond. Mr. Shorter was a Navy veteran of WWII and the Korean War, as well as a longtime member of Crewe Volunteer Fire Department for over 50 years. He was a retired employee of N & W Railroad. Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Monday, September 29, 2008, at Jennings-McMillian Funeral Home Chapel, Crewe, Va. The visitation will be held at Jennings-McMillian Funeral Home, Sunday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 11 a.m. until time of services. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions are made in his memory to Crewe Volunteer Fire Department, 1105 West Virginia Avenue, Crewe, Va. 23930.
This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.