Bonnie Short

Bonnie Houston Settlemyre Short, 90, of Drexel, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, Feb. 12, 2011.
Born in Sullivan County, Tenn., on March 8, 1920, she was the daughter of the late B.G. Houston and Pearl Dugger Houston.
Bonnie was a member of Drexel First Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and was a member of the joy group. She was a 1938 graduate of Glen Alpine High School and retired from Broughton Hospital.
Bonnie is survived by her second husband, Grier "Joe" Short of the home; sons, Stephen Settlemyre of Morganton and Tom Settlemyre and his wife, Gina, of Fort Mill, S.C.; a daughter, Barbara S. Griffin and her husband, Mike, of Birmingham, Ala.; a stepson, Deanes Short of Drexel; grandchildren, Garrett Griffin and his wife, Lisa, Suzanne Burnett and her husband, Anthony, Teresa Greene, James Van Schoor and his wife, Mercer, Ragan Haston and her husband, Trent, and Raquel Bliss; and nine great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Bonnie was preceded in death by her first husband, Vernon A. Settlemyre; a son, Kenneth Settlemyre; brothers, Carl and Cecil Houston; and sisters, Marguerite Yount and Edith Setzer.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday in the Colonial Chapel of Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center with the Rev. Donald J. Smith officiating.
Burial will follow in Drexel Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Memorial contributions may be made to Drexel First Baptist Church, PO Box 308, Drexel, NC 28619 or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690.
Condolences at www.sossomanfuneralservice.com.