Barbara Short Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Barbara Short of Smyrna, Tennessee, who passed away on June 6, 2025, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Barbara Short to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Donald Whiteley and Vivian Whiteley; her husbands, Ernest Milton Fabian and Doyle Gene Short; and her sisters, Crystal Milner and Donnell Jones.
She is survived by: her children, Rick M. Fabian (Anna) of Murfreesboro, TN, Ernie M. Fabian, Jr. of Smyrna, Kelly Short of Duluth, GA and Jason Short of Albuquerque, NM; her grandchildren, Kammi Pearson (Jeremy), Tiffani Foster (Tyler Mitchell), Ernie M. Fabian, III (Amy), Ethan M. Fabian and Mary Jane Lindberg; her great grandchildren, Sierra, Gavin, Noah, Liam, Gabe, Ernie and Mila; her siblings, Donald "Sonny" Whiteley, Jr. of Cayce, SC and Kathy Mushlit of Charlevoix, MI; and her close friend Patsy Gatch of Johns Island, SC.
