Arline Elizabeth Short, 79 of Mechanicsville, MD died on May 1, 2009 at St. Mary's Nursing Hospital, Leonardtown, MD.

Born on May 16, 1929 in Mechanicsville, MD, she was the daughter of the late James Alfred and Martha Butler Johnson. Ms. Short was a homemaker and a life long resident of Mechanicsville. She loved quilting and crocheting.

Survived by her children, Stanley Armstong, Robert Henry Short, Jr., Barbara Elizabeth Short-Clark, William, Raoul, Glenn, Floyd, Charles, and Rodney Short, sister, Louise Holt, approximately 80 grandchildren and 25 great-grandchildren.

Predeceased by two children, John and Louis Short.

Family will receive friends to Celebrate Arline's Life on Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 10-11 a.m. at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Rd., Charlotte Hall, MD where Funeral Services will be held at 11 a.m. with Pastor John Smith officiating. Interment will follow at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD.

Arrangements provided by Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A.