Harley N. Short

Harley Nicholas Short, 21, of Ottumwa, formerly of Wayland, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, at his home.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 18, at the Beatty Funeral Home in Washington. Burial will follow at the North Hill Cemetery in Wayland. Visitation will be from noon to 8 p.m., Thursday at the funeral home, with the family present from 5 to 8 p.m. A general memorial fund has been established.

Mr. Short was born Sept. 27, 1995, in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City, the son of Jerry Joseph and Lynda Lorraine (Hemsted) Short.

He attended school at Highland School District in Riverside, WACO High School, and graduated from Eldora High School. He enjoyed playing video games and magic cards.

Surviving are his parents, Jerry and Lynda of Wayland; four siblings and their spouses, Alexis Hemsted of Boulder, Colorado, Joseph Andrew Short, Justin Leroy Short, and Jerry Dean Short and wife Dystany; two nieces; three nephews; his maternal grandmother, Lavada Hemsted of West Plains, Missouri; and his paternal grandmother, Nancy Short of Ottumwa.

He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, Kenneth Donald Hemsted; and his paternal grandfather, Gary Dean Short.