Barbara Holt

Mrs. Barbara Short Harris Holt, age 85, of Dresden, formerly of South Fulton, passed away Monday, October 30, 2023 at Jackson-Madison County Hospital in Jackson.
She was born February 21, 1938, in Winston County, Ala., to the late William Nelson Short and Georgie Irene Morgan Short.
Barbara was a member of McConnell Baptist Church and was a retired seamstress, where she worked at several different clothing production companies. She was also a Master Gardener.
She is survived by her husband, William “Bill” Hayden Holt; a son, Timothy Smith of Martin; two stepdaughters, Phyllis Lee and Susie Moss, both of South Fulton; two grandchildren, Christopher Smith, and Matthew Schingle; and her siblings, Emmett Earl Short of Georgia, Katie Sue Robertson of Paragould, Ark., Robert Wayne Short of Blytheville, Ark., and Linda Fay Knicker of Pocahontas, Ark.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Joe Thomas Harris; a son, Jimmy Smith; a daughter, Brenda Schingle; a stepdaughter, Karen Harris Poole; siblings, Will Arthur Short, Mary Lee Hinto, Maxine Hartson, Cora Lee Young, Carl Edward Short, L.V. Short, G.W. Short, Peggy Ann Dickinson and Lucille Bone; a grandson, Alexander Schingle; and two stepgrandsons, Michael Lee and Craig Moss.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, November 1, 2023, at Hornbeak Funeral Chapel, with burial to follow in Obion County Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. Wednesday until the hour of service.
Online tributes may be left at www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com.

The Messenger/10.30.23