Short Carpet One) and was beloved by customers and employees alike. Thelma was crucial to the family business, J.B. Before marriage, Thelma worked in medical records at St. In 1952, Thelma married Roland Jack Short, and for nearly 70 years they lived, loved, and labored faithfully side by side. Thelma’s mother diligently provided for her family for many years through the Great Depression and beyond, sharing the values that would give them everything life would require. Her family were among the early Scottish settlers of Moore County and her father’s mill was a central gathering place for the community until his untimely death in 1935. Thelma was the daughter of Jesse and Ada McKenzie, who lived in the Pinehurst area before there WAS a Pinehurst. She was preceded in death by her siblings Nan McDonald (Dan), Ellis McKenzie (Addie), and Elsie Black (Lacey). Thelma was like a second mother to Joy Clayton, a life-long friend. She is survived by her loving husband, Roland Jack Short, sister Shirley Oldham, (husband Donald deceased) daughter Judy Loyd (Ken), son Tim Short (Renee’), grandchildren Jennifer Kirby (Matt), Amanda Talbert (Stephen), Emma Short and Jessie Short and great grandchildren Claire, Evan, and Ryan Kirby, and Brianna and Hunter Talbert. Thelma Mae McKenzie Short, age 92, on August 19, 2022, came to the end of a long and rich life.
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