Dateline: Mt. Vernon, MO
Herbert V. Short, Jr., 78, died at 1:15 a.m. on Monday, November 10, 2025 at the Mt. Vernon VA Home in Missouri. He was born July 28, 1947 in Alton, the son of the late Herbert and Lillian (Douglas) Short. Herbert graduated from Alton High School and served in the US Army during the Vietnam war as a combat medic. He received the Bronze Star Medal for heroism in action during the war. He earned a Bachelor Art degree from SIU Edwardsville in 1974. Herbert was a lifelong member of Cherry Street Baptist Church in Alton, he loved going to church, playing the guitar, writing poetry and songs and fishing. Surviving are three sisters, Carol Greding (Rick) of Cottage Hills, Cheryl Kuehnel (Denny) of Edwardsville, Barbara Clark (Alan) of Iowa, nieces and nephews, Scott Johnson, Diane Crider (Jason), Anna Watson (Darrel), James Clark (Rebecca), Lisa Fleishman (Aaron) and John Robert Clark (Meghan), several great nieces and nephews, Ashley Thompson (Rusty), Jake Robinson, Michael Kitzmiller (Brenna), Raygan Crider, Kennedy Crider, Daelah Fleishman, Joshua Clark, Isaiah Clark, Sophia Clark and Trace Clark and several great great nieces and nephews, Jack, Bo and Wade Thompson, Vada Kitzmiller and Kyzer Kitzmiller. Visitation will from 11:00 a.m. until time of funeral service at 12:00 p.m. noon on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Gent Funeral Home in Alton. Burial will be at Valhalla Memorial Park in Godfrey with full military honors. Memorials may be made to a Veterans organization of one's choice. Additional information and online guestbook may be found at www.gentfuneralhome.com