Dexter's death record was found in the Henry Co. KY death records.  At the time of his death, he was living at the Old Odd Fellows & Rebekahs Home in Henry Co.

 

     Princeton Daily Democrat 10/31/1933--

       Owensville, Ind., Oct. 31--(Special)

     --Dexter Short, age 80 years, former

     prominent citizen, died at 3 o'clock

     Monday morning, in Louisville, Ky.

        The body was brought to the home

     of his nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Porter

     Short, in Owensville, Tuesday.  Funeral

     services will be held at the Short home,

     here at 10 o'clock Thursday morning,

     in charge of Rev. H. P. Brittingham.

     Interment in Owensville cemetery.

     Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Belle

     Stone, of Winslow, and Mrs. Emma

     Maidlow, of Inglefield.  Mrs. Lelia

     Spore of Owensville, was a niece of

     Mr. Short.

        For a number of years, Mr. Short

     resided in Owensville, and later south

     of Mt. Vernon, in Posey county.  He

     was a great lover of hunting and fish-

     ing.