Clabern "Clabe" Short
and Sarah "Sally" Sparkman

Clabern "Clabe" Short b 9 FEB 1889 in Hollybush, KY d 25 Jul 1949 s/o Wilson Eslin Short and Nancy Slone. Clabern "Clabe" Short m. 29 Nov 1913 Hollybush KY to Sarah "Sally" Sparkman b 22 Jan 1897 Hollybush, KY d 14 Feb 1970 Greensburg, IN buried Watts Cemetery, Watts Fork, Knott Co KY d/o Wesley "Wes" Sparkman and Polly Ann Campbell. Children of Clabern "Clabe" Short and Sarah "Sally" Sparkman;

i. Vera Darcus Short b 27 DEC 1915 Mallie, KY d 24 Dec 2005 Hazard ARH, Hazard, KY, buried Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel, KY, m. Dingus Pigman b 2 Apr 1915 d 8 Mar 1992 Martin KY buried Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivey, Floyd Co KY; s/o Mallie KY and Mary Elizabeth Slone. Children of Dingus Pigman and Vera Darcus Short;

I. James Howard Pigman b 3 Oct 1933 Mallie, KY d 20 Dec 1996 Covington, KY buried Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivey, Floyd Co KY m. Female Moore.

II. Alger Pigman m. Female Flannery.

Obituary: Vera Darcus Pigman, age 89, of Raven, Kentucky, died Saturday, December 24, 2005, at the Hazard Appalachian Regional Medical Center, Hazard, Kentucky. She was born December 27, 1915, in Mallie, Kentucky, daughter of the late Clabe and Sally Sparkman Short. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband: Dingus Pigman; one son: James Howard Pigman, one grandson: Isaac Wayne Pigman; four brothers: Marion Short, Commodore Short, Linzy B. Short, Berlin Short; one sister: Orzde Short; three great-grandchildren: Hannah Claire Pigman, Jillian Nicole Pigman and Allison Danielle Pigman. She is survived by one son: Alger Pigman, Hindman, Kentucky; one brother: Wesley Short, Mallie, Kentucky; four sisters: Mazada Miller, Detroit, Michigan, Martha Slone Amburgey, Garner, Kentucky, Marie Slone of Indiana, Pollyann Pigman, Dayton, Ohio; five grandchildren: Diane Elaine Fragosa, Debra Lynn Rose, Kevin Brian Pigman, Craig Brent Pigman, Eric Lloyd Pigman; eight great-grandchildren: Elzalee Wayne Pigman, Brittany Lyn Young, Alan Blake Pigman, Emily Leanah Rose, B. J. Young, Zachary James Pigman, Laurel Katarina Pigman, Kaley Michele Pigman; one great-great grandchild: Wyatt Joseph Hensley. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, December 27, at 11 a.m., at the Hall Funeral Home Chapel, Martin, Kentucky, with Old Regular Baptist ministers officiating. Burial followed in the Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel, Kentucky. Under the direction of Hall Funeral Home. Posted in the Troublesome Creek Times, Wednesday, January 4, 2006

ii. Martha Short b 22 Apr 1917 Mallie, KY d 15 Feb 2009 Knott County Nursing Home, Hindman, Knott Co KY; buried Green Slone Cemetery, Upper Mill Creek, Leburn, KY; m. (1) to Carlos Amburgey; Martha Short m. (2) to Allen Slone b 16 Feb 1917 d 19 Dec 1963. Children of Allen Slone and Martha Short;

1. Johnny Slone

2. Wilmer Slone

3. Clyde Slone

4. Maxine Slone

5. Christine Slone m. Male Collins

Obituary: Martha Slone Amburgey age 91 of Garner (KY), passed away February 15, 2009, at the Knott County Nursing Home at Hindman (Knott Co KY). She was born April 22, 1917, at Mallie (KY). She worked in a grocery store and was a member of the Hindman United Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Clabe & Sally Sparkman Short and wife of the late Allen Slone and the Late Carlos Amburgey. She is survived by 1 daughter: Maxine Slone of Garner; 1 brother: Wesley Short of Mallie; 2 sister: Polly Ann Pigman of Ohio And Marie Slone of Indiana; 31 Grandchildren & a host of great grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, family & friends. She was preceded in death by 3 sons: Johnny Slone, Wilmer Slone & Clyde Slone; 1 daughter: Christine Collins; 5 brothers: Claude Short, Commodore Short, Lindsey Short, Burlin Short & Marion Short; 2 sisters: Darcus Pigman & Mazeda Miller. Funeral services were held Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Hindman, with Bethel Bolen officiating. Burial followed at the Green Slone Cemetery, Upper Mill Creek, Leburn, (KY) under the direction of the Nelson Frazier Funeral Home of Hindman, Kentucky.

iii. Orzie Short b 19 NOV 1918 d 11 Dec 1920

iv. Berlin Short b 23 APR 1920 in Pippa Passes, KY d 8 Apr 1972 Lexington KY m. Female Slone d/o Farris Slone and Mary Elizabeth Reynolds.

v. Marie Short m. Johnnie K Slone s/o Farris Slone and Mary Elizabeth Reynolds.

vi. Claude Short b 2 FEB 1925 Mallie KY d 24 Jan 1980 Columbus OH buried Watts Cemetery, Garner, Knott Co KY, m. Female Mills d/o Pete Mills and Ena Pigman.

vii. Marion Short b 19 OCT 1927 Mallie KY

viii. Mazada (Mae) Short m. Earl Miller

ix. Commodore Short b 3 FEB 1932 Mallie KY d 9 Mar 1995 Columbus OH buried Northlawn Memory Gardens, Westerville, OH m. Female Slone d/o Farris Slone and Mary Elizabeth Reynolds.

x. Polly Ann Short m. 23 Mar 1957 to Leroy Pigman b 22 Jul 1933 Mallie KY d 14 Apr 2007 s/o Olka Pigman and Corsetta Watts. Children of Leroy Pigman and Polly Ann Short;

I. Mike Pigman

II. Bob Pigman

III. Theresa Pigman m. Clif Wheeler

Obituary: Leroy Pigman
PIGMAN, Leroy 73, of Wilmington, OH passed away 8:58 AM, Saturday, April 14, 2007 at his home with his wife and children at his bedside. Mr. PIGMAN was born July 22, 1933 near Mallie, KY, son of the late Olka and Corsetta Watts Pigman. He served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Pigman retired after working 43 years at General Motors. He worked many hours of overtime to give his family everything and more than they needed, yet he never missed his children's sporting events from city recreation through high school. Whenever they needed him he was there. Mr. Pigman was a member of the Free & Accepted Masons, and enjoyed fishing and U.K. basketball. Mr. Pigman is survived by his wife, Polly Short Pigman, whom he married March 23, 1957; a daughter, Theresa (Clif) Wheeler of Wilmington, OH; two sons, Mike (Terri) Pigman of Arcanum, OH and Bob Pigman of Wilmington, OH; two sisters, Virda Moore of Hindman, KY and Mae Haynes of Hindman, KY; two grandchildren, Destiny Rix of Martinsville, OH and April Wheeler of Blanchester, OH; a great grandson, Christopher "Peanut" Rix; and his constant companion, Bear. In addition to his parents, two brothers, Oscar Pigman and Kelly Pigman, and a sister, Ruah Everidge, are preceded in death. Mr. Pigman will be missed and thought of often. A graveside service will be held 2:00 PM, Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Clinton County Memory Gardens, Wilmington, OH. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to Community Care Hospice, P.O. Box 123, Wilmington, OH 45177. Reynolds-Smith Funeral Home, 327 N. South Street, Wilmington, OH is serving the family. For more information or to sign the registry of condolences visit www.smithandsonfuneralhomes.com Published in the Dayton Daily News on 4/16/2007.

xi. Linzie B. Short (male) b 26 APR 1936 Mallie KY d 22 Oct 1971 Lexington KY buried Watts Cemetery, Garner, Knott Co KY m. Female Williams

xii. Wesley Short m. Female Calhoun

Obituary: Mrs. Sallie Short, 73, who had been staying the past few weeks with a daughter, Mrs. Marie Slone, at Slone’s Nursing Home here, died there at 9:40 a.m. Saturday. Her death was attributed to a heart attack. Most of her life was spent at Hindman, Ky., but she had resided at Dayton, Ohio, for eight years before coming here. Born at Hindman, Ky., Jan. 22, 1897, she was the daughter of Wesley and Polly Ann Campbell Sparkman. She was married to Clabe Short, who died in 1950. She is survived by 11 children, Claude Short, Commodore Short and Mrs. Bingus (Dorcas) Pigman, all of Columbus, Ohio, Marion Short and Mrs. Leroy (Polly Ann) Pigman, both of Dayton, Ohio, Berlin Short and Mrs. Carlos (Martha) Amburgey, both of Hindman, Ky., Wesley Short, R.R. 6, Greensburg; Linzy Short, Sunman, Mrs. Earl (Mazeda) Miller, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. John (Marie) Slone, R.R. 4, Greensburg. Also surviving are a brother, Howard Sparkman, Salem; a sister, Mrs. Dovie Campbell, Hamilton, Ohio: 27 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. Private visitation at Olinger-Pearson Funeral Home will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Sunday and the body will then be taken to Hindman, Ky., for funeral services and burial.