Earl Robert Shorter

Earl Robert Shorter “Papa Smurf”, age 68, formerly of Callaway, Va. went to meet his parents Thomas and Ethel Shorter and son Mark A. Shorter and sister Mary Nichols on Saturday May 15, 2010. He made his home with a nephew Russell and Amanda Biggs of Thaxton, Va. He is survived by his son Jimmy R. Shorter, Stuarts Drafts, Va. daughters Lisa Hunn of Glade Hill, Lucy S. Underwood of Callaway, sisters Nancy (Tommy) Murray of Vinton, Betty (Fletcher) Nichols of Callaway, Hilda Caldwell of Wirtz, Deborah Shorter of Roanoke, number of nieces and nephews fourteen grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and good friend Dawn Greever. Funeral services will be conducted 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Flora Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bud Nichols officiating. Interment will follow in the Yopp Family Cemetery. His family will be receiving friends 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Monday at Flora Funeral & Cremation Service 665 South Main, Rocky Mount.