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doctorate in Foreign Languages from Rice University in
Houston. He served as a faithful member at Minter Lane
Church of Christ for over 20 years where he taught Bible
classes and served in various capacities, with a dedication to
mission works around the world.
He was a professor of languages at McMurry
University for 27 years, teaching French, German and
Spanish. He was Chairman of the Modern Languages
Department and served as sponsor of the Makona Men’s
Social Club for the better part of three decades. Dr. Short
served on numerous boards and committees where he
received many awards and recognition for his teaching and
community service.
He was a dedicated Christian, professor, mentor,
friend, father and grandfather. He was respected by his
peers and loved by his students and family.
He was preceded in death by his parents, W.N. and
Delia Short, and his son, Mark Short. He is survived by
one brother, Foy Short of White House, Tennessee; three
sisters, Cybil Dewhirst and Beth Ewing, both of Tupelo,
Mississippi, and Maggie Weaver of Prescott, Arizona; his
two daughters, Gina Meyer and her husband, Jarod, of
Phoenix, Arizona, and Vanessa Drennan and her husband
Hollis, of Argyle, Texas; one son, Dr. Dan Short and his
wife, Aimee, of Scottsdale, Arizona; seven grandchildren;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Dr. Thomas Henry Greer ’38
Dr. Thomas Henry Greer, a McMurry University 1938
graduate, died January 15, 2010. He lived in Cedar Park,
Texas. He was a musician, violinist, violin maker, trumpet
player, composer, teacher and WWII Army band leader. He
served as the Band Leader of the 6th Army Group, received
the Bronze Star Medal, French Croix De Guerre and
numerous other awards. He received his Bachelor of Music
from McMurry, Masters of Music from SMU and Ph.D.
in Musicology from North Texas. He continued his music
career after the war and retired as professor and symphony
conductor at Pan American University in Edinburg, Texas
in 1977, and then moved to Austin. He was an outstanding
McMurry alum and received the Distinguished Alumnus
Award in 1975 from McMurry University.
Johnny Cornelius
Johnny Cornelius passed away August 13, 2009 at Baylor
Medical Center in Plano, Texas. Johnny was born in Spur,
Texas on November 22, 1946 to Carl W. and Mildred
Cornelius. He lived his first few years on a small ranch in
McAdoo, Texas before moving to El Paso with his parents.
From El Paso, the family was transferred to Dyess AFB in
Abilene. Johnny attended public schools in Abilene and
graduated from Hardin-Simmons University. He was a
member of the world famous HSU Cowboy Band.
Johnny was then commissioned as an officer in the
U.S. Army during the Vietnam War and later promoted to
Captain. He was honorably discharged from the army and
became a professor at Tarleton State University. Johnny then
returned to Abilene where he served as a vice-president
at a local bank. He then served as Tax Assessor Collector
for Taylor County. His final position was as professor
of business at McMurry University. He was a long-time
Methodist.
Survivors include his mother, Mildred Cornelius, his
father, Carl W. Cornelius, two uncles, retired Lt. Colonel
Elbert Jackson of Abilene and Curtis Faubus of Lubbock;
several cousins; and numerous friends, associates and
students.
Maxine Elliott Faulkner
Maxine Elliott Faulkner, longtime friend and supporter
of McMurry and resident of Amarillo, died Monday,
November 2, 2009.
Maxine was born August 3, 1908 in McPherson,
Kansas the same year that the Model T Ford was
introduced. She and her older sisters, Helen and Frances,
and younger brother, Dwight, were children of Lora and
Roy E. Elliott. The family traveled by horse and buggy until
they bought their first car in 1925, when they moved to
Walters, Oklahoma. She attended Oklahoma University for
a year before her marriage to Raymon Faulkner on June 1,
1930. They moved in May 1931 to Groom, where Raymon
was a lineman for Southwestern Public Service Co. Their
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