Mary Catherine Shortridge, 56, of Hope, formerly of Nashville, originally from DeQueen, AR, died Wednesday, February 18, 2009, at a Texarkana, TX hospital. She was born August 12, 1952, at DeQueen, AR, the daughter of the late W.L. and Ethel Virginia Ross Shortridge. She attended Nashville Assembly of God Church. Miss Shortridge is survived by one brother, Glenn Shortridge and wife, Cathy, of DeQueen, AR; one nephew, Mark Shortridge of Lockesburg, AR and one niece, Amanda Rust of Murfreesboro, AR; two great nieces and one great-nephew and a host of friends. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Saturday, February 21, at Chapel Hill Cemetery, in DeQueen, with Rev. Rusty Ross officiating, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home, Nashville. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Mary Catherine Shortridge please visit our Sympathy Store.