Adrian Shorter, 25, passed away March 17, 2025 in Bethel Springs.
Memorial services are 5 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at Shackelford Funeral Directors-Crook Avenue.
The family will receive friends at Crook Avenue from 4-5 p.m. Thursday.
He was born in Mendota, Ill., March 7, 2000, son of the late April Rorah French. He was adopted by Edward and Kathy Shorter and grew up attending schools in Dekalb, Ill., and Bethel Springs.
He worked for Monogram Refrigeration in Selmer. He was engaged to Hope Marie Hart. They shared a beautiful baby girl, Maddie. He enjoyed hunting and fishing and was a big help to his mother taking care of the yard and other tasks. He is survived by his fiancée, Hope Marie Hart, and daughter, Madeline Nicole Shorter, both of Bethel Springs; stepdaughter, Rosalina Thompson of Waynesboro; his parents, Edward and Kathy Shorter of Bethel Springs; brothers, Big Eric Shorter of Bethel Springs, Ryan (Angie) Shorter of Morristown, Colton (Kira) Shorter of Milwaukee, Wis., and Little Eric Shorter of Bethel Springs; sister, Naomi Hardesty of Peoria, Ill.; and several nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles. He was preceded in death by his birth mother and his grandparents, Gerene and Iva Underwood.
