Connie Denise Campbell Short, 59, a McMinnville resident and native was born July 29, 1957 and died Dec. 26 following a brief illness. She was a retired employee of Tenneco, veteran of the United States Army, a Christian and daughter of Betty Powell Short of McMinnville and the late Colonel Kenneth E. Short. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by brother, Charles W. Hollandsworth.