Short, Benton to unite in marriage

Jordan Short and Eric Benton

Jordan Kinley Short, daughter of Kyle and Lisa Short of Edgewood will marry Eric Lee Benton, son of Kevin and Cindy Benton of Bowie, Oct. 23 at Thistle Springs Ranch in Cleburne.

The bride-to-be is the granddaughter of Bettie and the late Howard Summers of Early and John and Wanda Short of Snyder.

The groom-elect is the grandson of the late Carrol and Lucille Davis and the late Floyd and Lois Benton, all of Bowie.

The future bride is a 2006 graduate of Spearman High School and a 2010 honor graduate of the University of Central Arkansas, where she received a Bachelor of Science in secondary math education.  She received a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Baylor University in 2011, and is currently a math teacher at Liberty High School in Frisco ISD.

The future groom is a 1999 graduate of Bowie High School and a 2004 graduate of Baylor University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in secondary education.  He is currently the head boys basketball coach and head boys tennis coach at Melissa High School.

The couple will reside in McKinney after the wedding.

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