Gracie Marie Short was born at 10:04 March 31, 2008, to Billi Jo and Jeffrey Short, Syracuse. Born at Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw, she weighed 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measured 21 inches.
Grandparents are Lloyd Aumack, Syracuse; Sharon Lee, Sturgis, Mich.; and Serrena Short and Wilts Short, both of Wolcottville. Great-grandparents are Bill and Diana Caldwell, Sturgis, Mich., and Karen and Johnny Taylor, Rome City.