Charlesetta “Shorty” Belback , 69 , of Fair Play , left this life to meet our Lord, Savior and Creator on March 18, 2013 . Charlesetta was born to Lottie and Leaford Willis on December 18, 1943 in Strafford , Missouri. She married Elijah Belback on December 26, 1961 in Springfield, Missouri . Charlesetta’s two passions in life was her geneology and her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Leaford Willis and Lottie Willis-Gourley and one great-grandchild, Ashlyn Gresham. She is survived by her husband, Elijah Ernest Belback ; two sons, Mark Belback and Jeff S. Belback of Fair Play; four granddaughters, Kellie, Krystal, Faye, and Lacey; four great-grandchildren, Chloe, Robert, Donna, and Kayla; two brothers, Donnie Willis of Brighton and Bobby Willis and wife Patty of Fair Grove; one sister, Peggy Roeder and husband John of Wichita, Kansas; and a host of family and friends.
Graveside services will be at 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, 2013 in Greenlawn Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, March 19, 2013 in Greenlawn Funeral Home North. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may made to American Cancer Society or Mercy Hospice. Arrangements have been entrusted to Greenlawn Funeral Home North.