Sheila Ann Jackson

Sheila Ann Jackson

October 22, 1945- January 7, 2025

Sheila A. Jackson of East Providence, daughter of the late Edward Addison Sr.

and Mildred (Henderson) Addison, was born on October 22, 1945 in Pawtucket

RI and went home to be with our Lord on January 7, 2025.

Sheila graduated from William E. Tolman High in Pawtucket. She retired from

the Veteran’s Administration working in many capacities and finishing as a

veteran’s service representative (VSR), in 2005. She currently worked as a

Standardized Patient for Brown University shaping future doctors.

Sheila belonged to Union Baptist Church and served in the Women’s Ministry,

Children’s Ministry organizing youth trips and church lock-ins, and she was a

Sunday school teacher. She was one of the founding board members involved

with the organization of Neighborhood Day, at the Onna W. Moniz-John Park

where she also served as Treasurer of the Board for over 34 years.

Sheila was the founder of the New Circle Club and member of the Altruist Club

and co-founder with her best friend, Vivian Balcom of Sister Friend Creations

started in the 90’s. Some of her favorite activities included playing cards and

organizing tournaments, duckpin and 10 pin bowling, for which she served as

League Treasurer and served as an officer for the The National Bowling

Association (TNBA). She was an avid theater goer and loved to travel.

Sheila is preceded in death by her husband Emanuel (Poochie) Jackson, and son

Jamal Jackson, her sisters Barbara Baptista, Thelma Simmons, Pauline

Occomy, Bernice Blackwell, and one brother Edward Addison, Jr. Left to feel

her loss, she is survived by her daughter Tiombe (Jackson) Royals of Powder

Springs, Georgia and husband DeAndre, her brother Alan Addison of Rhode

Island and step children Carla Jackson, Emanuel Jackson III, Kaii Almeida all

of Providence and sister-in-love Vivian Balcom.

And missing her always, are her grandchildren and step grandchildren, nieces

and nephews, cousins, great nieces, and nephews. She will always be loved and

she will never be forgotten.

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