Sheila Denise Wilson was the eighth child born to the late Esther Cole and Henry Wilson on February 27, 1962, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Sheila accepted Christ at the age of twelve and was baptized at Weeping Mary Methodist Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
In the Summer of 1977, Sheila moved to Los Angeles with her mother, Esther Foster, to join her older sister Alma Foster. While living in Los Angeles, Sheila attended and graduated from Jordan High School in 1980. After high school, she briefly attended community college.
On March 9, 1983, Sheila was blessed with her daughter Uniqua McGraw. On December 17, 1998, Sheila gave birth to a second child, her son Tracy White. Sheila was an open vessel who God used to show his love by helping anyone she could. Sheila had a very big heart and was a beautiful person inside and out. She enjoyed
cooking, dancing, singing, and spending time with her family and friends. She was blessed with two beautiful granddaughters, Niyobe McGraw and Rhaelyn Jones, whom she loved and adored.
Sheila passed on September 26, 2024.
Sheila was preceded in death by her parents; Esther Foster and Henry Wilson, Alma, Aline, Jerome, her nephew Mark Harris, and Michael Foster.
Left to cherish her memories are Charles (Odessa), Willie (Brenda), Joseph and Vanessa (Darren), along with a host of nieces, nephews, great-nieces, great-nephews, extended family, and friends.
