Shelia Sheets

Sheila Gay Sheets, 70 of Beaufort, SC, passed away on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at Beaufort Memorial Hospital.

Visitation for Sheila will be held on Monday, April 27, 2026, at Anderson Funeral Home from 5-7 PM. Funeral Services will be on Tuesday, April 28, 2026, beginning at 10 AM at the St. Helena Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Cemetery with Military Honors.

Sheila was born on July 25, 1955, in Lebanon, Kentucky, the daughter of the late Junior Benjamin and Ethel Inez (Price) Thompson. She later married Daniel Glenn Sheets in 1995.

Her work history included the Records Office, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department; Group Clerk, Internal Revenue Service; Records Office,Beaufort City Police Department; Adjunct Professor at the Technical College of the Lowcountry. She was honorably discharged as a Supply Corporal in the United States Marine Corps.

She loved her family members, enjoyed baking, decorating cakes, traveling, loved shopping and socializing. Everyone was her friend. “A stranger would sit next to her and within ten minutes they would be a friend.” She was a huge Clemson fan.
She loved her two dogs “fur baby” dogs Zoey and Nala.

She was a devout Christian served as the Church Librarian at Saint Helena Baptist Church, attended Sunday School, attended a weekly ladies bible study group, contributed meals for the Wednesday night pot luck dinners at church, and studied scriptures every morning with coffee.

Survivors include: her husband: Daniel Sheets; brother: Neville Thompson; children: Richie Howard and Susan Howard Seno; step-children Tonya DePatie, Michelle Braunstein, Daniel Sheets, Jr., and Heather Schiffmiller; grandchildren: Kaylee Seno, Kelsey Seno, Jullian Seno, Jacey Seno and Steven Trent; step-grandchildren: Leeya VanPelt, Amber Duncan, Reece Maharg, Makenzie Massengale, Alyssa Truman, and Brianna Sheets; and six great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, brothers Dwight Price, Kevin Thompson and Junior Graham; and son Christopher Howard.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to CAPA of Beaufort or Lovable Paws, Ridgeland, SC.