Sheila Maria (Maddox) Evans passed away April 1, 2026, peacefully in her home, surrounded by family.

Sheila was the 3rd of 13 children, born to Thomas Maddox and Edith Yvonne (Coates) Maddox on July 13, 1958, in Southern Maryland. She grew up right off the St. Mary's and Potomac Rivers in St. George's Island, Md. and later moved to Piney Point, Md. She often recalled her and her siblings spending their days in or around the rivers, walking to the firehouse for carnivals and summers at their grandmother's home in Hollywood, MD., playing on the farm and picking fresh vegetables for family dinners. She would say "Growing up, with all of us, we had to take care of one another and watch out for each other."

A stickler for cleanliness, she started out her work life cleaning homes. A short time later she combined her passion for cleanliness and order with the compassion for others she had in her heart, and began a career in Patient Care at St. Mary's Hospital in Leonardtown, Md. She was dedicated to her job and grew with the Hospital for over 30 years. Patients, nurses and managers alike all praised her for her attention to detail, pleasant disposition, and caring bedside manner.

Sheila and her husband Anthony were introduced in 1997. The two grew fond of one another and quickly fell in love. Sheila immediately took on a mothering role to Anthony's sister and daughter, which he was in care of, filling the gap between their mothers who had just passed away. As well as to Anthony's daughter that was in care of her mother but would come to visit his home during the summers. They married on April 20, 2002, and have been devoted to each other ever since.

Sheila loved flowers, gardening and being outside watching the hummingbirds. She and her dog Sadie were inseparable! She delighted in taking Sadie on walks, playing with her and of course making sure her girl was always well groomed. Sheila also enjoyed traveling. She treasured vacations in the islands and anywhere she could be by the water, go horseback riding or be surrounded in lush foliage and flora.

Sheila was a loving wife, mother, daughter, sister, aunt and friend. She is survived by her mother Edith (Yvonne) Maddox, her husband Anthony Evans, her sister-in-law Geunique Evans, stepdaughters Idea (Evans) Fielding and Andonia Locke Evans; As well as her sisters, Barbara, Bernadette, Brenda, Connie, Loretta, Michelle and Darlene; her brothers Junior, Melvin, Wayne, and Xavier Sr. as well as a host of cousins, nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by both her paternal and maternal grandparents, her father Thomas, and her brothers Tyrone and Tracy and half-sisters Christine and Connie.

Sheila's Memorial Service is being held at Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home P.A. and Crematory in Leonardtown, Md. on Monday April 13th at 2pm.