Shelia Richardson

Shelia Richardson obituary

Shelia Richardson

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Shelia Richardson Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Dorchester Funeral Home - Midway on Aug. 19, 2025.

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Sheila Yvonne Bacon Richardson, 50, affectionally known as "Tiny" was born in Jesup,
Georgia on May 3, 1975, to the late Alinda L. Bacon and Isiah Stewart.
On August 15, 2025, at Memorial Medical Center in Savannah, Georgia, our beloved Sheila
Yvonne Bacon Richardson transitioned from this life. Although we loved her, God loved her
best.
She also attended Faith, Miracle, Deliverance Center, in Carnegie, Georgia under the leadership
of Bishop Abel Huston. She was educated in the Liberty County School System. She was
preceded in death by her late husband Marvin Richardson, her mother Alinda Bacon and her
brother Shannon Bacon.
Sheila is survived by her five loving children, Damarcus Bacon, Camry Farrell, Kaheem
Richardson, Juwanna Richardson and Dornisha Bacon all of Liberty County, Georgia; Fourteen
grandchildren; her father Isiah (Mary) Stewart of Riceboro, GA; (4) Sisters: Donna Hill of
Atlanta, GA, Glenda (Tyrone) Shellman, Gwenette Stewart and LaShawn Stewart of Riceboro,
GA; (2) Brothers: Sherman Stewart of Atlanta, GA and Freeman Stewart of Riceboro, GA, (4)
Aunts: Leona Bacon Jones of Allenhurst, GA, Lollie Ann Poole of Hinesville, GA, Mary Jane
Brock and Lula Bell Fagan of Jacksonville, FL; (2) Uncles: Amos Bacon of Allenhurst, GA
and James Stewart of Jacksonville, FL and a host of special friends, nieces, nephews, cousins
and other relatives.

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Upcoming Events

Aug

29

Visitation

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

The Dorchester Funeral Home

7842 East Oglethorpe Highway, Midway, GA 31320

Send Flowers

Aug

30

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

The Dorchester Funeral Home

7842 East Oglethorpe Highway, Midway, GA 31320

Send Flowers