Zellwood, FL – Shelia Gwinn was born in Beckley, W.VA. in 1943. A '61 graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School. She attended Alderson Broaddus College in Phillipi, W.VA. where she studied science and nursing. She married her high school sweetheart Jon in 1964 and spent the next 16 years as the wife of an Air Force sergeant who could not tell her where he was going, what he would be doing or when he would be back. She shouldered most of the burden of raising two beautiful children while the Air Force moved them from Alaska to Greece and other locations, finally settling in Maryland. Once the kids were on their own, she took up banking, serving customers for 16 years before retiring from Bank of America in 1998. Her customers loved her and trusted her completely. Shelia's favorite thing was to have her hands in the soil. She created the most beautiful flower garden in our Maryland neighborhood. She
became a master cake decorator, decorating wedding cakes and special event cakes for the First U.S. Army Band and numerous other organizations. She loved to sew, embroider, quilt and experiment with a variety of other crafts such as beading and basket making. She was not only known to have played softball and golf (2 holes in one) but also to do things like para-sailing, kayaking and white water rafting. She loved life and made the most out of it. In 2015, Shelia and Jon made their way to Zellwood, FL. It was the happiest time of her life. She left us on March 30th, 2017. She is survived by her husband Jon, children Charlie and Andrea, son-in-law Marty Matthews, sister Pamela and grandsons Willie and Mikey.
Loomis Funeral Home in Apopka, Florida is handling arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, we suggest donations to the Debbie Turner Cancer Care Center http://debbieturnercancercare.com in Apopka, Florida.