A memorial service for Sheila Fay Wilber, 61, of Baldwin, will be planned for immediate family and close friends in the coming months.
Mrs. Wilber passed away peacefully at home Thursday, July 16, 2020, after a six-month battle with lung cancer. She will be greatly missed for her kindness, love, and devotion to others.
Born May 3, 1959, in Buford, she was the daughter of the late Ann Harrell and Hulon Johnson. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Christopher Harrell Johnson of Madison, Florida.
After 25 years of loyal and dedicated service to the Gwinnett County Finance Department, she retired and became the Finance Director for the City of Lilburn in 2009.
Sheila was an amazing wife to husband, William T. (Tom) Wilber, with whom she shared 22 years, marrying on Nov. 19, 2016. She was a devoted mother, a caring sister, a loving grandmother, and a loyal friend. In addition to spending time with family, she loved antiquing, camping and spending time in the mountains of North Georgia with Tom.
Survivors include her sons, Joshua D. McGaughey of Buford, and Jacob I. McGaughey of Gainesville; stepsons, William T. Wilber Jr. (T.J.) and wife, Gen of Buford, and Christopher J. Wilber of Acworth; sister, Melissa Dassinger of Mobile, Alabama; brother, Jackie Harrell of Chamblee; nephew, Travis Harrell of Wilmington, North Carolina; nieces, Kristen Barfield and Morgan Herring of Madison, Florida; grandchildren, Tyler, Connor, Jaxon, and Jase; aunts, Shirley Smith of Fairmount, and Sherrie Reeves of Marietta; and step-sisters, Amy Head of Cleveland, and Beverly York of Winder.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, Baldwin.