Happy Birthday Sheila!

You are a wonderful wife, mother, and the world's greatest Granny. When things get tough I want you by my side. You are my best friend, my inspiration, my favorite traveling companion, my true love. I treasure our life together. I treasure you.

Baby Sheila

Editor, Asbury College Collegian, 1971

August 8, 1971

From the Tallahassee Democrat 1971

Candlelight dinner in our first home, Chateau Apartments, J-10, Rockmart Road, Rome GA 1971

Eventually three grannies L-R: Esther Mavis Snell (Matthews), Sheila Ann Matthews (Shaw), and Annie Belle Brannon (Snell)

An early studio picture.

Brannon's birth announcement

Taken at the 45th anniversary party for Charles and Ruth Shaw at East Point United Methodist Church,  1983

Campaigning for me to be delegate to the 1984 Democratic National Convention.

Ruth Shaw's 90th birthday party, Trinity United Methodist Church, Rome, GA, 2013.

The the wedding for Charles Mark and Shawnna Crouse near Junction City, Kentucky, 2018. 

World's friendliest witch, 

at 728 Avenue A, Rome, GA

Last day of campaigning for Stacey Abrams, Cartersville Ga, 2018

Siblings, Jimmy Matthews and Sheila Shaw

I love the fact that my wife and my mother loved each other. This was after Mother had lost her hair from cancer treatments. They are looking at photos and videos of my grandchildren on the Mac.

Granny and Clementine, 2018

Sheila and Jake (formerly Blue)

I managed to talk Sheila into posing for me in this field of "Star of Bethlehem" flowers near the levee.

Same location as above.

A Matthews family reunion, 728 Avenue A, Rome, GA

Four pieces of my heart.