Sheila Rae Polk

Shortly after her birth, her parents migrated to Pasadena, California to give their children a better life. Her parents purchased a home on 788 North Madison in Pasadena, where she graduated from Blair High School. After graduating she went into studying nursing where she met the love of her life and the father of both her children Edward Jackson. Together they continued their careers in nursing. Sheila was a dedicated nurse and worked hard for over 30 years caring for others. Edward and Sheila married on December 24th, 1980. They were blessed with their first born daughter Dera Shontay Jackson on November 25, 1981 and their second daughter Shannen Deshone Jackson on July 24, 1984. After working so hard, she was finally blessed to purchase her dream home in San Jacinto, California. After many years of struggling, her parent’s prayers were finally answered and she accepted Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior. Sheila enjoyed her life with her two daughters and grandchildren, who brought her pure joy. She loved to go to church, shopping, getting her nails done and eating out. After being diagnosed with Lung Cancer she relocated to Montgomery, Texas with her daughter and son-in-law, Dera Jackson and Fayez Sr. Nassri and began treatment at St. Luke’s MD Anderson in The Woodlands, Texas. During her struggle with cancer she never lost her strength in the Lord. She fought hard to the very end, never giving up. On February 23, 2014 at 12:26am she went on to be with her Lord peacefully. Her daughters were with her, one on each side of her bed at St. Luke’s Hospital. She will always be remembered for her kind and giving heart. Shelia Rae Polk is survived by her daughters, Dera and Fayez Nassri, Sr., their four children Davion, Destiny, Fayez Jr., Ghassan Nazzri; Shannen and Stevon Lewis, their three children Danyelle, Jordynn, and Austin, her sisters; Ernestine English, Cylinda Johnson, Ruby Polk, brother, Alvin Polk and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Benjamin Sr. and Ruby Polk, brothers; Benjamin Polk Jr. and Clyde Polk and sister Barbara Carter.

A going home Celebration will be held March 1, 2014 at Northstar Church, The Woodlands, TX at 11:30 am.

Arrangements under the direction of Forest Park The Woodlands Funeral Home, The Woodlands, TX.