Shirley J. Waters

Shirley J. Waters, 90, of North Kingstown, died peacefully on April 8, 2026 at Kent Hospital.  She was the wife of the late Thomas V. Waters, Jr.  Born in Prince Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Vivien Pitcher and Ella (Fowler) Pitcher.  She was the sister of the late James V. Pitcher

Mrs. Waters was employed as a secretary with the Food & Drug Administration and Gulton Industries in East Greenwich.  She loved crafting, knitting, crocheting, rug hooking, needlepoint, and sewing.

She leaves her loving daughters: Ella M. Sherman and her husband Steven of North Kingstown, Dr. Toni A. Waters of Massachusetts, Terry L. Gibbons and her husband John of North Kingstown, Vivian A. Waters of Salem, CT, and the late Paula J. Waters. Cherished grandmother of Jacqueline M. Sesin (Aaron), Michael A. Henry, Jr. (Michelle), Thomas P. Henry (Alicia), Steven O. Sherman, Jr. (Christine), John V. Gibbons, IV, Philip A. Sherman (Abby), Katie E. Gibbons, Amiee L. Sherman, Thomas V. "Gibby" Gibbons, Shannon E. Magee, Jillian F. Magee, and great-grandmother of Ella,  Kaitlyn, Harper, Jayden, Landon, Thomas, Liam, Michael III, Harris, Declan, Nolan, and Lucy.  

Her Committal Service will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2026 at 11:00 A.M. in the chapel of the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Exeter.  Relatives & friends are invited and asked to assemble at the RI Veterans Memorial Cemetery Administration Building Parking Lot at 10:45 A.M. prior.  

Calling Hours will be held on Monday from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. in THE CRANSTON-MURPHY FUNERAL HOME of WICKFORD, 140 West Main St., Wickford Village, North Kingstown.  

In lieu of flowers, gifts in her memory to St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 55 Main St., Wickford, RI 02852 will be appreciated.  

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