On February 27, 2022, Sadie (Shelly) Groom was called home to be with her ancestors.
Shelly was born in New Haven, CT, on May 22, 1958 to Lonnie J. Groom and Edith Groom Wilson.
Shelly grew up in Bridgeport, CT in her early years before moving back to New Haven, CT where she attended R. C. Lee High School.
Shelly was fiercely independent all her life. She worked extremely hard to provide for her four children. She worked many years for the former Lender’s Bagels, Pepperidge Farms and most recently she was a long-time employee of Quinnipiac University.
She leaves to cherish her memory, four wonderful and equally independent children, Tykisha Jackson, Estelle Jackson, Teika Jackson, and Robert Gene Jackson, II; seven grandchildren, Raquan Jackson, Malik Wureh, Theodore Hines, IV, Gabrielle Hines, Aliyah Frieson, Robert Jackson, III, and London Jackson; brothers, Ron Murphy, Kenneth Murphy, Willie Groom, and Lonnie Bruce Groom; one sister Beth Groom; and a host of relatives and friends She was predeceased by her father, Lonnie J. Groom; mother, Edith Wilson; and brother, Theodore Groom.
Shelly enjoyed her life to the fullest, the way she wanted.
A memorial service will take place Saturday, March 5, 2022 from 12:00 – 2:00 PM at Howard K. Hill Funeral Services, 1287 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06511. To leave a message of comfort for the Groom family, please visit, www.hkhfuneralservices.com