Jacqueline Waters

JACQUELINE’S LIFE AND LEGACY Jacqueline “Jackie” Waters (60) of Salisbury, MD, affectionately known as “Poochie” to family and friends, peacefully entered eternal rest on Sunday, May 26, 2024, at Tidal Health Hospital. Jackie was born on March 10, 1964, in Newark, New Jersey, to the late Robert and Beverlyn Anderson. She grew up in Newark, graduating from Irvington High School and briefly attending Caldwell University in Caldwell, NJ. In high school, she ran track and field and attended Deliverance Evangelistic Center, Inc., where she sang in the church choir. Jackie later moved to Salisbury, MD, in 1987, where she met the love of her life, Michael Waters. They married on December 3, 1988, in Snow Hill, MD, and had two loving sons, Michael and Christopher Waters, Sr. of Salisbury, MD. Jackie was a Board member of Westside Salisbury Little League and Salvation Army Football. She enjoyed attending many games, serving as team mom, and helping out at the concession stands. Her greatest joy was watching her sons play and conversing with everyone at the games. Jackie was employed for 34 years at Tidal Health Hospital in Salisbury, MD, as an Informational Technology Analyst and Technician. She loved her job and the people she worked with and had a true talent for fixing and building computers. Driven by her ambition and determination, later in life she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the University of Phoenix. Jackie was a free-spirited, radiant, and loving person. She attended Oak Ridge Baptist Church, where she was an active member. Jackie loved her church family and enjoyed serving on the production team, greeting committee, and usher board. She was a true believer of Christ. Jackie was a true friend to many. She enjoyed spending quality time with her husband, drinking her “black” coffee, watching movies, and sometimes listening to Jazz. She also enjoyed monthly lunch dates to Red Lobster with her sister Evie and spending time with her grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and godchildren. Jackie loved family gatherings, cookouts and events. If there was something going on you could always count on her to be there with open arms and smiles. When it came to self-care, she never missed her scheduled hair, nail, and pedicure appointments. She loved traveling, going on cruises with family, and enjoyed football as a die-hard Baltimore Ravens fan. Jackie leaves to cherish loving memories: her husband, Michael Edward Waters, Sr.; two sons, Michael Edward Waters, Jr. and Christopher William Waters, Sr., all of Salisbury, MD; sisters, Evette Nichol (Ralph, Sr.) of Salisbury, MD, Kimiko Archer (Kevin) of Scotch Plains, NJ, Charise Harmon (Eric) of Hampton, GA, Cynthia Green (Gerard) of South Plainfield, NJ and Nicole Beaton (Damian) of Maplewood, NJ; lifelong sister/friend, Sherry Nichols (Jerry) of Metuchen, NJ; uncles, Willie James Stewart of Salisbury, MD, Earl Anderson of Rosell, NJ, Edward Douglas Anderson (Carolyn) of Scotch Plains, NJ and Charles Anderson (Ellen) of Union, NJ and aunts, Dorothy Southerland of Newark, NJ and Connie Watson (Carol) of Monroe, NJ. She also leaves three grandchildren, Kaiden Johnson, Ariel Waters, and Christopher Waters, Jr.; Jackie shared a special relationship with her niece, Crystal Bell (Clark) of Salisbury, MD, who she would refer to as the daughter she never had. She also leaves a host of special cousins, close nieces, nephews, godchildren and parents-in-love, Nellie Mae Parker (Sylvester) of Snow Hill, MD; brothers-in-love, Maurice Waters and Clifton Harmon of Chesapeake, VA; sisters-in-love, Vanessa Collick of Pocomoke, MD, Vicky Purnell (Kurt) of Berlin, MD and Collen Queen of Salisbury, MD; all of whom she shared a special bond with. Jackie was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Beverlyn Anderson, paternal grandparents, Betty and William Anderson and maternal grandparents, Hattie Adel and Willie Clyde Stewart. Jackie will forever be remembered for her radiant light, warm personality, and the love she had for Jesus Christ.

Jacqueline Waters

March 10, 1964 - May 26, 2024