Sheila M. Maloney, who started young horses and worked with older rehabbing horses in Camden South Carolina for decades, passed away at home on May 25 after a long illness. She was 78 years old.
Maloney was born on Apr. 26, 1947, to James Woodruff Maloney, Sr. and Elizabeth Hyland Maloney of East Norwich, Long Island, New York. Her father, a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, was inducted into the National and Aiken Thoroughbred Halls of Fame. Her mother, Lib, was a show rider during the 1930s and was awarded the Alfred B. MaClay Trophy, at the National Horse Show, in Madison Square Garden in 1934.
Maloney, who rode both in the show ring and on the racetrack, was predeceased by her parents, her brothers, J. Stewart Maloney and James Woodruff (Woody) Maloney and her sister, Deborah Maloney and friends Jim Hamilton and Bill Wilson.
Memorials may be made Kershaw County Humane Society, 128 Black River Rd, Camden, SC, 29020 Fauquier County SPCA, PO Box 733, Warrenton, VA. 20188
Music Maker Foundation, Hillsborough NC.
Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, will oversee arrangements.
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