Sharon Inez Schneider 1941-2023

Posted Thursday, January 11, 2024 8:27 am

Sharon Inez Schneider was born March 8, 1941 in Franklin, Neb. She had been a resident of Quitman for 28 years, formerly living in Dallas. She was a member of Liberty Methodist Church of Quitman. She loved to bake and sew and in earlier years won a high-placed ribbon in baking at the Texas State Fair.

Sharon passed away at age 82 on Dec. 28, 2023. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roger Brian Schneider; daughter, Melinda Ann; parents, Ernest Harold Monie and Minnie Louise Kennedy Monie; sister, Norma Monie; and brothers, Keith, Gordon, Quinten, Ernest W., Walter, Johnny, and Gary Monie.

Survivors include her two daughters, Lisa Schneider and Rhonda Ziegler and husband, Mitch; sister, Shirley Lennemann and husband, Robert; sister-in-law, Bonnie Monie; two grandchildren, Johnathan Higginbotham and Megan Ziegler; and numerous nieces and nephews.

If desired, memorials may be made to The Hospice of East Texas, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, TX 75701.

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