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Yvonne Marshall
Knifley Schneider
December 6, 1927 – September 20, 2012
YVONNE MARSHALL KNIFLEY SCHNEIDER age 84 of Somerset, KY formerly
of Leesburg, Florida passed away Thursday, September 20, 2012 at The Neighborhood Skilled Nursing Facility in Somerset, KY after several months illness.
She was born in Columbia, KY on December 6, 1927 the daughter of the late:
Richard Paul and Mollie Epperson Marshall
She graduated from Columbia High School in 1945, obtained an Associate in Arts degree from Lindsey Wilson College in 1947, a Bachelor of Science degree from
Appalachian State Teachers College in 1963, and a Master of Education degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1971.
She taught for over 31 years including schools in Auburn, KY, Carrollton, KY, Louisville, KY, Eminence, KY, Charlotte, NC, Greensboro, NC and Leesburg, Florida
She was a member of the Morrison United Methodist Church in Leesburg, Florida; Delta Kappa Gamma Society; Order of Eastern Star. She was an avid tennis player and ballroom dancer and taught ballroom dance classes in the Leesburg, Florida area for more than 25 years.
She married Ivan Knifley in 1946 and he preceded her in death in 1979. She later married John Schneider in 1993 and he preceded her in death in 2010.
She was preceded in death by a sister Anna Marie Davis
She is survived by one sister Ida Catherine Marshall of Somerset, KY
a sister-in-law Louise Knifley Spires of Columbia, KY
And by several nieces and nephews. She is also survived by the caring staff and friends of The Neighborhood in Somerset, KY; caregivers from Comfort Keepers of Somerset, KY; and special caregiver and friend, Ruby Tomlinson of Somerset, KY
A graveside service will be conducted Sunday, September 30, 2012 at 2:30 PM at
Haven Hill Cemetery in Columbia, KY
Cremation was chosen
There will be no visitation
Expressions of sympathy may be made to the charity or organization of one's choice in memory of Yvonne.
Online condolences may be offered at www.stottsphelpsmcquearyfh.com
Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home in Columbia, KY in charge of arrangements.
Visitation : None
Services : Graveside: Sunday September 30 2012 at 2:30 PM at HAVEN HILL CEMETERY
Interment : Haven Hill Cemetery N
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