EMILY SCHENIMANN

Emily Rena Schenimann, 19, of Cape Girardeau died Thursday, May 7, 1998, at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.

She was born Oct. 16, 1978, in Cape Girardeau, daughter of John and Carol Heider Schenimann.

Schenimann attended Nell Holcomb School where she played basketball four years, and was a graduate of Jackson High School. She was a member of FFA and was listed in Who's Who in American High Schools.

She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church at Egypt Mills, Junior Optimist Club at Jackson, and played on a summer softball league in Cape Girardeau. She had worked seven months at Schnucks.

Survivors include her parents of Cape Girardeau; two sisters, Sarah Carr of Cape Girardeau, Julie Knowlton of Jackson; and maternal grandmother, Gertrude Heider of Jackson.

Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mt. Auburn Chapel from 4-8 p.m. today.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Church in Egypt Mills. The Rev. Mark Martin will officiate, with burial in the church cemetery.