Syble Ann Schneider, nee Smith, 80, of Swansea, IL, born September 3, 1946, in Eudora, AR, died Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at Memorial Hospital East, Shiloh, IL.
Syble was very faithful and was a devout member of Sterling Baptist Church. She had a passion for helping people and had worked as a CNA at different nursing homes and home health facilities.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Charles E. Penny; her second husband, Robert G. Schneider; her parents, Mike and Elsie, nee McMillan, Smith; three sisters, Mary Dean (Ovid) Moseley, Maybell (Owen) Purvis, and Katy (Charles) Ostrowski; a brother, Raymond (Barbara) Smith; and a brother in infancy, Jimmy Ray Smith.
She is survived by a daughter, Regina Headen; three grandchildren, Chase (Shyla) Headen, Garrett Headen (Emily Filkins) and Blake Headen; a great-granddaughter on the way, Haislee Headen; two brothers, Mike Smith and Lonnie (Jeannie) Smith; two sisters, Vivian Coddington and Diana (Richard) Barley; nieces and nephews; and a special family friend, Vicki Gray-Bosick.
Memorials may be made to Sterling Baptist Church. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may visit from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2026, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL.
Funeral: Funeral services will be held at 4:30 p.m. Sunday, November 15, 2026, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL, with Rev. Edward Ingram officiating.
According to Syble’s wishes, cremation will follow the services.
