Audrey Schneider Shewmake, age 68, a longtime resident of Mobile, AL, passed away February 15, 2019 after a lengthy illness. She is survived by her loving husband of 31 years, Joe Shewmake of Mobile, AL; sister, Hellon Reed (Jerry) of Enterprise, AL; in-laws, Don and Jan Chance of Baton Rouge, LA and Mike and Margie Wright of Hoover, AL; and numerous cousins, nephews and nieces. Audrey was preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Hellon (Aiken) Schneider; brother, Carl Schneider, Jr.; sister, Esther Schneider; niece, Amie Beck; and her first husband, Bob McAllister.
Audrey lived in Citronelle, AL until going to college at the University of Montevallo in 1968. While attending Montevallo, she became one of the founding members of the UM chapter of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority. After receiving a degree in secondary education from UM in 1972, Audrey got married and taught high school for several years. In 1978, she went to work for Blue Cross Blue Shield, where she had a distinguished 30-year career. Audrey was widowed in 1981 and married Joe in 1987. They were members of Corpus Christi Catholic Church in Mobile. Audrey enjoyed various interests, but her favorite pastime was being a devoted wife to Joe. Among her many good traits, she was kind and generous, a true lady in the finest sense. She will be forever missed by all who knew and loved her. The family would especially like to thank the hospice staff of Covenant Care at Providence Hospital for the fine care they provided Audrey.
Visitation will be held at Pine Crest Funeral Home on Thursday, February 21, 2019 from 9:30 am until 11:00 am. The funeral service will immediately follow at 11:00 am in the funeral home’s chapel, conducted by Rev. James Zoghby of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. This will be followed by burial service at the Pine Crest Cemetery mausoleums. The family will host a reception immediately after at the Heritage House directly behind the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Audrey’s memory to the charity of your choice.
