She was born in Jefferson City to the late Gary Barton Bailey and Judith Ann Williams. Her mother survives in Wardsville. She was married on August 10, 1991 in Wardsville to Michael Joseph Schnieders who survives at the home. Other survivors include three daughters, twins Courtney and Casey Schnieders, and Cailey Schnieders; grandmothers, Olline Bailey and Daisy Williams, both of Jefferson City; a sister, Melissa Pagliai, Bevier; and a brother, Barton Bailey, Holts Summit. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Wardsville. Memorials are suggested to the Jill Schnieders Children's Fund, c/o Brian Berhorst at Mid-America Bank, 1511 Friendship Road, Jefferson City, MO 65101. She was a 1989 graduate of Jefferson City High School and attended Lincoln University. She was employed with Whaley's Pharmacy; Capital Region Medical Center; Jefferson City Police Department; and was Customer Service Representative in the Claims Department of the Missouri Patient Care Review Foundation.