Shelley Melinda Sneed, MD

Shelley Melinda Sneed MD, age 67, daughter of the late Max A. Sneed, Sr. and Mary Ruth Conder Sneed passed away Saturday, March 18th, 2017 in Marshall, NC after a long protracted illness. Dr. Sneed was an Asheville native and attended St. Genevieve High School, after which she attended the University of North Carolina in Asheville (UNC-A). She graduated from UNC-A in 1971 and Georgia State University in 1974. Dr. Sneed taught Chemistry at Dekalb College in Atlanta, GA for several years before entering the Medical College of Georgia (MCG) from which she graduated in 1983. After medical school Dr. Sneed completed a General Surgery Internship and one year of Neurosurgery Residency at MCG. Dr. Sneed then established a general practice in Sandersville, GA. After several years in GA, Dr. Sneed left to complete a Psychiatry Residency at East Tennessee State University and then a Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship at Duke Medical School. After taking her boards she accepted a Faculty position at East Carolina University (ECU) School of Medicine. Dr. Sneed spent a decade at ECU and was widely renowned as an expert on Death Row and Sex Offender court cases, often testifying in State and Federal Court. She retired back to Asheville in 2004 and practiced part-time until diagnosed with early onset atypical dementia in 2012. Dr. Sneed is survived by her husband David L. Landers, stepdaughter S. Allison Landers and three grandchildren Ella, Jaxson and Carson David. She is also survived by a brother Max A. (Brenda) Sneed, niece Colleen Sneed, nephew Marc (Candace) Hyatt, three step-grand nieces and nephews; as well as a brother-in-law Mark (Kelli Johnson) Landers, sister-in-law Diane Watson Landers, nephew Brian David (Nicole) Landers, and niece Brittany Diane Landers. Several cousins also survive. Dr. Sneed will be interred later at the Conder family plot in Riverside Cemetery in Asheville, NC. Family and friends will be received at Groce Funeral Home at 1401 Patton Avenue in Asheville on Sunday, April 9th, 2017 from 3 to 5 PM. In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to a scholarship fund in care of: BB&T Bank - Shelley M Sneed Scholarship Account - PO Box 400 - Old Fort, NC 28762. This fund will annually endow a permanent scholarship to a deserving female student at MCG.