Born Binia Arcine Force on December 1, 1938, in Maryville, Missouri to parents Vigil Force and Marceline Emerson. She passed away peacefully on March 7, 2022, at her daughter’s home surrounded by much of her family.

She was baptized into Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Maryville and attended grade school there. She graduated from Maryville High School. She lived many years in Maryville after her graduation moving to the Atlanta, Georgia area in the ‘60s and residing there until she moved to her permanent home in Texas in the late ‘80s. She had pursued many different vocations during her lifetime but the one that gave her the most joy was working at the library here in Sealy, Texas.

BJ, affectionately known as Grammy, BJ or GG by many, had many hobbies. She was an avid collector of All Things Flamingo, making handmade greeting cards, scrapbooking, playing board games/ cards, trying new recipes, reading and of course, spending time with her family, her favorite vacation spots were Wimberley, Waco and Corpus Christi. She fell in love with “cruising,” having gone to Cozumel and Belize for her 80th birthday and had hoped to celebrate her 85th with another one, this time to Alaska.

She is survived by her beloved cat Elvis, her daughter Robin Valden and husband David. Son: Jon Scott Schneider. Adopted son: Perry Collins and girlfriend, Sandy Wise, all of Sealy, Texas. Grandchildren: David Valden Jr. and fiancée Jessica Sikkenga of Sealy, Texas. Kimberly Valden and boyfriend Chris Cole of Bellingham, Washington and Whitney Valden of Sealy, Texas. Half-brother: Toby Force and wife Carol of Saint George, Utah. Half-brother: Time Force.

She was preceded in death by her parents: Virgil Force, Marceline and Leroy Pettigrew. Grandparents: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Emerson. Aunt: Cleola Emerson. Half-sisters: Julianna Alcanter and Annette Obermier. Husband: Frank “Doc” McMillian. Ex-husband: Henry T. Schneider. And many pets that she loved very much.

Being a lover of almost any creature but especially cats and dogs, she requested in lieu of flowers memorial donations be made to an animal charity of your choice.

Interment will be in a private family service in Maryville, Missouri at a later date.

Final arrangements were entrusted to Knesek Bros. Family Chapel, 768 Fourth Street, Sealy, TX 77474. 979- 885-3535; www.knesekfuneralhome.com.