Woman mistakenly reported murdered

KENNEWICK, Wash., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- A Washington state woman who was incorrectly reported to be a murder victim said she is "not ready to be buried."

Cheri Taylor (formerly Cheri Schumann) said she was shocked to find an article in the Kennewick, Wash., Tri-City Herald about the Kennewick High School Class of 1971 reunion incorrectly placed her among seven classmates who had been slain, the newspaper reported Monday.

"My sister was very upset," said Taylor, of Mill Creek. "It was very unsettling. I've felt creepy all day."

"I'm happy and healthy and kicking. I'm not ready to be buried," Taylor said.

Debra Blum, co-chairwoman of the class reunion, said the mistaken information came from an e-mail believed to have been sent by a classmate. She said she has since learned another classmate reported murdered in the article, Leo Marcel, actually died in 2004 after a lengthy illness.