Elizabeth Sue Cook

April 25, 1951 - February 17, 2012

COOK, Elizabeth Sue (Willey) was born April 25th, 1951 to Richard and Patricia Willey in Webster City, Iowa. She graduated from Centerville High School in 1969, BGSU in 1972, and earned her Masters in the Humanities from Western Kentucky University in 1974. She passed away Friday, February 17th, 2012. She was preceded in death by her father Richard and her sister Laura. She is survived by her husband Milton, sons Travis and Zachary, mother Patricia, brother Stephen (Paula, son Christopher (Jodi), and daughter Mary Beth), aunt Priscilla Canady, uncle Jerry Willie, brother-in-law Gary Cook (Jay and sons Ernest and Seth), and best friends Susan Serr and Cathy Rausch-Lager. She was teaching at Miami University-Middletown and Wilmington College, where her classes included Shakespeare, baseball literature, John Ford, and Greek and Gaelic mythology. Beloved by students and faculty alike, she made a courageous fight against impossible odds and was teaching after her final chemotherapy session on Wednesday. She will be missed by her family, friends, and students. A memorial service will be held at the Quaker Meeting House in Waynesville on Saturday, February 25th at 2:00 pm, with an open house following. Donations may be made in lieu of flowers to the World Wildlife Fund and the National Wildlife Federation. Stubbs-Conner Funeral Home, Waynesville is serving the family.