Elizabeth
Ann Overturf
July 17, 1977 -
February 1, 2006
On February 1, 2006 at the age of 28 years old, Elizabeth Ann Overturf
died from a long and painful battle with breast cancer. She found a lump
in her breast at 23 and her doctor told her there was no chance of it
being cancer and that she had nothing to worry about. A few years later
she started having soreness and pain in her back and neck, but thought
nothing of it until one day she got up from bed and could no longer walk.
After multiple tests, a bone scan was done and the doctors discovered she
had cancer on numerous bones…a terminal diagnosis of stage 4 metastatic
breast cancer soon followed – she was 26 at the time.
Liz had hopes and dreams, not so different from the rest of us. She wanted
to own a clothing boutique, own a home, but most of all she wanted to be
married with children. She was incredible with children, a gourmet cook,
and she loved to shop (for everything!). She also had a brilliant mind,
she could answer almost every question on “Jeopardy”. Her laser sharp
sense of humor and impersonations made us laugh until we cried.
- Ramona Russell (Liz’s sister)
