Elizabeth attended Meridian High School, Meridian Community College, University of Southern Mississippi , Mississippi State College for Women and Emory University in Atlanta, Ga.

She has completed programs in X-ray Technology.  Obtained certification for medical coding, ICD and CPT, from St. Anthony's Medical Coding ,  Mammography from Emory with an updated certification in Mammography in New Orleans.

Also, Windows 95 at Ross Collins, Computer training from Salcris of Alabama.  Windows 2003, Power Point and Excell at WIN Center, completed the Experience Work Program in 2006.  Most recent class is Quickbooks 2007 at MCC.

She does volunteer work as the assistant coordinator of the Lauderdale County MS web page (American History and Genealogy Project).  Has cataloged Lauderdale County cemeteries for on-line use, and does on-line census look-ups. She is the treasurer for the East Central MS Kennel Club and assistant treasurer for New Wine Ministries.

Her art studies were under the direction of Homer Casteel, and more recently Peggy Harmon both of Meridian, MS. After a life time of working in the art of negatives she is now taking up positives in the form of water colors and oils.

Elizabeth is one of the founding directors of the Meridian Artists' Co-op and their first vice-president.