Elizabeth C. Mitchell

AUBURN < Elizabeth C. (Lib) Mitchell, 96, of Lewis Street Extension died Sunday, May 27, 2007, at the Mercy Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 24, 1910, in Poplar Ridge, the daughter of John and Alice D. Mitchell. For 41 years, she taught special education and second grade mostly in Auburn schools. She was a graduate of Emily Howland High School in 1929. Her education was at Geneseo and Boston University and the "school of hard knocks." She was a member of the Poplar Ridge Friends Church and later First Presbyterian of Auburn. She leaves behind many friends. She is survived by a few cousins, nieces and nephews: Roy S. Mitchell of Virginia: three nieces, Connie Mitchell Myers of Florida, Sally Mitchell Pickell of Charlottesville, Va., and Marian Mitchell Dawson also of Virginia. She was an ardent outdoor gardener, biker, mountain climber and downhill skier for many years. She especially loved children and animals. There will be no funeral or calling hours. Her body is willed to the State University of New York Health Science Center of Syracuse University. Donations to use of children or animal. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Langham Funeral Home LLC, 75 E. Genesee Street. To send a message to the family, sign on to www.auburnpub.com and click on obituaries.