Elizabeth "Lizanne" Pressley Monday entered the world on May 12, 1938 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Harriet "Hattie" Mae Ross and Raymond Jefferson Pressley. One of ten children, Lizanne was a gifted, intelligent child. The family lived in the Greenwood community during a golden era, where she often recalled the ladies strutting down the street in high fashion on the weekends as she ran various errands for her mother, such as grocery shopping, always making sure to bring home the right amount of change. Elizabeth accepted Christ at an early age, living a faith filled life.

Lizanne was a proud member of Booker T. Washington High School Class of 1956, excelling in her studies as an honor roll student and cheerleader. She was an active member of her community, organizing talent shows for children and eventually creating Lizanne Inc., a modeling agency and cultural arts studio that offered everything from Black history and workout classes to self-development and image-building workshops. She was the director for the Miss Black Tulsa pageant for many years, mentoring and empowering hundreds of young women under the tutelage of Clara Luper at the state-wide level.

A devoted mother to her three sons Michael, Jim and Kenny, she was a loyal supporter throughout their wrestling careers and life.  Always about her business, she worked different venues on Greenwood. She was a secretary at the YMCA and Dunbar Elementary School, and the first Black cashier at Safeway. Lizanne, also worked at the Tulsa Urban League, Rockwell International, and was a licensed realtor in Texas and North Carolina.

She retired with American Airlines,  transferring to Raleigh, NC and lived there until her death on Dec 30., 2023, where Elizabeth quietly closed her eyes and departed.

Preceded in death by her parents, Hattie Mae and Raymond, her siblings, Raymond Pressley (Tulsa, OK), Robert Pressley (Los Angeles, CA), Doris Pressley (Tulsa, OK), Mildred Kavanaugh (Palmdale, CA), Wilma Bell (Tulsa, OK), Betty Jo McMillan (Los Angeles, CA), and Joyce Pressley; and her nephews Christopher and Donald Hooks, Dewayne Walker, and John Pressley (Tulsa, OK).

She leaves to cherish her memory, siblings; Maybelline "Mae" (Julius) Hooks, (Tulsa, OK) Ronnie (Valerie) Pressley, (Muskogee, OK) and three sons: Michael (Sherrie) Monday and James Monday,  (Raleigh, NC), Kenny (Sabrina)  Monday, (Baltimore, MD). She is survived by nine grandchildren: D'Marria Monday and Traci Tecson (Tulsa, OK), Latoya Cook, (Atlanta, GA), Ayren and Aymya Monday (Cincinnatti, OH), Nicholas Newell (Clayton, NC), Sydnee, Kennedy (Baltimore MD) and Quincy Monday (Princeton, NJ). Her legacy lives on in her great grandchildren: Adam Price and Abraham Monday , Dwaylan McIntosh, EJ and TreShaun Tecson, (Tulsa, OK).

Surviving nieces and nephews mourning her death are Michelle Wiley, Kimberly Mitchell, (Tulsa, OK), Bryan Wiley (NYC, NY) Matthew Pressley, Roderick Pressley, (Los Angeles, CA), Alicia Kavanaugh (Palmdale, CA), and Roshawn Pressley (Las Vegas, NV), along with a host of other relatives and friends.

Mrs. Elizabeth Anne Monday, "after Four-score and Five Years" peacefully transitioned to Eternal Rest on Saturday, December 30, 2023 in Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Sacred Hour of Remembrance will commence on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 at 1:00 PM in the most holy sanctuary of Vernon A.M.E. Church.