Sue Ellen Cassiday

Sue Ellen Cassiday, 81, of Barrington passed away peacefully from Parkinson’s Disease on May 28, 2019. She was born on June 21, 1937 in Alexandria, VA to the late Byron and Phyllis (nee Hetche) Huie.

Sue Ellen was united in marriage to John Cassiday on June 14, 1958; they celebrated 60 years of marriage and raised four children.

Before motherhood, she was Deputy Clerk of the United States District Court of the Western District of Virginia, while she obtained her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from the University of Virginia. She has been an Elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Evanston and taught Precepts Ministries Bible courses for a number of years. She traveled on Precepts Bible tours abroad. Since then, she has raised and shown her beloved Keeshonds including her Champion Gospel.

Sue Ellen will be deeply missed by her loving husband, John; children, John Byron, Constance Sue, Stacy Lee and Grant Benjamin Cassiday; and 9 grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents.

Memorial visitation will be Thursday, June 6, from 4 PM until 8 PM at Davenport Family Funeral Home and Crematory, 149 W. Main Street (Lake-Cook Rd) Barrington, IL 60010.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Charge Against Cancer, Canine Cancer Research Fund, http://charge-against-cancer.com/