Sarah Scott was born in 1892 in Shawneetown, Illinois, the daughter
of Marshall and Cordelia Wilson. At the death of her father she,
with her mother and sister Edna, moved to Champaign, Illinois.
She later married Ray Scott and had two children, Erma and Ramon.
She was lovingly called "Muddie" by her children's friends.
"Muddie" was active in the community and in her church.
She worked diligently on the committee to provide equipment for
the new Douglass Center built in 1945. She was a charter member
of the local chapter of NCNW. She was an active member of the
Willing Workers Club of Bethel A.M.E. Church. Her desire was to
live to be 100 years of age in order to receive a letter from
the President of the United States. She missed it by 6 months.
She was still proudly living alone at her death.
"Muddie" often admonished others to "be kind to
everyone because you never know who you will have to ask to give
you a glass of water."
Sarah
Wilson Scott