Sarah Lawanda Harrison McCuan

December 31, 1919 - June 12, 2020

Sarah McCuan died peacefully in her son’s home on Friday, June 12, 2020 after a long battle with heart disease. She was the fourth of eight children born to Hugh and Myrtle Harrison and is survived by her youngest sister, Alice Harrison Barnhill. During the depression, when she was sixteen years old, Sarah worked in a glove factory in Metropolis, Illinois. Her major earnings were given to her family to help on their family farm. Throughout her life, Sarah whole heartedly helped her family, neighbors and her church. Most of her life she was a homemaker, but where ever she lived, she always became an active member of a Bible believing church. Sarah taught Sunday School for fifty-five years to all ages of children. Then later, she taught an adult ladies’ class in Florida where she and her husband, John had retired. She is survived by her son, John Edward McCuan Jr. (Jonlyn); two grandchildren, Doctor John McCuan (Melinda) and Danielle McCuan Sanford (State Senator Paul); six grandchildren, Sarah, Anna, Seth and Leah McCuan, Chase and Ryan Sanford; sister-in-law, Madeline Harrison; five devoted nieces, Verba Cole (Ron), Robin May (Larry), Linda Montgomery (Steve), Sue Smith (Sid) and Judy Hess and one nephew, James Haslam (Cathy). Graveside service will be on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery in Rosebud, Illinois. Rev. Frank Galliher will be officiating.