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Sandra Lou McFarland

1938 - 2020

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Katie Atkins (McFarland) posted a symbolic gesture

Wednesday, August 26, 2020

I am so thankful for the many wonderful childhood memories of Aunt Sandy in her home in Wheeling, at McFarland Family events and at our farm in Bartlett. I always loved going to Aunt Sandy's and Uncle Chuck's home in Wheeling because it was fun to play with Scott and Carrie, see Uncle Chuck's train room, look at Aunt Sandy's many treasures (especially her Swan collection) and get spoiled with yummy treats as she always had something sweet to give us. Her cupboard was always full of goodies and she loved spoiling us in that way. She played card games and made crafts with us and we had a ton of fun together during those times. We loved it when Aunt Sandy came to spend time at the farm on Saturdays as she always made us a Texas Chocolate Cake and let us eat as much as we wanted as we played games around the table together. Aunt Sandy was so kind to me as a child, I especially love the times I was able to "sleep over" with Carrie and play with her beautiful doll collection. I will forever treasure those childhood memories for which I am thankful.

Patricia McFarland posted a condolence

Sunday, August 16, 2020

We have many sweet memories of Sandy: gardening on the farm and then canning tomatoes, making jams and jelly from her aunts grapes, Texas chocolate cake, every weekend Chuck and Sandy would come over with the kids and a new adventure would begin. Then horses came into our life and since Ed and Chuck remodeled the barn to accommodate 3 horses, we started on that new adventure. Sandy and I had always dreamed of owning a horse so Mariah and Archie were adopted into our farm life and eventually Wendy. So then there was the whole extended family over taking turns riding. Our neighbors didn’t know how many kids we had. Sleepovers were commonplace in the summer. Sandy and I were very close- like sisters. She said I was the sister she never had. There are many other great memories and images in our minds of time spent at her and Chucks home and the year of the great snowfall when she and Chuck walked to the store near them to buy me groceries and walked them over to our house in Wheeling on a sled. Ed and Pat

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Sandra McFarland

1938 - 2020

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