Oseola McCarty dropped out of school at an early age and worked most of her life doing other people’s laundry in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. As an uneducated African American woman growing up before the Civil Rights Movement, she had few opportunities for advancement. Her life was incredibly challenging. Yet she savored each day, worked hard, and loved the Lord. During her lifetime, she saved more than $150,000, which she donated to create a scholarship fund for financially challenged students at the