Katheryn "Kay' Louise Syler, 101-year-old resident of Siloam Springs, Ark., died Sept. 28, 2020 at Siloam Springs Nursing and Rehab. Kay was born Feb. 18, 1919 in Siloam Springs, Ark. to R.C. Henry and Nellie Lou Mooney Henry.
Kay graduated from Siloam Springs [Ark.] High School in 1937. She married George Webb Syler on July 13, 1940. Kay's family owned and operated R.C. Henry's Hardware in downtown Siloam Springs, and the whole family worked there, including Kay's husband, George.
Kay's favorite role was being a wife and homemaker. She also served in the PTA, as a Cub Scout leader, as a member of the Siloam Springs Garden Club, and as a lifetime member of Primavera Garden Club where she participated in the beautification of her hometown. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs, and was an avid golfer. Kay always had pets; many friends said they were the luckiest animals on earth.
Kay was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and siblings Bill, Robert, and Ralph Henry, and Lucille Ingersoll. She is survived by sons Scott (Ginger) of Beggs, Okla. and Dr. Ron (Vonda) of Siloam Springs, Ark., granddaughters Erica Syler of Fayetteville, Ark., Sheri Tooman and Karen Shields, both of Purcell, Okla., and Lara Denning of Des Moines, Iowa, and eight great-granddaughters.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Tailwaggers Siloam Springs, www.tailwaggers.org, or New Beginnings Pregnancy Care Center, www.newbeggingspregnancy.com.
Graveside services were private at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs, Ark.
To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, Ark.
Obit was published in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette on Sun., Oct. 11, 2020.
Kay graduated from Siloam Springs [Ark.] High School in 1937. She married George Webb Syler on July 13, 1940. Kay's family owned and operated R.C. Henry's Hardware in downtown Siloam Springs, and the whole family worked there, including Kay's husband, George.
Kay's favorite role was being a wife and homemaker. She also served in the PTA, as a Cub Scout leader, as a member of the Siloam Springs Garden Club, and as a lifetime member of Primavera Garden Club where she participated in the beautification of her hometown. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs, and was an avid golfer. Kay always had pets; many friends said they were the luckiest animals on earth.
Kay was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and siblings Bill, Robert, and Ralph Henry, and Lucille Ingersoll. She is survived by sons Scott (Ginger) of Beggs, Okla. and Dr. Ron (Vonda) of Siloam Springs, Ark., granddaughters Erica Syler of Fayetteville, Ark., Sheri Tooman and Karen Shields, both of Purcell, Okla., and Lara Denning of Des Moines, Iowa, and eight great-granddaughters.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Tailwaggers Siloam Springs, www.tailwaggers.org, or New Beginnings Pregnancy Care Center, www.newbeggingspregnancy.com.
Graveside services were private at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs, Ark.
To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, Ark.
Obit was published in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette on Sun., Oct. 11, 2020.
Katheryn "Kay' Louise Syler, 101-year-old resident of Siloam Springs, Ark., died Sept. 28, 2020 at Siloam Springs Nursing and Rehab. Kay was born Feb. 18, 1919 in Siloam Springs, Ark. to R.C. Henry and Nellie Lou Mooney Henry.
Kay graduated from Siloam Springs [Ark.] High School in 1937. She married George Webb Syler on July 13, 1940. Kay's family owned and operated R.C. Henry's Hardware in downtown Siloam Springs, and the whole family worked there, including Kay's husband, George.
Kay's favorite role was being a wife and homemaker. She also served in the PTA, as a Cub Scout leader, as a member of the Siloam Springs Garden Club, and as a lifetime member of Primavera Garden Club where she participated in the beautification of her hometown. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs, and was an avid golfer. Kay always had pets; many friends said they were the luckiest animals on earth.
Kay was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and siblings Bill, Robert, and Ralph Henry, and Lucille Ingersoll. She is survived by sons Scott (Ginger) of Beggs, Okla. and Dr. Ron (Vonda) of Siloam Springs, Ark., granddaughters Erica Syler of Fayetteville, Ark., Sheri Tooman and Karen Shields, both of Purcell, Okla., and Lara Denning of Des Moines, Iowa, and eight great-granddaughters.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Tailwaggers Siloam Springs, www.tailwaggers.org, or New Beginnings Pregnancy Care Center, www.newbeggingspregnancy.com.
Graveside services were private at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs, Ark.
To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, Ark.
Obit was published in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette on Sun., Oct. 11, 2020.
Kay graduated from Siloam Springs [Ark.] High School in 1937. She married George Webb Syler on July 13, 1940. Kay's family owned and operated R.C. Henry's Hardware in downtown Siloam Springs, and the whole family worked there, including Kay's husband, George.
Kay's favorite role was being a wife and homemaker. She also served in the PTA, as a Cub Scout leader, as a member of the Siloam Springs Garden Club, and as a lifetime member of Primavera Garden Club where she participated in the beautification of her hometown. She was a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs, and was an avid golfer. Kay always had pets; many friends said they were the luckiest animals on earth.
Kay was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and siblings Bill, Robert, and Ralph Henry, and Lucille Ingersoll. She is survived by sons Scott (Ginger) of Beggs, Okla. and Dr. Ron (Vonda) of Siloam Springs, Ark., granddaughters Erica Syler of Fayetteville, Ark., Sheri Tooman and Karen Shields, both of Purcell, Okla., and Lara Denning of Des Moines, Iowa, and eight great-granddaughters.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations to Tailwaggers Siloam Springs, www.tailwaggers.org, or New Beginnings Pregnancy Care Center, www.newbeggingspregnancy.com.
Graveside services were private at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs, Ark.
To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs, Ark.
Obit was published in the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette on Sun., Oct. 11, 2020.
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