SILOAM SPRINGS — Katheryn “Kay” Louise Syler,

101-year-old resident of Siloam Springs, died on Sept. 28, 2020, at Siloam Springs Nursing and Rehab. Kay was born on Feb. 18, 1919, in Siloam Springs, Ark., to R.C. Henry and Nellie Lou Mooney Henry.

She graduated from Siloam Springs High School in 1937. Kay married George Webb Syler on July 13, 1940. Kay’s family owned and operated R.C. Henry’s Hardware in downtown Siloam Springs, where Kay’s brothers, Ralph and Robert, and Kay’s husband George all worked. Prior to her marriage Kay and her sister Lucille worked in the furniture section of the store.

Kay’s favorite role was being a wife and homemaker. She served as a member of the PTA and as a Cub Scout mother. Her love of flowers led her to serve as a member Siloam Springs Garden Club and as lifetime member of Primavera Garden Club where she actively participated in the beautification of Siloam Springs. Kay was also a longtime member of First Baptist Church in Siloam Springs.

She was an avid golfer and enjoyed working in her flower garden. Kay always had pets and loved them all; many said they were the luckiest animals on earth.

Kay was preceded in death by her husband, George; parents, R.C. and Nellie Henry; three brothers: Bill Henry, Robert Henry and Ralph Henry; and sister, Lucille Ingersoll.

She is survived by two sons, Scott Syler and wife Ginger of Beggs, Okla., and Dr. Ron Syler and wife Vonda of Siloam Springs; four granddaughters, Erica Syler of Fayetteville, Ark., Sheri Tooman of Purcell, Okla., Karen Shields of Purcell, Okla., and Lara Denning of Des Moines, Iowa; and eight great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Tailwaggers Siloam Springs, www.nwatailwaggers.org or New Beginnings Pregnancy Care Center, www.newbeginningspregnancy.com.

Graveside services were private. Burial took place at Oak Hill Cemetery in Siloam Springs.

To sign the online guestbook, please visit www.wassonfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs.