Kathleen Marie Iles, 64, passed away on March 21, 2022. She was born on December 5, 1957 in San Antonio, Texas to the late Charles Howard, Sr. and Annette (Decker) Howard. She was the loving wife of Mitchell R. Iles for 47 wonderful, loving years.
She worked in customer service at Swepco for 30+ years.
Kathy was a selfless, kind, Christian woman who loved spending time with her family and friends. She didn’t care what she was doing, she just liked to be surrounded by those she loved.
She was the Relay for Life Coordinator for many years, bringing awareness and her selflessness to the unending fight against cancer. Kathy was the Rogers Chamber of Commerce event coordinator for some time, and enjoyed working as a wedding planner in her spare time. She was an extremely skilled seamstress and would design costumes for the local passion play and for dancers at a local dance studio. She was a devoted Christian and was a faithful member at Immanuel Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Kathleen is survived by her husband, Mitch Iles of Lowell; son, John (Fannesha) Iles of Little Rock, Arkansas; twin daughters, Heather Kuhnert of Lowell and Sondra Fletcher of Pea Ridge; brother, Charles Howard, Jr. of Missouri; sisters, Edith Tipton of Green Forrest, Arkansas, Brenda Conner of Harrison, Arkansas, and Deborah Elfindale of California; and ten grandchildren: Jocelyn, Mackenzie, Darrin, Jackson, Tristin, Zachary, Bentley, Paxton, Zerach, and Daclyn.
A visitation will be at Rollins Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 29, 2022 from 5:00 until 7:00pm. Funeral will be at Immanuel Baptist Church on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 10:30am. The family requests that the guests wear pink to the funeral service as it was Kathy’s favorite color. In lieu of flowers, donations came be made to the American Cancer Society, https://donate3.cancer.org. Online condolences can be made at www.rollinsfuneral.com
