Mildred A. Sayler, 91, died March 30, 2011 at Sterling House of Great Bend, Great Bend, Kansas. She was born July 7, 1919 on the farm in Banner Township, Rush County, Kansas, the daughter of John and Frances (Smisek) Serpan. She married Albert Lowell Sayler August 27, 1938 at Dighton, Kansas. He died May 29, 1991. A lifetime Rush and Barton County resident, living the last six years in Great Bend, she was a homemaker. Mrs. Sayler was a member of First United Methodist Church and United Methodist Women. She was a former Sunday School Teacher and formerly helped with the Albert Jolly Hustlers 4-H Club. Survivors include one son, John G. Sayler and wife Virginia, Lawrence, Kansas; one daughter, Margaret Dumler and husband Calvin, Great Bend; three grandchildren: John Mark Sayler, Sara Louise Henning, and Laura Deanne Stevens; and four great-grandchildren: Jacob, Karen, Elisabeth, and Daniel Sayler. She was preceded in death by one sister, Helen Mary Brack; and one granddaughter, Karen Elaine Sayler. Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m., Friday, April 1, 2011 at First United Methodist Church. The Reverend Tom Sheldon will officiate. Burial will be in Great Bend Cemetery. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, March 31, 2011, at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to First United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral home.