SENATOBIA — The Northwest Mississippi Community College Foundation will present the "Northwest Soiree: A Garden Gala," honoring Sayle Oil Company for its dedication and service to the college. Sayle Oil Company will receive the Outstanding Corporation Award on April 18 at Northwest's annual event in the Heindl Center for the Performing Arts.
Isaac W. "Ike" Sayle, the company's President and CEO, said he is proud to lead a company that has given back so deeply to the community it serves, much like the heart of Northwest and its mission.
Sayle Oil Company has served the area since 1947. The company was founded by Ike's father and World War II veteran, Isaac E. Sayle, when he arrived back in the States, with the hope for the future and a dream of building something lasting. With some family help, he got started with a small service station. Ike explained that in those days, they operated a full-service station, pumping gas and fixing flats for customers. While Ike's dad worked on the front end of the business, his mother ran the office. This humble start laid the foundation for remarkable growth, both in the business and family, beginning with Ike's older sister, Linda Sayle Allison and younger brother, Johnny Greene Sayle. Five years after the business began, while the owners were away on vacation, a fire tragically destroyed the service station and the business. Refusing to let the setback define their future, the Sayles rebuilt and reopened in only a few days with just two gas pumps.
The family business began to grow as Ike finished college in the early 1970s adding fuel delivery and convenience stores, and in the early 1990s, adding propane and quick lubes. It has continued to grow with the third generation, now running the operation, and in recent years, the fourth generation joining the family business. Now and into the future, Sayle Oil Company is striving to be a total petroleum supplier for customers in the 21st century. The company's mission statement is: "Sayle Oil Company, Inc., along with its strongest asset, its employees, is committed to providing the very best products and services to our valued customers."
"I'd just like to say, thank you to Northwest, first of all, for this award," said Ike. "It goes to my family and employees. Our plan is to remain actively involved with the college, support the Northwest Foundation, and maintain open lines of communication, so we can assist whenever possible."
Anyone who would like to be part of the Northwest legacy may attend the Northwest Soiree: A Garden Gala.
For more information, visit www.northwestms.edu/soiree.
To purchase tickets, visit www.heindlcenter.org/soiree2026.
