Catherine (Cay) Phillips Eddy, known affectionately by her husband and sons as Spouse, formerly of Little Compton, R.I., died May 29 at The John Clarke Nursing Center in Middletown, R.I. She was 97.

Catherine was born in Providence, R.I., a daughter of Abbott Phillips and Amy (Habich) Phillips. She was the widow of F. Stetson Eddy.

Catherine lived at Bay Farm in Little Compton, R.I. for many years before moving to Manasota Key in Englewood, Fla. in 1970. She and Stetson migrated annually to North Edgcomb, Me., where they were long-time summer residents.

Mrs. Eddy was a Red Cross volunteer and airplane spotter during World War II, a past president of the Village Improvement Society of Little Compton, a championship golfer and member of the Sakonnet Golf Club, an avid gardener and member of the Little Compton Garden Club and a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

In Englewood, Cay was a steady volunteer with the Lemon Bay Conservancy, and took special joy in her mentoring of elementary school children. She was a great tennis player and enjoyed croquet as well. One could often find Cay on the beaches of Manasota Key collecting shells and watching birds. She used the shells she found to create beautiful shell handicraft which she was known to show and win prizes for in handicraft competitions.

Survivors include four sons, Gerald (Mike) W. Harrington Jr., of Little Compton, R.I., Phillips (Flip) Harrington, of Chilmark, Brian A. Harrington of Plymouth and Stetson (Tack) W. Eddy of Little Compton, R.I.; two brothers, William (Bill) Phillips of Fort Meyers, Fla. and Abbott (Bud) Phillips of Little Compton, R.I.; 10 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was predeceased by a sister, Frances Fitzgerald.

Spouse lived a long and happy life and will be missed by those who enjoyed her company socially, playing bridge, tennis, croquet or golf or over a good meal.

A memorial service will be held in Providence, R.I. on July 31, which would have been her 98th birthday.