DR. KAY P. FARKAS


LOUISBURG - Funeral services for Dr. Kay Petty Farkas, 64, of Louisburg, formerly of Decatur County, Tenn., were conducted Sunday, Oct. 6, in the chapel of Oakdale Funeral Home, Decatur County, Tenn. Interment will be at Sardis Cemetery in Sardis, Tenn. She died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2006 at Franklin Regional Medical Center in Louisburg.

Dr. Farkas was the daughter of Mildred and Paul Rice, who preceded her in death. She received a degree in psychology from Indiana State University and began private practice in North Carolina.

Surviving: her husband, Joseph Farkas; daughters, Elaina and Erica; sons-in-law, René Cossin and Erik Hellerman; brothers, Charles and Ben Rice; sister, Paula Byrd; and two grandchildren.