Obituary of Majorie Edna Demastes Farkas

FarkasMajorie Visitation 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Monday, November 10, 2008 Funeral 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 11, 2008 Burial Rice Cemetery Marjorie Edna Demastes Farkas Marjorie Edna Demastes Farkas, 84, died Thursday, November 6, after a valiant struggle with Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Disease. She has been a patient at the NHC Nursing Home, Hendersonville, TN. since January, 2006. Born in Canaan, WV., March 6, 1924, Marjorie was the fifth child of Howard Frank and Iva Pearl (Rice) Demastes. She attended West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, WV., and later, earned her bachelor's degree in education at Geneva College, Beaver Falls, PA. She taught generations of Quaker Valley School students located in Allegheny County, PA. as an elementary teacher for 23 years until her retirement in 1981. She was an active member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Ambridge, PA. prior to moving to Jonesboro, GA. in 1983. There she joined the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church located in Fayetteville, GA. After moving to Franklin, TN. in 2000, she became a member of the Faith Lutheran Church. She was predeceased by two infant siblings; a sister, Iva Nell Demastes (1921); a sister, Lorena Ellen Demastes (1923); her mother, Iva Pearl (Rice) Demastes (1973); her father, Howard Frank Demastes (1976); her husband, Andrew George "Andy" Farkas (1982); a sister, Betty Rose Demastes Fidler (1991); a brother, John Franklin Demastes (2003); and her youngest brother, Willard Gale "Jim" Demastes (2005). Marjorie enjoyed traveling with friends and family. She also loved sharing time with her family and attending Pitt and Georgia Tech football games. Her hobbies included reading, completing "word search" puzzles, watching Billy Graham Crusades on television and listening to the singing of Johnny Cash and George Strait. Marjorie leaves to mourn her three children; a son, Andrew Ed Farkas and his wife, Diane, of Oakton, VA.; a daughter, Bettsy Smith Franklin of Vonore, TN.; and a son, Alan Michael Farkas of Ladera Ranch, CA.; also her grandchildren, Terri Lynn Sawyer, Sandy Cooper, Brian Smith, Robin Weintraub, and Shane Farkas and her great-granddaughter, Taylor Leigh Cooper, who she adored. She also leaves many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who truly loved her. Visitation will be held from 6 PM - 8 PM on Monday, November 10, and the service will be held at 11 AM Tuesday, November 11, 2008 at the Poling-St. Clair Funeral Home, 95 South Kanawha St., Buckhannon, WV. Interment will be at the family's Rice Cemetery in Kanawha Head, WV. immediately following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to the Rice Family Cemetery Association (P.O.Box 391, Kanawha Head, WV 26228), the Alzheimer's Association, or the Parkinson's Association.