Elizabeth Kay Hayes

September 26, 1953 - February 14, 2026

Service Date: February 18, 2026

Family and friends will all meet at 3:00 P.M., Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at the Friendsville Friends Meeting Cemetery: 503 W. Hill Ave., Friendsville, TN 37737, for a graveside service.  In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the funeral home to help with expenses.

Elizabeth Kay Hayes, 72 of Friendsville, passed away Saturday, February 14, 2026.  She was the daughter of the late Ben and Artella Chapman of Friendsville.  She was preceded in death by son: Robert Lee Gentry, husband: Tim Hayes, and second husband: Don Gentry.  She is survived by brother and sister-in-law: Glenn and Bobbie Chapman of Friendsville, step-son: Donnie Gentry, step-granddaughters: Samathia Yarbrough and Maggie Yarbrough of Knoxville, and faithful canine companion: Maggie.