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Elna Faye Latham

Female 1944 - 2023  (78 years)


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  • Name Elna Faye Latham  [1
    Birth 20 Aug 1944  Buna, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 12 Jun 2023  Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial 15 Jun 2023  Frisby Cemetery, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Elna Faye Kincel, 78, of Hemphill, Texas passed away Monday, June 12, 2023 at Woodland Heights Hospital in Lufkin, Texas.

      Elna Faye was born August 20, 1944 in Buna, Texas to Charlie Melvin Latham and Mona Leafy Easley Latham. She and her husband, Noah, were married August 8, 1958 and together raised their seven children. She was a lifelong resident of Sabine County and a loving wife and mother.

      She liked to go shopping and fishing and was a very good cook. She enjoyed her flowers in her yard and you could always count on her having coffee ready when you stopped by for a visit. She welcomed everyone into her home and she especially loved having her children and grandchildren with her.

      She is survived by her sons, Melvin Kincel and wife, Eloise, of Hemphill, Noah Lee Kincel of Woodville, Charles Kincel of Hemphill and William Kincel and wife, Amber, of Hemphill; daughters, Shirley Smith and husband, Glenn, of Pineland and Melissa Huffman and husband, Steve, of Jasper; brother, Ronnie Latham and wife, Judy, of Lufkin; sisters, Margie Williams of Broaddus, Dorothy Bayless and husband, Gary, of Pineland, and Christine Jacks and Delwin Burgess of Hudson; and numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

      She was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Noah Ashley Kincel; daughter, Diana Jones; brothers, Gerald Latham and Donald Latham; and sisters, Wilma Jean Dickerson, Barbara Bragg and Marcille Latham.

      Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 14, 2023at Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill, Texas.

      Funeral services will begin at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2023 in Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Michael Payne and Bro. Pat Jacks officiating.

      Burial will follow services in Frisby Cemetery with Raymond Bragg, Jason Jacks, Dylan Jacks, Lee Kincel, Landen Mitchell, Easton Mitchell, Samuel Smith and Holly Kincel serving as pallbearers.

      Memories and condolences may be shared at starrfuneralhome.com.

      Downloaded from Starr Funeral Home website

      Also published in The Sabine County Reporter, June 21, 2023
    Person ID I28769  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2023 

    Father Charley Melvin Latham,   b. 22 Feb 1914   d. 15 May 2008 (Age 94 years) 
    Mother Mona Leafye Easley,   b. 14 Oct 1920, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1990 (Age 69 years) 
    Marriage Y  [2
    Family ID F9303  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Noah Ashley Kincel,   b. 25 Jan 1939   d. 12 Mar 2017 (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage 8 Aug 1958 
    Children 
     1. Elna Diana Kincel,   b. 19 Mar 1960, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 2021, Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F14457  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Aug 2023 

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Aug 1944 - Buna, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 Jun 2023 - Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S266] Ancestry.com - Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database online], (Ancestry.com Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: Texas. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.).