November 19, 2018 
E. Lafe Kincaid was born in Longview, TX to Ellis and Lonnie Kincaid, the youngest of seven children. He attended schools in Texas and later in California.
He quit school at 17 and joined the Air Force. He was stationed in Okinawa during the Korean War and then later in Arizona. While home on leave he met Lorena Bosworth whom he married Feb. 18, 1954. In 1957 Lafe started college first at Shasta Junior College, then Chico State and receiving his Teaching Credential from UC Davis.
He student taught in Esparto, his 1st Teaching job was in Los Banos and in 1965 he moved to Woodland to teach at Woodland High School as an Agricultural Teacher and FFA Advisor. He retired in 1988.
He was a 4H County and Willow Oak Club Beef leader for many years. He served at many levels of leadership in the California Agriculture Teachers Association and was a member of the Masonic Lodge in Woodland. He passed on Nov 19 at the Californian in Woodland.
Lafe is preceded in death by his parents and all of his siblings. He is survived by his wife, Lorena; his two daughters, Lucinda Gibson and Darlene (Michael) Thomsen; three sons, Lafe (Terri), Laurence (Stephanie), and Gary (Christina) Kincaid; 14 grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren.
The family held a private burial on Nov. 29. There will be a Tribute to Lafe on Jan. 27, at 1:30 p.m., at the Yolo County Fairgrounds, Beef Barn. The family invites all who knew Lafe to come and share their stories. Parking will be in the Livestock parking lot on Gibson Rd, Woodland. A Lafe Kincaid Memorial Scholarship is being set up through the Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation, PO Box 513, Woodland CA 95776. The scholarship will be awarded Annually to a Yolo County Fair FFA Exhibitor for College or Trade School attendance.
Published in Daily Democrat from Dec. 6, 2018 to Jan. 27, 2019
NOTE:
When Lafe Kincade's memory section for high school staff opens up on this web site, Lafe's obituary and his wife's obituary, Lorena, will be included and this entire post will be deleted. Until such time, the following is Lorena Kincade's obituary:
Lorena June Bosworth Lincade was born in "the Big House" on the family's cattle ranch in Cayton Valley just outside of Burney, Calif.
She attend school in Burney and Anderson. Graduating from Anderson High School with the class of 1951. She continued her education at Shasta Junior College and graduated with her AA degree in June of 1953. At which time she went to work for Bert McDowell Company in Redding.
During this time Lorena was introduced to her cousin's brother in law, Lafe Kincaid, who was home on leave from the Air Force. After hitch hiking from Arizona to Redding a few times he convinced her to marry him. They married Feb. 18, 1954 and moved to Arizona where he was stationed. They stayed there until their first child was due to be born; at which time they started their move back to Northern California and Lafe's discharge from the Air Force.
They lived in the Redding and Anderson area where they had their first three children. At this time, it was decided Lafe would start college. They spent two more years in Anderson, then Chico, Esparto for his Student teaching, and Los Banos his first teaching job. Their fourth child was born the summer of '65 in Redding. That same summer they made their forever home in Woodland. Here their fifth child was born.
Lorena stayed home throughout their marriage and took care of the family and numerous other children along with many of her grandchildren. She served as Room Mom and helped out as much as she could at Maxwell Elementary where the three youngest went to school. She was a Cooking Leader for Willow Oak 4H Club, life time member of the California Native Daughters in Redding, an Eastern Star Member of the Woodland Chapter and received the Honorary Chapter Degree from Woodland FFA. In later years Lorena volunteered at the Senior Center helping with a Ceramic Class and later at the Senior's Thrift Shop. She loved doing ceramics, going on the annual hunting trip and taking care of the family.
Lorena, who struggled with Alzheimer passed on Jan. 13 of a broken heart, as Lafe had passed less than two months prior. She was preceded in death by Lafe; her parents; a half brother, and a brother. She is survived by her two sisters and two sisters in law; her children, Lucinda Gibson, Darlene Thomsen (Michael), Laurence Kincaid (Stephanie), and Gary Kincaid (Christina) all of Woodland, and Lafe Kincaid (Terry) of Jansville, CA; 14 grandchildren; nine great grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews.
There will be a tribute to Lorena and Lafe on Jan. 27, at 1:30 p.m., at the Yolo County Fairgrounds, Beef Barn. The family invites all who knew Lorena and Lafe to come and share their stories. Parking will be in the Gibson Road parking lot, Woodland. A Lafe and Lorena Memorial Scholarship is being set up through the Yolo County Fair Heritage Foundation, PO Box 513, Woodland CA 95776. The scholarship will be awarded annually to an FFA Member from the County for College or Trade School attendance.
Published in Daily Democrat from Jan. 22 to Jan. 27, 2019
DAWN MARIE JONES 1921 - November 19, 2018
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