khen sao

Khen Sao, 82 of Niceville, FL, passed away peacefully, on January 23, 2023.

Khen Sao was born in a rural village in northeastern Thailand on February 3, 1940. She married Youen Kang, a Cambodian soldier in 1971 and moved with him to Cambodia for 3 years before the civil war forced them to return to Thailand as refugees in 1974. They immigrated to the United States in 1978, sponsored by St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Enterprise, AL.  Over the
next few years they lived in Louisiana, Washington, North Carolina and Rhode Island before settling in Valparaiso, FL in 1995.  They spent over 15 peaceful years in Valparaiso, raising their children and grandchildren. After a move to Texas in 2012, Khen Sao returned to Niceville in
2022 to be near her daughter and son.

Khen Sao is survived by her four children, Sary K. Gaines, Sao Ngan Kang, Chan Vuthy Kang, and David Kang;  seven grandchildren; three great grandchildren; and her step-daughter and three step-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband Youen Kang.

Funeral arrangements are scheduled for Friday, February 3, 2023 with a viewing at 2:00 pm and a memorial service at 3:00 pm at Family - Funeral & Cremation, 101 Mary Esther Blvd, Mary Esther, FL 32569 (850)226-4240.

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