Obituaries for Melancon Levingston

In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.

Jaroy Edgar Huckaby Sr.

Jaroy Edgar Huckaby Sr.

January 30, 2020

Jaroy Edgar Huckaby, Sr., 78, of Vidor, Texas passed away January 30, 2020. He was born in Orange, Texas on August 18, 1941 to the late Otis Smiley Huckaby and Bertha Peveto Huckaby. Jaroy retired as an operator for Firestone and was a member of Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Those left to cherish Jaroy’s memory are his daughter,...

Robert Arnold Lee

Robert Arnold Lee

January 30, 2020

Robert Arnold Lee, 89, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Jefferson Nursing and Rehab Center in Beaumont, Texas. Robert was born September 3, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas to Maurice Joseph Lee and Kitty King Lee. He was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and member of Salvation Army Church in Port Arthur. Robert retired from...

Jennifer Kay Gary

Jennifer Kay Gary

January 29, 2020

Jennifer Kay Gary, 42, of Nederland, Texas passed away January 29, 2020. She was born in Beaumont, Texas on March 23, 1977 to Jimmy Gary and Karen Kirkpatrick Gary. She was trained and graduated as a Medical Technician. She was a member of Thriving House Church in Port Arthur. Those left to cherish her memory are her parents, Jimmy and...

Robert "Bob" Crochet

Robert "Bob" Crochet

January 29, 2020

Robert "Bob" Crochet, 99, of Austin, Texas passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Bob was born April 7, 1920 in Loreauville, Louisiana to Aldebert Crochet and Amelia Broussard Crochet. He was a longtime Port Arthur resident and retired butcher, having worked at Howards Grocery and Howdy Doody Grocery. Bob proudly served in the U. S. Army during World War II,...

Jerry Leon Johnson

Jerry Leon Johnson

January 28, 2020

Jerry Leon Johnson, 73, of Kingwood, Texas passed away January 28, 2020. He was born in Port Neches, Texas on September 17, 1946 to the late Malcolm Johnson and Zerilda Johnson. He loved to fish, golf, and spend time with his grandchildren. He loved attending lacrosse, baseball, and football games, as well as band events. Jerry was an insurance agent...

Shelly Ann Smiley

Shelly Ann Smiley

January 28, 2020

Shelly Ann Smiley, 57, of LaBelle, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at her residence. Shelly was born November 3, 1962 in Port Arthur, Texas to Tommy Horton and Marjorie Johnston Horton. She was a lifelong resident of this area and was self-employed. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Levingston Funeral Home...

Sara Cuevas Colin

Sara Cuevas Colin

January 28, 2020

Sara Cuevas Colin, 58, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Sara was born April 13, 1961 in Monterrey, Mexico. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 38 years and a member of Iglesia La Luz Del Mundo in Port Arthur. Survivors include her husband, Jesus Colin of Port...

George Martin Hardin, Sr.

George Martin Hardin, Sr.

January 27, 2020

George Martin Hardin, Sr., 95, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, January 27, 2020 at Bonne Vie in Port Arthur, Texas. George was born February 22, 1924 in Thornton, Arkansas to George B. Hardin and Ethel Cathey Hardin. He was a longtime resident of Groves and was a member of Groves First Baptist Church. George retired as an operator from...

Cynthia Celia Allen

Cynthia Celia Allen

January 25, 2020

Cynthia Celia Allen, 60, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away January 25, 2020. She was born in Fairfield, California on July 31, 1959. Cynthia was the great-granddaughter of Pushmatha, a Choctaw Indian chief, the only Native American to be buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. His picture hangs in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. He signed three Peace...

Ann Marceaux

Ann Marceaux

January 23, 2020

Ann Marceaux, 80, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020. Ann was born October 11, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to Louis Beniot and Odile Gonzales Benoit. She was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. Ann was a 25 year volunteer and historian for Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas. She enjoyed traveling,...

Jose Ray Riojas Sr.

Jose Ray Riojas Sr.

January 22, 2020

Jose “Ray” Riojas, Sr., 35, of Port Arthur, Texas was tragically taken away, Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Ray was born January 9, 1985 in Galveston, Texas to Juan Francisco Riojas, Sr. and Ester Ruiz Riojas. Ray was a supervisor for a chemical plant, he founded 409 Boyz Production and was a DJ on the weekends. Ray’s passion in life was...

Betsy Kay Rich

Betsy Kay Rich

January 22, 2020

Betsy Kay Rich, 62, of Fannett, Texas passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Betsy was born February 14, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to Gene Hickey and Jane Corbin Hickey. She was a lifelong area resident. Betsy was a retired teacher with over 30 years of service, 17 of those years were with the Port...

Charles Fredrick Theriot, Jr.

Charles Fredrick Theriot, Jr.

January 22, 2020

Charles Fredrick Theriot, Jr., 49, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Memorial Hermann -Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Charles was born September 27, 1970 in Riverside, California to Charles Theriot, Sr. and Joyce Grey Theriot. He was a resident of Port Acres for 19 years and a member of the Catholic faith. Charles was...

Terri Ann Threadgill

Terri Ann Threadgill

January 21, 2020

Terri Ann Threadgill, 60, of Beauxart Gardens, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Terri was born February 25, 1959 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Alvin Landry and Patricia DePope Landry. Terri was a faithful member of Memorial Church of Christ, where she enjoyed teaching bible classes and serving in church activities. She...

Elmena "Mena" Coffman

Elmena "Mena" Coffman

January 21, 2020

Elmena J. "Mena"Coffman, 83, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Mena was born December 10, 1936 in Chopin, Louisiana to James Clifford Johnson and Nettie Carter Johnson. She was delivered by her cousin, Lois Johnson. The youngest of four children, she was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 49 years Richard Dix Coffman, her...

Demetria Ann Powell

Demetria Ann Powell

January 19, 2020

Demetria Ann Powell, 78, of Winnie, Texas passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Demetria was born February 17, 1941 in Cottonport, Louisiana to Lurry and Lillie Ducote. She was a resident of Winnie for 25 years and a member of the Catholic faith. She was an Accounting Clerk with Gulf States Utilities with 13...

Robert Benjamin McLane

Robert Benjamin McLane

January 18, 2020

Robert Benjamin McLane, 76, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland, Texas. Robert was born January 8, 1944 in Middletown, Connecticut to Oscar Walton McLane and Marjorie I. Sellew McLane. Robert was a retired educator with 37 years of service with the Port Arthur Independent School District. He proudly...

Ulysee Soileau, Jr.

Ulysee Soileau, Jr.

January 18, 2020

Ulysee Soileau, Jr., 96 of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Holland Place Assisted Living in Nederland, Texas. Ulysee was born November 15, 1923 in Palmetto, Louisiana to Ulysee Soileau, Sr. and Irene Carrier Soileau. He was an area resident for 75 years and a member of Groves First Baptist Church. Ulysee retired from Texaco as an...

Loretta Legg

Loretta Legg

January 17, 2020

Loretta Legg, 97, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 Loretta was born June 8, 1922 in Vernon Parish, Louisiana to Frank Jones and Mamie Crumpler Jones. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Grace Baptist Church, formerly Friendship Baptist Church of Groves. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Levingston...

Emma Jean Ramirez

Emma Jean Ramirez

January 16, 2020

Emma Jean Ramirez, 78, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away January 16, 2020. She was born in Hackberry, Louisiana on April 8, 1941 to the late Joseph Ivy Simon and Rose Mary Cortez Simon. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Those left to cherish Emma’s memory are her sons, Larry Shackelford and...

Jaroy Edgar Huckaby Sr.

Jaroy Edgar Huckaby Sr.

January 30, 2020

Jaroy Edgar Huckaby, Sr., 78, of Vidor, Texas passed away January 30, 2020. He was born in Orange, Texas on August 18, 1941 to the late Otis Smiley Huckaby and Bertha Peveto Huckaby. Jaroy retired as an operator for Firestone and was a member of Pecan Acres Baptist Church in Vidor. Those left to cherish Jaroy’s memory are his daughter,...

Robert Arnold Lee

Robert Arnold Lee

January 30, 2020

Robert Arnold Lee, 89, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020 at Jefferson Nursing and Rehab Center in Beaumont, Texas. Robert was born September 3, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas to Maurice Joseph Lee and Kitty King Lee. He was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and member of Salvation Army Church in Port Arthur. Robert retired from...

Jennifer Kay Gary

Jennifer Kay Gary

January 29, 2020

Jennifer Kay Gary, 42, of Nederland, Texas passed away January 29, 2020. She was born in Beaumont, Texas on March 23, 1977 to Jimmy Gary and Karen Kirkpatrick Gary. She was trained and graduated as a Medical Technician. She was a member of Thriving House Church in Port Arthur. Those left to cherish her memory are her parents, Jimmy and...

Robert "Bob" Crochet

Robert "Bob" Crochet

January 29, 2020

Robert "Bob" Crochet, 99, of Austin, Texas passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020. Bob was born April 7, 1920 in Loreauville, Louisiana to Aldebert Crochet and Amelia Broussard Crochet. He was a longtime Port Arthur resident and retired butcher, having worked at Howards Grocery and Howdy Doody Grocery. Bob proudly served in the U. S. Army during World War II,...

Jerry Leon Johnson

Jerry Leon Johnson

January 28, 2020

Jerry Leon Johnson, 73, of Kingwood, Texas passed away January 28, 2020. He was born in Port Neches, Texas on September 17, 1946 to the late Malcolm Johnson and Zerilda Johnson. He loved to fish, golf, and spend time with his grandchildren. He loved attending lacrosse, baseball, and football games, as well as band events. Jerry was an insurance agent...

Shelly Ann Smiley

Shelly Ann Smiley

January 28, 2020

Shelly Ann Smiley, 57, of LaBelle, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at her residence. Shelly was born November 3, 1962 in Port Arthur, Texas to Tommy Horton and Marjorie Johnston Horton. She was a lifelong resident of this area and was self-employed. Funeral service will be held Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Levingston Funeral Home...

Sara Cuevas Colin

Sara Cuevas Colin

January 28, 2020

Sara Cuevas Colin, 58, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Sara was born April 13, 1961 in Monterrey, Mexico. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 38 years and a member of Iglesia La Luz Del Mundo in Port Arthur. Survivors include her husband, Jesus Colin of Port...

George Martin Hardin, Sr.

George Martin Hardin, Sr.

January 27, 2020

George Martin Hardin, Sr., 95, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, January 27, 2020 at Bonne Vie in Port Arthur, Texas. George was born February 22, 1924 in Thornton, Arkansas to George B. Hardin and Ethel Cathey Hardin. He was a longtime resident of Groves and was a member of Groves First Baptist Church. George retired as an operator from...

Cynthia Celia Allen

Cynthia Celia Allen

January 25, 2020

Cynthia Celia Allen, 60, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away January 25, 2020. She was born in Fairfield, California on July 31, 1959. Cynthia was the great-granddaughter of Pushmatha, a Choctaw Indian chief, the only Native American to be buried in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. His picture hangs in the Smithsonian Institute in Washington. He signed three Peace...

Ann Marceaux

Ann Marceaux

January 23, 2020

Ann Marceaux, 80, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, January 23, 2020. Ann was born October 11, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to Louis Beniot and Odile Gonzales Benoit. She was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. Ann was a 25 year volunteer and historian for Mardi Gras of Southeast Texas. She enjoyed traveling,...

Jose Ray Riojas Sr.

Jose Ray Riojas Sr.

January 22, 2020

Jose “Ray” Riojas, Sr., 35, of Port Arthur, Texas was tragically taken away, Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Ray was born January 9, 1985 in Galveston, Texas to Juan Francisco Riojas, Sr. and Ester Ruiz Riojas. Ray was a supervisor for a chemical plant, he founded 409 Boyz Production and was a DJ on the weekends. Ray’s passion in life was...

Betsy Kay Rich

Betsy Kay Rich

January 22, 2020

Betsy Kay Rich, 62, of Fannett, Texas passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Betsy was born February 14, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to Gene Hickey and Jane Corbin Hickey. She was a lifelong area resident. Betsy was a retired teacher with over 30 years of service, 17 of those years were with the Port...

Charles Fredrick Theriot, Jr.

Charles Fredrick Theriot, Jr.

January 22, 2020

Charles Fredrick Theriot, Jr., 49, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Memorial Hermann -Texas Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Charles was born September 27, 1970 in Riverside, California to Charles Theriot, Sr. and Joyce Grey Theriot. He was a resident of Port Acres for 19 years and a member of the Catholic faith. Charles was...

Terri Ann Threadgill

Terri Ann Threadgill

January 21, 2020

Terri Ann Threadgill, 60, of Beauxart Gardens, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020, at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Terri was born February 25, 1959 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Alvin Landry and Patricia DePope Landry. Terri was a faithful member of Memorial Church of Christ, where she enjoyed teaching bible classes and serving in church activities. She...

Elmena "Mena" Coffman

Elmena "Mena" Coffman

January 21, 2020

Elmena J. "Mena"Coffman, 83, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 21, 2020. Mena was born December 10, 1936 in Chopin, Louisiana to James Clifford Johnson and Nettie Carter Johnson. She was delivered by her cousin, Lois Johnson. The youngest of four children, she was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 49 years Richard Dix Coffman, her...

Demetria Ann Powell

Demetria Ann Powell

January 19, 2020

Demetria Ann Powell, 78, of Winnie, Texas passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Demetria was born February 17, 1941 in Cottonport, Louisiana to Lurry and Lillie Ducote. She was a resident of Winnie for 25 years and a member of the Catholic faith. She was an Accounting Clerk with Gulf States Utilities with 13...

Robert Benjamin McLane

Robert Benjamin McLane

January 18, 2020

Robert Benjamin McLane, 76, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland, Texas. Robert was born January 8, 1944 in Middletown, Connecticut to Oscar Walton McLane and Marjorie I. Sellew McLane. Robert was a retired educator with 37 years of service with the Port Arthur Independent School District. He proudly...

Ulysee Soileau, Jr.

Ulysee Soileau, Jr.

January 18, 2020

Ulysee Soileau, Jr., 96 of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Holland Place Assisted Living in Nederland, Texas. Ulysee was born November 15, 1923 in Palmetto, Louisiana to Ulysee Soileau, Sr. and Irene Carrier Soileau. He was an area resident for 75 years and a member of Groves First Baptist Church. Ulysee retired from Texaco as an...

Loretta Legg

Loretta Legg

January 17, 2020

Loretta Legg, 97, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 Loretta was born June 8, 1922 in Vernon Parish, Louisiana to Frank Jones and Mamie Crumpler Jones. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Grace Baptist Church, formerly Friendship Baptist Church of Groves. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at Levingston...

Emma Jean Ramirez

Emma Jean Ramirez

January 16, 2020

Emma Jean Ramirez, 78, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away January 16, 2020. She was born in Hackberry, Louisiana on April 8, 1941 to the late Joseph Ivy Simon and Rose Mary Cortez Simon. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Those left to cherish Emma’s memory are her sons, Larry Shackelford and...

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