Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Blanch Jordan
September 21, 2019
Blanch Jordan, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. She was born December 12, 1929 in Elvins, Missouri to Charlie Leonard and Luedona Blaylock Leonard. Blanch had lived in the Port Arthur/ Groves area for over 60 years and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. She was retired from Port Neches...
Margaret Trahan Fowler
September 20, 2019
Margaret Trahan Fowler entered the world on April 29, 1947 in Abbeville, Louisiana. She was the third child born to Eldridge Trahan and Kirby Connor Trahan. Margaret was always joyful, happy, and smiling. She left a lasting impression everywhere she went. After the family moved to Texas, they quickly called Port Neches “home”. There, she met the love of her...
Troy Gladney Reynolds
September 20, 2019
Troy Gladney Reynolds was born in Casper, Wyoming on May 24, 1924 to Edward MacLaren Reynolds III and Opal Dean Porter Reynolds. He passed away peacefully on September 20, 2019 at his home in Port Neches, Texas. After a brief period of his childhood in Wyoming, the family was transferred, by The Texas Company (later Texaco) to Tulsa, Oklahoma, prior...
Lana Gail Folkenson
September 19, 2019
Lana Gail Folkenson, 76, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Mid Jeff Extended Care in Beaumont, Texas. Lana was born March 1, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to Perry Huckabay and Norma Dilbert Huckabay. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Port Neches, and board member for the Community...
Horace N. " Papa Jack" Maxwell Sr.
September 16, 2019
Horace N. “Papa Jack” Maxwell Sr. ,96, of Beauxart Garden, passed away, Monday, September 16, 2019 at his residence. Jack was born on April 20, 1923 in Rochelle, Louisiana to the late Horace Maxwell and Malissa Autry Maxwell. He retired as a Chief Engineer on the Texaco Marine Tankers with 40 years of service. He was a member of the...
Virginia Dawn Bowen
September 16, 2019
Born in a little farmhouse in Gate, Oklahoma, Virginia Dawn Vance barreled into the world January 25, 1944. She was the first of five children born to Percival Schauner Vance and Lenora Mae Campbell Vance. A little spitfire from birth, she made an impression everywhere she went. After the family moved to Texas, they came to live in Vidor when...
Dorothy Louise Weeks
September 15, 2019
Dorothy Louise Weeks, 85, of Port Acres passed away September 15, 2019. Dorothy was born October 10,1933 in Jonesboro, Louisiana to the late Roy Columbus Lee and Lula Mae Flurry Lee. She is survived by her three sons, Douglas Weeks and his wife, Kathy of Nederland, Jamie Weeks and his wife, Sarah of Port Arthur, and David Weeks and his...
Randy Dewayne Malet
September 15, 2019
Randy Dewayne Malet, 63, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 at Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. Randy was born December 1, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to James Maximin Malet, Jr. and Sonya Yvonne Miller Malet. He was a lifelong area resident. Randy retired after 35 years as a construction contractor. He was a member of...
Kacy Del Gotte
September 13, 2019
Kacy Del Gotte, 28, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 at Southwest Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. Kacy was born April 3, 1991 in Port Arthur, Texas, and he was a lifelong area resident. He was a 2010 graduate of Nederland High School and was the assistant manager for Bentons restaurant. He was preceded in death by...
John Delbert Morgan, Sr.
September 12, 2019
John Delbert Morgan, Sr. August 4, 1941 ~ September 12, 2019 John Delbert Morgan, Sr., 78, passed away September 12, 2019. A lifelong resident of Nederland, he was a Veteran of the US Army, and a 50 year member of the Nederland Masonic Lodge # 1368. John was an active community leader, having served as chairman of the Diamond Jubilee...
Charles Edward Keith Sr.
September 12, 2019
Charles Edward Keith, Sr., 88, of Port Arthur formerly of Nederland passed away September 12, 2019. He was born in Gallatin, Tennessee on May 1, 1931 to the late Charlie F. Keith and Julia Mai Stephens Keith. Charles was a charter member of Faith Baptist Temple in Port Neches and was very active with IAM and Pipefitters Local 195. Those...
Jose Isidro Vargas Sr.
September 10, 2019
Jose Isidro Vargas, Sr., 97, of Nederland, Texas passed away September 10, 2019. He was born in Valterria, Mexico on May 15, 1922 to the late Eluterio Vargas and Cruz Sandavol. Jose served his country proudly in the U. S. Army. Those left to cherish Jose’s memory are his son, Joe Vargas and his wife, Kathy of Nederland; his daughter,...
Eloice Brannan
September 9, 2019
Exia Eloice Brannan, 99, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019, due to complications from injuries sustained in a fall. Burial will occur at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas, on Friday, September 13, 2019 at 1:00 PM. Visitation will be held at Levingston Funeral home beginning at 12:00 noon. Eloice was born in Anacoco, Louisiana, to Newton Jasper and Mable...
Slayton Rich
September 6, 2019
Slayton Rich, 22, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 in Beaumont, Texas. Slayton was born in Beaumont, Texas on December 28, 1996 to Sammy L. Rich and Paula Wilson Rich. Slayton enjoyed playing his Xbox and his favorite games were Fallout and Halo. He loved going to concerts and the movies. He was very witty with...
Price "Sonny" Pipes
September 6, 2019
Price “Sonny” Pipes, 82 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019. Sonny was born in Belgrade, Texas on September 28, 1936 to the late, William Olen Pipes and Ethel Lynch Pipes. Those left to cherish Sonny’s memory are his daughters, Sharon Witt of Arlington, Texas, Rachel Allen and her husband, Aaron of Spring, Texas; his sisters, Maralea...
Neely Howard Byrd, Sr.
September 5, 2019
Neely Howard Byrd, Sr., 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019. Neely was born September 15, 1926 in Hornbeck, Louisiana to Neely Hunter Byrd and Carrie Augusta Lynch Byrd. He was a resident of the Port Arthur area for 75 years and member of Groves First Baptist Church. Neely retired from Texaco as a powerhouse engineer...
Carmen Marie Smiley
September 2, 2019
Carmen Marie Smiley, 70, of Port Arthur, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at her residence. Carmen was born July 7, 1949 in Port Arthur to the late Malcolm Smiley and Frances Randazzo Smiley. She was a 1967 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur. Carmen in survived by her brothers, Michael Smiley of Port Arthur, and David...
Michael A. Markum
September 2, 2019
Michael A. Markum, 58, of Fannett, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019. Michael was born February 1, 1961 in Beaumont, Texas to Henry Dean Markum and Dorothy Moore Markum. He was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church of Beaumont. Michael was employed as a pipe designer for Jacobs Engineering in Beaumont. He was also...
James Wiggins Avery
September 2, 2019
James Wiggins Avery, 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. James was born March 16, 1931 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to John B. Avery and Ethel Mae Wiggins Avery. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Procter Baptist Church. James...
Augusta "Gussie" Fallin
September 2, 2019
Augusta "Gussie" Fallin, 100, of Austin, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at The Heritage at Hunters Chase. She was born February 15, 1919 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Sevella Daniels Jackson. When she was young they moved to Port Arthur where she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. In 1945 she married Marl Holmes Fallin. Gussie was very involved...
Blanch Jordan
September 21, 2019
Blanch Jordan, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, September 21, 2019 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. She was born December 12, 1929 in Elvins, Missouri to Charlie Leonard and Luedona Blaylock Leonard. Blanch had lived in the Port Arthur/ Groves area for over 60 years and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. She was retired from Port Neches...
Margaret Trahan Fowler
September 20, 2019
Margaret Trahan Fowler entered the world on April 29, 1947 in Abbeville, Louisiana. She was the third child born to Eldridge Trahan and Kirby Connor Trahan. Margaret was always joyful, happy, and smiling. She left a lasting impression everywhere she went. After the family moved to Texas, they quickly called Port Neches “home”. There, she met the love of her...
Troy Gladney Reynolds
September 20, 2019
Troy Gladney Reynolds was born in Casper, Wyoming on May 24, 1924 to Edward MacLaren Reynolds III and Opal Dean Porter Reynolds. He passed away peacefully on September 20, 2019 at his home in Port Neches, Texas. After a brief period of his childhood in Wyoming, the family was transferred, by The Texas Company (later Texaco) to Tulsa, Oklahoma, prior...
Lana Gail Folkenson
September 19, 2019
Lana Gail Folkenson, 76, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Mid Jeff Extended Care in Beaumont, Texas. Lana was born March 1, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to Perry Huckabay and Norma Dilbert Huckabay. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Port Neches, and board member for the Community...
Horace N. " Papa Jack" Maxwell Sr.
September 16, 2019
Horace N. “Papa Jack” Maxwell Sr. ,96, of Beauxart Garden, passed away, Monday, September 16, 2019 at his residence. Jack was born on April 20, 1923 in Rochelle, Louisiana to the late Horace Maxwell and Malissa Autry Maxwell. He retired as a Chief Engineer on the Texaco Marine Tankers with 40 years of service. He was a member of the...
Virginia Dawn Bowen
September 16, 2019
Born in a little farmhouse in Gate, Oklahoma, Virginia Dawn Vance barreled into the world January 25, 1944. She was the first of five children born to Percival Schauner Vance and Lenora Mae Campbell Vance. A little spitfire from birth, she made an impression everywhere she went. After the family moved to Texas, they came to live in Vidor when...
Dorothy Louise Weeks
September 15, 2019
Dorothy Louise Weeks, 85, of Port Acres passed away September 15, 2019. Dorothy was born October 10,1933 in Jonesboro, Louisiana to the late Roy Columbus Lee and Lula Mae Flurry Lee. She is survived by her three sons, Douglas Weeks and his wife, Kathy of Nederland, Jamie Weeks and his wife, Sarah of Port Arthur, and David Weeks and his...
Randy Dewayne Malet
September 15, 2019
Randy Dewayne Malet, 63, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 at Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. Randy was born December 1, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to James Maximin Malet, Jr. and Sonya Yvonne Miller Malet. He was a lifelong area resident. Randy retired after 35 years as a construction contractor. He was a member of...
Kacy Del Gotte
September 13, 2019
Kacy Del Gotte, 28, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 at Southwest Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. Kacy was born April 3, 1991 in Port Arthur, Texas, and he was a lifelong area resident. He was a 2010 graduate of Nederland High School and was the assistant manager for Bentons restaurant. He was preceded in death by...
John Delbert Morgan, Sr.
September 12, 2019
John Delbert Morgan, Sr. August 4, 1941 ~ September 12, 2019 John Delbert Morgan, Sr., 78, passed away September 12, 2019. A lifelong resident of Nederland, he was a Veteran of the US Army, and a 50 year member of the Nederland Masonic Lodge # 1368. John was an active community leader, having served as chairman of the Diamond Jubilee...
Charles Edward Keith Sr.
September 12, 2019
Charles Edward Keith, Sr., 88, of Port Arthur formerly of Nederland passed away September 12, 2019. He was born in Gallatin, Tennessee on May 1, 1931 to the late Charlie F. Keith and Julia Mai Stephens Keith. Charles was a charter member of Faith Baptist Temple in Port Neches and was very active with IAM and Pipefitters Local 195. Those...
Jose Isidro Vargas Sr.
September 10, 2019
Jose Isidro Vargas, Sr., 97, of Nederland, Texas passed away September 10, 2019. He was born in Valterria, Mexico on May 15, 1922 to the late Eluterio Vargas and Cruz Sandavol. Jose served his country proudly in the U. S. Army. Those left to cherish Jose’s memory are his son, Joe Vargas and his wife, Kathy of Nederland; his daughter,...
Eloice Brannan
September 9, 2019
Exia Eloice Brannan, 99, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019, due to complications from injuries sustained in a fall. Burial will occur at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas, on Friday, September 13, 2019 at 1:00 PM. Visitation will be held at Levingston Funeral home beginning at 12:00 noon. Eloice was born in Anacoco, Louisiana, to Newton Jasper and Mable...
Slayton Rich
September 6, 2019
Slayton Rich, 22, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 in Beaumont, Texas. Slayton was born in Beaumont, Texas on December 28, 1996 to Sammy L. Rich and Paula Wilson Rich. Slayton enjoyed playing his Xbox and his favorite games were Fallout and Halo. He loved going to concerts and the movies. He was very witty with...
Price "Sonny" Pipes
September 6, 2019
Price “Sonny” Pipes, 82 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019. Sonny was born in Belgrade, Texas on September 28, 1936 to the late, William Olen Pipes and Ethel Lynch Pipes. Those left to cherish Sonny’s memory are his daughters, Sharon Witt of Arlington, Texas, Rachel Allen and her husband, Aaron of Spring, Texas; his sisters, Maralea...
Neely Howard Byrd, Sr.
September 5, 2019
Neely Howard Byrd, Sr., 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019. Neely was born September 15, 1926 in Hornbeck, Louisiana to Neely Hunter Byrd and Carrie Augusta Lynch Byrd. He was a resident of the Port Arthur area for 75 years and member of Groves First Baptist Church. Neely retired from Texaco as a powerhouse engineer...
Carmen Marie Smiley
September 2, 2019
Carmen Marie Smiley, 70, of Port Arthur, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at her residence. Carmen was born July 7, 1949 in Port Arthur to the late Malcolm Smiley and Frances Randazzo Smiley. She was a 1967 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur. Carmen in survived by her brothers, Michael Smiley of Port Arthur, and David...
Michael A. Markum
September 2, 2019
Michael A. Markum, 58, of Fannett, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019. Michael was born February 1, 1961 in Beaumont, Texas to Henry Dean Markum and Dorothy Moore Markum. He was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church of Beaumont. Michael was employed as a pipe designer for Jacobs Engineering in Beaumont. He was also...
James Wiggins Avery
September 2, 2019
James Wiggins Avery, 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. James was born March 16, 1931 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to John B. Avery and Ethel Mae Wiggins Avery. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Procter Baptist Church. James...
Augusta "Gussie" Fallin
September 2, 2019
Augusta "Gussie" Fallin, 100, of Austin, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at The Heritage at Hunters Chase. She was born February 15, 1919 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Sevella Daniels Jackson. When she was young they moved to Port Arthur where she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. In 1945 she married Marl Holmes Fallin. Gussie was very involved...
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