Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Laura Boyd
January 25, 2019
Laura Boyd, 94, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. She was born January 13, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas to Michael Nicholas and Elia Touchet Nicholas. Laura was a lifelong area resident and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Wilbur Young...
Ferdie Rider
January 25, 2019
Ferdie Rider, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at his home. He was born November 3, 1939 in Mamou, Louisiana to Atney Rider and Rose Viege Rider. Ferdie had lived in Groves since 1985 and was retired as a construction worker from Brown and Root after more than 20 years of service. A memorial service will...
Jack Ozment
January 24, 2019
Jack Ozment, 74, of Silsbee, Texas passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019. He was born in Orange County, Texas on March 21, 1944 to the late Perry E. Ozment and Leola Hall Ozment. Jack was a lab technician for Equistar for 35 years before retiring. He was a member of Bethel Methodist Church in Port Neches. Jack loved the outdoors,...
Boyd Lee Bradford
January 23, 2019
Boyd Lee Bradford, Sr. A life well-lived in service to others Boyd was born October 31, 1936 in Port Arthur, Texas to Thomas Hayden Bradford and Bessie Irene Bradford, née Wilder, and passed away on January 23, 2019 at the age of 82. He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife, Danielle Hankin Bradford. He was the...
Alfred Earl Peveto
January 22, 2019
Alfred Earl Peveto, 90, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Alfred was born April 26, 1928 in Orange, Texas to Burns Peveto and Oma McGee Peveto. He was a lifelong area resident and member of Proctor Baptist Church. Alfred retired from Dupont as an electrician. He was a member of Madison Masonic Lodge #126, El Mina...
Kathleen "Kathy" Burkett
January 22, 2019
Kathleen "Kathy" Burkett, 94, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Kathy was born December 5, 1924 in Jamestown, Louisiana to Alton A. Smith and Ollie Mae White Smith. She married Elwood Burkett on March 21, 1942 and a year later their daughter, Donita Gail, was born. The family moved to Port Neches where they opened Burketts...
Elizabeth Dorgan
January 21, 2019
Elizabeth Dorgan, 87, of Groves, Texas passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019. Elizabeth was born April 14, 1931 in Carthage, Texas to J.W. McMillan and Ina Mae Attaway McMillan. She was raised in Port Arthur, Texas where she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur College. At age 9, Elizabeth accepted Christ and was baptized at Memorial...
Donald Wayne "Don" Crane
January 19, 2019
Donald Wayne "Don" Crane, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas went to be with his heavenly Father on January 19, 2019 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital of Nederland. He was born on June 2, 1934 in Eunice, Louisiana to O.A. and Vernice McManus Crane and was raised in Beaumont, Texas. Don graduated from Beaumont High School, then attended Texas A&M...
Susan Nell Billiot
January 17, 2019
Susan Nell Billiot, 70, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Susan was born August 14, 1948 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Olise Hulin and Lula Primeaux Hulin. She was a resident of Port Neches for 21 years and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in...
Homer Leon Miller Sr.
January 15, 2019
Homer Leon Miller, Sr., 68, of Bronson, Texas passed away January 15, 2019. He was born in Junction City, Arkansas on April 6, 1950 to the late Lonie Crofford Miller and Evelyn Christine Brazell Miller. Homer served his country proudly in the U. S. Marines. Those left to cherish Homer’s memory are his wife of 48 years, Viola Landry Miller...
Ernie Mae Tyler
January 14, 2019
Ernie Mae Tyler, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, January 14, 2019. Ernie Mae was born December 5, 1929 in Kipling, Louisiana to Lum C. Harper and Eunice Lanier Harper. Ernie Mae was a resident of Groves for 71 years and was a member of the Pentecostal faith. She was a retired manager of the ExPress Mart Convenient Store...
Maedress Mary Allred
January 13, 2019
Maedress Mary Allred, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Maedress was born May 8, 1929 in Sumrall, Mississippi to Fred Isaac Kendrick and Chillie Housley Kendrick. She was a lifelong area resident and a charter member of Friendship Baptist Church. Maedress retired as a respiratory therapist from Doctors Hospital...
Emma Jane Hutchinson
January 13, 2019
Emma Jane Hutchinson, 80, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Emma was born April 20, 1938 in Kingsville, Texas to Arrel Ready and Peytona Swansey Ready. She was a resident of Baytown before moving to Groves 4 years ago. She was a member of Baytown Lutheran Church. Emma had a...
Sandra Gail Vilce Woodruff
January 12, 2019
Sandra Gail Vilce Woodruff, 71, of Bridge City, passed away, Saturday January 12, 2019 at Memorial Herman Hospital in the Houston Medical Center. Sandy was born March 23, 1947 in Port Arthur to the late Sedonia Miller Vilce and Wilson Joseph “Cho” Vilce Sr. Sandy Graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Chenier Business Collage in Accounting and worked several...
James C. Campbell
January 12, 2019
James C. Campbell, 73, of Port Neches, Texas passed away January 12, 2019 in Parker, Colorado. James was born September 8, 1945 in Beaumont, Texas to Clayton Campbell and Marie Schilling Campbell. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a retired Operator at Motiva with 35 years of service. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6:00...
Polly Ann McMillan
January 10, 2019
Polly Ann McMillan, 85, of Hillister, Texas passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. Polly was born December 28, 1933 to Virginia and James Love. She was a lifelong area resident before moving to Hillister 29 years ago. Polly and Billy were high school sweethearts, they shared a full life and loving home. She was...
Colin Edward Richey
January 8, 2019
Colin Edward Richey, 41, of Orange, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Colin was born April 20, 1977 to Edward Richey and Melinda Knight Richey. He was a resident of Orange for 5 years and was employed by Exxon Mobil as an Analyzer Technician. He was preceded in death by his mother, Melinda Knight Richey. Survivors include his wife,...
Lena Mae Whitman Williford
January 7, 2019
Lena Mae Whitman Williford, 92, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, January 7, 2019. Lena is the daughter of Benjamin Larkin Whitman and Willie Mae Jones Whitman. She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and moved to Texas as a child. She lived the rest of her life in Port Arthur, Groves and Port Neches. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson...
Gene Edward Butler
January 3, 2019
Gene Butler, 75, of Nederland, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Gene was born September 11, 1943 in Port Neches to the late Cecil Edward Butler and Ruby Dell Marshall Butler. He retired from DuPont in the Railroad Department with 38 years of service. He was a member of the Seventh Street...
Rodney James Frioux
January 3, 2019
Rodney James Frioux, 67, of Groves, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on August 28, 1951 in Port Arthur, TX to Nora Benoit Frioux and Rivers Frioux. Rodney was a 1969 graduate of Bishop Byrne High School and spent the majority of his career...
Laura Boyd
January 25, 2019
Laura Boyd, 94, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. She was born January 13, 1925 in Port Arthur, Texas to Michael Nicholas and Elia Touchet Nicholas. Laura was a lifelong area resident and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Wilbur Young...
Ferdie Rider
January 25, 2019
Ferdie Rider, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, January 25, 2019 at his home. He was born November 3, 1939 in Mamou, Louisiana to Atney Rider and Rose Viege Rider. Ferdie had lived in Groves since 1985 and was retired as a construction worker from Brown and Root after more than 20 years of service. A memorial service will...
Jack Ozment
January 24, 2019
Jack Ozment, 74, of Silsbee, Texas passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019. He was born in Orange County, Texas on March 21, 1944 to the late Perry E. Ozment and Leola Hall Ozment. Jack was a lab technician for Equistar for 35 years before retiring. He was a member of Bethel Methodist Church in Port Neches. Jack loved the outdoors,...
Boyd Lee Bradford
January 23, 2019
Boyd Lee Bradford, Sr. A life well-lived in service to others Boyd was born October 31, 1936 in Port Arthur, Texas to Thomas Hayden Bradford and Bessie Irene Bradford, née Wilder, and passed away on January 23, 2019 at the age of 82. He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife, Danielle Hankin Bradford. He was the...
Alfred Earl Peveto
January 22, 2019
Alfred Earl Peveto, 90, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Alfred was born April 26, 1928 in Orange, Texas to Burns Peveto and Oma McGee Peveto. He was a lifelong area resident and member of Proctor Baptist Church. Alfred retired from Dupont as an electrician. He was a member of Madison Masonic Lodge #126, El Mina...
Kathleen "Kathy" Burkett
January 22, 2019
Kathleen "Kathy" Burkett, 94, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2019. Kathy was born December 5, 1924 in Jamestown, Louisiana to Alton A. Smith and Ollie Mae White Smith. She married Elwood Burkett on March 21, 1942 and a year later their daughter, Donita Gail, was born. The family moved to Port Neches where they opened Burketts...
Elizabeth Dorgan
January 21, 2019
Elizabeth Dorgan, 87, of Groves, Texas passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019. Elizabeth was born April 14, 1931 in Carthage, Texas to J.W. McMillan and Ina Mae Attaway McMillan. She was raised in Port Arthur, Texas where she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur College. At age 9, Elizabeth accepted Christ and was baptized at Memorial...
Donald Wayne "Don" Crane
January 19, 2019
Donald Wayne "Don" Crane, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas went to be with his heavenly Father on January 19, 2019 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital of Nederland. He was born on June 2, 1934 in Eunice, Louisiana to O.A. and Vernice McManus Crane and was raised in Beaumont, Texas. Don graduated from Beaumont High School, then attended Texas A&M...
Susan Nell Billiot
January 17, 2019
Susan Nell Billiot, 70, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, January 17, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Susan was born August 14, 1948 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Olise Hulin and Lula Primeaux Hulin. She was a resident of Port Neches for 21 years and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in...
Homer Leon Miller Sr.
January 15, 2019
Homer Leon Miller, Sr., 68, of Bronson, Texas passed away January 15, 2019. He was born in Junction City, Arkansas on April 6, 1950 to the late Lonie Crofford Miller and Evelyn Christine Brazell Miller. Homer served his country proudly in the U. S. Marines. Those left to cherish Homer’s memory are his wife of 48 years, Viola Landry Miller...
Ernie Mae Tyler
January 14, 2019
Ernie Mae Tyler, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, January 14, 2019. Ernie Mae was born December 5, 1929 in Kipling, Louisiana to Lum C. Harper and Eunice Lanier Harper. Ernie Mae was a resident of Groves for 71 years and was a member of the Pentecostal faith. She was a retired manager of the ExPress Mart Convenient Store...
Maedress Mary Allred
January 13, 2019
Maedress Mary Allred, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Maedress was born May 8, 1929 in Sumrall, Mississippi to Fred Isaac Kendrick and Chillie Housley Kendrick. She was a lifelong area resident and a charter member of Friendship Baptist Church. Maedress retired as a respiratory therapist from Doctors Hospital...
Emma Jane Hutchinson
January 13, 2019
Emma Jane Hutchinson, 80, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, January 13, 2019 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Emma was born April 20, 1938 in Kingsville, Texas to Arrel Ready and Peytona Swansey Ready. She was a resident of Baytown before moving to Groves 4 years ago. She was a member of Baytown Lutheran Church. Emma had a...
Sandra Gail Vilce Woodruff
January 12, 2019
Sandra Gail Vilce Woodruff, 71, of Bridge City, passed away, Saturday January 12, 2019 at Memorial Herman Hospital in the Houston Medical Center. Sandy was born March 23, 1947 in Port Arthur to the late Sedonia Miller Vilce and Wilson Joseph “Cho” Vilce Sr. Sandy Graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Chenier Business Collage in Accounting and worked several...
James C. Campbell
January 12, 2019
James C. Campbell, 73, of Port Neches, Texas passed away January 12, 2019 in Parker, Colorado. James was born September 8, 1945 in Beaumont, Texas to Clayton Campbell and Marie Schilling Campbell. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a retired Operator at Motiva with 35 years of service. Visitation for family and friends will be from 6:00...
Polly Ann McMillan
January 10, 2019
Polly Ann McMillan, 85, of Hillister, Texas passed away Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. Polly was born December 28, 1933 to Virginia and James Love. She was a lifelong area resident before moving to Hillister 29 years ago. Polly and Billy were high school sweethearts, they shared a full life and loving home. She was...
Colin Edward Richey
January 8, 2019
Colin Edward Richey, 41, of Orange, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 8, 2019. Colin was born April 20, 1977 to Edward Richey and Melinda Knight Richey. He was a resident of Orange for 5 years and was employed by Exxon Mobil as an Analyzer Technician. He was preceded in death by his mother, Melinda Knight Richey. Survivors include his wife,...
Lena Mae Whitman Williford
January 7, 2019
Lena Mae Whitman Williford, 92, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, January 7, 2019. Lena is the daughter of Benjamin Larkin Whitman and Willie Mae Jones Whitman. She was born in Shreveport, Louisiana and moved to Texas as a child. She lived the rest of her life in Port Arthur, Groves and Port Neches. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson...
Gene Edward Butler
January 3, 2019
Gene Butler, 75, of Nederland, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Gene was born September 11, 1943 in Port Neches to the late Cecil Edward Butler and Ruby Dell Marshall Butler. He retired from DuPont in the Railroad Department with 38 years of service. He was a member of the Seventh Street...
Rodney James Frioux
January 3, 2019
Rodney James Frioux, 67, of Groves, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at his home after a lengthy illness. He was born on August 28, 1951 in Port Arthur, TX to Nora Benoit Frioux and Rivers Frioux. Rodney was a 1969 graduate of Bishop Byrne High School and spent the majority of his career...
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