Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Arnold Lawrence Edgerly
November 17, 2019
Arnold Lawrence Edgerly, 90, of Port Neches, Texas passed away November 17, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on March 13, 1929 to the late Edward Arthur Edgerly and Linnie Trahan Edgerly. Arnold served his country proudly in the U. S. Army and Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He retired from Texaco Oil Refinery...
Derrick Calvin Montgomery
November 17, 2019
On Sunday, July twenty-fourth, in 1960, the world was graced with Derrick Calvin Montgomery, to the parents of Calvin and Christine Montgomery. He was the eldest of four children, and was born in Hemphill, Tx. Derrick passed away Sunday, November seventeenth, 2019. Derrick’s formal education was through Houston Independent School District, and through his own skills and collected knowledge, he...
Charles Joseph Morrell
November 17, 2019
Charles Joseph Morrell, 81, of Port Neches, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019. Charles was born, July 19, 1938 in Port Arthur to the late, Pete Morrell and Anna Provenzano Morrell. He retired as a Civil Engineer with Jacob Engineers with 51 years of service. He was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland. Charles is survived...
Robert Dale Seger
November 16, 2019
Robert Dale Seger, 45, passed away at his home in Nederland on Saturday, November 16, 2019. He was born on November 13, 1974 in New Jersey to George and Cathine Seger. Robert was a long-time employee of Louis Dreyfus Co. in Beaumont. He was preceded in death by his youngest brother, Kevin Seger. He is survived by his wife, Tana...
Joseph Daniel Benoit
November 13, 2019
Joseph Benoit, 91, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland. Joseph was born August 30, 1928 in Port Neches, Texas to Oscar Benoit and Virginia Pellerin Benoit. Joseph was a lifelong area resident and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He was the owner of Kwik Chek Grocery in Groves...
Alice Joyce "Sis" Gaspard
November 12, 2019
Alice Joyce “Sis” Gaspard, 90 years of age, passed on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. A long time residence of Port Neches. Joyce/Sis was born May 30, 1929 in Kaplan, Louisiana to Clesmay Matthews and Louise (LeBlanc) Matthews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Oliver “OJ” Gaspard, her parents,...
Darlene Janelle Johnson
November 11, 2019
Darlene Janelle Johnson, 63, of Nederland, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Darlene was born in Port Arthur on June 28, 1956 to the late Malcolm Johnson and Willette Sorrell Johnson. She retired as manager of accounts receivable and payables, and payroll of Gulf Supply after 35 years of service. She was a 1975 graduate of French High School in...
Martha Clara Clary
November 7, 2019
Martha Clara Clary, 86, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas. Martha was born November 5, 1933 in Port Arthur, Texas to Thomas Franklin Moore and Mary Alice Copeland Moore. She was a lifelong area resident and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church of Nederland. Martha graduated from Thomas Jefferson...
Rev. Abraham Lazaro Cabrales
November 6, 2019
The Rev. Abraham Lazaro Cabrales, 85, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away November 6, 2019. He was born in Lerdo, Durango Mexico to the late Jose Guadalupe Cabrales and Maria Luisa Garnica. He is preceded in death by his wife Rosemarie Millice and his grand-daughter Victoria Elizabeth Avendano. Those left to cherish Abraham’s memory are his daughters, Rose Marie Chavira...
Ronnie Collins
November 6, 2019
Ronnie Collins, 61, of Port Neches, Texas passed away November 6, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur on November 12, 1957 to the late Clinton Collins, Sr. and Gladys Byland Collins. Ronnie loved riding his Harley, working on and building golf carts. He loved being at the lake and beach spending time with his family and friends. He was...
Ella Mae Viator Welch
November 5, 2019
Ella Mae Viator Welch, 79, of LaBelle, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at her home. Ella was born February 3, 1940 in New Iberia, Louisiana to Wedes and Irene Viator. She was a Homemaker and a resident of LaBelle, Texas for 50 years. Ella was a member of St. Therese Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church in Port...
Adele Guidry
November 5, 2019
Adele Guidry, 97, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at her home. Adele was born May 3, 1922 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Dewey Sehon and Onezema Hebert Sehon. She was a resident of Port Neches for 76 years and a retired Floral Designer. Adele was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches where...
James "Jim" Walter Snell
November 2, 2019
James "Jim" Snell, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on November 2nd, having fulfilled Gods purpose for his life on this earth, and leaving behind his family and a host of friends whose lives were enriched because he lived among us. Born February 28th, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas, Jim was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and a member of...
Ethel Mae Smallwood
November 2, 2019
Ethel Mae Smallwood, 92, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Oak Grove Nursing Home, Groves. Ethel was born on May 19, 1927, in Port Neches, Texas. Ethel attended schools in Port Neches and Nederland. Following the end of WWII in 1945, her brother, Gilbert Miller, returned from the war with a fellow Army buddy of...
Harold Anthony Guilbeau
November 1, 2019
Harold Anthony Guilbeau, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at Bonne Vie in Port Arthur, Texas. Harold was born August 25, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to Frank Guilbeau and Mae Boudreaux Guilbeau. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Port Neches Knights of Columbus Council...
Josephine Parigi Drago
October 30, 2019
Josephine Parigi Drago, 105, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Josephine was born August 3, 1914 in Ostrica, Louisiana to Joe S. Parigi and Concetta Brocato Parigi. She was a lifelong area resident and member of St. James Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 64 years, Joe Drago, Jr.; son,...
Donald Kenneth Laughlin
October 30, 2019
Donald Kenneth Laughlin, 91, of Nederland, died Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at his home. He was born on November 29, 1927 in DeRidder, LA to Allen Ferguson Laughlin, Sr. and Mary Ory Foote Laughlin. He graduated from St. James High School in Port Arthur, received an Associates Degree from Lamar University, and went on to receive a Bachelor of Science...
Ashley Green Auzenne
October 29, 2019
Ashley Green Auzenne, 39, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019. She was born on March 3, 1980 in Port Arthur, Texas to Raymond Craig Green and Lori Ann Marcantel Dockens. Ashley graduated from Monsignor Kelly High School in Beaumont and went on to earn her Bachelors Degree in Criminal Psychology from St. Edwards University in Austin. She...
Shawn "Chuck" Shields
October 28, 2019
Shawn “Chuck” Michael Shields, 50, of Nederland died Monday, October 28, 2019. He was born on April 17, 1969 in Panorama City, California, to Robert Edward Shields Jr. and Francis Lee Shields. Chuck graduated Nederland High School in 1987 and was a lifelong resident of the city. He was a carpenter by trade and a member of the Fraternal Order...
Ouida Mae Neal
October 28, 2019
Ouida Mae Hilbun Neal, was born May 11, 1923, left this world Saturday, September 28, 2019 after a long and very wonderful life. She was the light of our world. Her love of life, special shining humor, love of growing plants, amazing cooking skills and love of family will never be forgotten. Ouida was a member of Trinity Baptist Church...
Arnold Lawrence Edgerly
November 17, 2019
Arnold Lawrence Edgerly, 90, of Port Neches, Texas passed away November 17, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on March 13, 1929 to the late Edward Arthur Edgerly and Linnie Trahan Edgerly. Arnold served his country proudly in the U. S. Army and Navy during World War II and the Korean War. He retired from Texaco Oil Refinery...
Derrick Calvin Montgomery
November 17, 2019
On Sunday, July twenty-fourth, in 1960, the world was graced with Derrick Calvin Montgomery, to the parents of Calvin and Christine Montgomery. He was the eldest of four children, and was born in Hemphill, Tx. Derrick passed away Sunday, November seventeenth, 2019. Derrick’s formal education was through Houston Independent School District, and through his own skills and collected knowledge, he...
Charles Joseph Morrell
November 17, 2019
Charles Joseph Morrell, 81, of Port Neches, passed away Sunday, November 17, 2019. Charles was born, July 19, 1938 in Port Arthur to the late, Pete Morrell and Anna Provenzano Morrell. He retired as a Civil Engineer with Jacob Engineers with 51 years of service. He was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland. Charles is survived...
Robert Dale Seger
November 16, 2019
Robert Dale Seger, 45, passed away at his home in Nederland on Saturday, November 16, 2019. He was born on November 13, 1974 in New Jersey to George and Cathine Seger. Robert was a long-time employee of Louis Dreyfus Co. in Beaumont. He was preceded in death by his youngest brother, Kevin Seger. He is survived by his wife, Tana...
Joseph Daniel Benoit
November 13, 2019
Joseph Benoit, 91, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland. Joseph was born August 30, 1928 in Port Neches, Texas to Oscar Benoit and Virginia Pellerin Benoit. Joseph was a lifelong area resident and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He was the owner of Kwik Chek Grocery in Groves...
Alice Joyce "Sis" Gaspard
November 12, 2019
Alice Joyce “Sis” Gaspard, 90 years of age, passed on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. A long time residence of Port Neches. Joyce/Sis was born May 30, 1929 in Kaplan, Louisiana to Clesmay Matthews and Louise (LeBlanc) Matthews. She was preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Oliver “OJ” Gaspard, her parents,...
Darlene Janelle Johnson
November 11, 2019
Darlene Janelle Johnson, 63, of Nederland, passed away Monday, November 11, 2019. Darlene was born in Port Arthur on June 28, 1956 to the late Malcolm Johnson and Willette Sorrell Johnson. She retired as manager of accounts receivable and payables, and payroll of Gulf Supply after 35 years of service. She was a 1975 graduate of French High School in...
Martha Clara Clary
November 7, 2019
Martha Clara Clary, 86, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, November 7, 2019 at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas. Martha was born November 5, 1933 in Port Arthur, Texas to Thomas Franklin Moore and Mary Alice Copeland Moore. She was a lifelong area resident and a member of Wesley United Methodist Church of Nederland. Martha graduated from Thomas Jefferson...
Rev. Abraham Lazaro Cabrales
November 6, 2019
The Rev. Abraham Lazaro Cabrales, 85, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away November 6, 2019. He was born in Lerdo, Durango Mexico to the late Jose Guadalupe Cabrales and Maria Luisa Garnica. He is preceded in death by his wife Rosemarie Millice and his grand-daughter Victoria Elizabeth Avendano. Those left to cherish Abraham’s memory are his daughters, Rose Marie Chavira...
Ronnie Collins
November 6, 2019
Ronnie Collins, 61, of Port Neches, Texas passed away November 6, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur on November 12, 1957 to the late Clinton Collins, Sr. and Gladys Byland Collins. Ronnie loved riding his Harley, working on and building golf carts. He loved being at the lake and beach spending time with his family and friends. He was...
Ella Mae Viator Welch
November 5, 2019
Ella Mae Viator Welch, 79, of LaBelle, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at her home. Ella was born February 3, 1940 in New Iberia, Louisiana to Wedes and Irene Viator. She was a Homemaker and a resident of LaBelle, Texas for 50 years. Ella was a member of St. Therese Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church in Port...
Adele Guidry
November 5, 2019
Adele Guidry, 97, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at her home. Adele was born May 3, 1922 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Dewey Sehon and Onezema Hebert Sehon. She was a resident of Port Neches for 76 years and a retired Floral Designer. Adele was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches where...
James "Jim" Walter Snell
November 2, 2019
James "Jim" Snell, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on November 2nd, having fulfilled Gods purpose for his life on this earth, and leaving behind his family and a host of friends whose lives were enriched because he lived among us. Born February 28th, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas, Jim was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and a member of...
Ethel Mae Smallwood
November 2, 2019
Ethel Mae Smallwood, 92, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on Saturday, November 2, 2019, at Oak Grove Nursing Home, Groves. Ethel was born on May 19, 1927, in Port Neches, Texas. Ethel attended schools in Port Neches and Nederland. Following the end of WWII in 1945, her brother, Gilbert Miller, returned from the war with a fellow Army buddy of...
Harold Anthony Guilbeau
November 1, 2019
Harold Anthony Guilbeau, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, November 1, 2019 at Bonne Vie in Port Arthur, Texas. Harold was born August 25, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to Frank Guilbeau and Mae Boudreaux Guilbeau. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Port Neches Knights of Columbus Council...
Josephine Parigi Drago
October 30, 2019
Josephine Parigi Drago, 105, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2019. Josephine was born August 3, 1914 in Ostrica, Louisiana to Joe S. Parigi and Concetta Brocato Parigi. She was a lifelong area resident and member of St. James Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 64 years, Joe Drago, Jr.; son,...
Donald Kenneth Laughlin
October 30, 2019
Donald Kenneth Laughlin, 91, of Nederland, died Wednesday, October 30, 2019 at his home. He was born on November 29, 1927 in DeRidder, LA to Allen Ferguson Laughlin, Sr. and Mary Ory Foote Laughlin. He graduated from St. James High School in Port Arthur, received an Associates Degree from Lamar University, and went on to receive a Bachelor of Science...
Ashley Green Auzenne
October 29, 2019
Ashley Green Auzenne, 39, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 29, 2019. She was born on March 3, 1980 in Port Arthur, Texas to Raymond Craig Green and Lori Ann Marcantel Dockens. Ashley graduated from Monsignor Kelly High School in Beaumont and went on to earn her Bachelors Degree in Criminal Psychology from St. Edwards University in Austin. She...
Shawn "Chuck" Shields
October 28, 2019
Shawn “Chuck” Michael Shields, 50, of Nederland died Monday, October 28, 2019. He was born on April 17, 1969 in Panorama City, California, to Robert Edward Shields Jr. and Francis Lee Shields. Chuck graduated Nederland High School in 1987 and was a lifelong resident of the city. He was a carpenter by trade and a member of the Fraternal Order...
Ouida Mae Neal
October 28, 2019
Ouida Mae Hilbun Neal, was born May 11, 1923, left this world Saturday, September 28, 2019 after a long and very wonderful life. She was the light of our world. Her love of life, special shining humor, love of growing plants, amazing cooking skills and love of family will never be forgotten. Ouida was a member of Trinity Baptist Church...




