Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Sylvia Borne Hebert
October 19, 2018
Sylvia Borne Hebert, 73, of Houston, Texas passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018. Sylvia was born in Port Arthur, Texas on December 23, 1944 to the late John Alcie Borne, Jr. and Romanell Pitre Borne. Sylvia was a dedicated parishioner of St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Channelview, Texas, she was a member of the Roman Catholic Cursillo and...
Josie Harrington
October 19, 2018
Josie Harrington, 94, of Hemphill, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at Shady Shores Nursing and Rehab Center in Hemphill, Texas. She was born on November 8, 1923 in Columbia, Louisiana to Marshall Mitchell and Emeline Keene Mitchell. Josie had lived in Port Arthur for over 50 years before moving to Hemphill 5 years ago. She was retired as a...
George John Rogers, Jr.
October 16, 2018
George John Rogers, Jr. George John Rogers, Jr., 78, of New Caney, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at his home. He was born on May 27, 1940 in Beaumont, Texas to George John Rogers, Sr. and Mary Trahan Rogers. George grew up in Groves and eventually settled in the Houston area. He was residing in New Caney, Texas...
Joe Carter Yancey
October 15, 2018
Joe Carter Yancey, 94, of Port Neches, Texas died Monday, October 15, 2018 in Groves. Joe was born March 21, 1924 in Brookeland, Texas to Dorris Clifford (D.C.) Yancey, Sr. and Maggie Horn Yancey. He was a resident of Port Neches for 73 years and a retired process operator at Neches Butane after 39 years. Joe was a member of...
Faye Justice Byrd
October 14, 2018
Faye Justice Byrd, 91, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018. Faye was born September 18, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ethrel Edgar Justice and Jesse Jordan Justice. Faye was a homemaker and lifelong Port Arthur resident. She worked for many years in Woodlawn Junior High School cafeteria as a desert cook. She was a member...
Gay Nell Lacy
October 13, 2018
Gay Nell Lacy, 82 of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Clyde Claude Courts and Lenia Arvidson Courts on December 18, 1935. Gay Nell was the office manager for Dr. Glenn E. Lacy Sr. Dental Practice before retiring. Those left to cherish Gay Nell’s memory are her daughter,...
Rev. Walter A. Bayongan Sr.
October 11, 2018
Rev. Walter A. Bayongan, Sr., 73 of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018. He was born in Tabuk City, Kalinga, Philippines on February 25, 1945 to the late Monico Bayongan and Patricia Alsiyang Bayongan. Rev. Walter was an Episcopal priest for 45 years. Those left to cherish his Rev. Walter’s memory are his wife of 49...
Gerald Wayne Davis
October 9, 2018
Gerald Wayne Davis, 68 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on August 1, 1950 to the late George Davis and Tressie Lowe Davis. Those left to cherish Gerald’s memory are his sons, Robert Davis of Winnie, James Daniel Garrett, Jr. and his wife, Anna of Port Acres, and...
Earline Lynn Smith
October 9, 2018
Earline "Lynn" Smith, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Lynn was born August 23, 1930 in Pitkin, Louisiana to Olian Willis and Angeline Johnson Willis. She was a resident of this area for 10 years and a former resident of Arizona. Lynn was a retired Nurse having worked in Home...
Francis "Buddy" Ware
October 9, 2018
Francis "Buddy" Ware, 85, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Buddy was born October 21, 1932 in Pensacola, Florida to John Edward Ware and Grace Paulsen Ware. He was a longtime area resident and member of the United Methodist Temple. Buddy retired from Coca-Cola and the United Way of Beaumont. He was a member of the...
Frank Salinas
October 5, 2018
Frank Salinas, 76, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, October 5, 2018. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 4, 1942 to the late Arnulfo Salinas and Angelica Torres Salinas. Frank retired as a brick mason and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Those left to cherish Frank’s memory are his...
Chris "Chip" Hulgan Jr.
October 5, 2018
Chris “Chip” Hulgan, Jr., 51, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Friday, October 5, 2018. He was born in Nederland, Texas on July 14, 1967 to Chris Dwain Hulgan, Sr. and Margaret Bienvenu Cochran. He worked for Starcrest Apartments in the maintenance department. Those left to cherish Chip’s memory are his parents, Margaret Cochran of Nederland and Chris Dwain Hulgan, Sr....
William Loren Fells
October 5, 2018
William Loren Fells passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born October 2, 1962 in Port Arthur, Texas and was a lifelong resident of Mid-County, and co-owner of Oak Grove Nursing Home until 2014. He was a big supporter of IBEW Union, avid sports fan and music enthusiast, and was proud to...
Sidney Moses Morgan
October 4, 2018
Sidney Moses Morgan, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018 with his loving family by his side. He was born in Rayne, Louisiana to parents, Moses and Lorance Morgan, where he was raised with his siblings, Roy, Bill, Dudley, Rose, Willman, and Moses Jr. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 and proudly served his country. On his return...
Berta Plunkett
October 4, 2018
Berta Plunkett, 80, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018. Berta was born February 22, 1938 in Czechoslovakia, Germany to Johan Dubak and Berta Nesiner Dubak. She was an area resident for seven years and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Plunkett; two brothers, Hans Dubak and Rudy Dubak. Survivors include her...
Jerry Jack Singleton
October 4, 2018
Jerry Jack Singleton, 79 of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018. He was born in Nederland, Texas on June 2, 1939 to the late Andrew Jack Singleton and Blanche Virginia Ballard Singleton. He served his country proudly in the U. S. Air Force and a Volunteer Fireman for Port Neches. Jerry was a machinist for Neches Butane for...
Peggy Rogers Honish
October 4, 2018
Peggy Rogers Honish, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. Peggy was born August 15, 1942 in Oxford, Mississippi to Samuel Joseph Rogers and June Donaldson Rogers. She has been a resident of this area since 1987 and was a retired private duty nurse. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband,...
Buck Duane Lide
October 3, 2018
Buck Duane Lide, 83 of Lumberton formerly of Nederland, Texas passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. He was born in Canton, Texas on November 18, 1934 to the late Thomas Harm Lide and Ruth E. Phillips Lide. Buck was an iron worker for Texaco Chemicals for over 40 years before retiring. Those left to cherish Buck’s memory are his...
Clifton "C.J." Joseph Landry Jr.
October 3, 2018
Clifton “C.J.” Joseph Landry, Jr., 76 of Beaumont, Texas passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018. He was born in Cecilia, Louisiana on August 24, 1942 to the late Clifton Joseph Landry, Sr. and Isabelle Guidry Landry. C.J. was a pipe fitter for Local 195 for 42 years. He was known as PawPaw to every child. He had extra children that...
Charles Samuel "Sam" Steele
October 2, 2018
Charles Samuel “Sam” Steele 1940 ~ 2018 Sam Steele, formally of Nederland, Texas and most recently from LaBelle, Texas and Whitehouse, Texas… passed away at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler, Texas on October 2, 2018 at the age of 77 years. He was born on November 19, 1940 in Abilene, Texas to Lee Edward Steele and Edith Clara Wright...
Sylvia Borne Hebert
October 19, 2018
Sylvia Borne Hebert, 73, of Houston, Texas passed away on Friday, October 19, 2018. Sylvia was born in Port Arthur, Texas on December 23, 1944 to the late John Alcie Borne, Jr. and Romanell Pitre Borne. Sylvia was a dedicated parishioner of St. Andrew Roman Catholic Church in Channelview, Texas, she was a member of the Roman Catholic Cursillo and...
Josie Harrington
October 19, 2018
Josie Harrington, 94, of Hemphill, passed away Friday, October 19, 2018 at Shady Shores Nursing and Rehab Center in Hemphill, Texas. She was born on November 8, 1923 in Columbia, Louisiana to Marshall Mitchell and Emeline Keene Mitchell. Josie had lived in Port Arthur for over 50 years before moving to Hemphill 5 years ago. She was retired as a...
George John Rogers, Jr.
October 16, 2018
George John Rogers, Jr. George John Rogers, Jr., 78, of New Caney, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2018 at his home. He was born on May 27, 1940 in Beaumont, Texas to George John Rogers, Sr. and Mary Trahan Rogers. George grew up in Groves and eventually settled in the Houston area. He was residing in New Caney, Texas...
Joe Carter Yancey
October 15, 2018
Joe Carter Yancey, 94, of Port Neches, Texas died Monday, October 15, 2018 in Groves. Joe was born March 21, 1924 in Brookeland, Texas to Dorris Clifford (D.C.) Yancey, Sr. and Maggie Horn Yancey. He was a resident of Port Neches for 73 years and a retired process operator at Neches Butane after 39 years. Joe was a member of...
Faye Justice Byrd
October 14, 2018
Faye Justice Byrd, 91, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, October 14, 2018. Faye was born September 18, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ethrel Edgar Justice and Jesse Jordan Justice. Faye was a homemaker and lifelong Port Arthur resident. She worked for many years in Woodlawn Junior High School cafeteria as a desert cook. She was a member...
Gay Nell Lacy
October 13, 2018
Gay Nell Lacy, 82 of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, October 13, 2018. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Clyde Claude Courts and Lenia Arvidson Courts on December 18, 1935. Gay Nell was the office manager for Dr. Glenn E. Lacy Sr. Dental Practice before retiring. Those left to cherish Gay Nell’s memory are her daughter,...
Rev. Walter A. Bayongan Sr.
October 11, 2018
Rev. Walter A. Bayongan, Sr., 73 of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2018. He was born in Tabuk City, Kalinga, Philippines on February 25, 1945 to the late Monico Bayongan and Patricia Alsiyang Bayongan. Rev. Walter was an Episcopal priest for 45 years. Those left to cherish his Rev. Walter’s memory are his wife of 49...
Gerald Wayne Davis
October 9, 2018
Gerald Wayne Davis, 68 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, October 9, 2018. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on August 1, 1950 to the late George Davis and Tressie Lowe Davis. Those left to cherish Gerald’s memory are his sons, Robert Davis of Winnie, James Daniel Garrett, Jr. and his wife, Anna of Port Acres, and...
Earline Lynn Smith
October 9, 2018
Earline "Lynn" Smith, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Lynn was born August 23, 1930 in Pitkin, Louisiana to Olian Willis and Angeline Johnson Willis. She was a resident of this area for 10 years and a former resident of Arizona. Lynn was a retired Nurse having worked in Home...
Francis "Buddy" Ware
October 9, 2018
Francis "Buddy" Ware, 85, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2018. Buddy was born October 21, 1932 in Pensacola, Florida to John Edward Ware and Grace Paulsen Ware. He was a longtime area resident and member of the United Methodist Temple. Buddy retired from Coca-Cola and the United Way of Beaumont. He was a member of the...
Frank Salinas
October 5, 2018
Frank Salinas, 76, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, October 5, 2018. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 4, 1942 to the late Arnulfo Salinas and Angelica Torres Salinas. Frank retired as a brick mason and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Those left to cherish Frank’s memory are his...
Chris "Chip" Hulgan Jr.
October 5, 2018
Chris “Chip” Hulgan, Jr., 51, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Friday, October 5, 2018. He was born in Nederland, Texas on July 14, 1967 to Chris Dwain Hulgan, Sr. and Margaret Bienvenu Cochran. He worked for Starcrest Apartments in the maintenance department. Those left to cherish Chip’s memory are his parents, Margaret Cochran of Nederland and Chris Dwain Hulgan, Sr....
William Loren Fells
October 5, 2018
William Loren Fells passed away on Friday, October 5, 2018, after a lengthy battle with cancer. He was born October 2, 1962 in Port Arthur, Texas and was a lifelong resident of Mid-County, and co-owner of Oak Grove Nursing Home until 2014. He was a big supporter of IBEW Union, avid sports fan and music enthusiast, and was proud to...
Sidney Moses Morgan
October 4, 2018
Sidney Moses Morgan, passed away on Thursday, October 4, 2018 with his loving family by his side. He was born in Rayne, Louisiana to parents, Moses and Lorance Morgan, where he was raised with his siblings, Roy, Bill, Dudley, Rose, Willman, and Moses Jr. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944 and proudly served his country. On his return...
Berta Plunkett
October 4, 2018
Berta Plunkett, 80, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018. Berta was born February 22, 1938 in Czechoslovakia, Germany to Johan Dubak and Berta Nesiner Dubak. She was an area resident for seven years and a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul Plunkett; two brothers, Hans Dubak and Rudy Dubak. Survivors include her...
Jerry Jack Singleton
October 4, 2018
Jerry Jack Singleton, 79 of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018. He was born in Nederland, Texas on June 2, 1939 to the late Andrew Jack Singleton and Blanche Virginia Ballard Singleton. He served his country proudly in the U. S. Air Force and a Volunteer Fireman for Port Neches. Jerry was a machinist for Neches Butane for...
Peggy Rogers Honish
October 4, 2018
Peggy Rogers Honish, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, October 4, 2018 at Oak Grove Nursing Home. Peggy was born August 15, 1942 in Oxford, Mississippi to Samuel Joseph Rogers and June Donaldson Rogers. She has been a resident of this area since 1987 and was a retired private duty nurse. Peggy was preceded in death by her husband,...
Buck Duane Lide
October 3, 2018
Buck Duane Lide, 83 of Lumberton formerly of Nederland, Texas passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. He was born in Canton, Texas on November 18, 1934 to the late Thomas Harm Lide and Ruth E. Phillips Lide. Buck was an iron worker for Texaco Chemicals for over 40 years before retiring. Those left to cherish Buck’s memory are his...
Clifton "C.J." Joseph Landry Jr.
October 3, 2018
Clifton “C.J.” Joseph Landry, Jr., 76 of Beaumont, Texas passed away Wednesday, October 3, 2018. He was born in Cecilia, Louisiana on August 24, 1942 to the late Clifton Joseph Landry, Sr. and Isabelle Guidry Landry. C.J. was a pipe fitter for Local 195 for 42 years. He was known as PawPaw to every child. He had extra children that...
Charles Samuel "Sam" Steele
October 2, 2018
Charles Samuel “Sam” Steele 1940 ~ 2018 Sam Steele, formally of Nederland, Texas and most recently from LaBelle, Texas and Whitehouse, Texas… passed away at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler, Texas on October 2, 2018 at the age of 77 years. He was born on November 19, 1940 in Abilene, Texas to Lee Edward Steele and Edith Clara Wright...