Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Harry Payton Wright
December 4, 2018
Harry Payton Wright was born in Port Neches on January 14, 1931 to Vergie Payton and Edward Vernon Wright and died on December 4, 2018. A lifelong resident of Port Neches, he attended Port Neches Schools and completed his High School years at Schriener in Kerrville, Texas. He graduated from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and received...
Michael Dean Dautreuil
December 2, 2018
Michael Dean Dautreuil, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care in Nederland. Michael was born December 29, 1950 in Port Arthur, Texas to Roche and Louise Dautreuil. He was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and Thomas Jefferson High School graduate. He proudly served in the U. S. Army. Services are pending.
Anna Lou Thibodeaux
December 1, 2018
Anna Lou Thibodeaux, 93, of Morristown, Tennessee passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Dewitt Assisted Living in Morristown, TN. She was born November 14, 1925 to Edward Otto Stelly and Ann Celanise Stelly. Anna had lived in this area for 68 years before moving to Morristown, Tennessee nine years ago. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church...
Joseph M. Mansfield
November 30, 2018
Joseph M. Mansfield, 82, of Nederland, Texas went to be with the Lord surrounded by family on November 30. He was born in Winona, Mississippi, September 12, 1936, along with his twin brother Clifton, to Mary E. Tyler Mansfield and Joseph Mansfield. He graduated from Winona High School and continued his education by receiving his Bachelor’s Degree from Mississippi College...
Robert Keith DeRutte
November 29, 2018
On Thursday November 29, 2018 Robert Keith DeRutte passed away at the age of 58. Robert was born in Beaumont, Texas February 5, 1960 to Lola and Gene DeRutte. Robert was an exemplary athlete. He excelled at track and field, basketball and football at Port Neches Groves High School. He received a full football scholarship to LSU where he played...
Elizabeth "Liz" Allen
November 26, 2018
Elizabeth (Liz) Allen, 91, of Groves passed away, Monday November 26, 2018 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Groves. Liz was born in Beaumont on September 23, 1927 to the late Wilford Kattawar and Lillie Angelo Kattawar. She worked over 45 years in the legal field as a Legal Assistant. Liz is survived by her daughters, Jamie Allen-Fetters and her...
Dr. Walter "Bud" Belanger
November 26, 2018
Dr. Walter J. Belanger "Bud", born December 2, 1932, went to rest peacefully in Gods arms on Monday, November 26, 2018 at 2:40 a.m. He is survived by son Darrel Belanger, daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Rock Fitch, who will cherish his loving memory along with Adrien and Michael Vanderwalt, granddaughter and husband, Joel Carter, grandson, and two great granddaughters...
Mary Sydney Harvey
November 26, 2018
Mary Sydney Harvey, 83, of Austin, Texas (formerly of Groves) passed away Monday, November 26, 2018 at Buckner Nursing Home in Austin. She was born March 11, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to William Newman Hamilton and Mattie Lee Scott Hamilton. Sydney was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and member of First Baptist Church in Port Arthur. She...
Sue Drago Guilbeau
November 25, 2018
Sue Drago Guilbeau, 71, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Houston Methodist Hospital. Sue was born February 16, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas to Carlo Drago and Mamie Savarino Drago. She graduated from Bishop Byrne High School where she was a snare drummer in The Colleens Drum and Bugle Corps. She also graduated from Port...
Helen Joyce Alleman
November 25, 2018
Helen Joyce Alleman, 83, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Helen was born February 23, 1935 in Rayne, Louisiana to Francis Terro and Eva Bordes Terro. She was a resident of Groves for 67 years and a member of the Catholic faith. Helen retired from Port...
Joycie (Joy) Lee Mackey Burke
November 25, 2018
Joycie (Joy) Lee Mackey Burke passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born March 11, 1932 in Port Arthur and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1950. Joy was a commercial artist and over the years worked for The Lake Charles American Press, The Port Arthur News, The Mid County Chronicle and was the...
Randy Lee Romero Sr.
November 24, 2018
Randy Lee Romero, Sr. 60, of Port Acres, Texas passed away November 24, 2018. Randy was born on July 21, 1958 in Port Acres, Texas to Lizay Romero and Enola Delcambre Romero. He worked as a carpenter. Those left to cherish Randy’s memory are his daughters, Brandy Stelly, and her husband Joey of Groves, Texas, and Angella Garner, and her...
Diuvaldina Martinez
November 24, 2018
Diuvaldina Martinez, 61, of Port Neches, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Diuvaldina was born June 12, 1957 in Rio Grande, Zacatecas, Mexico to the late Soledad Martinez. Diuvaldina is survived by her son, Jaciel Lozoya and his wife, Lesley of Nederland; and her grandson, Arath Lozoya of Midland; her sister Irma Morales of Chihuahua, Mexico; and her brothers,...
Arland "A.J." Dupree
November 24, 2018
Arland Joe "A.J." Dupree, 85, of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. A.J. was born February 14, 1933 in Pine Island, Louisiana to Joe Brown Dupree and Laura Lee Festervan Dupree. He was a longtime area resident and member of Nederland Masonic Lodge #1368. A. J. retired as a pipefitter from Ameripol Synpol...
Parker Reed Euton
November 20, 2018
Parker Reed Euton, 14, of Port Neches, Texas passed away November 20, 2018. Parker was born on June 26, 2004 in Amarillo, Texas. He attended school at Groves Middle School and was in the 8th grade. He also enjoyed attending Church on the Rock. Those left to cherish Parker’s memory are his parents, Leonard Ray Euton and Melissa Leigh Campbell...
Jerry Pilley
November 20, 2018
Jerry Pilley, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on April 14, 1937 in Lubbock, Texas to George Pilley and Mamie Coleman Pilley. Jerry had lived in Groves for twenty years and was a member of Harvest Chapel in Orange, Texas. He was retired as a butcher from...
Clayton Lynn Pelloat
November 19, 2018
Clayton Lynn Pelloat, 62, of Groves, Texas passed away November 19, 2018. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 27, 1956 to the late Albert Pelloat, Jr. and Hazel “Pauline” Jorgensen Pelloat. Clayton owned his own restaurant called “Clayboys Smoke Pit” in Groves. He was a member of Carpenter’s Way Church. Those left to cherish Clayton’s memory are...
Richard "Dick" Tenner
November 18, 2018
Richard "Dick" Tenner, 91, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dick was born August 7, 1927 in Port Neches, Texas to Amos Tenner and Anna Johnson Tenner. He was a lifelong area resident and a retired Operator at Texaco with 38 years of service. He was a member of...
Donna Sanderson McDonald
November 18, 2018
Donna Sanderson McDonald, 62, of Nederland, TX went to be with the Lord at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas on November 18, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Glenn McDonald; brother, Wes Sanderson and wife, Melonie Sanderson, and Phillip and wife, Donna Faye Sanderson; son, Charles Ellis, Jr. and wife, Kandi Ellis; daughters Holland Morales and husband, Bernardo...
Harry Payton Wright
December 4, 2018
Harry Payton Wright was born in Port Neches on January 14, 1931 to Vergie Payton and Edward Vernon Wright and died on December 4, 2018. A lifelong resident of Port Neches, he attended Port Neches Schools and completed his High School years at Schriener in Kerrville, Texas. He graduated from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, and received...
Michael Dean Dautreuil
December 2, 2018
Michael Dean Dautreuil, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care in Nederland. Michael was born December 29, 1950 in Port Arthur, Texas to Roche and Louise Dautreuil. He was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and Thomas Jefferson High School graduate. He proudly served in the U. S. Army. Services are pending.
Anna Lou Thibodeaux
December 1, 2018
Anna Lou Thibodeaux, 93, of Morristown, Tennessee passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018 at Dewitt Assisted Living in Morristown, TN. She was born November 14, 1925 to Edward Otto Stelly and Ann Celanise Stelly. Anna had lived in this area for 68 years before moving to Morristown, Tennessee nine years ago. She was a member of St. James Catholic Church...
Joseph M. Mansfield
November 30, 2018
Joseph M. Mansfield, 82, of Nederland, Texas went to be with the Lord surrounded by family on November 30. He was born in Winona, Mississippi, September 12, 1936, along with his twin brother Clifton, to Mary E. Tyler Mansfield and Joseph Mansfield. He graduated from Winona High School and continued his education by receiving his Bachelor’s Degree from Mississippi College...
Robert Keith DeRutte
November 29, 2018
On Thursday November 29, 2018 Robert Keith DeRutte passed away at the age of 58. Robert was born in Beaumont, Texas February 5, 1960 to Lola and Gene DeRutte. Robert was an exemplary athlete. He excelled at track and field, basketball and football at Port Neches Groves High School. He received a full football scholarship to LSU where he played...
Elizabeth "Liz" Allen
November 26, 2018
Elizabeth (Liz) Allen, 91, of Groves passed away, Monday November 26, 2018 at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Groves. Liz was born in Beaumont on September 23, 1927 to the late Wilford Kattawar and Lillie Angelo Kattawar. She worked over 45 years in the legal field as a Legal Assistant. Liz is survived by her daughters, Jamie Allen-Fetters and her...
Dr. Walter "Bud" Belanger
November 26, 2018
Dr. Walter J. Belanger "Bud", born December 2, 1932, went to rest peacefully in Gods arms on Monday, November 26, 2018 at 2:40 a.m. He is survived by son Darrel Belanger, daughter and son-in-law, Diane and Rock Fitch, who will cherish his loving memory along with Adrien and Michael Vanderwalt, granddaughter and husband, Joel Carter, grandson, and two great granddaughters...
Mary Sydney Harvey
November 26, 2018
Mary Sydney Harvey, 83, of Austin, Texas (formerly of Groves) passed away Monday, November 26, 2018 at Buckner Nursing Home in Austin. She was born March 11, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to William Newman Hamilton and Mattie Lee Scott Hamilton. Sydney was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and member of First Baptist Church in Port Arthur. She...
Sue Drago Guilbeau
November 25, 2018
Sue Drago Guilbeau, 71, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at Houston Methodist Hospital. Sue was born February 16, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas to Carlo Drago and Mamie Savarino Drago. She graduated from Bishop Byrne High School where she was a snare drummer in The Colleens Drum and Bugle Corps. She also graduated from Port...
Helen Joyce Alleman
November 25, 2018
Helen Joyce Alleman, 83, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Helen was born February 23, 1935 in Rayne, Louisiana to Francis Terro and Eva Bordes Terro. She was a resident of Groves for 67 years and a member of the Catholic faith. Helen retired from Port...
Joycie (Joy) Lee Mackey Burke
November 25, 2018
Joycie (Joy) Lee Mackey Burke passed away Sunday, November 25, 2018 in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born March 11, 1932 in Port Arthur and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1950. Joy was a commercial artist and over the years worked for The Lake Charles American Press, The Port Arthur News, The Mid County Chronicle and was the...
Randy Lee Romero Sr.
November 24, 2018
Randy Lee Romero, Sr. 60, of Port Acres, Texas passed away November 24, 2018. Randy was born on July 21, 1958 in Port Acres, Texas to Lizay Romero and Enola Delcambre Romero. He worked as a carpenter. Those left to cherish Randy’s memory are his daughters, Brandy Stelly, and her husband Joey of Groves, Texas, and Angella Garner, and her...
Diuvaldina Martinez
November 24, 2018
Diuvaldina Martinez, 61, of Port Neches, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Diuvaldina was born June 12, 1957 in Rio Grande, Zacatecas, Mexico to the late Soledad Martinez. Diuvaldina is survived by her son, Jaciel Lozoya and his wife, Lesley of Nederland; and her grandson, Arath Lozoya of Midland; her sister Irma Morales of Chihuahua, Mexico; and her brothers,...
Arland "A.J." Dupree
November 24, 2018
Arland Joe "A.J." Dupree, 85, of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, November 24, 2018 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. A.J. was born February 14, 1933 in Pine Island, Louisiana to Joe Brown Dupree and Laura Lee Festervan Dupree. He was a longtime area resident and member of Nederland Masonic Lodge #1368. A. J. retired as a pipefitter from Ameripol Synpol...
Parker Reed Euton
November 20, 2018
Parker Reed Euton, 14, of Port Neches, Texas passed away November 20, 2018. Parker was born on June 26, 2004 in Amarillo, Texas. He attended school at Groves Middle School and was in the 8th grade. He also enjoyed attending Church on the Rock. Those left to cherish Parker’s memory are his parents, Leonard Ray Euton and Melissa Leigh Campbell...
Jerry Pilley
November 20, 2018
Jerry Pilley, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on April 14, 1937 in Lubbock, Texas to George Pilley and Mamie Coleman Pilley. Jerry had lived in Groves for twenty years and was a member of Harvest Chapel in Orange, Texas. He was retired as a butcher from...
Clayton Lynn Pelloat
November 19, 2018
Clayton Lynn Pelloat, 62, of Groves, Texas passed away November 19, 2018. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 27, 1956 to the late Albert Pelloat, Jr. and Hazel “Pauline” Jorgensen Pelloat. Clayton owned his own restaurant called “Clayboys Smoke Pit” in Groves. He was a member of Carpenter’s Way Church. Those left to cherish Clayton’s memory are...
Richard "Dick" Tenner
November 18, 2018
Richard "Dick" Tenner, 91, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, November 18, 2018 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dick was born August 7, 1927 in Port Neches, Texas to Amos Tenner and Anna Johnson Tenner. He was a lifelong area resident and a retired Operator at Texaco with 38 years of service. He was a member of...
Donna Sanderson McDonald
November 18, 2018
Donna Sanderson McDonald, 62, of Nederland, TX went to be with the Lord at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas on November 18, 2018. She is survived by her husband, Glenn McDonald; brother, Wes Sanderson and wife, Melonie Sanderson, and Phillip and wife, Donna Faye Sanderson; son, Charles Ellis, Jr. and wife, Kandi Ellis; daughters Holland Morales and husband, Bernardo...