Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Janette Hudson Broussard
June 2, 2019
Janette Hudson Broussard, 84, of Nederland, Texas entered into Heaven on June 2, 2019. She was born on November 25, 1934 in Orange, Texas to William and Geneive Hudson. When Janette was two years old, her parents moved the family to Nederland, Texas, where she resided until her death. She graduated from Nederland High School in 1953 and Lamar Tech...
Mathilde Robicheaux
June 2, 2019
Mathilde Robicheaux, 86, of Orange, Texas passed away June 2, 2019. She was born in Abbeville, Louisiana on April 8, 1933 to the late Lucas Desormeaux and Ozite Faulk Desormeaux. Mathilde was a member of St. Therese, the Little Flower of Jesus Christ Catholic Church in Port Acres. Those left to cherish Mathilde’s memory are her husband Joseph Robicheaux of...
Pattye Ruth Mire
June 2, 2019
Pattye Ruth Brackin Mire, 93, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Oak Grove Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born October 27, 1925 in Carson, Louisiana to William Gordon Brackin and Lillian Sharpe Brackin. Pattye graduated from Port Neches High School in 1943 and was married to Joseph Doyle Mire on October 27,...
Asa Burleson Tatum, Jr.
May 31, 2019
Asa B. Tatum, Jr., 81, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 at his home. He was born November 25, 1937 in Beaumont, Texas to Asa Burleson Tatum, Sr. and Corrine Bell Anderson Tatum. Asa went to South Park High School where he loved playing football. He joined the Navy in May of 1955 and again in...
Carre Alan Cherry
May 30, 2019
Carre Alan Cherry, 62, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019 in Nederland. Carre was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 29, 1957 to the late, Robert and Helen Cherry. Carre graduated from Nederland High School in 1975 and went into the workforce. He finished his career as a heavy equipment hauler, working for Maxim Crane...
Craig Arthur Mears
May 30, 2019
Craig Arthur Mears, 59, of Lumberton, Texas passed away May 30, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on August 2, 1959 to the late Perkins Dallas Mears and Sammy Buckner Mears. Craig was a Heavy Equipment Operator for Smith Tank Company. He loved the Minnesota Vikings NFL Football team. Craig was a devoted husband, father, and brother. He...
Arnoldo Becerra
May 29, 2019
Arnoldo Becerra, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away May 29, 2019. He was born in Cotija, Mich., Mexico on October 24, 1942 to the late Adolfo Becerra and Esther Torres. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Arnoldo was a very high spirited and fun-loving person. He thought of his family first, was...
E.J. "Bud" Auffurth
May 29, 2019
E. J. "Bud" Auffurth, 94, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Bud was born June 20, 1924 in Port Arthur, Texas to Erwin W.F. Auffurth and Inez Gaignard Auffurth. Bud was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. He has been an optician/manager of TSO since...
Gary Wayne Collins
May 28, 2019
Gary Wayne Collins, 60, of Beaumont, Texas passed away May 28, 2019 after battling cancer for the past 3 years. He was born in Beaumont, Texas on September 26, 1958 to the late Thomas Joseph Collins and Wanda Sue Willis Collins. Gary graduated from Nederland High School in 1976. He lived in Nederland all of his life. Gary served his...
John "Kirt" Reese
May 27, 2019
John “Kirt” Reese, 54, of Groves, Texas passed away May 27, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 18, 1965 to Albert Reese, Jr. and Laura Fay Lehman Reese. Those left to cherish Kirt’s memory are his wife, of 31 years, Tammy Reese of Groves; his mother, Fay Reese of Nederland; his brother, Keith Reese of Port...
Dolores Anna King
May 26, 2019
Dolores Anna King, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away from this life on May 26, 2019 at Golden Years in Orange, Texas. She was born May 23, 1943 to John Besse, Sr. and Eunice Rabeaux Besse in New Orleans, LA. Dolores was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Gerald "Jerry" King, parents, nephew, Jeremy Jackson, her father in law...
Edith Pate
May 24, 2019
Edith Pate, 104, a resident of Groves since 1936, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019, at Magnolia Manor. She was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, on September 16, 1914, to parents Alec Broussard and Emelie Bourque Broussard. She moved to Port Arthur when she was a young child. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband Vernon H. Pate, infant...
Elmer Henry Lee Jr.
May 23, 2019
Elmer H. Lee Jr., 95, passed away May 23, 2019 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Marion T. Lee, they shared 53 years of marriage together. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 06, 1923 to Julia Darder Lee and Elmer H. Lee Sr., Elmer graduated June 6, 1940 from Samuel J. Peters,...
Glynda Ruth Wright
May 23, 2019
Glynda Ruth Wright, 71, of Beaumont, Texas passed away May 23, 2019. She was born in Center, Texas on September 7, 1947 to the late Arthur William Dillon and Martha Sue Bush Dillon. Those left to cherish Glynda’s memory are her husband of 56 years, Thomas Wright of Beaumont; her daughter, Alesha Hogue and her husband, Todd of Flower Mound;...
Jimmy Dean Westmoreland
May 22, 2019
Jimmy Dean Westmoreland, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 in Beaumont after a brief illness. Jimmy was born September 17, 1936 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Charles Murdock Westmoreland and Bessie Williams Westmoreland. Jimmy was one of eleven children and the youngest of 9 boys. He and his siblings were raised sharing responsibility for the upkeep of...
Albert Rickey Berry
May 19, 2019
Albert R. Berry, 67, of Bridge City, Texas passed away May 19, 2019. He was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana on August 22, 1951 to the late Lester Berry and Georgia King Berry. Albert loved the outdoors, hunting, “fishing and loving every day”. And he loved his Crown Royal. Those left to cherish Albert’s memory are his sons, James Lavergne and...
William Thomas Lakey, Sr.
May 19, 2019
William Thomas Lakey, Sr., 96, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. William was born April 18, 1923 in Silsbee, Texas to Beech Crabiel Lakey and Jennie Gentry Lakey. He was a resident of Port Neches for 76 years and a retired Gager with Texaco. William was a member of Southside...
Russell "Cleve" West
May 18, 2019
Russell "Cleve" West passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born an identical twin on June 11, 1938 to the late, Pete and Angeline West in Austin, Texas. Cleve grew up in Austin, Texas and attended the University of Texas, graduating with a degree in pharmacy. On May 15, 1971 he married Linda West and...
Peggy Bernice Myers
May 18, 2019
Peggy Bernice Myers, 69, of Port Neches, Texas passed away May 18, 2019. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 30, 1950 to the late, Carl Bryan and Gloria Williams Bryan. Peggy was a member of Val Verde Baptist Church in Groves. Those left to cherish Peggy’s memory are her husband of 46 years, Edward Myers of Port...
Shirley Ann Amburn
May 18, 2019
Shirley Amburn, 79, of Port Neches, Texas went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2019. She passed away at the Senior Nursing and Rehabilitation Home, with the loving care of the nurses and the staff along with the Heart to Heart Hospice. Shirley was born June 28, 1939 in Weir, Mississippi to William "Bill" Worrell and Lucy Cobb...
Janette Hudson Broussard
June 2, 2019
Janette Hudson Broussard, 84, of Nederland, Texas entered into Heaven on June 2, 2019. She was born on November 25, 1934 in Orange, Texas to William and Geneive Hudson. When Janette was two years old, her parents moved the family to Nederland, Texas, where she resided until her death. She graduated from Nederland High School in 1953 and Lamar Tech...
Mathilde Robicheaux
June 2, 2019
Mathilde Robicheaux, 86, of Orange, Texas passed away June 2, 2019. She was born in Abbeville, Louisiana on April 8, 1933 to the late Lucas Desormeaux and Ozite Faulk Desormeaux. Mathilde was a member of St. Therese, the Little Flower of Jesus Christ Catholic Church in Port Acres. Those left to cherish Mathilde’s memory are her husband Joseph Robicheaux of...
Pattye Ruth Mire
June 2, 2019
Pattye Ruth Brackin Mire, 93, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, June 2, 2019 at Oak Grove Nursing Home surrounded by her family. She was born October 27, 1925 in Carson, Louisiana to William Gordon Brackin and Lillian Sharpe Brackin. Pattye graduated from Port Neches High School in 1943 and was married to Joseph Doyle Mire on October 27,...
Asa Burleson Tatum, Jr.
May 31, 2019
Asa B. Tatum, Jr., 81, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, May 31, 2019 at his home. He was born November 25, 1937 in Beaumont, Texas to Asa Burleson Tatum, Sr. and Corrine Bell Anderson Tatum. Asa went to South Park High School where he loved playing football. He joined the Navy in May of 1955 and again in...
Carre Alan Cherry
May 30, 2019
Carre Alan Cherry, 62, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019 in Nederland. Carre was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 29, 1957 to the late, Robert and Helen Cherry. Carre graduated from Nederland High School in 1975 and went into the workforce. He finished his career as a heavy equipment hauler, working for Maxim Crane...
Craig Arthur Mears
May 30, 2019
Craig Arthur Mears, 59, of Lumberton, Texas passed away May 30, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on August 2, 1959 to the late Perkins Dallas Mears and Sammy Buckner Mears. Craig was a Heavy Equipment Operator for Smith Tank Company. He loved the Minnesota Vikings NFL Football team. Craig was a devoted husband, father, and brother. He...
Arnoldo Becerra
May 29, 2019
Arnoldo Becerra, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away May 29, 2019. He was born in Cotija, Mich., Mexico on October 24, 1942 to the late Adolfo Becerra and Esther Torres. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Arnoldo was a very high spirited and fun-loving person. He thought of his family first, was...
E.J. "Bud" Auffurth
May 29, 2019
E. J. "Bud" Auffurth, 94, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Bud was born June 20, 1924 in Port Arthur, Texas to Erwin W.F. Auffurth and Inez Gaignard Auffurth. Bud was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Catherine Catholic Church. He has been an optician/manager of TSO since...
Gary Wayne Collins
May 28, 2019
Gary Wayne Collins, 60, of Beaumont, Texas passed away May 28, 2019 after battling cancer for the past 3 years. He was born in Beaumont, Texas on September 26, 1958 to the late Thomas Joseph Collins and Wanda Sue Willis Collins. Gary graduated from Nederland High School in 1976. He lived in Nederland all of his life. Gary served his...
John "Kirt" Reese
May 27, 2019
John “Kirt” Reese, 54, of Groves, Texas passed away May 27, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 18, 1965 to Albert Reese, Jr. and Laura Fay Lehman Reese. Those left to cherish Kirt’s memory are his wife, of 31 years, Tammy Reese of Groves; his mother, Fay Reese of Nederland; his brother, Keith Reese of Port...
Dolores Anna King
May 26, 2019
Dolores Anna King, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away from this life on May 26, 2019 at Golden Years in Orange, Texas. She was born May 23, 1943 to John Besse, Sr. and Eunice Rabeaux Besse in New Orleans, LA. Dolores was preceded in death by her husband, Warren Gerald "Jerry" King, parents, nephew, Jeremy Jackson, her father in law...
Edith Pate
May 24, 2019
Edith Pate, 104, a resident of Groves since 1936, passed away on Friday, May 24, 2019, at Magnolia Manor. She was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, on September 16, 1914, to parents Alec Broussard and Emelie Bourque Broussard. She moved to Port Arthur when she was a young child. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband Vernon H. Pate, infant...
Elmer Henry Lee Jr.
May 23, 2019
Elmer H. Lee Jr., 95, passed away May 23, 2019 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Marion T. Lee, they shared 53 years of marriage together. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 06, 1923 to Julia Darder Lee and Elmer H. Lee Sr., Elmer graduated June 6, 1940 from Samuel J. Peters,...
Glynda Ruth Wright
May 23, 2019
Glynda Ruth Wright, 71, of Beaumont, Texas passed away May 23, 2019. She was born in Center, Texas on September 7, 1947 to the late Arthur William Dillon and Martha Sue Bush Dillon. Those left to cherish Glynda’s memory are her husband of 56 years, Thomas Wright of Beaumont; her daughter, Alesha Hogue and her husband, Todd of Flower Mound;...
Jimmy Dean Westmoreland
May 22, 2019
Jimmy Dean Westmoreland, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2019 in Beaumont after a brief illness. Jimmy was born September 17, 1936 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Charles Murdock Westmoreland and Bessie Williams Westmoreland. Jimmy was one of eleven children and the youngest of 9 boys. He and his siblings were raised sharing responsibility for the upkeep of...
Albert Rickey Berry
May 19, 2019
Albert R. Berry, 67, of Bridge City, Texas passed away May 19, 2019. He was born in Natchitoches, Louisiana on August 22, 1951 to the late Lester Berry and Georgia King Berry. Albert loved the outdoors, hunting, “fishing and loving every day”. And he loved his Crown Royal. Those left to cherish Albert’s memory are his sons, James Lavergne and...
William Thomas Lakey, Sr.
May 19, 2019
William Thomas Lakey, Sr., 96, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. William was born April 18, 1923 in Silsbee, Texas to Beech Crabiel Lakey and Jennie Gentry Lakey. He was a resident of Port Neches for 76 years and a retired Gager with Texaco. William was a member of Southside...
Russell "Cleve" West
May 18, 2019
Russell "Cleve" West passed away on Saturday, May 18, 2019 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born an identical twin on June 11, 1938 to the late, Pete and Angeline West in Austin, Texas. Cleve grew up in Austin, Texas and attended the University of Texas, graduating with a degree in pharmacy. On May 15, 1971 he married Linda West and...
Peggy Bernice Myers
May 18, 2019
Peggy Bernice Myers, 69, of Port Neches, Texas passed away May 18, 2019. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 30, 1950 to the late, Carl Bryan and Gloria Williams Bryan. Peggy was a member of Val Verde Baptist Church in Groves. Those left to cherish Peggy’s memory are her husband of 46 years, Edward Myers of Port...
Shirley Ann Amburn
May 18, 2019
Shirley Amburn, 79, of Port Neches, Texas went to be with the Lord on May 18, 2019. She passed away at the Senior Nursing and Rehabilitation Home, with the loving care of the nurses and the staff along with the Heart to Heart Hospice. Shirley was born June 28, 1939 in Weir, Mississippi to William "Bill" Worrell and Lucy Cobb...
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