Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Bonnie Norton
July 25, 2018
Bonnie Norton, 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Bonnie was born February 4, 1930 in Thomson, Georgia to Edgar Aldridge and Pauline Scully Aldridge. She was a resident of Port Neches for 70 years and a retired Certified Nurses Aide at Mid-Jefferson Hospital with...
Robert "Bobby" Sharpless
July 24, 2018
Robert "Bobby" H. Sharpless, 97, of Port Arthur passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Westminster Properties in Winter Park, Florida. He was born in Pensacola, Florida on October 13, 1920 to Harry Reid Sharpless and Loretta Hitchcock Sharpless. Bob had lived in Port Arthur since 1931 and was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and the University of...
Dianna Lofton Buethe
July 23, 2018
Dianna Lofton Buethe, 68, of Coldspring, Texas passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 at Conroe Regional Hospital in Conroe, Texas. Dianna was born August 9, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas to John H. Lofton and Mary Branch Lofton. She grew up in Groves and graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School. Dianna lived in Pasadena before moving to Lake Livingston in...
Thomas M. Martin
July 22, 2018
Thomas M. Martin, 74, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Heritage House in Groves, Texas. Thomas was born in Charleston, West Virginia on September 21, 1943 to Richard D. Martin, Sr. and Evelyn L. Riddle Martin. Thomas was a member of the Nederland Independent School District School Board for 22 years and served as Board...
Billy Ray Brown
July 22, 2018
Billy Ray Brown, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018. He was born in Clarksville, Arkansas on January 9, 1929 to the late Philip Ames Brown and Bessie Johnson Brown. Billy served his country proudly in the U. S. Army and was a member of Nederland Avenue Church of Christ. Billy served as a self-employed cement mason...
Helen LeGrand Burleigh
July 21, 2018
Helen LeGrand Burleigh, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Clarimont Nursing Home in Beaumont, Texas. Helen was born September 24, 1930 in Cecelia, Louisiana to Antoine LeGrand and Andrea Eddy LeGrand. Helen was a resident of Port Arthur for 70 years, a homemaker and member of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death...
Clara Beatrice Westbrook
July 20, 2018
Clara Beatrice Westbrook, 76, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, July 20, 2018. Clara was born June 11, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ernest Edward Smith and Eula Allen Smith. She was a resident of Port Neches for 51 years and member of Central Baptist Church in Port Neches. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother,...
Sue Phillips
July 19, 2018
Sue Phillips, 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Pelican Bay in Beaumont, Texas. Sue was born August 21, 1929 in Collins, Mississippi to Dennis Shoemake and Theola Sanderson Shoemake. She was a resident of this area for 67 years and a retired Bookkeeper with 16 years of service. A graveside service will be held...
Landon Joseph Davies
July 17, 2018
Landon Joseph Davies, 2, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. He was born on February 25, 2016 in Port Arthur, Texas to Christopher and Jolene Yvonne Davies. Landon is bigger than life and touched so many hearts. He is special in how he made each person smile. Landon is a gift truly from God as...
Johnny Oliver Dalby
July 17, 2018
The family of Mr. Johnny Dalby would like to sincerely thank everyone for the love, prayers, and overwhelming acts of kindness shown to us during this difficult time. Johnny Oliver Dalby, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Johnny was born July 5, 1931 in...
Lisa Michelle Desormeaux
July 16, 2018
Mrs. Lisa Michelle “Missy” Desormeaux (née Allen) of LaBelle, Texas passed away Monday, July 16, 2018 at Houston Methodist Hospital. Michelle was born to Terry Allen and Mary Ann Bescher September 20, 1969 in Port Arthur, Texas and grew up the oldest of two children. She attended Silsbee High School and graduated from Lamar University in 1990. She dedicated 30...
Shirley Miguez Hawthorne
July 13, 2018
Shirley Miguez Hawthorne, 88, of Port Acres, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at Collier Park in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on October 18, 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas to Israel Miguez, Sr. and Mabel Sanders Miguez. Shirley was a lifelong area resident and member of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. She retired from the Port Arthur Independent...
LaVonne Lenora Singleton
July 11, 2018
LaVonne Lenora Singleton, 92, of Port Arthur, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at her daughter's home in Orange. LaVonne was born October 30, 1925 in Harrah, Oklahoma to the late, Charles and Helen Kaplon Drew. She was retired as a Surgical Nurse at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur with 30 years of service. After the war, her...
David L. Gomez
July 11, 2018
David L. Gomez, 63, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. David was born in Beaumont on April 22, 1955 to Paul Gomez and Henrietta. Those left to cherish David’s memory are his mother, Henrietta Hartman; sons, David Gomez and wife, Stacey of Port Neches, Texas and Stephen Ray Gomez of...
Joseph Charles "J.C." Queen
July 11, 2018
Joseph Charles, "J.C." Queen, 94, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at D.C.H. Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was born on October 28, 1923 in Port Arthur, Texas to Walter Sylvester Queen and Olive Daisy Marie Barcus Queen. J.C. was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and a member of Procter Baptist Church since 1946....
Lois Marie Covington Parks
July 11, 2018
Lois Marie Covington Parks, 70, of Nederland, Texas went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Lois was born on June 15, 1948 in Longview, Texas to the late David and Blanche McMichael Covington. She lived in Nederland for 26 years and was self-employed as an Interior Designer since 1992. Lois was an active member of...
Thomas E. Hoyt
July 10, 2018
Thomas E. Hoyt, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on November 20, 1938 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Charles O. Hoyt and Creassie Graham Hoyt. Thomas had lived in Groves for 62 years and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church where he served as Deacon. He...
Tyler Ellis Wright
July 9, 2018
Tyler Ellis Wright, 30, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, July 9, 2018. Tyler was born September 7, 1987 in Nederland, Texas to Winfred Ellis "Rusty" Wright, Jr. and Bonnie Marie Lawrence Wright. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a Brick Mason with Bailey Buchanan. A visitation for family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m. Friday,...
Ronnie Moore
July 8, 2018
Ronnie Moore, 36 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at his home in Nederland. Ronnie was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 3, 1982 to Michael Moore and Julie Hargrove Moore. Those left to cherish Ronnie’s memory are his parents, Michael and Julie Moore of Nederland; brothers, Jacob and Kevin Moore of Nederland; grandmother, Linda...
Betty Lou Faulk
July 7, 2018
Betty Lou Faulk, 88, of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018. Betty was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 20, 1929 to the late, Oscar and Virginia Pellerin Benoit. She was the owner of Allstate Insurance Agency in Nederland for 35 years. Betty is survived by her best friend and companion, Jay Hebert of Nederland; her daughter,...
Bonnie Norton
July 25, 2018
Bonnie Norton, 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Bonnie was born February 4, 1930 in Thomson, Georgia to Edgar Aldridge and Pauline Scully Aldridge. She was a resident of Port Neches for 70 years and a retired Certified Nurses Aide at Mid-Jefferson Hospital with...
Robert "Bobby" Sharpless
July 24, 2018
Robert "Bobby" H. Sharpless, 97, of Port Arthur passed away Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Westminster Properties in Winter Park, Florida. He was born in Pensacola, Florida on October 13, 1920 to Harry Reid Sharpless and Loretta Hitchcock Sharpless. Bob had lived in Port Arthur since 1931 and was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and the University of...
Dianna Lofton Buethe
July 23, 2018
Dianna Lofton Buethe, 68, of Coldspring, Texas passed away Monday, July 23, 2018 at Conroe Regional Hospital in Conroe, Texas. Dianna was born August 9, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas to John H. Lofton and Mary Branch Lofton. She grew up in Groves and graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School. Dianna lived in Pasadena before moving to Lake Livingston in...
Thomas M. Martin
July 22, 2018
Thomas M. Martin, 74, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Heritage House in Groves, Texas. Thomas was born in Charleston, West Virginia on September 21, 1943 to Richard D. Martin, Sr. and Evelyn L. Riddle Martin. Thomas was a member of the Nederland Independent School District School Board for 22 years and served as Board...
Billy Ray Brown
July 22, 2018
Billy Ray Brown, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, July 22, 2018. He was born in Clarksville, Arkansas on January 9, 1929 to the late Philip Ames Brown and Bessie Johnson Brown. Billy served his country proudly in the U. S. Army and was a member of Nederland Avenue Church of Christ. Billy served as a self-employed cement mason...
Helen LeGrand Burleigh
July 21, 2018
Helen LeGrand Burleigh, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Clarimont Nursing Home in Beaumont, Texas. Helen was born September 24, 1930 in Cecelia, Louisiana to Antoine LeGrand and Andrea Eddy LeGrand. Helen was a resident of Port Arthur for 70 years, a homemaker and member of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death...
Clara Beatrice Westbrook
July 20, 2018
Clara Beatrice Westbrook, 76, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, July 20, 2018. Clara was born June 11, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ernest Edward Smith and Eula Allen Smith. She was a resident of Port Neches for 51 years and member of Central Baptist Church in Port Neches. She was preceded in death by her parents; brother,...
Sue Phillips
July 19, 2018
Sue Phillips, 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, July 19, 2018 at Pelican Bay in Beaumont, Texas. Sue was born August 21, 1929 in Collins, Mississippi to Dennis Shoemake and Theola Sanderson Shoemake. She was a resident of this area for 67 years and a retired Bookkeeper with 16 years of service. A graveside service will be held...
Landon Joseph Davies
July 17, 2018
Landon Joseph Davies, 2, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018. He was born on February 25, 2016 in Port Arthur, Texas to Christopher and Jolene Yvonne Davies. Landon is bigger than life and touched so many hearts. He is special in how he made each person smile. Landon is a gift truly from God as...
Johnny Oliver Dalby
July 17, 2018
The family of Mr. Johnny Dalby would like to sincerely thank everyone for the love, prayers, and overwhelming acts of kindness shown to us during this difficult time. Johnny Oliver Dalby, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Johnny was born July 5, 1931 in...
Lisa Michelle Desormeaux
July 16, 2018
Mrs. Lisa Michelle “Missy” Desormeaux (née Allen) of LaBelle, Texas passed away Monday, July 16, 2018 at Houston Methodist Hospital. Michelle was born to Terry Allen and Mary Ann Bescher September 20, 1969 in Port Arthur, Texas and grew up the oldest of two children. She attended Silsbee High School and graduated from Lamar University in 1990. She dedicated 30...
Shirley Miguez Hawthorne
July 13, 2018
Shirley Miguez Hawthorne, 88, of Port Acres, passed away Friday, July 13, 2018 at Collier Park in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on October 18, 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas to Israel Miguez, Sr. and Mabel Sanders Miguez. Shirley was a lifelong area resident and member of Calvary Baptist Church in Port Acres. She retired from the Port Arthur Independent...
LaVonne Lenora Singleton
July 11, 2018
LaVonne Lenora Singleton, 92, of Port Arthur, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at her daughter's home in Orange. LaVonne was born October 30, 1925 in Harrah, Oklahoma to the late, Charles and Helen Kaplon Drew. She was retired as a Surgical Nurse at St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur with 30 years of service. After the war, her...
David L. Gomez
July 11, 2018
David L. Gomez, 63, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. David was born in Beaumont on April 22, 1955 to Paul Gomez and Henrietta. Those left to cherish David’s memory are his mother, Henrietta Hartman; sons, David Gomez and wife, Stacey of Port Neches, Texas and Stephen Ray Gomez of...
Joseph Charles "J.C." Queen
July 11, 2018
Joseph Charles, "J.C." Queen, 94, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at D.C.H. Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was born on October 28, 1923 in Port Arthur, Texas to Walter Sylvester Queen and Olive Daisy Marie Barcus Queen. J.C. was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and a member of Procter Baptist Church since 1946....
Lois Marie Covington Parks
July 11, 2018
Lois Marie Covington Parks, 70, of Nederland, Texas went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, July 11, 2018. Lois was born on June 15, 1948 in Longview, Texas to the late David and Blanche McMichael Covington. She lived in Nederland for 26 years and was self-employed as an Interior Designer since 1992. Lois was an active member of...
Thomas E. Hoyt
July 10, 2018
Thomas E. Hoyt, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on November 20, 1938 in Shreveport, Louisiana to Charles O. Hoyt and Creassie Graham Hoyt. Thomas had lived in Groves for 62 years and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church where he served as Deacon. He...
Tyler Ellis Wright
July 9, 2018
Tyler Ellis Wright, 30, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, July 9, 2018. Tyler was born September 7, 1987 in Nederland, Texas to Winfred Ellis "Rusty" Wright, Jr. and Bonnie Marie Lawrence Wright. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a Brick Mason with Bailey Buchanan. A visitation for family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m. Friday,...
Ronnie Moore
July 8, 2018
Ronnie Moore, 36 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, July 8, 2018 at his home in Nederland. Ronnie was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 3, 1982 to Michael Moore and Julie Hargrove Moore. Those left to cherish Ronnie’s memory are his parents, Michael and Julie Moore of Nederland; brothers, Jacob and Kevin Moore of Nederland; grandmother, Linda...
Betty Lou Faulk
July 7, 2018
Betty Lou Faulk, 88, of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, July 7, 2018. Betty was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 20, 1929 to the late, Oscar and Virginia Pellerin Benoit. She was the owner of Allstate Insurance Agency in Nederland for 35 years. Betty is survived by her best friend and companion, Jay Hebert of Nederland; her daughter,...