Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Carl Avila
September 24, 2017
Carl Avila, 74, of Toledo Bend formerly of Groves, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at M. D. Anderson in Houston, TX. Carl was born on March 27, 1943 to the late Manuel Avila and Evelyn George Avila. He served our country in the United States Coast Guard Reserves. He retired as a maintenance supervisor from Lanxess in Orange...
Mattie Lou Huckabay
September 24, 2017
Mattie Lou Huckabay of Bridge City, Texas passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at The Meadows Nursing Home in Orange, Texas. Mattie Lou was born October 17, 1917 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Clayburn G. Baker and Myrtle I. Slaughter Baker. Mattie Lou graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1935 and then Port Arthur College where she met...
Kenneth Carter Ryan
September 23, 2017
Kenneth Carter Ryan, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017. Kenneth was born August 7, 1935 in Diboll, Texas to Collis Ryan and Nell Otis Ryan. He was a resident of this area for 66 years and was a member of the Methodist faith. He retired as a marine electrician after 39 years of service. Survivors include...
Kyle Ray Felps
September 22, 2017
Kyle Ray Felps, 56, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, September 22, 2017 at his home. He was born April 7, 1961 in Groves, Tx to Willard L. Felps and Juanita Hicks Felps. Kyle was a lifelong area resident and spent 35 years as a tradesmen in industrial construction. As he would say, he may have been the greatest boilermaker...
Mary Colby
September 21, 2017
Mary Colby, 92 of North Richland Hills, Texas passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at her residence. Mary was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 14, 1925 to the late Grady Poore and Willa Stanfield Poore. Mary is survived by her son, Brian Clark Colby and wife, Cindy of Dallas, Texas; sister, Maxine Ferrell of Orange, Texas; grandsons,...
Dr. Hugh Clarence Sheffield, Jr.
September 21, 2017
Dr. Hugh Clarence Sheffield, Jr., 81, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017. Hugh was born October 16, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas to Hugh Clarence Sheffield, Sr. and Gertrue Reese Sheffield. He graduated from the University of Houston in 1958 with a Pharmacy Degree and the University of Texas Galveston with a Medical Degree in 1962. He and...
Haden "Sam" Jones
September 20, 2017
Haden “Sam” Jones, 95, of Nederland, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Pine Arbor in Silsbee, TX. Sam was born in Port Arthur, TX on April 9, 1922 to the late Gilbert Jones and Alpha Mae Ball Jones. Sam served our country in the United States Navy. He was a retired maintenance supervisor at Gulf Oil Refinery with...
Kerry Todd Linares
September 19, 2017
Kerry Todd Linares, 48, of Spring, Texas formerly of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Houston Northwest Medical Center. Kerry was born July 23, 1969 in Nederland, Texas to Eddie Linares and Neoma Helton Linares. A lifelong resident of this area, Kerry graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School in 1987 and went on to receive a...
Joyce "Lynn" Boudreaux
September 18, 2017
Joyce "Lynn" Boudreaux, 68, of Vinton, LA, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017 at her residence. Joyce was born on August 19, 1949 to the late Clarence McMullin and Joyce Causey McMullin. Lynn is survived by her boyfriend, Steven Vincent of Vinton, LA and his daughter, Stacy Bennett and granddaughter, Crystal Van of Sulphur, LA; her daughters, Stacey Lynn...
Henry Allen Pedigo
September 16, 2017
Henry Allen Pedigo, 87, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Henry was born December 21, 1929 in Woodville, Texas to Henry Clay Pedigo and Jewel Best Pedigo. He was a resident of Groves for 65 years and was a deacon at First Baptist Church of Groves, where...
Stella Mae Alford
September 15, 2017
Stella Mae Alford, 70, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at Senior Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Port Arthur, Texas. Stella was born November 22, 1946 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Olise Hulin and Lula Primeaux Hulin. She was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Groves. Stella was...
Dr. Randall Hampton Lofton
September 14, 2017
Dr. Randall Hampton Lofton, 69, of Port Arthur passed away at his home on Thursday, September 14, 2017. Randy was born in Port Arthur on October 18, 1947 to Ruth Hampton and Edwin L. Lofton. Randy was raised in Port Arthur and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and Lamar University. He had...
Christy Ann Bradberry
September 13, 2017
Christy Ann Bradberry, 66, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Kindred of Clear Lake in Webster, Texas. Christy was born July 19, 1951 in Port Arthur, Texas to Louis Paul Henry and Doloris Nunez. She was a resident of Bridge City for 23 years and was a member of Grace Point at Eagles Heights Church....
Norman C. Abshere
September 12, 2017
Norman C. Abshere, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Norman was born August 30, 1930 in Liberty, Texas to Clarence Elmer Abshere and Ruby Esther Sanders Abshere. He was a resident of Port Neches for sixty-two years and a retired B.F. Goodrich Maintenance Supervisor...
Charles David Stewart
September 10, 2017
Charles David Stewart, 85, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at his residence. He was born on February 19, 1932 in Buna, TX to the late Ed S. Stewart and Nancy Glenn Stewart. Charles was in the United States Army Paratroopers and he fought in the Korean war. He worked at a refinery and then became the owner and...
Louis Miller
September 7, 2017
Louis Miller, 83, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Bailey Place in Bunkie, Louisiana. Louis was born February 8, 1934 to Laurie Miller, Sr. and Bertha DeKerlegand Miller. He was a resident of this area for seventy-three years and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Louis retired from Port Arthur Fire...
Doris Ann Kasper
September 6, 2017
Doris Ann Kasper, age 68, a life-long resident of Port Arthur, TX died Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Houston Hospice after a short illness. She was born September 2, 1949 at St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur and was baptized into the Lutheran faith at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. A special child of God she attended Opportunity School beginning at...
Donald R. Davis
September 5, 2017
Donald R. Davis, 85, of Nederland, Texas passed away on September 5, 2017 at his residence surrounded by friends and family. Donald was born on August 19, 1932 in Dawson, Texas to the late Annie Lois Chunn Davis and Edmond Maurice Davis. Donald graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1951 and then served his country in the U.S. Army...
Lisa Holmes Bellow
September 4, 2017
Lisa Holmes Bellow, 57, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, September 4, 2017. Lisa was born March 14, 1960 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ronald Holmes and Barbara Guidry Holmes. Lisa was a lifelong area resident and a member of First Christian Church of Port Arthur. She was director of Radiology/Cardiology at Mid Jefferson Hospital. She was preceded in...
Phillip Darrell Piletere
September 3, 2017
Phillip “Darrell” Piletere, 69, of Groves, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017 in Beaumont. Darrell was born on June 3, 1948 in Port Arthur to the late Henry Piletere and Leatrice Boudreaux Piletere. He graduated from Bishop Byrne High School and he was a retired steel worker. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Gresham Piletere of Groves;...
Carl Avila
September 24, 2017
Carl Avila, 74, of Toledo Bend formerly of Groves, passed away on Sunday, September 24, 2017 at M. D. Anderson in Houston, TX. Carl was born on March 27, 1943 to the late Manuel Avila and Evelyn George Avila. He served our country in the United States Coast Guard Reserves. He retired as a maintenance supervisor from Lanxess in Orange...
Mattie Lou Huckabay
September 24, 2017
Mattie Lou Huckabay of Bridge City, Texas passed away Sunday, September 24, 2017 at The Meadows Nursing Home in Orange, Texas. Mattie Lou was born October 17, 1917 in Port Arthur, Texas to parents Clayburn G. Baker and Myrtle I. Slaughter Baker. Mattie Lou graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1935 and then Port Arthur College where she met...
Kenneth Carter Ryan
September 23, 2017
Kenneth Carter Ryan, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017. Kenneth was born August 7, 1935 in Diboll, Texas to Collis Ryan and Nell Otis Ryan. He was a resident of this area for 66 years and was a member of the Methodist faith. He retired as a marine electrician after 39 years of service. Survivors include...
Kyle Ray Felps
September 22, 2017
Kyle Ray Felps, 56, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, September 22, 2017 at his home. He was born April 7, 1961 in Groves, Tx to Willard L. Felps and Juanita Hicks Felps. Kyle was a lifelong area resident and spent 35 years as a tradesmen in industrial construction. As he would say, he may have been the greatest boilermaker...
Mary Colby
September 21, 2017
Mary Colby, 92 of North Richland Hills, Texas passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2017 at her residence. Mary was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 14, 1925 to the late Grady Poore and Willa Stanfield Poore. Mary is survived by her son, Brian Clark Colby and wife, Cindy of Dallas, Texas; sister, Maxine Ferrell of Orange, Texas; grandsons,...
Dr. Hugh Clarence Sheffield, Jr.
September 21, 2017
Dr. Hugh Clarence Sheffield, Jr., 81, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017. Hugh was born October 16, 1935 in Beaumont, Texas to Hugh Clarence Sheffield, Sr. and Gertrue Reese Sheffield. He graduated from the University of Houston in 1958 with a Pharmacy Degree and the University of Texas Galveston with a Medical Degree in 1962. He and...
Haden "Sam" Jones
September 20, 2017
Haden “Sam” Jones, 95, of Nederland, passed away on Wednesday, September 20, 2017 at Pine Arbor in Silsbee, TX. Sam was born in Port Arthur, TX on April 9, 1922 to the late Gilbert Jones and Alpha Mae Ball Jones. Sam served our country in the United States Navy. He was a retired maintenance supervisor at Gulf Oil Refinery with...
Kerry Todd Linares
September 19, 2017
Kerry Todd Linares, 48, of Spring, Texas formerly of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 19, 2017 at Houston Northwest Medical Center. Kerry was born July 23, 1969 in Nederland, Texas to Eddie Linares and Neoma Helton Linares. A lifelong resident of this area, Kerry graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School in 1987 and went on to receive a...
Joyce "Lynn" Boudreaux
September 18, 2017
Joyce "Lynn" Boudreaux, 68, of Vinton, LA, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017 at her residence. Joyce was born on August 19, 1949 to the late Clarence McMullin and Joyce Causey McMullin. Lynn is survived by her boyfriend, Steven Vincent of Vinton, LA and his daughter, Stacy Bennett and granddaughter, Crystal Van of Sulphur, LA; her daughters, Stacey Lynn...
Henry Allen Pedigo
September 16, 2017
Henry Allen Pedigo, 87, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Henry was born December 21, 1929 in Woodville, Texas to Henry Clay Pedigo and Jewel Best Pedigo. He was a resident of Groves for 65 years and was a deacon at First Baptist Church of Groves, where...
Stella Mae Alford
September 15, 2017
Stella Mae Alford, 70, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, September 15, 2017 at Senior Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Port Arthur, Texas. Stella was born November 22, 1946 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Olise Hulin and Lula Primeaux Hulin. She was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Friendship Baptist Church in Groves. Stella was...
Dr. Randall Hampton Lofton
September 14, 2017
Dr. Randall Hampton Lofton, 69, of Port Arthur passed away at his home on Thursday, September 14, 2017. Randy was born in Port Arthur on October 18, 1947 to Ruth Hampton and Edwin L. Lofton. Randy was raised in Port Arthur and was a lifelong resident. He was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and Lamar University. He had...
Christy Ann Bradberry
September 13, 2017
Christy Ann Bradberry, 66, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at Kindred of Clear Lake in Webster, Texas. Christy was born July 19, 1951 in Port Arthur, Texas to Louis Paul Henry and Doloris Nunez. She was a resident of Bridge City for 23 years and was a member of Grace Point at Eagles Heights Church....
Norman C. Abshere
September 12, 2017
Norman C. Abshere, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Norman was born August 30, 1930 in Liberty, Texas to Clarence Elmer Abshere and Ruby Esther Sanders Abshere. He was a resident of Port Neches for sixty-two years and a retired B.F. Goodrich Maintenance Supervisor...
Charles David Stewart
September 10, 2017
Charles David Stewart, 85, passed away on Sunday, September 10, 2017 at his residence. He was born on February 19, 1932 in Buna, TX to the late Ed S. Stewart and Nancy Glenn Stewart. Charles was in the United States Army Paratroopers and he fought in the Korean war. He worked at a refinery and then became the owner and...
Louis Miller
September 7, 2017
Louis Miller, 83, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, September 7, 2017 at Bailey Place in Bunkie, Louisiana. Louis was born February 8, 1934 to Laurie Miller, Sr. and Bertha DeKerlegand Miller. He was a resident of this area for seventy-three years and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Louis retired from Port Arthur Fire...
Doris Ann Kasper
September 6, 2017
Doris Ann Kasper, age 68, a life-long resident of Port Arthur, TX died Wednesday, September 6, 2017 at Houston Hospice after a short illness. She was born September 2, 1949 at St. Mary's Hospital in Port Arthur and was baptized into the Lutheran faith at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. A special child of God she attended Opportunity School beginning at...
Donald R. Davis
September 5, 2017
Donald R. Davis, 85, of Nederland, Texas passed away on September 5, 2017 at his residence surrounded by friends and family. Donald was born on August 19, 1932 in Dawson, Texas to the late Annie Lois Chunn Davis and Edmond Maurice Davis. Donald graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1951 and then served his country in the U.S. Army...
Lisa Holmes Bellow
September 4, 2017
Lisa Holmes Bellow, 57, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, September 4, 2017. Lisa was born March 14, 1960 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ronald Holmes and Barbara Guidry Holmes. Lisa was a lifelong area resident and a member of First Christian Church of Port Arthur. She was director of Radiology/Cardiology at Mid Jefferson Hospital. She was preceded in...
Phillip Darrell Piletere
September 3, 2017
Phillip “Darrell” Piletere, 69, of Groves, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2017 in Beaumont. Darrell was born on June 3, 1948 in Port Arthur to the late Henry Piletere and Leatrice Boudreaux Piletere. He graduated from Bishop Byrne High School and he was a retired steel worker. He is survived by his loving wife, Mary Gresham Piletere of Groves;...