Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Tyrone "Ty" Reynolds
March 12, 2017
Tyrone “Ty” Reynolds, 77, of Port Neches, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Ty was born November 22, 1939 in Red Bay, Florida to the late Grady and Ruby Hobbs Reynolds. The family moved to Texas when Ty was 5. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and attended Lamar State College. Ty served for 12 years in the...
James Fred Doggette
March 10, 2017
Rev. James Fred Doggette, 105, of Groves, Texas died at 11:00 p.m. 3/10/17 at Oak Grove Nursing Facility. He was born 3/14/1911 in the Red Hill Community near Sandersville, MS. Rev. Doggette was one of 15 Children born of parents Frank Doggette and Virginia Fagan Doggette. He met and married Katherine Todd in 1932 and they became parents of 6...
Patricia "Tish" Borne Hodges
March 9, 2017
Patricia June Borne Hodges, 82, of Nederland, passed away Thursday, March 09, 2017 in Nederland, TX. Tish was born June 17, 1934 in Honey Grove, TX to Starling Allen Hopkins, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Moore Hopkins. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church in Port Arthur, TX and was an awesome cook and she loved being with her...
Jeffrey Wayne Lansford
March 8, 2017
Jeffrey Wayne Lansford, 49, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Galveston, TX. Jeffrey was born in Baytown, TX on January 25, 1968 to Ronald Lansford and Katherine McKay Lansford Bolenbaucher. He was a long-time resident of Nederland and a respiratory therapist. Jeffrey is survived by his father, Ronald Lansford and wife, Betty and mother, Katherine Bolenbaucher and husband, Thomas...
John E. Bergeron
March 8, 2017
John E. Bergeron, 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. John E. was born February 8, 1933 in Sabine, Texas to Ovey Vincent and Mary Tyler Vincent. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. A Mass...
Austin Langley
March 8, 2017
Austin Langley, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Assisted Living Center at Magnolia Ranch. Austin was born in Laurel, Mississippi on September 5, 1930 to Hezekiah and Nettie Pearl Long Langley. His daughters, Pam Mingle of Conroe, Deborah Waddell of Beaumont, and Jennifer Albitz Langley of Houston survive him. Also surviving him are his...
Nelson Morgan Bodden Jr
March 7, 2017
Nelson Morgan Bodden, Jr., 55, passed away Tuesday, March 07, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. Nelson was born in Guanaja, Honduras on September 19, 1961 to Nelson Morgan Bodden, Sr. and Ellen Bush Bodden. He was a long-time resident of Nederland, TX and a local businessman and musician. Nelson is survived by his parents; brother, Chris Bodden; sisters, Joanna Beard and...
Betty Ann Fletcher
March 7, 2017
Betty Ann Fletcher, 80, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in High Island, Texas. Betty was born December 13, 1936 in Carrollton, Missouri to Virgil Swank and Gladys Braswell Swank. She resided in High Island, Texas at their retirement home off and on for the last 25 years, and was a lifelong resident of Port Neches,...
Dianne Glawson Katan
March 6, 2017
Dianne Glawson Katan, 49, of Port Acres, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. Dianne was born on June 1, 1967 in Fort Polk, LA to Ann Hester Glawson and the late Lonnie Glawson. Dianne was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin in 1985. Dianne is survived by her mother, Ann Glawson of Port Acres; sons, Dwayne Katan...
Colleen C. Vice
March 6, 2017
The beautiful soul of Colleen Vice of Austin, Texas, left our world on March 6, 2017. Born in San Pedro, California on June 5, 1931, Colleen was born into a naval family and called many places home, including Bremerton, WA; Norfolk, VA; and Denham Springs, LA. Raised during the post-depression and World War II eras, Colleen was an independent, resourceful,...
Maxwell D. Chelette
March 4, 2017
Maxwell D. Chelette, 88, of Groves passed away Saturday March 04, 2017 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. Maxwell was born on December 24, 1928 in DeRidder Louisiana to Daniel Thomas Chelette, Sr. and Elizabeth Bagwell Chelette. He was a resident of Groves for 63 years, a retired operator from Gulf Oil with 36 years of service and a veteran of...
Everett Dennis Wills
March 2, 2017
Everett “Dennis” Wills, 91, of Port Neches, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Dennis was born in Nederland, October 7, 1925 to the late Peter Dennis Wills and Ruth Elizabeth Gregory Wills. Dennis was Retired from Neches Butane Products Company as an Operator. He was an active member of the...
Donald "Don" Key
March 1, 2017
Donald "Don" Key was born August 5, 1925 in the tiny farming community of Holcomb, Missouri. Upon graduation from high school in 1943, he joined the United States Army. Don was a drill instructor, in field artillery, and in military intelligence. He served as a reserve officer into the early 1950s. Don met the love of his life, Betty, and...
James "Jim" F. Williams, Jr.
February 27, 2017
James "Jim" F. Williams, Jr., 81, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Jim was born December 18, 1935 in Houston, Texas to James Franklin Williams, Sr. and Frances Morris Williams. He was raised in Elgin, Texas and had been a resident of Port Neches for 58 years. He retired...
James "Larry" Bradberry
February 27, 2017
James "Larry' Bradberry, 7l, of Orange, Texas passed away Monday, February 27, 2016 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Larry was born November 30, 1945 in Shelbyville, Texas to John Hulon Bradberry and Ida Miles Bradberry. He was a resident of this area for 18 years and retired Staff Sgt. from the U. S. Air Force after 21...
Angela "Babe" LaFrennie
February 26, 2017
Angela “Babe” LaFrennie, 88, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 in Flower Mound, TX. Babe was born in Port Arthur, TX on May 13, 1928 to the late Homer Romero and Amelia Judice Romero. She taught reading to slow readers at St. James Catholic school. She worked for the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission. Babe was a member of St....
Judy Hebert Scrivner
February 26, 2017
Judy Hebert Scrivner was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 20, 1942 to RD Weldon and Gladys Pearl Jeffrey Hebert. She departed on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Rose Place in Port Arthur, TX and previously resided in Bridge City, TX. She was a longtime area resident and retired from Memorial Baptist Church as church custodian. She was a...
Joel E. Levingston
February 26, 2017
Joel Levingston, rancher, funeral director, husband and father, and most important to him grandfather, died on Sunday afternoon. He was born on September 19, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Capt. S.W. and Aileen Keeney Levingston. Joel was a native of this area his entire life, except for time in college and the military. He was a graduate of Thomas...
Susan Renee Riley Stansbury
February 25, 2017
Susan Renee Riley Stansbury Susan Renee Riley Stansbury, 55, of Kountze, Texas passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont surrounded by her family. She was born on December 6, 1961 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ronald Jessup Riley and Jocelyn Mae Dionne Riley. Susan was a Field Compliance Auditor with the Department of Public...
Shirley A. Brau
February 25, 2017
Shirley A. Brau Shirley A. Brau, 81, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at her home. She was born on June 13, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to Rutland and Margaret Yarbrough Landry. Shirley had lived in Bridge City since 1981 and retired as a bookkeeper from Southern Union Gas Company. Funeral services will be held...
Tyrone "Ty" Reynolds
March 12, 2017
Tyrone “Ty” Reynolds, 77, of Port Neches, passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Ty was born November 22, 1939 in Red Bay, Florida to the late Grady and Ruby Hobbs Reynolds. The family moved to Texas when Ty was 5. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and attended Lamar State College. Ty served for 12 years in the...
James Fred Doggette
March 10, 2017
Rev. James Fred Doggette, 105, of Groves, Texas died at 11:00 p.m. 3/10/17 at Oak Grove Nursing Facility. He was born 3/14/1911 in the Red Hill Community near Sandersville, MS. Rev. Doggette was one of 15 Children born of parents Frank Doggette and Virginia Fagan Doggette. He met and married Katherine Todd in 1932 and they became parents of 6...
Patricia "Tish" Borne Hodges
March 9, 2017
Patricia June Borne Hodges, 82, of Nederland, passed away Thursday, March 09, 2017 in Nederland, TX. Tish was born June 17, 1934 in Honey Grove, TX to Starling Allen Hopkins, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Moore Hopkins. She was a member of Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church in Port Arthur, TX and was an awesome cook and she loved being with her...
Jeffrey Wayne Lansford
March 8, 2017
Jeffrey Wayne Lansford, 49, passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in Galveston, TX. Jeffrey was born in Baytown, TX on January 25, 1968 to Ronald Lansford and Katherine McKay Lansford Bolenbaucher. He was a long-time resident of Nederland and a respiratory therapist. Jeffrey is survived by his father, Ronald Lansford and wife, Betty and mother, Katherine Bolenbaucher and husband, Thomas...
John E. Bergeron
March 8, 2017
John E. Bergeron, 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. John E. was born February 8, 1933 in Sabine, Texas to Ovey Vincent and Mary Tyler Vincent. She was a homemaker and a lifelong member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. A Mass...
Austin Langley
March 8, 2017
Austin Langley, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 8, 2017 at Assisted Living Center at Magnolia Ranch. Austin was born in Laurel, Mississippi on September 5, 1930 to Hezekiah and Nettie Pearl Long Langley. His daughters, Pam Mingle of Conroe, Deborah Waddell of Beaumont, and Jennifer Albitz Langley of Houston survive him. Also surviving him are his...
Nelson Morgan Bodden Jr
March 7, 2017
Nelson Morgan Bodden, Jr., 55, passed away Tuesday, March 07, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. Nelson was born in Guanaja, Honduras on September 19, 1961 to Nelson Morgan Bodden, Sr. and Ellen Bush Bodden. He was a long-time resident of Nederland, TX and a local businessman and musician. Nelson is survived by his parents; brother, Chris Bodden; sisters, Joanna Beard and...
Betty Ann Fletcher
March 7, 2017
Betty Ann Fletcher, 80, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017 in High Island, Texas. Betty was born December 13, 1936 in Carrollton, Missouri to Virgil Swank and Gladys Braswell Swank. She resided in High Island, Texas at their retirement home off and on for the last 25 years, and was a lifelong resident of Port Neches,...
Dianne Glawson Katan
March 6, 2017
Dianne Glawson Katan, 49, of Port Acres, passed away Monday, March 6, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. Dianne was born on June 1, 1967 in Fort Polk, LA to Ann Hester Glawson and the late Lonnie Glawson. Dianne was a graduate of Stephen F. Austin in 1985. Dianne is survived by her mother, Ann Glawson of Port Acres; sons, Dwayne Katan...
Colleen C. Vice
March 6, 2017
The beautiful soul of Colleen Vice of Austin, Texas, left our world on March 6, 2017. Born in San Pedro, California on June 5, 1931, Colleen was born into a naval family and called many places home, including Bremerton, WA; Norfolk, VA; and Denham Springs, LA. Raised during the post-depression and World War II eras, Colleen was an independent, resourceful,...
Maxwell D. Chelette
March 4, 2017
Maxwell D. Chelette, 88, of Groves passed away Saturday March 04, 2017 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. Maxwell was born on December 24, 1928 in DeRidder Louisiana to Daniel Thomas Chelette, Sr. and Elizabeth Bagwell Chelette. He was a resident of Groves for 63 years, a retired operator from Gulf Oil with 36 years of service and a veteran of...
Everett Dennis Wills
March 2, 2017
Everett “Dennis” Wills, 91, of Port Neches, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Dennis was born in Nederland, October 7, 1925 to the late Peter Dennis Wills and Ruth Elizabeth Gregory Wills. Dennis was Retired from Neches Butane Products Company as an Operator. He was an active member of the...
Donald "Don" Key
March 1, 2017
Donald "Don" Key was born August 5, 1925 in the tiny farming community of Holcomb, Missouri. Upon graduation from high school in 1943, he joined the United States Army. Don was a drill instructor, in field artillery, and in military intelligence. He served as a reserve officer into the early 1950s. Don met the love of his life, Betty, and...
James "Jim" F. Williams, Jr.
February 27, 2017
James "Jim" F. Williams, Jr., 81, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Jim was born December 18, 1935 in Houston, Texas to James Franklin Williams, Sr. and Frances Morris Williams. He was raised in Elgin, Texas and had been a resident of Port Neches for 58 years. He retired...
James "Larry" Bradberry
February 27, 2017
James "Larry' Bradberry, 7l, of Orange, Texas passed away Monday, February 27, 2016 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Larry was born November 30, 1945 in Shelbyville, Texas to John Hulon Bradberry and Ida Miles Bradberry. He was a resident of this area for 18 years and retired Staff Sgt. from the U. S. Air Force after 21...
Angela "Babe" LaFrennie
February 26, 2017
Angela “Babe” LaFrennie, 88, passed away Sunday, February 26, 2017 in Flower Mound, TX. Babe was born in Port Arthur, TX on May 13, 1928 to the late Homer Romero and Amelia Judice Romero. She taught reading to slow readers at St. James Catholic school. She worked for the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission. Babe was a member of St....
Judy Hebert Scrivner
February 26, 2017
Judy Hebert Scrivner was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 20, 1942 to RD Weldon and Gladys Pearl Jeffrey Hebert. She departed on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at Rose Place in Port Arthur, TX and previously resided in Bridge City, TX. She was a longtime area resident and retired from Memorial Baptist Church as church custodian. She was a...
Joel E. Levingston
February 26, 2017
Joel Levingston, rancher, funeral director, husband and father, and most important to him grandfather, died on Sunday afternoon. He was born on September 19, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Capt. S.W. and Aileen Keeney Levingston. Joel was a native of this area his entire life, except for time in college and the military. He was a graduate of Thomas...
Susan Renee Riley Stansbury
February 25, 2017
Susan Renee Riley Stansbury Susan Renee Riley Stansbury, 55, of Kountze, Texas passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont surrounded by her family. She was born on December 6, 1961 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ronald Jessup Riley and Jocelyn Mae Dionne Riley. Susan was a Field Compliance Auditor with the Department of Public...
Shirley A. Brau
February 25, 2017
Shirley A. Brau Shirley A. Brau, 81, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Saturday, February 25, 2017 at her home. She was born on June 13, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to Rutland and Margaret Yarbrough Landry. Shirley had lived in Bridge City since 1981 and retired as a bookkeeper from Southern Union Gas Company. Funeral services will be held...
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