Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Margie Ferguson
November 25, 2016
Margie Ferguson Margie Ferguson, 88, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She was born on March 3, 1928 in Milam, Texas to George and Pearl Chambers Greer. Margie had lived in Port Acres for over 60 years and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at...
Oray Paul Darder
November 23, 2016
Oray P. Darder, 84, of Nederland, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the Harbor House in Beaumont with his family by his side. Oray was born June 17, 1932 in Port Acres to the late Vincent Henry Darder and Odelia LeTulle Darder. Oray retired from Texaco Refinery in Port Arthur in 1987 as a process operator with 32 years...
Martin "Mike" Hlavinka, Jr.
November 20, 2016
Martin "Mike" Hlavinka, Jr. Martin "Mike" Hlavinka, Jr., 89, of Port Arthur passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Lake Arthur Place in Port Arthur, Texas. He was born on August 20, 1927 in East Bernard, Texas to Martin and Victoria Hlavinka. Mike was a lifelong resident of this area and member of the Catholic faith. He retired from Southern...
Elizabeth "Bettye" Vaughan
November 20, 2016
Elizabeth “Bettye” Vaughan, 88, of Port Neches passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Cypress Glen in Port Arthur, TX. Bettye was born in Port Arthur, TX, on October 29, 1928. She is the daughter of the late Harvey Lowe Nance and Mary Harriet Mason Nance. Those left to cherish Bettye’s memory are her son, Mark Kevin Vaughan and...
Wanda McCowan
November 15, 2016
Wanda McCowan, 82, of Nederland passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at her residence. Wanda was born in Port Neches, TX, on October 7, 1934. She is the daughter of the late Claude Bodin, Sr. and Rena Primeaux Bodin. She was a security officer for the oil refinery. Those left to cherish Wanda’s memory are her daughters, Perri Stewart,...
Ruth Ellen Crochet
November 14, 2016
Ruth Ellen Crochet, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, November 14, 2016. Ruth was born July 18, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas to Dudley Benton and Lucy Conner Benton. She was a lifelong area resident and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Lester Crochet. Survivors include her daughters, Renee Hawthorne of Kirbyville, Jeri...
Roy Hamilton Lipe
November 12, 2016
Roy Hamilton Lipe Roy was born in Shellmond, MS to Edwin Earl and Winnie Taylor Lipe on April 15, 1925 and passed away on November 12, 2016 in Groves, Texas at the age of 91. Roy graduated from Boyle High School, Boyle, MS in 1943. He then joined the United States Navy where he served as an Aviation Radio Airman...
Harrison E. Fischer
November 12, 2016
Harrison E. Fischer, 89, of Beaumont passed away at his home on Saturday, November 12, 2016. He was born on October 21, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to Harrison Howard Fischer and Arlene Griffith Fischer. Harrison had lived in Beaumont for the past 60 years and was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon,...
Brandon Sessions
November 12, 2016
Brandon Sessions, 36, of Nederland went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Brandon was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 30, 1979. He is the son of the late Victor G. Sessions and Arleen M. Thibodeaux Sessions. Brandon was a loyal, loving and dedicated husband. He...
Robert "Bob" Huckaby
November 12, 2016
Robert “Bob” Huckaby, 71, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016. Bob was born August 4, 1945 in Trenton, New Jersey to the late Ned J. Huckaby and Loretta Jeanise. Bob is survived by his wife, Ginger Gotreaux Huckaby of Nederland, TX; daughter, Rhonda Griggs and husband Eric of Nederland, TX; sons, Mitch Rhoder of Metarie, LA, Robbie Huckaby...
Eugene "Geno" Brennan
November 10, 2016
Eugene “Geno” Brennan, 60, of Nederland passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016 in Beaumont, TX. Geno was born in Port Arthur, TX, on July 2, 1956. He is the son of the late William Brennan, Sr. and Eula LeLeaux Brennan. He was a machinist at Gulfco in Beaumont. Those left to cherish Geno’s memory are his wife, Rhonda of...
Leon Vincent Czaja
November 9, 2016
Leon Vincent Czaja, 82, of Kerrville, Texas passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Leon was born October 3, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ignatz Czaja and Olivia Bauer Czaja. He was a lifelong area resident before moving to Kerrville 18 years ago. Leon retired from the Port Arthur Post Office as a postal carrier. He proudly served his country...
Charles "Chuck" Phelps
November 8, 2016
Charles Wayne Phelps, 72, of Beaumont passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at his residence. Charles was born in Beaumont, on August 10, 1944. He is the son of the late Brooksy B. Phelps and Florence Oliver Phelps. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and he loved to fish. Those left to cherish Charles’s memory are his loving...
Dorothy Eudora Tuttle
November 7, 2016
Dorothy Eudora Tuttle, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 at Magnolia Manor. Dorothy was born April 20, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas to Edward Booker and Leila Mae Davis Booker. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and member of the Catholic faith. She was also a member of Swinging Squares and Triangle Camping Squares. She...
Wallace Jean Simon
November 6, 2016
Wallace Jean Simon, 92, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Silsbee Oaks Health Care. Wallace was born August 8, 1924 in Youngsville, Louisiana to Jean Ozick "Ory" Simon and Emedia Baudoin Simon. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Wallace retired from Gulfport...
Deborah Veitch
November 5, 2016
Deborah Veitch, 62, of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016. Deborah was born July 25, 1954 in Denison, Texas to James Doyle and Jean Pryor Doyle. She was a homemaker and a resident of this area for thirty nine years. A visitation for family and friends will begin at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Levingston Funeral...
James "Jim" Anderson Brewer
November 4, 2016
James Anderson "Jim" Brewer of Groves died November 4, 2016. He was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee to Herschel V. Brewer and Alice Simms Brewer August 18, 1920. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Jennie Bell Brewer whom he described as the most caring and loving wife any man could ever have. Other survivors include his two daughters,...
Dorthy Stokes Duhon
November 4, 2016
Dorthy Stokes Duhon, 85, of Port Neches passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on April 13, 1931 in Sabine Pass, Texas to William and Nettie Lee Stokes. Dorthy was a lifelong resident of this area and member of First Baptist Church-Port Neches. Over the years she was financial manager of...
Sylvia Ann Hanks
November 4, 2016
Sylvia Ann Hanks Sylvia Ann Hanks, 80, of Port Arthur passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on August 30, 1936 in Sabine Pass, Texas to Luther and Florence Adaway Richard. Sylvia was a resident of Port Arthur for 58 years and was retired from Estelle's Fashion Cleaners. Funeral services will...
Betty Louise Cayard Lee
November 4, 2016
Betty Louise Cayard Lee, 87, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 in Groves, Texas. Betty was born August 15, 1929 in Port Neches, Texas to A. C. Cayard and Janie May Wallace Cayard. She was a lifelong area resident and a member of First United Methodist Church of Groves. Betty worked in the Business Office at Doctors...
Margie Ferguson
November 25, 2016
Margie Ferguson Margie Ferguson, 88, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Friday, November 25, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She was born on March 3, 1928 in Milam, Texas to George and Pearl Chambers Greer. Margie had lived in Port Acres for over 60 years and was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Funeral services will be held at...
Oray Paul Darder
November 23, 2016
Oray P. Darder, 84, of Nederland, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the Harbor House in Beaumont with his family by his side. Oray was born June 17, 1932 in Port Acres to the late Vincent Henry Darder and Odelia LeTulle Darder. Oray retired from Texaco Refinery in Port Arthur in 1987 as a process operator with 32 years...
Martin "Mike" Hlavinka, Jr.
November 20, 2016
Martin "Mike" Hlavinka, Jr. Martin "Mike" Hlavinka, Jr., 89, of Port Arthur passed away Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Lake Arthur Place in Port Arthur, Texas. He was born on August 20, 1927 in East Bernard, Texas to Martin and Victoria Hlavinka. Mike was a lifelong resident of this area and member of the Catholic faith. He retired from Southern...
Elizabeth "Bettye" Vaughan
November 20, 2016
Elizabeth “Bettye” Vaughan, 88, of Port Neches passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Cypress Glen in Port Arthur, TX. Bettye was born in Port Arthur, TX, on October 29, 1928. She is the daughter of the late Harvey Lowe Nance and Mary Harriet Mason Nance. Those left to cherish Bettye’s memory are her son, Mark Kevin Vaughan and...
Wanda McCowan
November 15, 2016
Wanda McCowan, 82, of Nederland passed away on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at her residence. Wanda was born in Port Neches, TX, on October 7, 1934. She is the daughter of the late Claude Bodin, Sr. and Rena Primeaux Bodin. She was a security officer for the oil refinery. Those left to cherish Wanda’s memory are her daughters, Perri Stewart,...
Ruth Ellen Crochet
November 14, 2016
Ruth Ellen Crochet, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, November 14, 2016. Ruth was born July 18, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas to Dudley Benton and Lucy Conner Benton. She was a lifelong area resident and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband of 42 years, Lester Crochet. Survivors include her daughters, Renee Hawthorne of Kirbyville, Jeri...
Roy Hamilton Lipe
November 12, 2016
Roy Hamilton Lipe Roy was born in Shellmond, MS to Edwin Earl and Winnie Taylor Lipe on April 15, 1925 and passed away on November 12, 2016 in Groves, Texas at the age of 91. Roy graduated from Boyle High School, Boyle, MS in 1943. He then joined the United States Navy where he served as an Aviation Radio Airman...
Harrison E. Fischer
November 12, 2016
Harrison E. Fischer, 89, of Beaumont passed away at his home on Saturday, November 12, 2016. He was born on October 21, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to Harrison Howard Fischer and Arlene Griffith Fischer. Harrison had lived in Beaumont for the past 60 years and was a member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church where he served as a deacon,...
Brandon Sessions
November 12, 2016
Brandon Sessions, 36, of Nederland went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Brandon was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 30, 1979. He is the son of the late Victor G. Sessions and Arleen M. Thibodeaux Sessions. Brandon was a loyal, loving and dedicated husband. He...
Robert "Bob" Huckaby
November 12, 2016
Robert “Bob” Huckaby, 71, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, November 12, 2016. Bob was born August 4, 1945 in Trenton, New Jersey to the late Ned J. Huckaby and Loretta Jeanise. Bob is survived by his wife, Ginger Gotreaux Huckaby of Nederland, TX; daughter, Rhonda Griggs and husband Eric of Nederland, TX; sons, Mitch Rhoder of Metarie, LA, Robbie Huckaby...
Eugene "Geno" Brennan
November 10, 2016
Eugene “Geno” Brennan, 60, of Nederland passed away on Thursday, November 10, 2016 in Beaumont, TX. Geno was born in Port Arthur, TX, on July 2, 1956. He is the son of the late William Brennan, Sr. and Eula LeLeaux Brennan. He was a machinist at Gulfco in Beaumont. Those left to cherish Geno’s memory are his wife, Rhonda of...
Leon Vincent Czaja
November 9, 2016
Leon Vincent Czaja, 82, of Kerrville, Texas passed away Wednesday, November 9, 2016. Leon was born October 3, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ignatz Czaja and Olivia Bauer Czaja. He was a lifelong area resident before moving to Kerrville 18 years ago. Leon retired from the Port Arthur Post Office as a postal carrier. He proudly served his country...
Charles "Chuck" Phelps
November 8, 2016
Charles Wayne Phelps, 72, of Beaumont passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2016 at his residence. Charles was born in Beaumont, on August 10, 1944. He is the son of the late Brooksy B. Phelps and Florence Oliver Phelps. He was a retired heavy equipment operator and he loved to fish. Those left to cherish Charles’s memory are his loving...
Dorothy Eudora Tuttle
November 7, 2016
Dorothy Eudora Tuttle, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, November 7, 2016 at Magnolia Manor. Dorothy was born April 20, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas to Edward Booker and Leila Mae Davis Booker. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and member of the Catholic faith. She was also a member of Swinging Squares and Triangle Camping Squares. She...
Wallace Jean Simon
November 6, 2016
Wallace Jean Simon, 92, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Silsbee Oaks Health Care. Wallace was born August 8, 1924 in Youngsville, Louisiana to Jean Ozick "Ory" Simon and Emedia Baudoin Simon. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Wallace retired from Gulfport...
Deborah Veitch
November 5, 2016
Deborah Veitch, 62, of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, November 5, 2016. Deborah was born July 25, 1954 in Denison, Texas to James Doyle and Jean Pryor Doyle. She was a homemaker and a resident of this area for thirty nine years. A visitation for family and friends will begin at 5:00 p.m., Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Levingston Funeral...
James "Jim" Anderson Brewer
November 4, 2016
James Anderson "Jim" Brewer of Groves died November 4, 2016. He was born in Lawrenceburg, Tennessee to Herschel V. Brewer and Alice Simms Brewer August 18, 1920. He is survived by his wife of 73 years, Jennie Bell Brewer whom he described as the most caring and loving wife any man could ever have. Other survivors include his two daughters,...
Dorthy Stokes Duhon
November 4, 2016
Dorthy Stokes Duhon, 85, of Port Neches passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on April 13, 1931 in Sabine Pass, Texas to William and Nettie Lee Stokes. Dorthy was a lifelong resident of this area and member of First Baptist Church-Port Neches. Over the years she was financial manager of...
Sylvia Ann Hanks
November 4, 2016
Sylvia Ann Hanks Sylvia Ann Hanks, 80, of Port Arthur passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on August 30, 1936 in Sabine Pass, Texas to Luther and Florence Adaway Richard. Sylvia was a resident of Port Arthur for 58 years and was retired from Estelle's Fashion Cleaners. Funeral services will...
Betty Louise Cayard Lee
November 4, 2016
Betty Louise Cayard Lee, 87, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, November 4, 2016 in Groves, Texas. Betty was born August 15, 1929 in Port Neches, Texas to A. C. Cayard and Janie May Wallace Cayard. She was a lifelong area resident and a member of First United Methodist Church of Groves. Betty worked in the Business Office at Doctors...
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