Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Mauricio "Chino" Vaquera
August 20, 2016
Mauricio "Chino" Vaquera, 38, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at his home. Chino was born April 18, 1978 in Esperanzas, Coahuila Mexico to Juan Rolando Vaquera and Maria Robledo Vaquera. He was a resident of Port Neches for 28 years and worked at Gulf Copper Manufacturing as a Crane Operator with 21 years of service....
Mary Helen Boudreaux
August 16, 2016
Mary Helen Boudreaux, 89, of Nederland, TX, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Mary Helen was born May 29, 1927 in Abbeville, LA to the late Robert and Edna Sons. Mary Helen graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and was a majorette in the marching band. She was a machine operator for Texaco Oil Refinery. After retirement from Texaco, Mary...
Shelby Dale LeBlanc
August 15, 2016
Shelby Dale LeBlanc, 35, of Sam Rayburn, Texas passed away Monday, August 15, 2016. Shelby was born March 18, 1981 in Kirbyville, Texas to Rodney Dale LeBlanc and Tanya Lynn Briggs. He was raised on Hillebrandt Bayou. He's one of the "Bayou Boys". Shelby lived at Sam Rayburn Lake and worked as a refrigeration tech at Pilgrim's Pride in Lufkin,...
Norman Anthony Desmarais Jr.
August 14, 2016
Norman A. Desmarais, Jr., age 66, of Nederland, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2016 surrounded by his children at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Norman was born on April 3, 1950 in Providence, RI. He graduated high school in 1968 from Norwich Free Academy Norwich, CT. On February 13, 1973, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served...
James Hilton Simon
August 14, 2016
James Hilton Simon, 82, of Port Neches, died Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. James was born November 20, 1933 in Lafayette, Louisiana to the late Henry Simon and Editha Trahan Simon. He retired from Market Basket as the meat director with 27 years of service. He also worked for L & A grocery in...
Roland Angelle
August 13, 2016
Roland Angelle, 81, of Port Arthur, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Roland was born September 16, 1934 in Port Arthur to the late Alton Angelle and Roberta Duhon Angelle. He was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur area and was a retired auto dealer for over 50 years. A Mass of...
Florence Norton Pinder
August 12, 2016
Florence Norton Pinder Florence Norton Pinder, 88, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at her home on Friday, August 12, 2016. She was born on November 10, 1927 in Milton, Louisiana to Willie A. Norton and Marie DuPerier Norton. Florence was a longtime resident of Port Arthur and a member of First Baptist Church of Port Arthur and Line Steppers....
Ruby Dell Collier
August 12, 2016
Ruby Dell Collier, 90, of Port Neches, TX, passed away Friday, August 12, 2016. Ruby was born June 9, 1926 in San Benito, TX to the late Martin Woolbright and Minnie Blassingame Woolbright. She is survived by her sons, Lonnie Collier and wife Mona of Port Neches, TX, Wayne Collier and wife Jan of Port Neches, TX; daughter, Donna Boyd...
Cleland Frank LaRue
August 10, 2016
Cleland Frank LaRue, 98, was born in Lovelady, Texas on October 6, 1917 and died August 10, 2016, at his home in Port Neches, Texas surrounded by his loving family. He shared many memories of his life growing up and farming in Lovelady, Texas. He retired from Pure Oil/Unocal, where he worked as a boilermaker for 32 years. He enjoyed...
Charles R. Wills
August 9, 2016
C. Roy Wills was born Aug. 21, 1936. He died Aug. 9, 2016. He was 79 years old and outlived all his male predecessors. When he was 18, he married Cecile Franella Chapman. She was 21 and a nurse at a hospital where he was an orderly. She was beautiful and gregarious and sought-after. She chose him because he vexed...
Darrell L. Miller
August 7, 2016
Darrell L. Miller, 73, of Groves passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. He was born on April 13, 1943 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Humer Louis Miller and Mary Beatrice Landry Miller. Darrell had lived in this area for 32 years and was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church. He was employed as an electrician...
Pamela Marie Howard
August 7, 2016
Pamela Marie Howard, 65, of Groves passed away Sunday August 7, 2016 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. Pamela was born September 16, 1950 in Winnie, TX to the late Thomas Howard and Helen Richard. She was a homemaker and had her degree in business, and cosmetology, and worked as a custodian for the Hamshire-Fannett High School. She was also a...
Patricia Anne Mitchell
August 6, 2016
Patricia Anne Mitchell, 75, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Cypress Glen Nursing and Rehab in Port Arthur. Mrs. Mitchell was born on October 1, 1940 in Reeves, Louisiana to the late W. Allen Pourteau and Edna Donahue Pourteau, and lived in the Nederland area since 1956. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Tuesday, August 9, 2016...
Frances Harmon
August 5, 2016
Frances Harmon, 69, of Nederland, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016 in Nederland. Frances was born in Charleston, MS. on November 26, 1946 to the late David G. Smith and Dorris A. Draper Smith. Frances was retired from Bellsouth as an Electronic Technician with 30 years of service. Frances is survived by her loving husband, Ronn Harmon of Nederland;...
Burk D. "Mac" McGreevy
August 5, 2016
Burk D. “Mac” McGreevy, 86, of Port Arthur, TX, passed away Friday August 5, 2016. Burk was born November 1, 1929 in Port Arthur, TX to the late Burk and Cecilia Stevens McGreevy. He was a graduate of South Park High School, class of 1947. He served in the United States Army during the Korean war. He has three Bachelor’s...
Nelva Hazel Goff
August 4, 2016
Nelva Hazel Goff, 83, of Nederland, TX, passed away Thursday August 4, 2016. Nelva was born August 25,1932 in Mayflower, TX to the late Eli Zenith and Lora Octavia Clark Phelps. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland, TX. She is survived by her daughter, Nelva Kay Goff of League City, TX; son, Kenneth...
Steven Ryan Sanders
August 1, 2016
Steven Ryan Sanders, 43, of Port Neches, passed away Monday, August 1, 2016. Steven was born January 22, 1973 in Nederland to Aaron Charles Sanders and Sue Ellen Rowley Sanders. Steven is survived by his father, Aaron C. Sanders of Port Neches; his sister, Charlene Wersig and her husband Dean of Port Neches; his brothers, David MacWhirter and his partner...
Anna Belle Beauchamp
July 31, 2016
Anna Belle Beauchamp, 99, of Conroe, Texas formerly of Port Arthur passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Willis Nursing & Rehabilitation in Willis, Texas. Anna Belle was born January 3, 1917 in Elton, Louisiana to George R. Carr and Grace Josephine Morrill Carr. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 50 years before moving to Conroe 28 years...
George Hintze,, Jr.
July 31, 2016
George Hintze, Jr., 85, of Port Neches, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016. George was born May 7,1931 in Eunice, Louisiana to the late George Hintze and Adele Knopf. George was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Nederland. He was a devout Christian man, he loved the Lord and he served his country proudly in the United States Army....
Ruth Suits
July 30, 2016
Mary Ruth Suits Mary Ruth Suits, 90, of Groves passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at The Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Orange, Texas. She was born on January 28, 1926 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Milton Nunez and Julia Porter Nunez. Ruth was a lifelong area resident and member of First Baptist Church of Groves. A graveside service will...
Mauricio "Chino" Vaquera
August 20, 2016
Mauricio "Chino" Vaquera, 38, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, August 20, 2016 at his home. Chino was born April 18, 1978 in Esperanzas, Coahuila Mexico to Juan Rolando Vaquera and Maria Robledo Vaquera. He was a resident of Port Neches for 28 years and worked at Gulf Copper Manufacturing as a Crane Operator with 21 years of service....
Mary Helen Boudreaux
August 16, 2016
Mary Helen Boudreaux, 89, of Nederland, TX, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016. Mary Helen was born May 29, 1927 in Abbeville, LA to the late Robert and Edna Sons. Mary Helen graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and was a majorette in the marching band. She was a machine operator for Texaco Oil Refinery. After retirement from Texaco, Mary...
Shelby Dale LeBlanc
August 15, 2016
Shelby Dale LeBlanc, 35, of Sam Rayburn, Texas passed away Monday, August 15, 2016. Shelby was born March 18, 1981 in Kirbyville, Texas to Rodney Dale LeBlanc and Tanya Lynn Briggs. He was raised on Hillebrandt Bayou. He's one of the "Bayou Boys". Shelby lived at Sam Rayburn Lake and worked as a refrigeration tech at Pilgrim's Pride in Lufkin,...
Norman Anthony Desmarais Jr.
August 14, 2016
Norman A. Desmarais, Jr., age 66, of Nederland, passed away Sunday, August 14, 2016 surrounded by his children at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. Norman was born on April 3, 1950 in Providence, RI. He graduated high school in 1968 from Norwich Free Academy Norwich, CT. On February 13, 1973, he enlisted in the United States Navy and served...
James Hilton Simon
August 14, 2016
James Hilton Simon, 82, of Port Neches, died Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. James was born November 20, 1933 in Lafayette, Louisiana to the late Henry Simon and Editha Trahan Simon. He retired from Market Basket as the meat director with 27 years of service. He also worked for L & A grocery in...
Roland Angelle
August 13, 2016
Roland Angelle, 81, of Port Arthur, passed away Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Christus Hospital St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. Roland was born September 16, 1934 in Port Arthur to the late Alton Angelle and Roberta Duhon Angelle. He was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur area and was a retired auto dealer for over 50 years. A Mass of...
Florence Norton Pinder
August 12, 2016
Florence Norton Pinder Florence Norton Pinder, 88, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at her home on Friday, August 12, 2016. She was born on November 10, 1927 in Milton, Louisiana to Willie A. Norton and Marie DuPerier Norton. Florence was a longtime resident of Port Arthur and a member of First Baptist Church of Port Arthur and Line Steppers....
Ruby Dell Collier
August 12, 2016
Ruby Dell Collier, 90, of Port Neches, TX, passed away Friday, August 12, 2016. Ruby was born June 9, 1926 in San Benito, TX to the late Martin Woolbright and Minnie Blassingame Woolbright. She is survived by her sons, Lonnie Collier and wife Mona of Port Neches, TX, Wayne Collier and wife Jan of Port Neches, TX; daughter, Donna Boyd...
Cleland Frank LaRue
August 10, 2016
Cleland Frank LaRue, 98, was born in Lovelady, Texas on October 6, 1917 and died August 10, 2016, at his home in Port Neches, Texas surrounded by his loving family. He shared many memories of his life growing up and farming in Lovelady, Texas. He retired from Pure Oil/Unocal, where he worked as a boilermaker for 32 years. He enjoyed...
Charles R. Wills
August 9, 2016
C. Roy Wills was born Aug. 21, 1936. He died Aug. 9, 2016. He was 79 years old and outlived all his male predecessors. When he was 18, he married Cecile Franella Chapman. She was 21 and a nurse at a hospital where he was an orderly. She was beautiful and gregarious and sought-after. She chose him because he vexed...
Darrell L. Miller
August 7, 2016
Darrell L. Miller, 73, of Groves passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. He was born on April 13, 1943 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Humer Louis Miller and Mary Beatrice Landry Miller. Darrell had lived in this area for 32 years and was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church. He was employed as an electrician...
Pamela Marie Howard
August 7, 2016
Pamela Marie Howard, 65, of Groves passed away Sunday August 7, 2016 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. Pamela was born September 16, 1950 in Winnie, TX to the late Thomas Howard and Helen Richard. She was a homemaker and had her degree in business, and cosmetology, and worked as a custodian for the Hamshire-Fannett High School. She was also a...
Patricia Anne Mitchell
August 6, 2016
Patricia Anne Mitchell, 75, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, August 6, 2016 at Cypress Glen Nursing and Rehab in Port Arthur. Mrs. Mitchell was born on October 1, 1940 in Reeves, Louisiana to the late W. Allen Pourteau and Edna Donahue Pourteau, and lived in the Nederland area since 1956. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Tuesday, August 9, 2016...
Frances Harmon
August 5, 2016
Frances Harmon, 69, of Nederland, passed away on Friday, August 5, 2016 in Nederland. Frances was born in Charleston, MS. on November 26, 1946 to the late David G. Smith and Dorris A. Draper Smith. Frances was retired from Bellsouth as an Electronic Technician with 30 years of service. Frances is survived by her loving husband, Ronn Harmon of Nederland;...
Burk D. "Mac" McGreevy
August 5, 2016
Burk D. “Mac” McGreevy, 86, of Port Arthur, TX, passed away Friday August 5, 2016. Burk was born November 1, 1929 in Port Arthur, TX to the late Burk and Cecilia Stevens McGreevy. He was a graduate of South Park High School, class of 1947. He served in the United States Army during the Korean war. He has three Bachelor’s...
Nelva Hazel Goff
August 4, 2016
Nelva Hazel Goff, 83, of Nederland, TX, passed away Thursday August 4, 2016. Nelva was born August 25,1932 in Mayflower, TX to the late Eli Zenith and Lora Octavia Clark Phelps. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland, TX. She is survived by her daughter, Nelva Kay Goff of League City, TX; son, Kenneth...
Steven Ryan Sanders
August 1, 2016
Steven Ryan Sanders, 43, of Port Neches, passed away Monday, August 1, 2016. Steven was born January 22, 1973 in Nederland to Aaron Charles Sanders and Sue Ellen Rowley Sanders. Steven is survived by his father, Aaron C. Sanders of Port Neches; his sister, Charlene Wersig and her husband Dean of Port Neches; his brothers, David MacWhirter and his partner...
Anna Belle Beauchamp
July 31, 2016
Anna Belle Beauchamp, 99, of Conroe, Texas formerly of Port Arthur passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016 at Willis Nursing & Rehabilitation in Willis, Texas. Anna Belle was born January 3, 1917 in Elton, Louisiana to George R. Carr and Grace Josephine Morrill Carr. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 50 years before moving to Conroe 28 years...
George Hintze,, Jr.
July 31, 2016
George Hintze, Jr., 85, of Port Neches, passed away Sunday, July 31, 2016. George was born May 7,1931 in Eunice, Louisiana to the late George Hintze and Adele Knopf. George was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Nederland. He was a devout Christian man, he loved the Lord and he served his country proudly in the United States Army....
Ruth Suits
July 30, 2016
Mary Ruth Suits Mary Ruth Suits, 90, of Groves passed away Saturday, July 30, 2016 at The Meadows Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Orange, Texas. She was born on January 28, 1926 in Abbeville, Louisiana to Milton Nunez and Julia Porter Nunez. Ruth was a lifelong area resident and member of First Baptist Church of Groves. A graveside service will...