Obituaries for Melancon Levingston

In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.

Aline Lewis Crenshaw

Aline Lewis Crenshaw

April 18, 2017

Aline Lewis Crenshaw Beloved Wife, Mother, Sister and Friend Aline Lewis Crenshaw of Beaumont, TX and long time resident of Port Arthur, TX passed away April 18, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. She was born in Groveton, TX on February 4, 1923 to John William and Annie Virginia Lewis. She graduated from French High School in Beaumont, TX. She was preceded...

Irvin John Miller

Irvin John Miller

April 18, 2017

Irvin John Miller, 94, of Nederland, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Nederland. Irvin was born on March 25, 1923 to the late Henry Miller and Elizabeth Zwahr Miller in Guy, Texas. Irvin retired from Texas Gulf Sulphur with 30 years of service. Irvin moved to Nederland 1958 and lived in Fort Stockton for 10 years before returning...

Pam Diane Bonin

Pam Diane Bonin

April 17, 2017

Pam Diane Bonin, 70, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at Altus Hospital in Beaumont. Pam was born February 19, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas to Walter D. Griffith and Margueritte LeBlanc Griffith. Pam was a lifelong area resident and owner of Bonin Roofing. Survivors include her husband, Jerry Bonin of Port Arthur; daughter, Angela Cook...

Mark S. Petry

Mark S. Petry

April 16, 2017

Mark S. Petry, 60, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Mark was born July 30, 1956 in Port Arthur, Texas to Oscar Petry and June Atkinson Petry. He was a lifelong area resident and a 1974 graduate of Port Neches Groves High School where he played on the school golf team....

Douglas Allen Arceneaux

Douglas Allen Arceneaux

April 16, 2017

Douglas Allen Arceneaux, 62, of Nederland, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 in Houston, TX. Douglas was born on April 22, 1954 to the late Paul Arceneaux and Jonnie Beth Jones Arceneaux Clay in Groves, TX. Douglas was a 1972 graduate of P.N.G. and he also was a Fishing Guide in the fishing industry. Douglas is survived by his...

Martha Jean Beasley

Martha Jean Beasley

April 13, 2017

Martha Jean Beasley, 86, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017. Martha was born July 19, 1930 in Beaumont, Texas to John D. Faulkner and Gladys Aulbaugh Faulkner. Martha was a graduate of Baylor University and was employed with Nederland Independent School District as a Special Education teacher until her retirement in 1982. After retirement she and her husband moved to...

Margaret Elizabeth Vaden

Margaret Elizabeth Vaden

April 13, 2017

Margaret Inglish Vaden, 79, of Conroe, Texas passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Margaret was born September 8, 1937 in Groves, Texas to C. Clyde Inglish and Eunice M. Ephlin Inglish. Margaret was a 1955 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. She worked as a legal secretary and in retail sales for many years. She...

Lois Butler Boudreaux

Lois Butler Boudreaux

April 12, 2017

Memorial Services are pending.

Elsie Doiron Dauphine

Elsie Doiron Dauphine

April 9, 2017

Elsie Doiron Dauphine, 86, of Orange, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017 in Houston with her loved ones by her side. Elsie was born on November 26, 1930 in Port Arthur, to the late Louis Doiron and Margaret Chadwick Doiron. Elsie was a member of St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City, she was a Homemaker and she cherished...

Kenneth "Coach" Watson

Kenneth "Coach" Watson

April 7, 2017

Kenneth "Coach" Watson, 86, of Port Neches passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas after a sudden massive stroke. He was born on September 15, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas to William Walter Watson and Mary Bartrella Wagner Watson. He was a graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School and Hardin Simmons University. He earned a...

Edward "Ned" Madison Whitlock, Jr.

Edward "Ned" Madison Whitlock, Jr.

April 7, 2017

Edward Madison “Ned” Whitlock, Jr., passed away on April 7, 2017 in Houston, Texas, after a long illness. Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Janice L. Brown and her husband, Sid; son, Edward Madison Whitlock, III; brother, James L. Whitlock; grandson, Kyle Brown; niece Ann Leigh Whitlock; nephew, William F. Whitlock and his longtime and dedicated friend...

D. Gayle Swearingen

D. Gayle Swearingen

April 7, 2017

D. Gayle Swearingen D. Gayle Swearingen, 75, of Nederland passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on November 14, 1941 in Port Arthur, Texas to D.N. Lyons and Edna Wright Lyons. Gayle was a 1960 graduate of Port Neches Groves High School and attended Lamar University. She was retired as a Medical...

Carl W. "Bill" Wagner

Carl W. "Bill" Wagner

April 5, 2017

Carl W. “Bill” Wagner, 90, of Port Arthur, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2017 in Port Arthur at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Carl was born in Port Arthur to the late August Henry Wagner and Ella Winche Wagner on August 26, 1926. Carl was the owner of Wagner Air Conditioning for over 50 years, a member of...

Rev. Msgr. Bennie Patillo, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Msgr. Bennie Patillo, Pastor Emeritus

April 5, 2017

Rev. Msgr. Bennie Patillo, Pastor Emeritus of St. Elizabeth Parish in Port Neches and former Vicar General/Chancellor, a native of Port Arthur, 80, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his residence in Port Neches. He was born August 15, 1937 to the late Joe Patillo and Edna Lee Taliaferro Patillo in Port Arthur. Msgr. Bennie received a Bachelor...

Betty Jo Rambin

Betty Jo Rambin

April 4, 2017

Betty Jo Rambin, 81, of Groves passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Lake Arthur Place in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born on April 19, 1935 in Coushatta, Louisiana to Joseph and Exie Eldridge Rambin. Betty was lifelong area resident and graduated in 1954 from Thomas Jefferson High School. She was a member of Val Verde Baptist Church and...

Vernon Logue

Vernon Logue

April 3, 2017

Vernon Lee Logue, 84, of Port Neches, passed away on April 3, 2017 at his residence. Vernon was born on November 12, 1932 in Kellyville, Oklahoma to the late, Alva Logue and Catherine Archer Logue. Vernon was a member of Magnolia Assembly of God Church in Port Neches and served his country proudly in the United States Air Force. He...

Muriel Lucille Stubbs

Muriel Lucille Stubbs

April 2, 2017

Muriel Lucille Stubbs, 87, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017 in Houston. She was the daughter of Cecil Stubbs and Clara Gray Stubbs and was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 5, 1929, where she also grew up, the fourth of seven children. She was active with the Camp Fire Girls, served as a camp counselor and continued...

Phyllis Jean Smith

Phyllis Jean Smith

April 1, 2017

Phyllis Jean Distefano Hall Smith, 68, of Groves passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on February 19, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joseph and Mary Distefano. Phyllis was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur-Groves area. She attended St. James Elementary School and graduated in 1967 from Bishop Byrne...

Charles C. Carson, Sr.

Charles C. Carson, Sr.

March 30, 2017

Charles C. Carson, Sr., 75 of Nederland, Texas passed away on March 30, 2017. Charlie was a longtime resident of Port Arthur and Nederland but spent his last years in Lake Charles, La. Charlie was born in Wilmington, N.C. on Jan. 7. 1942 to Beatrice and Major Carl C. Carson, Sr., who both proceeded him in death. He is survived...

Ethel M. Baker

Ethel M. Baker

March 30, 2017

Ethel M. Baker Ethel M. Baker, 87, of Groves passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care in Nederland, Texas. She was born on September 20, 1929 in Kirbyville, Texas to Robert and Ethel Ehret Williams. Ethel had lived in Groves for over 55 years. A visitation for family and friends will be Saturday, April 8, 2017...

Aline Lewis Crenshaw

Aline Lewis Crenshaw

April 18, 2017

Aline Lewis Crenshaw Beloved Wife, Mother, Sister and Friend Aline Lewis Crenshaw of Beaumont, TX and long time resident of Port Arthur, TX passed away April 18, 2017 in Beaumont, TX. She was born in Groveton, TX on February 4, 1923 to John William and Annie Virginia Lewis. She graduated from French High School in Beaumont, TX. She was preceded...

Irvin John Miller

Irvin John Miller

April 18, 2017

Irvin John Miller, 94, of Nederland, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Nederland. Irvin was born on March 25, 1923 to the late Henry Miller and Elizabeth Zwahr Miller in Guy, Texas. Irvin retired from Texas Gulf Sulphur with 30 years of service. Irvin moved to Nederland 1958 and lived in Fort Stockton for 10 years before returning...

Pam Diane Bonin

Pam Diane Bonin

April 17, 2017

Pam Diane Bonin, 70, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, April 17, 2017 at Altus Hospital in Beaumont. Pam was born February 19, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas to Walter D. Griffith and Margueritte LeBlanc Griffith. Pam was a lifelong area resident and owner of Bonin Roofing. Survivors include her husband, Jerry Bonin of Port Arthur; daughter, Angela Cook...

Mark S. Petry

Mark S. Petry

April 16, 2017

Mark S. Petry, 60, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Mark was born July 30, 1956 in Port Arthur, Texas to Oscar Petry and June Atkinson Petry. He was a lifelong area resident and a 1974 graduate of Port Neches Groves High School where he played on the school golf team....

Douglas Allen Arceneaux

Douglas Allen Arceneaux

April 16, 2017

Douglas Allen Arceneaux, 62, of Nederland, passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 in Houston, TX. Douglas was born on April 22, 1954 to the late Paul Arceneaux and Jonnie Beth Jones Arceneaux Clay in Groves, TX. Douglas was a 1972 graduate of P.N.G. and he also was a Fishing Guide in the fishing industry. Douglas is survived by his...

Martha Jean Beasley

Martha Jean Beasley

April 13, 2017

Martha Jean Beasley, 86, passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017. Martha was born July 19, 1930 in Beaumont, Texas to John D. Faulkner and Gladys Aulbaugh Faulkner. Martha was a graduate of Baylor University and was employed with Nederland Independent School District as a Special Education teacher until her retirement in 1982. After retirement she and her husband moved to...

Margaret Elizabeth Vaden

Margaret Elizabeth Vaden

April 13, 2017

Margaret Inglish Vaden, 79, of Conroe, Texas passed away Thursday, April 13, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Margaret was born September 8, 1937 in Groves, Texas to C. Clyde Inglish and Eunice M. Ephlin Inglish. Margaret was a 1955 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. She worked as a legal secretary and in retail sales for many years. She...

Lois Butler Boudreaux

Lois Butler Boudreaux

April 12, 2017

Memorial Services are pending.

Elsie Doiron Dauphine

Elsie Doiron Dauphine

April 9, 2017

Elsie Doiron Dauphine, 86, of Orange, passed away on Sunday, April 9, 2017 in Houston with her loved ones by her side. Elsie was born on November 26, 1930 in Port Arthur, to the late Louis Doiron and Margaret Chadwick Doiron. Elsie was a member of St. Henry’s Catholic Church in Bridge City, she was a Homemaker and she cherished...

Kenneth "Coach" Watson

Kenneth "Coach" Watson

April 7, 2017

Kenneth "Coach" Watson, 86, of Port Neches passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at Memorial Hermann Hospital, Houston, Texas after a sudden massive stroke. He was born on September 15, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas to William Walter Watson and Mary Bartrella Wagner Watson. He was a graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School and Hardin Simmons University. He earned a...

Edward "Ned" Madison Whitlock, Jr.

Edward "Ned" Madison Whitlock, Jr.

April 7, 2017

Edward Madison “Ned” Whitlock, Jr., passed away on April 7, 2017 in Houston, Texas, after a long illness. Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Janice L. Brown and her husband, Sid; son, Edward Madison Whitlock, III; brother, James L. Whitlock; grandson, Kyle Brown; niece Ann Leigh Whitlock; nephew, William F. Whitlock and his longtime and dedicated friend...

D. Gayle Swearingen

D. Gayle Swearingen

April 7, 2017

D. Gayle Swearingen D. Gayle Swearingen, 75, of Nederland passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on November 14, 1941 in Port Arthur, Texas to D.N. Lyons and Edna Wright Lyons. Gayle was a 1960 graduate of Port Neches Groves High School and attended Lamar University. She was retired as a Medical...

Carl W. "Bill" Wagner

Carl W. "Bill" Wagner

April 5, 2017

Carl W. “Bill” Wagner, 90, of Port Arthur, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2017 in Port Arthur at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Carl was born in Port Arthur to the late August Henry Wagner and Ella Winche Wagner on August 26, 1926. Carl was the owner of Wagner Air Conditioning for over 50 years, a member of...

Rev. Msgr. Bennie Patillo, Pastor Emeritus

Rev. Msgr. Bennie Patillo, Pastor Emeritus

April 5, 2017

Rev. Msgr. Bennie Patillo, Pastor Emeritus of St. Elizabeth Parish in Port Neches and former Vicar General/Chancellor, a native of Port Arthur, 80, passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at his residence in Port Neches. He was born August 15, 1937 to the late Joe Patillo and Edna Lee Taliaferro Patillo in Port Arthur. Msgr. Bennie received a Bachelor...

Betty Jo Rambin

Betty Jo Rambin

April 4, 2017

Betty Jo Rambin, 81, of Groves passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at Lake Arthur Place in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born on April 19, 1935 in Coushatta, Louisiana to Joseph and Exie Eldridge Rambin. Betty was lifelong area resident and graduated in 1954 from Thomas Jefferson High School. She was a member of Val Verde Baptist Church and...

Vernon Logue

Vernon Logue

April 3, 2017

Vernon Lee Logue, 84, of Port Neches, passed away on April 3, 2017 at his residence. Vernon was born on November 12, 1932 in Kellyville, Oklahoma to the late, Alva Logue and Catherine Archer Logue. Vernon was a member of Magnolia Assembly of God Church in Port Neches and served his country proudly in the United States Air Force. He...

Muriel Lucille Stubbs

Muriel Lucille Stubbs

April 2, 2017

Muriel Lucille Stubbs, 87, passed away on Sunday, April 2, 2017 in Houston. She was the daughter of Cecil Stubbs and Clara Gray Stubbs and was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 5, 1929, where she also grew up, the fourth of seven children. She was active with the Camp Fire Girls, served as a camp counselor and continued...

Phyllis Jean Smith

Phyllis Jean Smith

April 1, 2017

Phyllis Jean Distefano Hall Smith, 68, of Groves passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born on February 19, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joseph and Mary Distefano. Phyllis was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur-Groves area. She attended St. James Elementary School and graduated in 1967 from Bishop Byrne...

Charles C. Carson, Sr.

Charles C. Carson, Sr.

March 30, 2017

Charles C. Carson, Sr., 75 of Nederland, Texas passed away on March 30, 2017. Charlie was a longtime resident of Port Arthur and Nederland but spent his last years in Lake Charles, La. Charlie was born in Wilmington, N.C. on Jan. 7. 1942 to Beatrice and Major Carl C. Carson, Sr., who both proceeded him in death. He is survived...

Ethel M. Baker

Ethel M. Baker

March 30, 2017

Ethel M. Baker Ethel M. Baker, 87, of Groves passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care in Nederland, Texas. She was born on September 20, 1929 in Kirbyville, Texas to Robert and Ethel Ehret Williams. Ethel had lived in Groves for over 55 years. A visitation for family and friends will be Saturday, April 8, 2017...

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