Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
David Weston Sims Sr.
January 4, 2016
David Weston Sims Sr.,59, of Taylor Landing, Texas died Monday January 4th,2016 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. He was born on August1,1956 to Madge Stevenson Sims and George Madison Sims II at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. He was raised and lived in Port Arthur, Texas and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High...
Mike "Mustang" Whitman
January 4, 2016
Mike “Mustang” Whitman, 62 of Nederland, passed away on January 4, 2016 at his residence. Mike was born on July 30, 1953 in Camp Polk, LA to the late Herbert Allen Whitman and Gilda Marie (Doucet) Whitman. Mike is survived by his daughter Teneka Cook and her husband Matt of Kingwood, Texas; his sisters, Kathy Collins and her husband Danny...
Dorothy "Dot" Sloan
January 4, 2016
Dorothy "Dot" Sloan, 93, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at Cypress Glen in Port Arthur. Dorothy was born January 18, 1922 in Port Arthur, Texas to Alferd Miller and Elizabeth Schliedt Miller. She was a lifelong area resident and graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. She was a member of the United Methodist Temple and...
Juliet Ann Mendoza
January 4, 2016
Juliet Ann Mendoza, 85, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at Lake Arthur Place in Port Arthur, Texas. Juliet was born July 30, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joseph Simon Verret and Louise Landry Verret. She was a retired Circulating Nurse in Surgery at St. Mary's Hospital with 30 years of service. Juliet was a...
Helen Minerva Harrell
January 4, 2016
Helen Minerva Harrell, 89, of Nederland, TX, passed away January 4, 2016. Helen had suffered a stroke in 2009. She was born in Deweyville, TX on May 29, 1926 to Pete and Claricy Hughes. Helen grew up in Newton and graduated from Newton High School, then attended business school in Beaumont. She married Dan in November of 1948 and finally...
David Odell Pool
January 3, 2016
Services for David Odell Pool, 94, will be held on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., at Friendship Baptist Church, 3417 Berry Avenue, Groves, TX with Brother Dennis Whitmire officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, 101 Block Street; Port Neches, TX under the direction of Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, TX. Visitation is scheduled from 1:00...
Kathy Walker Spikes
January 2, 2016
Kathy Spikes, 52, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at home with her husband by her side. Kathy was born December 9, 1963 in Beaumont, Texas. She was a resident of Groves for 30 years and a homemaker. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, John Spikes of Groves; Godsons, Isaac and Lucas Anderson; mother,...
Leontine Landry
January 1, 2016
Leontine Landry, 97, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. Leontine was born October 1, 1918 in Cecilia, Louisiana to Emile Guidry and Celisia Fitzgerald Guidry. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 70 years and retired waitress from the Schooner restaurant. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Kent Elliott Wilson
December 31, 2015
Kent Elliott Wilson, 61 of Nederland passed away December 31, 2015 at The Medical Center in Port Arthur. He was born May 20, 1954 in Port Arthur. Kent is survived by his wife Molly Wilson of Nederland; his father, Hollis Oscar Wilson of Port Arthur; daughter, Jamie Campbell and husband Chad Campbell of Orange; son, Ryan Wilson of Nederland; sisters,...
Annette Hintze
December 29, 2015
Annette Hintze, 75, of Port Neches, TX passed away December 29, 2015. She was born May 31, 1940, in Eunice, LA to the late George Hintze and Adele Knoph. Annette worked for many years as a Lab Technician for TSO and was a member of Victory Temple. She is survived by her sisters, Ruth Hintze of Port Neches, Edith Lambright...
Darrell "Curley" Gillette Allen
December 27, 2015
Darrell Gillette Allen, 83, of Port Neches, TX passed away December 27, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1932, in Port Arthur, TX to the late Cecil Gillette Allen and Ruth Victoria Allen. Darrell was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, a member of Harley Owners Group and a proud Grandfather. He is survived by his...
Dennis Paul Reeves
December 26, 2015
Dennis Paul Reeves, 61, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Dennis was born February 17, 1954 in Port Arthur, Texas to Calvin E. Reeves and Katherine Williams Reeves. He was a lifelong Groves resident and self-employed truck driver. He was a faithful member of Magnolia Assembly of God Church for 15...
Keith Maurice McElroy
December 26, 2015
Keith Maurice McElroy, 52, of Groves, Texas passed away December 26, 2015. He was born February 11, 1963, in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Glen McElroy and Leatrice “Peachy” Melancon. Keith is survived by his wife, Ruby; daughter, Kelsey McElroy of Nederland; son, Korry McElroy of Beaumont; sister, Cheryl Sheppard and husband, John of Groves; brother, Ricky McElroy of...
Albert Thibodeaux
December 25, 2015
Albert Thibodeaux, 80, of LaBelle, Texas passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at Harbor Hospice Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Albert was born September 14, 1935 in LaBelle, Texas to Joseph Theophield Thibodeaux and Eucarise Miller Thibodeaux. He was a resident of LaBelle for twenty years and a former resident of Groves for 46 years. Albert retired from DuPont with 42...
Lois Mary Godair
December 25, 2015
Lois Mary Godair, 86, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Lois was born March 23, 1929 in Duncan, Oklahoma. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 42 years and a member of Nederland Apostolic Church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2015...
Kenneth E. Browning
December 24, 2015
Kenneth E. Browning, 66, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Kenneth was born September 4, 1949 in Montgomery, Alabama to Cecil Earl Browning and Dorothy Blanche Fowler Browning. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from the Port Arthur Police Department after many years of service, and then worked for the Southeast...
Bobby Dean Grafton
December 24, 2015
Bobby Dean Grafton, 83, of Port Neches, TX passed away on 12-24-2015. After a two year battle with cancer he entered the Gates of Heaven to be with his Lord and Savior. He died in the comfort of his home with family by his side. Bob was born on March 6, 1932 in Bernice, LA to John Walter and Alsie...
Alto Berry Smith, Jr.
December 24, 2015
Alto Berry Smith, Jr., 57, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015. Berry was born March 23, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to Alto Berry Smith and Verna Rose Broussard Smith. He was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and will be missed by his wealth of friends and loving family. Survivors include his daughter, Brittany Rose Smith...
LaVelle Irby
December 23, 2015
LaVelle Irby, 97, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015. She was born on April 23, 1918 to Tom and Lenora Barker of Buna, Texas. LaVelle graduated from Buna High School and went to Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches to receive a teaching certificate. LaVelle married F.A. Irby in 1939 and they lived most of their...
Dena "Earldean" Philpott
December 23, 2015
Dena "Earldean" Philpott, 85, of Port Arthur passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Plano. She was born on July 11, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Dena was a lifelong area resident before moving to Plano with her daughter a year ago. She was...
David Weston Sims Sr.
January 4, 2016
David Weston Sims Sr.,59, of Taylor Landing, Texas died Monday January 4th,2016 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. He was born on August1,1956 to Madge Stevenson Sims and George Madison Sims II at St. Mary’s Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. He was raised and lived in Port Arthur, Texas and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High...
Mike "Mustang" Whitman
January 4, 2016
Mike “Mustang” Whitman, 62 of Nederland, passed away on January 4, 2016 at his residence. Mike was born on July 30, 1953 in Camp Polk, LA to the late Herbert Allen Whitman and Gilda Marie (Doucet) Whitman. Mike is survived by his daughter Teneka Cook and her husband Matt of Kingwood, Texas; his sisters, Kathy Collins and her husband Danny...
Dorothy "Dot" Sloan
January 4, 2016
Dorothy "Dot" Sloan, 93, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at Cypress Glen in Port Arthur. Dorothy was born January 18, 1922 in Port Arthur, Texas to Alferd Miller and Elizabeth Schliedt Miller. She was a lifelong area resident and graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. She was a member of the United Methodist Temple and...
Juliet Ann Mendoza
January 4, 2016
Juliet Ann Mendoza, 85, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at Lake Arthur Place in Port Arthur, Texas. Juliet was born July 30, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joseph Simon Verret and Louise Landry Verret. She was a retired Circulating Nurse in Surgery at St. Mary's Hospital with 30 years of service. Juliet was a...
Helen Minerva Harrell
January 4, 2016
Helen Minerva Harrell, 89, of Nederland, TX, passed away January 4, 2016. Helen had suffered a stroke in 2009. She was born in Deweyville, TX on May 29, 1926 to Pete and Claricy Hughes. Helen grew up in Newton and graduated from Newton High School, then attended business school in Beaumont. She married Dan in November of 1948 and finally...
David Odell Pool
January 3, 2016
Services for David Odell Pool, 94, will be held on Thursday, January 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m., at Friendship Baptist Church, 3417 Berry Avenue, Groves, TX with Brother Dennis Whitmire officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park, 101 Block Street; Port Neches, TX under the direction of Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, TX. Visitation is scheduled from 1:00...
Kathy Walker Spikes
January 2, 2016
Kathy Spikes, 52, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, January 2, 2016 at home with her husband by her side. Kathy was born December 9, 1963 in Beaumont, Texas. She was a resident of Groves for 30 years and a homemaker. She is survived by her husband of 30 years, John Spikes of Groves; Godsons, Isaac and Lucas Anderson; mother,...
Leontine Landry
January 1, 2016
Leontine Landry, 97, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, January 1, 2016 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. Leontine was born October 1, 1918 in Cecilia, Louisiana to Emile Guidry and Celisia Fitzgerald Guidry. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 70 years and retired waitress from the Schooner restaurant. She was preceded in death by her husband,...
Kent Elliott Wilson
December 31, 2015
Kent Elliott Wilson, 61 of Nederland passed away December 31, 2015 at The Medical Center in Port Arthur. He was born May 20, 1954 in Port Arthur. Kent is survived by his wife Molly Wilson of Nederland; his father, Hollis Oscar Wilson of Port Arthur; daughter, Jamie Campbell and husband Chad Campbell of Orange; son, Ryan Wilson of Nederland; sisters,...
Annette Hintze
December 29, 2015
Annette Hintze, 75, of Port Neches, TX passed away December 29, 2015. She was born May 31, 1940, in Eunice, LA to the late George Hintze and Adele Knoph. Annette worked for many years as a Lab Technician for TSO and was a member of Victory Temple. She is survived by her sisters, Ruth Hintze of Port Neches, Edith Lambright...
Darrell "Curley" Gillette Allen
December 27, 2015
Darrell Gillette Allen, 83, of Port Neches, TX passed away December 27, 2015 at his residence. He was born July 9, 1932, in Port Arthur, TX to the late Cecil Gillette Allen and Ruth Victoria Allen. Darrell was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, a member of Harley Owners Group and a proud Grandfather. He is survived by his...
Dennis Paul Reeves
December 26, 2015
Dennis Paul Reeves, 61, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Dennis was born February 17, 1954 in Port Arthur, Texas to Calvin E. Reeves and Katherine Williams Reeves. He was a lifelong Groves resident and self-employed truck driver. He was a faithful member of Magnolia Assembly of God Church for 15...
Keith Maurice McElroy
December 26, 2015
Keith Maurice McElroy, 52, of Groves, Texas passed away December 26, 2015. He was born February 11, 1963, in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Glen McElroy and Leatrice “Peachy” Melancon. Keith is survived by his wife, Ruby; daughter, Kelsey McElroy of Nederland; son, Korry McElroy of Beaumont; sister, Cheryl Sheppard and husband, John of Groves; brother, Ricky McElroy of...
Albert Thibodeaux
December 25, 2015
Albert Thibodeaux, 80, of LaBelle, Texas passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at Harbor Hospice Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Albert was born September 14, 1935 in LaBelle, Texas to Joseph Theophield Thibodeaux and Eucarise Miller Thibodeaux. He was a resident of LaBelle for twenty years and a former resident of Groves for 46 years. Albert retired from DuPont with 42...
Lois Mary Godair
December 25, 2015
Lois Mary Godair, 86, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, December 25, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Lois was born March 23, 1929 in Duncan, Oklahoma. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 42 years and a member of Nederland Apostolic Church. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 30, 2015...
Kenneth E. Browning
December 24, 2015
Kenneth E. Browning, 66, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. Kenneth was born September 4, 1949 in Montgomery, Alabama to Cecil Earl Browning and Dorothy Blanche Fowler Browning. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from the Port Arthur Police Department after many years of service, and then worked for the Southeast...
Bobby Dean Grafton
December 24, 2015
Bobby Dean Grafton, 83, of Port Neches, TX passed away on 12-24-2015. After a two year battle with cancer he entered the Gates of Heaven to be with his Lord and Savior. He died in the comfort of his home with family by his side. Bob was born on March 6, 1932 in Bernice, LA to John Walter and Alsie...
Alto Berry Smith, Jr.
December 24, 2015
Alto Berry Smith, Jr., 57, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, December 24, 2015. Berry was born March 23, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to Alto Berry Smith and Verna Rose Broussard Smith. He was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and will be missed by his wealth of friends and loving family. Survivors include his daughter, Brittany Rose Smith...
LaVelle Irby
December 23, 2015
LaVelle Irby, 97, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2015. She was born on April 23, 1918 to Tom and Lenora Barker of Buna, Texas. LaVelle graduated from Buna High School and went to Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches to receive a teaching certificate. LaVelle married F.A. Irby in 1939 and they lived most of their...
Dena "Earldean" Philpott
December 23, 2015
Dena "Earldean" Philpott, 85, of Port Arthur passed away Wednesday, December 23, 2015 at Heritage Manor Nursing Home in Plano. She was born on July 11, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas and was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Dena was a lifelong area resident before moving to Plano with her daughter a year ago. She was...