Obituaries for Melancon Levingston

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

Chris Gohlke

Chris Gohlke

September 16, 2015

Raymond Christopher “Chris” Gohlke, 34, of Port Neches, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015. He was born in Beaumont, March 25, 1981 to Richard Don Gohlke and Cathy Rae Jefferson Gohlke. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Fellowship Baptist Church in Nederland, with Rev. Pat Cammarata officiating. A gathering of his family and friends...

Julio Chavez Martinez

Julio Chavez Martinez

September 16, 2015

Julio Chavez Martinez, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care in Nederland, Texas. Julio was born in Saltillo, Mexico and was resident of Port Arthur for 9 years. He is survived by his wife, Concepcion Chavez of Port Arthur; children, Elizabeth Cravens of Nederland, Obdulia Delgado of Texas City, Lorene Arredondo...

John Mortimer Gardemal Jr.

John Mortimer Gardemal Jr.

September 16, 2015

Celebration of Life for John Gardemal There will be a Celebration of Life for John Gardemal, Saturday, October 3, 2015 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Port Neches at 12:00 p.m. Please come and join family and friends in celebrating John’s life. There will be food and music provided. It’s a Party, because that is how John would want...

Frances Ford

Frances Ford

September 14, 2015

Frances Coyle McClain Barrow Ford was born January 21st, 1925 to parents Ida Alma and Alex McClain, in Deemer, Mississippi. She died on Monday, September 14th in Tyler, Texas. She was the youngest of 12 children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Edward Barrow, and son, Joseph Edward Barrow, Jr., as well as husband, Charles Paul 'Charlie'...

Paul Dickson

Paul Dickson

September 13, 2015

Paul Dickson, 56, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015. Born to Richard Dickson and Earline Guillot Dickson on March 1, 1959, Paul was a live long Port Acres area resident before moving to Houston 8 years ago. He retired as a supervisor from M-Weld after 25 years of service and was a member of Little Flower...

Vernon Harwood Ferguson

Vernon Harwood Ferguson

September 13, 2015

Vernon Harwood Ferguson passed from this life on September 13, 2015 surrounded by his loving family and friends after a lengthy illness at home in Groves, Texas. Vernon was born on Thursday October 23, 1930 in Fairland, Texas to parents Sam Riley Ferguson, Sr. and Clara Elizabeth Tumlinson Ferguson. Vernon had 5 brothers, Lee David, Deward Riley, Dewey Lyndon, Sam...

Kathryn Lusignan

Kathryn Lusignan

September 12, 2015

A Mass of Christian Burial for Kathryn Elaine Lusignan will be held Thursday at 2:00 pm at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches, with burial to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves under the direction of Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland. Her family will receive visitors from 5 to 8 pm Wednesday, with a vigil services to be...

Edsel F. Duhon

Edsel F. Duhon

September 11, 2015

Edsel F. Duhon, 89, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Edsel was born September 4, 1926 in Sour Lake, Texas to Willis Duhon and Clara Hanks Duhon. He was a lifelong area resident. Edsel retired from Texaco Refinery as a head foreman of the Electrical Department after 38...

Frances A. Betancourt

Frances A. Betancourt

September 10, 2015

Frances A. Betancourt, 77, of Groves passed away on Thursday September 10th 2015 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. She was born in Arkansas on May 19, 1938 to the late Arlie Lee Merrell and Frances Carnelia Norris. Frances is survived by her loving husband, Jose Betancourt; her six children, Rickey, Buster, Chris, Janna Morwill, Kay Philpott and Simon Zamora; her...

Randy Joseph Constantine

Randy Joseph Constantine

September 8, 2015

Randy Constantine, 63, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Randy was born October 15, 1951 in Rayne, Louisiana to Vernie J. Constantine and Thelma Baronet Constantine. He was a lifelong area resident and was a retired handyman with 35 years of service. He was preceded in...

Patsy L. Garrett Drake

Patsy L. Garrett Drake

September 8, 2015

Patsy Garrett Drake was called home to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Patsy was born in Nacogdoches, TX March 11th, 1939 to late Archie and Jewell Boatman-Garrett. When she was 5 her family moved to Houston, TX. Several years later the family welcomed her brother, Sherman Garrett. Her primary days she attended Aldine I.S.D. and...

Dale Joseph Bourque

Dale Joseph Bourque

September 4, 2015

Dale Joseph Bourque, 73, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at his residence. He was born on October 16, 1941 in Beaumont, TX to the late Louis Joseph Borque and Mary Lucille Janise Borque. Dale was an electrician for the majority of his lifetime. He also served in the U.S. Army, loved country music, playing the...

James Ebanks Howell

James Ebanks Howell

September 4, 2015

James Ebanks Howell passed away at home surrounded by his children on Friday, September 4, 2015. He was best known to most as Howell. Howell was born on September 20, 1921, to Calvin and Ida Ebanks of West Bay, Grand Cayman, B.W.I. He married his devoted and loving wife Marrie Borden Howell of Mount Pleasant, Grand Cayman, B.W.I., in 1949....

Anthony Campise, Jr.

Anthony Campise, Jr.

September 3, 2015

Anthony Campise Jr., 84, of Groves passed away on Thursday September 3, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born August 6, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Anthony Campise, Sr. and Opal Miller Campise. Anthony was a lifelong area resident and a member of Ridgewood Baptist Church. He was a retired painter from Gulf Oil after...

Edward Paul Cooper, Jr.

Edward Paul Cooper, Jr.

September 2, 2015

Edward Paul Cooper, Jr., 65, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015. Ed was born August 22, 1950 in Port Arthur, Texas to Edward Paul Cooper, Sr. and Cecile DeKerlegand Cooper. He was a resident of Groves for 54 years and a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He was an operator and retired from the safety department...

Beatrice "Bea" Ainsworth

Beatrice "Bea" Ainsworth

September 1, 2015

Beatrice "Bea" Ainsworth, 83, of Port Neches, Texas died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at The Oaks at Beaumont. Bea was born December 27, 1931 in Davidson, Oklahoma. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and a member of First Baptist Church Port Neches. She retired from Nederland ISD as the Head Custodian at Highland Park Elementary. Funeral services will...

Ruth R. Cole

Ruth R. Cole

August 31, 2015

Ruth R. Cole, 91, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on March 24, 1924 in Eldorado, Arkansas to the late Charlie and Bertha Burnaman. Ruth attended Fellowship Baptist Church in Nederland. Ruth worked on the family farm, she was a nurse, worked as a welder...

Darwin "Woody" Wood

Darwin "Woody" Wood

August 29, 2015

Darwin "Woody" Wood Darwin "Woody" Wood, 70, of Fannett passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. He was born on September 6, 1944 in Port Arthur, Texas to Douglas and Georgia Landry Fagg. "Woody" was a lifelong area resident and member of First Baptist Church of Hamshire. He was retired as a boilermaker and...

Gertrude Mason Jacobs

Gertrude Mason Jacobs

August 25, 2015

Gertrude Mason Jacobs, 91, of Port Neches, Texas died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Holland Place in Nederland, Texas. Gertrude was born September 30, 1923 in Port Arthur, Texas to Rudolph Moreau and Bessie Eve Landry Moreau. Gertrude lived in Port Arthur from 1979 to 2005, moved to Louisiana and returned to Port Neches in 2013 to be closer to...

Zoe Marie Hinton

Zoe Marie Hinton

August 24, 2015

Zoe M. Hinton, age 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015 at Senior Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing in Port Arthur. She was born on March 13, 1931 in Port Neches to the late Basil Goodwin and Laura Aycock. Zoe is survived by her sons, Bill Hinton and his wife, Lois of Groves and Sherrel “Rusty” Hinton...

Chris Gohlke

Chris Gohlke

September 16, 2015

Raymond Christopher “Chris” Gohlke, 34, of Port Neches, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015. He was born in Beaumont, March 25, 1981 to Richard Don Gohlke and Cathy Rae Jefferson Gohlke. Funeral services will be at 2:00 pm Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Fellowship Baptist Church in Nederland, with Rev. Pat Cammarata officiating. A gathering of his family and friends...

Julio Chavez Martinez

Julio Chavez Martinez

September 16, 2015

Julio Chavez Martinez, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at Mid Jefferson Extended Care in Nederland, Texas. Julio was born in Saltillo, Mexico and was resident of Port Arthur for 9 years. He is survived by his wife, Concepcion Chavez of Port Arthur; children, Elizabeth Cravens of Nederland, Obdulia Delgado of Texas City, Lorene Arredondo...

John Mortimer Gardemal Jr.

John Mortimer Gardemal Jr.

September 16, 2015

Celebration of Life for John Gardemal There will be a Celebration of Life for John Gardemal, Saturday, October 3, 2015 at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Port Neches at 12:00 p.m. Please come and join family and friends in celebrating John’s life. There will be food and music provided. It’s a Party, because that is how John would want...

Frances Ford

Frances Ford

September 14, 2015

Frances Coyle McClain Barrow Ford was born January 21st, 1925 to parents Ida Alma and Alex McClain, in Deemer, Mississippi. She died on Monday, September 14th in Tyler, Texas. She was the youngest of 12 children. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Edward Barrow, and son, Joseph Edward Barrow, Jr., as well as husband, Charles Paul 'Charlie'...

Paul Dickson

Paul Dickson

September 13, 2015

Paul Dickson, 56, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Sunday, September 13, 2015. Born to Richard Dickson and Earline Guillot Dickson on March 1, 1959, Paul was a live long Port Acres area resident before moving to Houston 8 years ago. He retired as a supervisor from M-Weld after 25 years of service and was a member of Little Flower...

Vernon Harwood Ferguson

Vernon Harwood Ferguson

September 13, 2015

Vernon Harwood Ferguson passed from this life on September 13, 2015 surrounded by his loving family and friends after a lengthy illness at home in Groves, Texas. Vernon was born on Thursday October 23, 1930 in Fairland, Texas to parents Sam Riley Ferguson, Sr. and Clara Elizabeth Tumlinson Ferguson. Vernon had 5 brothers, Lee David, Deward Riley, Dewey Lyndon, Sam...

Kathryn Lusignan

Kathryn Lusignan

September 12, 2015

A Mass of Christian Burial for Kathryn Elaine Lusignan will be held Thursday at 2:00 pm at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches, with burial to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves under the direction of Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland. Her family will receive visitors from 5 to 8 pm Wednesday, with a vigil services to be...

Edsel F. Duhon

Edsel F. Duhon

September 11, 2015

Edsel F. Duhon, 89, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, September 11, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Edsel was born September 4, 1926 in Sour Lake, Texas to Willis Duhon and Clara Hanks Duhon. He was a lifelong area resident. Edsel retired from Texaco Refinery as a head foreman of the Electrical Department after 38...

Frances A. Betancourt

Frances A. Betancourt

September 10, 2015

Frances A. Betancourt, 77, of Groves passed away on Thursday September 10th 2015 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. She was born in Arkansas on May 19, 1938 to the late Arlie Lee Merrell and Frances Carnelia Norris. Frances is survived by her loving husband, Jose Betancourt; her six children, Rickey, Buster, Chris, Janna Morwill, Kay Philpott and Simon Zamora; her...

Randy Joseph Constantine

Randy Joseph Constantine

September 8, 2015

Randy Constantine, 63, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Randy was born October 15, 1951 in Rayne, Louisiana to Vernie J. Constantine and Thelma Baronet Constantine. He was a lifelong area resident and was a retired handyman with 35 years of service. He was preceded in...

Patsy L. Garrett Drake

Patsy L. Garrett Drake

September 8, 2015

Patsy Garrett Drake was called home to be with her Heavenly Father on Tuesday, September 8, 2015. Patsy was born in Nacogdoches, TX March 11th, 1939 to late Archie and Jewell Boatman-Garrett. When she was 5 her family moved to Houston, TX. Several years later the family welcomed her brother, Sherman Garrett. Her primary days she attended Aldine I.S.D. and...

Dale Joseph Bourque

Dale Joseph Bourque

September 4, 2015

Dale Joseph Bourque, 73, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Friday, September 4, 2015 at his residence. He was born on October 16, 1941 in Beaumont, TX to the late Louis Joseph Borque and Mary Lucille Janise Borque. Dale was an electrician for the majority of his lifetime. He also served in the U.S. Army, loved country music, playing the...

James Ebanks Howell

James Ebanks Howell

September 4, 2015

James Ebanks Howell passed away at home surrounded by his children on Friday, September 4, 2015. He was best known to most as Howell. Howell was born on September 20, 1921, to Calvin and Ida Ebanks of West Bay, Grand Cayman, B.W.I. He married his devoted and loving wife Marrie Borden Howell of Mount Pleasant, Grand Cayman, B.W.I., in 1949....

Anthony Campise, Jr.

Anthony Campise, Jr.

September 3, 2015

Anthony Campise Jr., 84, of Groves passed away on Thursday September 3, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born August 6, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Anthony Campise, Sr. and Opal Miller Campise. Anthony was a lifelong area resident and a member of Ridgewood Baptist Church. He was a retired painter from Gulf Oil after...

Edward Paul Cooper, Jr.

Edward Paul Cooper, Jr.

September 2, 2015

Edward Paul Cooper, Jr., 65, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 2, 2015. Ed was born August 22, 1950 in Port Arthur, Texas to Edward Paul Cooper, Sr. and Cecile DeKerlegand Cooper. He was a resident of Groves for 54 years and a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He was an operator and retired from the safety department...

Beatrice "Bea" Ainsworth

Beatrice "Bea" Ainsworth

September 1, 2015

Beatrice "Bea" Ainsworth, 83, of Port Neches, Texas died Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at The Oaks at Beaumont. Bea was born December 27, 1931 in Davidson, Oklahoma. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and a member of First Baptist Church Port Neches. She retired from Nederland ISD as the Head Custodian at Highland Park Elementary. Funeral services will...

Ruth R. Cole

Ruth R. Cole

August 31, 2015

Ruth R. Cole, 91, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Monday, August 31, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on March 24, 1924 in Eldorado, Arkansas to the late Charlie and Bertha Burnaman. Ruth attended Fellowship Baptist Church in Nederland. Ruth worked on the family farm, she was a nurse, worked as a welder...

Darwin "Woody" Wood

Darwin "Woody" Wood

August 29, 2015

Darwin "Woody" Wood Darwin "Woody" Wood, 70, of Fannett passed away Saturday, August 29, 2015 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. He was born on September 6, 1944 in Port Arthur, Texas to Douglas and Georgia Landry Fagg. "Woody" was a lifelong area resident and member of First Baptist Church of Hamshire. He was retired as a boilermaker and...

Gertrude Mason Jacobs

Gertrude Mason Jacobs

August 25, 2015

Gertrude Mason Jacobs, 91, of Port Neches, Texas died Tuesday, August 25, 2015 at Holland Place in Nederland, Texas. Gertrude was born September 30, 1923 in Port Arthur, Texas to Rudolph Moreau and Bessie Eve Landry Moreau. Gertrude lived in Port Arthur from 1979 to 2005, moved to Louisiana and returned to Port Neches in 2013 to be closer to...

Zoe Marie Hinton

Zoe Marie Hinton

August 24, 2015

Zoe M. Hinton, age 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Monday, August 24, 2015 at Senior Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing in Port Arthur. She was born on March 13, 1931 in Port Neches to the late Basil Goodwin and Laura Aycock. Zoe is survived by her sons, Bill Hinton and his wife, Lois of Groves and Sherrel “Rusty” Hinton...

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