Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Margaret Rose Metcalf
February 18, 2015
Margaret Rose Metcalf, 90, of Nederland passed away, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at her residence. She was born December 16, 1924 in New Iberia, Louisiana to the late Valture Joseph Norris and Eunice Romero. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 pm Saturday, February 21, 2015 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland with Father Kevin Badeaux...
Clay "C.D." Reed
February 18, 2015
Clay "C.D." Reed, 72, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Clay was born October 3, 1942 in Corsicana, Texas to Clay Dudley Reed, Sr. and Mary Lura Shelton Reed. He was a resident of Groves for 65 years and also a member of First Baptist Church of Groves. He retired from Motiva as an operator after 42...
Paula Suzanne Capps
February 17, 2015
Paula Suzanne Capps beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, best friend, mother-in-law, cousin, niece, neighbor of Nederland passed away peacefully on February 17 at the age of 62, after a brief but brave battle with cancer. She is survived by daughter Allison Powell Jernigan and son-in-law John; grandsons Brayden and Gavin; brother Dr. Charles James Capps III and wife Patricia;...
Allie Eve Leatherwood
February 16, 2015
Allie Eve Leatherwood, 96, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, February 16, 2015 at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston, Texas. Allie was born June 1, 1918 in Port Arthur, Texas to Etienne and Sedonia Billiot. She was a resident of Groves for 68 years and a member of the First Baptist Church of Groves for 60 years. Allie retired as...
Mitchell Leonard "Bubba" Plaia
February 16, 2015
Mitchell Leonard "Bubba" Plaia, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015. He was born April 24, 1936 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Leon Plaia and Francesca Cappadonna Plaia. Bubba was a South Park Graduate. He retired from Texaco Inc. as an Electrical Supervisor with 30 years of service. He was so proud of his...
Murphy Robert
February 13, 2015
Murphy Robert, 91, of Groves passed away February 13, 2015 at St. Mary Hospital. He was born in Rayne, LA on November 27, 1923 to John Robert and Rita Thibodeaux Robert. Murphy came to Port Arthur in 1946. He worked as a chauffeur for the Nuns at St. Mary Hospital in the early 1950's. He also worked for Judice's, Cho's...
Gilbert "Gil" Nohavitza
February 13, 2015
Gilbert “Gil” Joe Nohavitza, 86, of Nederland, died February 13, 2015. Born March 17, 1928 in Taiton, Tx., he was the son of Edmund and Elsa Nohavitza of El Campo, Tx. Gil graduated from El Campo High School in 1951 with a football scholarship to The University of Houston. He served 3 years in the U.S. Navy. Gil went on...
Yvonne Daviet Grimes
February 13, 2015
Yvonne Daviet Grimes, 85, of Port Neches, Tx passed away February 13, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Grimes was born November 17, 1929 in Lockport, La to the late Joseph Daviet and Margaret McGraw Daviet. Mrs. Grimes taught for over 33 years retiring from Nederland ISD. She was also on the MCT Credit Union Board for over 35 years and...
Billy Lynch, Jr.
February 12, 2015
Billy Lynch, Jr., 50, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on July 13, 1964 in Groves to Billy E. Lynch, Sr. and Wanda Brooker. He served in our U.S. Marine Corps and also worked as a concrete finisher for Lynch & Lynch Construction. Billy is survived by...
Helen Medford Knight
February 12, 2015
Helen Medford Knight Helen passed away February 12 in Pt. Arthur at the age of 98. She was a retired teacher who came to Pt. Arthur out of Stephen F. Austin College to teach music at Franklin. She met and married chemical engineer Leonard Rogers Knight and they had two daughters, Beth Ann and Melinda. With the baby boom, she...
Ruth Richey
February 12, 2015
Ruth Richey, 86, of Bridge City, Texas died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at The Medical Center in Port Arthur, Texas. Ruth was born April 4, 1928 in Vinton, Louisiana to Jesse Walter Vincent and Mary Ella Stephens Vincent. She was a resident of this area for 55 years and a member of the Family Worship Center in Orange, Texas. Ruth...
Audrey Lorene Domingue
February 9, 2015
Audrey Lorene Domingue July 27, 1920 February 9, 2015 Audrey Lorene Domingue, a longtime resident of Groves and in later years Woodville and Beaumont, died Monday, February 9, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glaston John Domingue, a son Arthur Louis Domingue, and a brother Riley Woolley. She is survived by her sisters, Rosemary Woolley Brau and...
Nell Elizabeth Tanner
February 9, 2015
Nell E. Tanner Nell E. Tanner, 76, of Port Arthur, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 at Emerald Hills in North Richland Hills, Texas. She was born on November 19, 1938 in Bonham, Texas to Hubert Lester Thomas and Gladys Tarpley Thomas. Nell had lived in Port Arthur for 54 years and was a member of Central Baptist Church. She...
Clarese Smith Allred
February 9, 2015
Clarese Smith Allred, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on December 30, 1928 in Beaumont, Texas to R. D. and Ida Smith. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in the Class of June 1947.Clarese married Thurman Allred on June 8, 1948. She was...
J.R. Ertell, Jr.
February 8, 2015
J.R. Ertell, Jr., 62, of Many, Louisiana passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015. He was born on November 20, 1952 in Port Sulphur, Louisiana to Frank Rainey Ertell, Sr. and Joretta Reeder. He worked in construction as an Electrician. J.R. is survived by his daughters, Sandi Voegele and husband, Ray of Port Neches and Melissa Ertell of Oklahoma; his...
Marcus Adam Johnson
February 5, 2015
Marcus Adam Johnson Marcus Adam Johnson, of Groves passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Houston surrounded by his family. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on September 26, 1959 to Adam Johnson and Ethel Mae Nolan Johnson. Marcus was a lifelong area resident and was employed as the Chief Water Operator with the City of...
William "Billy" Hoggatt
February 5, 2015
William H. "Billy" Hoggatt, 57, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015. Billy was born August 20, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to William T. Hoggatt and Ima Gene Golmon Hoggatt. He was a lifelong area resident and member of Groves First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, William T. and Ima Gene Hoggatt....
Betty Jean McFatter
February 4, 2015
Betty Jean McFatter, 87, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Jean was born July 14, 1927 in Roswell, Texas to Harland T. Russell and Marie Zellner Russell. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and a member of First United Methodist Church Port Neches. Jean retired from...
Lillian M. Evans
February 2, 2015
Lillian M. Evans, 92, of Beaumont, Texas died Monday, February 2, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Lillian was born December 11, 1922 in Vinton, Louisiana to Joseph Constant Bourriague and Beulah Chauvin Bourriague. She was a resident of this area since 1923 and a member of First United Methodist Church in Port Neches. Lillian was a...
Thomas Edward Arrington
February 2, 2015
Thomas Edward Arrington, 69, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at the VA Hospital in Houston, Texas. Thomas was born September 19, 1945 in Niles, Michigan to Julius Edward Arrington and Phyllis Lamb Arrington. He was a resident of Houston for 25 years before moving back to Groves 13 years ago. Thomas retired from the Texas Highway...
Margaret Rose Metcalf
February 18, 2015
Margaret Rose Metcalf, 90, of Nederland passed away, Wednesday, February 18, 2015 at her residence. She was born December 16, 1924 in New Iberia, Louisiana to the late Valture Joseph Norris and Eunice Romero. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 1:00 pm Saturday, February 21, 2015 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland with Father Kevin Badeaux...
Clay "C.D." Reed
February 18, 2015
Clay "C.D." Reed, 72, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 18, 2015. Clay was born October 3, 1942 in Corsicana, Texas to Clay Dudley Reed, Sr. and Mary Lura Shelton Reed. He was a resident of Groves for 65 years and also a member of First Baptist Church of Groves. He retired from Motiva as an operator after 42...
Paula Suzanne Capps
February 17, 2015
Paula Suzanne Capps beloved mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, aunt, best friend, mother-in-law, cousin, niece, neighbor of Nederland passed away peacefully on February 17 at the age of 62, after a brief but brave battle with cancer. She is survived by daughter Allison Powell Jernigan and son-in-law John; grandsons Brayden and Gavin; brother Dr. Charles James Capps III and wife Patricia;...
Allie Eve Leatherwood
February 16, 2015
Allie Eve Leatherwood, 96, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, February 16, 2015 at Methodist Willowbrook Hospital in Houston, Texas. Allie was born June 1, 1918 in Port Arthur, Texas to Etienne and Sedonia Billiot. She was a resident of Groves for 68 years and a member of the First Baptist Church of Groves for 60 years. Allie retired as...
Mitchell Leonard "Bubba" Plaia
February 16, 2015
Mitchell Leonard "Bubba" Plaia, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015. He was born April 24, 1936 in Beaumont, Texas to the late Leon Plaia and Francesca Cappadonna Plaia. Bubba was a South Park Graduate. He retired from Texaco Inc. as an Electrical Supervisor with 30 years of service. He was so proud of his...
Murphy Robert
February 13, 2015
Murphy Robert, 91, of Groves passed away February 13, 2015 at St. Mary Hospital. He was born in Rayne, LA on November 27, 1923 to John Robert and Rita Thibodeaux Robert. Murphy came to Port Arthur in 1946. He worked as a chauffeur for the Nuns at St. Mary Hospital in the early 1950's. He also worked for Judice's, Cho's...
Gilbert "Gil" Nohavitza
February 13, 2015
Gilbert “Gil” Joe Nohavitza, 86, of Nederland, died February 13, 2015. Born March 17, 1928 in Taiton, Tx., he was the son of Edmund and Elsa Nohavitza of El Campo, Tx. Gil graduated from El Campo High School in 1951 with a football scholarship to The University of Houston. He served 3 years in the U.S. Navy. Gil went on...
Yvonne Daviet Grimes
February 13, 2015
Yvonne Daviet Grimes, 85, of Port Neches, Tx passed away February 13, 2015 at her residence. Mrs. Grimes was born November 17, 1929 in Lockport, La to the late Joseph Daviet and Margaret McGraw Daviet. Mrs. Grimes taught for over 33 years retiring from Nederland ISD. She was also on the MCT Credit Union Board for over 35 years and...
Billy Lynch, Jr.
February 12, 2015
Billy Lynch, Jr., 50, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, February 12, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on July 13, 1964 in Groves to Billy E. Lynch, Sr. and Wanda Brooker. He served in our U.S. Marine Corps and also worked as a concrete finisher for Lynch & Lynch Construction. Billy is survived by...
Helen Medford Knight
February 12, 2015
Helen Medford Knight Helen passed away February 12 in Pt. Arthur at the age of 98. She was a retired teacher who came to Pt. Arthur out of Stephen F. Austin College to teach music at Franklin. She met and married chemical engineer Leonard Rogers Knight and they had two daughters, Beth Ann and Melinda. With the baby boom, she...
Ruth Richey
February 12, 2015
Ruth Richey, 86, of Bridge City, Texas died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at The Medical Center in Port Arthur, Texas. Ruth was born April 4, 1928 in Vinton, Louisiana to Jesse Walter Vincent and Mary Ella Stephens Vincent. She was a resident of this area for 55 years and a member of the Family Worship Center in Orange, Texas. Ruth...
Audrey Lorene Domingue
February 9, 2015
Audrey Lorene Domingue July 27, 1920 February 9, 2015 Audrey Lorene Domingue, a longtime resident of Groves and in later years Woodville and Beaumont, died Monday, February 9, 2015. She was preceded in death by her husband, Glaston John Domingue, a son Arthur Louis Domingue, and a brother Riley Woolley. She is survived by her sisters, Rosemary Woolley Brau and...
Nell Elizabeth Tanner
February 9, 2015
Nell E. Tanner Nell E. Tanner, 76, of Port Arthur, passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 at Emerald Hills in North Richland Hills, Texas. She was born on November 19, 1938 in Bonham, Texas to Hubert Lester Thomas and Gladys Tarpley Thomas. Nell had lived in Port Arthur for 54 years and was a member of Central Baptist Church. She...
Clarese Smith Allred
February 9, 2015
Clarese Smith Allred, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, February 9, 2015 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on December 30, 1928 in Beaumont, Texas to R. D. and Ida Smith. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in the Class of June 1947.Clarese married Thurman Allred on June 8, 1948. She was...
J.R. Ertell, Jr.
February 8, 2015
J.R. Ertell, Jr., 62, of Many, Louisiana passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2015. He was born on November 20, 1952 in Port Sulphur, Louisiana to Frank Rainey Ertell, Sr. and Joretta Reeder. He worked in construction as an Electrician. J.R. is survived by his daughters, Sandi Voegele and husband, Ray of Port Neches and Melissa Ertell of Oklahoma; his...
Marcus Adam Johnson
February 5, 2015
Marcus Adam Johnson Marcus Adam Johnson, of Groves passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in Houston surrounded by his family. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on September 26, 1959 to Adam Johnson and Ethel Mae Nolan Johnson. Marcus was a lifelong area resident and was employed as the Chief Water Operator with the City of...
William "Billy" Hoggatt
February 5, 2015
William H. "Billy" Hoggatt, 57, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, February 5, 2015. Billy was born August 20, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to William T. Hoggatt and Ima Gene Golmon Hoggatt. He was a lifelong area resident and member of Groves First Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, William T. and Ima Gene Hoggatt....
Betty Jean McFatter
February 4, 2015
Betty Jean McFatter, 87, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Jean was born July 14, 1927 in Roswell, Texas to Harland T. Russell and Marie Zellner Russell. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and a member of First United Methodist Church Port Neches. Jean retired from...
Lillian M. Evans
February 2, 2015
Lillian M. Evans, 92, of Beaumont, Texas died Monday, February 2, 2015 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Lillian was born December 11, 1922 in Vinton, Louisiana to Joseph Constant Bourriague and Beulah Chauvin Bourriague. She was a resident of this area since 1923 and a member of First United Methodist Church in Port Neches. Lillian was a...
Thomas Edward Arrington
February 2, 2015
Thomas Edward Arrington, 69, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, February 2, 2015 at the VA Hospital in Houston, Texas. Thomas was born September 19, 1945 in Niles, Michigan to Julius Edward Arrington and Phyllis Lamb Arrington. He was a resident of Houston for 25 years before moving back to Groves 13 years ago. Thomas retired from the Texas Highway...
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