Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
James Lester Bardwell
April 4, 2015
James Lester Bardwell Born December 13, 1935 Died April 4, 2015 (age 79) He is survived by his wife Carolyn Sue Bardwell, daughter Linda Sue Hollier and her husband Ron, son Christopher Bardwell, son Aaron Lee Bardwell and his wife Jennifer, all of Nederland, Texas, and half-sister Marie Hammers and husband Jerry of Rockwall, Texas, grandchildren Heather Bardwell, Adam Vickers,...
Dora Carol LaGrone
April 3, 2015
Dora Carol “Paso” LaGrone, 57, of Groves, died Friday, April 3, 2015 at Bay Shore Medical Center in Pasadena, TX. Dora was born November 28, 1957 in Groves to Billy Lynch Sr. and the late Wanda Brooker. Paso was a waitress the majority of her lifetime. Paso was a very special woman, she always put everyone first before herself. She...
Alma Kathrine Drake
April 3, 2015
Alma Kathrine "Kay" Drake, died Friday, April 3, 2015 in Port Arthur, Texas. Kay was born on February 17, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to Harry Leonard Hendrix and Mary Crockett Hendrix. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1956 and in 1958 she graduated from The Methodist Hospital School of Nursing. She married J. C. Drake on August...
Ruth Elaine Martha Secher Roschke
April 2, 2015
Ruth Elaine Martha Secher Roschke was born to Paul and Mary Secher, November 28, 1924, in an original log house near Ft. Collins, Colorado. Her father, Paul Secher, immigrated from Denmark to the United States at age 16 with a younger brother in 1906. Ruth’s grandmother, Hedwig Meier, immigrated to the United States from Germany with her husband in 1889....
Margarette Davis Wood
April 2, 2015
Margarette Davis Wood of Nederland, Texas, 95 years old, left this world on April 2, 2015 at Harbor Hospice Hospital to live in heaven. She was born March 28, 1920 in a settlement community named Mt. Carmel in Tyler County, TX. Her job was of the highest calling in life, that of a Homemaker, Margarette was a devoted wife and...
Cecil Wilson Holstead
March 31, 2015
Cecil Holstead of Port Neches, Texas died March 31, 2015 at the age of 97. He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings, his wife of nearly 74 years, Katie Holstead and his youngest daughter, Jo Beth Williams. He is survived by his older daughters, Joyce Haese of Choudrant, Louisiana and Cecile Holstead of Port Neches. Other survivors...
Barbara Glaze Morgan
March 30, 2015
Barbara Glaze Morgan passed away March 30, 2015 at the SETMC after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in 1943 to Lonzie and Alda Glaze of Pt Arthur, she was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and Hotel Dieu School of Nursing. She entered into marriage with John D Morgan Sr, in 1963 that would last for 52...
Glen Earl Horton, Sr.
March 29, 2015
Glen Earl Horton, Sr., 82, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born on February 18, 1933 in Kilgore, Texas to the late George F. Horton and Aline Theriot. He worked in the maritime shipping industry, and also served our country honorably in the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Army. Glen is...
Emma Jean Kitchens
March 28, 2015
Emma Jean Pugh Kitchens 1927-2015 Emma Jean Pugh Kitchens was born in Mobile, Alabama on May 8, 1927 and passed away in Port Arthur, Texas on March 28, 2015, at the age of 87. She was one of four children born to Kirk and Lillie Pugh, and enjoyed her childhood with her sister and two younger brothers. After graduating from...
Linda Ann Mullenix
March 27, 2015
LINDA ANN MULLENIX, 71 of Groves Texas, joined our Lord on Friday, Mar. 27th 2015. She was a long time member of the First Baptist Church of Groves. Preceded in death by her husband Glenn Tillman Mullenix. Survived by her son Glenn Mullenix Jr of Groves, daughter-in-law Carrie, granddaughters Baylee and Abby. Son Shane Mullenix of New Braunfels TX, daughter-in-law...
Janice L. Brodnax
March 25, 2015
Janice L. Brodnax, 66, of Vidor, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Gulf Health Care Nursing Home. She was born February 19, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas to Cpl. Charles L. Barnett and Billie Jean Fairchild Barnett. She was christened in the Methodist faith. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1967. She was snare drum sergeant...
Leona Mae Letulle
March 24, 2015
Leona Mae Letulle, 87, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Vidor Health and Rehab. She was born on May 1, 1927 in Port Arthur to the late W.J. King and Mary Hill. Leona is survived by her husband, Cleve Letulle of Mauriceville; sons, Mike Jacob and Tim Jacob both of Mauriceville; brother, Jack King of...
Judith N. King
March 23, 2015
Judith N. King, 58, of Houston, Texas passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at her residence. She was born on September 11, 1956 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Ronald Robert Roy and Alice Beron Germo. Judith is survived by her daughter, Jammie King of Nederland; mother, Alice Roy of Tomball; sisters, Phyllis Roy of Tomball, Darla LeJeune of Crosby,...
Karen Frances Clark
March 23, 2015
Karen Frances Clark, 70, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, March 23, 2015. Karen was born July 6, 1944 in Conroe, Texas to Carl and Hazel VanEman. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Groves First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Courtney Ray Perkins. Survivors include three daughters, Gina Sarver VanDevender and...
Hayward Earl Stevens
March 22, 2015
Hayward Earl Stevens, 86, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his residence. He was born on November 6, 1928 in Franklinton, Louisiana to the late Pinkney Robert Stevens and Evie Passman. He worked as an Accountant in the Petroleum industry and also served honorably in the U.S. Navy. Hayward is survived by his wife, Carrie...
John Felix Picard
March 22, 2015
John F. Picard, 57, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on August 5, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Lodias Picard and Virgie Neely. John was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur/Groves area and also lived 15 years in the Dallas area. John is...
Bonnie Jeanne Richard
March 20, 2015
Bonnie Jeanne Richard, 62, of Groves, Texas passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She was born on January 5, 1953 in Port Neches to the late Stanley Talbot and Mary McBride. Bonnie was a lifelong resident of the area, and was also a current Science Teacher for Port Neches-Groves Independent School District....
Donald Charles Smith, Sr.
March 18, 2015
Donald Charles Smith, Sr. was born July 18, 1918 in McKees Rock, PA to Anna Koffler and Grover L. Smith and died March 18, 2015 in Tyler, TX. He is preceded in death by his wife of over 50 years, Sallie (Tay) Steed, a sister and a brother. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in chemical...
Jessie Lewis Turner, Jr.
March 18, 2015
Jessie Lewis Turner, Jr., 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on January 23, 1927 in Beaumont to the late Jessie L. Turner, Sr. and Ruey Halfin. He worked for Texaco as a welder and also served honorably in the U.S. Army during WWII. Jessie...
Francis V. Dack
March 18, 2015
Francis V. Dack, 85, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. Francis was born March 31, 1929 in Belleville, New York to George A. Dack and Marie S. Peyton Dack. He was a resident of this area for 39 years and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port...
James Lester Bardwell
April 4, 2015
James Lester Bardwell Born December 13, 1935 Died April 4, 2015 (age 79) He is survived by his wife Carolyn Sue Bardwell, daughter Linda Sue Hollier and her husband Ron, son Christopher Bardwell, son Aaron Lee Bardwell and his wife Jennifer, all of Nederland, Texas, and half-sister Marie Hammers and husband Jerry of Rockwall, Texas, grandchildren Heather Bardwell, Adam Vickers,...
Dora Carol LaGrone
April 3, 2015
Dora Carol “Paso” LaGrone, 57, of Groves, died Friday, April 3, 2015 at Bay Shore Medical Center in Pasadena, TX. Dora was born November 28, 1957 in Groves to Billy Lynch Sr. and the late Wanda Brooker. Paso was a waitress the majority of her lifetime. Paso was a very special woman, she always put everyone first before herself. She...
Alma Kathrine Drake
April 3, 2015
Alma Kathrine "Kay" Drake, died Friday, April 3, 2015 in Port Arthur, Texas. Kay was born on February 17, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to Harry Leonard Hendrix and Mary Crockett Hendrix. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1956 and in 1958 she graduated from The Methodist Hospital School of Nursing. She married J. C. Drake on August...
Ruth Elaine Martha Secher Roschke
April 2, 2015
Ruth Elaine Martha Secher Roschke was born to Paul and Mary Secher, November 28, 1924, in an original log house near Ft. Collins, Colorado. Her father, Paul Secher, immigrated from Denmark to the United States at age 16 with a younger brother in 1906. Ruth’s grandmother, Hedwig Meier, immigrated to the United States from Germany with her husband in 1889....
Margarette Davis Wood
April 2, 2015
Margarette Davis Wood of Nederland, Texas, 95 years old, left this world on April 2, 2015 at Harbor Hospice Hospital to live in heaven. She was born March 28, 1920 in a settlement community named Mt. Carmel in Tyler County, TX. Her job was of the highest calling in life, that of a Homemaker, Margarette was a devoted wife and...
Cecil Wilson Holstead
March 31, 2015
Cecil Holstead of Port Neches, Texas died March 31, 2015 at the age of 97. He was preceded in death by his parents, his siblings, his wife of nearly 74 years, Katie Holstead and his youngest daughter, Jo Beth Williams. He is survived by his older daughters, Joyce Haese of Choudrant, Louisiana and Cecile Holstead of Port Neches. Other survivors...
Barbara Glaze Morgan
March 30, 2015
Barbara Glaze Morgan passed away March 30, 2015 at the SETMC after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in 1943 to Lonzie and Alda Glaze of Pt Arthur, she was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and Hotel Dieu School of Nursing. She entered into marriage with John D Morgan Sr, in 1963 that would last for 52...
Glen Earl Horton, Sr.
March 29, 2015
Glen Earl Horton, Sr., 82, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2015 at his residence. He was born on February 18, 1933 in Kilgore, Texas to the late George F. Horton and Aline Theriot. He worked in the maritime shipping industry, and also served our country honorably in the U.S. Marines and the U.S. Army. Glen is...
Emma Jean Kitchens
March 28, 2015
Emma Jean Pugh Kitchens 1927-2015 Emma Jean Pugh Kitchens was born in Mobile, Alabama on May 8, 1927 and passed away in Port Arthur, Texas on March 28, 2015, at the age of 87. She was one of four children born to Kirk and Lillie Pugh, and enjoyed her childhood with her sister and two younger brothers. After graduating from...
Linda Ann Mullenix
March 27, 2015
LINDA ANN MULLENIX, 71 of Groves Texas, joined our Lord on Friday, Mar. 27th 2015. She was a long time member of the First Baptist Church of Groves. Preceded in death by her husband Glenn Tillman Mullenix. Survived by her son Glenn Mullenix Jr of Groves, daughter-in-law Carrie, granddaughters Baylee and Abby. Son Shane Mullenix of New Braunfels TX, daughter-in-law...
Janice L. Brodnax
March 25, 2015
Janice L. Brodnax, 66, of Vidor, passed away on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at Gulf Health Care Nursing Home. She was born February 19, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas to Cpl. Charles L. Barnett and Billie Jean Fairchild Barnett. She was christened in the Methodist faith. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1967. She was snare drum sergeant...
Leona Mae Letulle
March 24, 2015
Leona Mae Letulle, 87, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Vidor Health and Rehab. She was born on May 1, 1927 in Port Arthur to the late W.J. King and Mary Hill. Leona is survived by her husband, Cleve Letulle of Mauriceville; sons, Mike Jacob and Tim Jacob both of Mauriceville; brother, Jack King of...
Judith N. King
March 23, 2015
Judith N. King, 58, of Houston, Texas passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015 at her residence. She was born on September 11, 1956 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Ronald Robert Roy and Alice Beron Germo. Judith is survived by her daughter, Jammie King of Nederland; mother, Alice Roy of Tomball; sisters, Phyllis Roy of Tomball, Darla LeJeune of Crosby,...
Karen Frances Clark
March 23, 2015
Karen Frances Clark, 70, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, March 23, 2015. Karen was born July 6, 1944 in Conroe, Texas to Carl and Hazel VanEman. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Groves First United Methodist Church. She was preceded in death by her granddaughter, Courtney Ray Perkins. Survivors include three daughters, Gina Sarver VanDevender and...
Hayward Earl Stevens
March 22, 2015
Hayward Earl Stevens, 86, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at his residence. He was born on November 6, 1928 in Franklinton, Louisiana to the late Pinkney Robert Stevens and Evie Passman. He worked as an Accountant in the Petroleum industry and also served honorably in the U.S. Navy. Hayward is survived by his wife, Carrie...
John Felix Picard
March 22, 2015
John F. Picard, 57, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Sunday, March 22, 2015 at Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on August 5, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Lodias Picard and Virgie Neely. John was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur/Groves area and also lived 15 years in the Dallas area. John is...
Bonnie Jeanne Richard
March 20, 2015
Bonnie Jeanne Richard, 62, of Groves, Texas passed away on Friday, March 20, 2015 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She was born on January 5, 1953 in Port Neches to the late Stanley Talbot and Mary McBride. Bonnie was a lifelong resident of the area, and was also a current Science Teacher for Port Neches-Groves Independent School District....
Donald Charles Smith, Sr.
March 18, 2015
Donald Charles Smith, Sr. was born July 18, 1918 in McKees Rock, PA to Anna Koffler and Grover L. Smith and died March 18, 2015 in Tyler, TX. He is preceded in death by his wife of over 50 years, Sallie (Tay) Steed, a sister and a brother. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a degree in chemical...
Jessie Lewis Turner, Jr.
March 18, 2015
Jessie Lewis Turner, Jr., 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on January 23, 1927 in Beaumont to the late Jessie L. Turner, Sr. and Ruey Halfin. He worked for Texaco as a welder and also served honorably in the U.S. Army during WWII. Jessie...
Francis V. Dack
March 18, 2015
Francis V. Dack, 85, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, March 18, 2015 at home surrounded by his family. Francis was born March 31, 1929 in Belleville, New York to George A. Dack and Marie S. Peyton Dack. He was a resident of this area for 39 years and a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port...