Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Millie Wimer
February 26, 2015
Millie Wimer, infant daughter of Andre Wimer and Sara Dowden Wimer passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Cremation Services are under the direction of Melancon's Funeral Home.
MAX K. Savoie
February 23, 2015
Max K. Savoie, 61, of Port Arthur passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was born on September 17, 1953 in Port Arthur, Texas to Nathan Savoie, Sr. and Carolyn Savoie Mills. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction...
Charlene Mae Fletcher
February 22, 2015
Charlene Mae Fletcher, 79, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Gulf Healthcare. She was born on July 23, 1935 in LaPorte, Indiana to Norman Lower and Mabel Brewer. She worked from her home the majority of her life. Charlene is survived by her mother, Mabel G. Dee of Tampa, Florida; sons, Kenneth Tarnow and...
Charlie Ben Vanatta, Jr.
February 21, 2015
Charlie Ben Vanatta, Jr., a retired Educational Administrator, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Consultant, and Chief Petty Officer, USNR, left this life to be with his Heavenly Father early Saturday morning, February 21st, 2015. As a lifelong educator, he served as a teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent with Port Arthur ISD, Texas Director of Elementary Education for SACS, and...
Cheryl Lee Bevil
February 20, 2015
Cheryl Bevil, 67, of Nederland, Texas, died Friday, February 20, 2015. She was born on March 8, 1947 in Sacramento, California to Marvin and Betty Stephens. Cheryl was fun loving, enthusiastic and energetic. She loved to drink her coffee and talk to her friends and family. During her quiet time, you could always find her snuggled up reading a book....
James Russell Lowrey, Jr.
February 19, 2015
James Russell Lowrey, Jr., 72, of The Woodlands passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015. James was born September 25, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas to James Russell Lowrey and Gola Lowrey. He grew up in Groves and Port Arthur, Texas. As a member of the First Baptist Church of Groves, from infancy, he loved Vacation Bible School in the summer....
Nestor Zapata
February 19, 2015
Nestor Zapata, 38, of Houston, Texas passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015. Nestor was born November 12, 1976 in Managua, Nicaragua to Evaristo Zapata and Maria Zamora. He was a resident of Houston for 8 years and was a social worker for Houston Area Community Services as a housing placement coordinator. He was also a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include...
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...
Millie Wimer
February 26, 2015
Millie Wimer, infant daughter of Andre Wimer and Sara Dowden Wimer passed away on Thursday, February 26, 2015 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Cremation Services are under the direction of Melancon's Funeral Home.
MAX K. Savoie
February 23, 2015
Max K. Savoie, 61, of Port Arthur passed away Monday, February 23, 2015 at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital in Houston, Texas. He was born on September 17, 1953 in Port Arthur, Texas to Nathan Savoie, Sr. and Carolyn Savoie Mills. A graveside service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Greenlawn Memorial Park under the direction...
Charlene Mae Fletcher
February 22, 2015
Charlene Mae Fletcher, 79, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at Gulf Healthcare. She was born on July 23, 1935 in LaPorte, Indiana to Norman Lower and Mabel Brewer. She worked from her home the majority of her life. Charlene is survived by her mother, Mabel G. Dee of Tampa, Florida; sons, Kenneth Tarnow and...
Charlie Ben Vanatta, Jr.
February 21, 2015
Charlie Ben Vanatta, Jr., a retired Educational Administrator, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Consultant, and Chief Petty Officer, USNR, left this life to be with his Heavenly Father early Saturday morning, February 21st, 2015. As a lifelong educator, he served as a teacher, principal, and assistant superintendent with Port Arthur ISD, Texas Director of Elementary Education for SACS, and...
Cheryl Lee Bevil
February 20, 2015
Cheryl Bevil, 67, of Nederland, Texas, died Friday, February 20, 2015. She was born on March 8, 1947 in Sacramento, California to Marvin and Betty Stephens. Cheryl was fun loving, enthusiastic and energetic. She loved to drink her coffee and talk to her friends and family. During her quiet time, you could always find her snuggled up reading a book....
James Russell Lowrey, Jr.
February 19, 2015
James Russell Lowrey, Jr., 72, of The Woodlands passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015. James was born September 25, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas to James Russell Lowrey and Gola Lowrey. He grew up in Groves and Port Arthur, Texas. As a member of the First Baptist Church of Groves, from infancy, he loved Vacation Bible School in the summer....
Nestor Zapata
February 19, 2015
Nestor Zapata, 38, of Houston, Texas passed away Thursday, February 19, 2015. Nestor was born November 12, 1976 in Managua, Nicaragua to Evaristo Zapata and Maria Zamora. He was a resident of Houston for 8 years and was a social worker for Houston Area Community Services as a housing placement coordinator. He was also a U.S. Army veteran. Survivors include...
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...
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