Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Michael Douglas Hawsey
July 29, 2014
Michael "Mike" Douglas Hawsey, 51, of Brookeland, Texas passed away, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on August 2, 1962 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joe Douglas Hawsey and Joyce Gee Hawsey. Mike was a member of Church on the Rock in Nederland and had worked as an insulator for Austin Industrial. Funeral services...
Michael Barras
July 29, 2014
Michael Lynn Barras, 57, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born on November 14, 1956 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Louis Rene Barras and Frances Pecorino. He worked in construction as a pipefitter, and was a member of the Golden Triangle Church on the Rock. Michael is survived by...
John Harrison Miles
July 29, 2014
John Harrison Miles, 77, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on October 29, 1936 in Kerns, Texas to late E. D. Miles and Mary Evelyn Beamon. He was a printer line and type operator. John served his country in the U. S. Marine Corps. John...
Van Hong Nguyen
July 27, 2014
Van Hong "Rose" Nguyen, 62, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. "Rose" was born October 15, 1951 in Ninh Binh, Vietnam to Manh Nguyen and Thuc Pham Nguyen. She was a resident of Port Arthur for many years and retired from the City of Port Arthur. A Mass of...
Charles L. Petkovsek
July 27, 2014
Charles L. Petkovsek Charles L. Petkovsek, "Coach" passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. He was born on May 31, 1932 in Beaumont, Texas to Andrew and Mary Petkovsek. Charles graduated from Beaumont High School in 1950 and the University of Houston in 1955. He served in the United States Army and retired as a...
Charles Nolan Theriot
July 24, 2014
Charles Nolan Theriot, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014. Charles was born May 6, 1936 in Nederland, Texas to A. Gooch Theriot and Odelia Melancon Theriot. He was an area resident for 55 years and a retired dispatcher from Marine Fueling Service Inc. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Theriot; sisters, Mary...
Reece Lamar Jones, Jr.
July 23, 2014
Reece Lamar Jones, Jr., 82, of Groves passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. Reece was born May 24, 1032 in Huntington to the late Reece and Rose Lee Jones, Sr. and lived in Groves for 57 years. He retired from Texaco Port Arthur as a Plant Inspector with 37 years of service,...
Doris Elaine Melling
July 23, 2014
Elaine Brister Melling, 92, of Groves, TX. passed away July 23, 2014 at Medical Center of Southeast Texas, after a brief illness. She was born in Davis, Oklahoma to Charlsie & Henry Brister; grew up in Palacios, TX. with her thirteen siblings and moved to Pt.Neches as a teenager. She was an artist and worked in retail sales at Drydens,...
Joyce Marie Dugas
July 22, 2014
Joyce Marie Dugas, 82, of Port Arthur, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her home. She was born on August 18, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Otto Provost and Margaret Angus Provost. Joyce was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church. She was retired from Market Basket. Funeral services will be 3:00...
Alma Puckett Glover
July 22, 2014
Alma Puckett Glover, 93 of Groves, died peacefully July 22, 2014 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital. She was born Thursday, November 26, 1920 in Monroe, Oklahoma. She grew up in Annona, Texas and finished High School there. She met the love of her life, Luther, while working at the Lone Star Defense Plant in Texarkana, Texas. They moved to Port...
Calvin E. Turner
July 22, 2014
Calvin E. Turner, 89, of Vidor, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was born on February 12, 1925 in Huntington, Texas to the late Jesse Preston Turner and Linnie Alexander. He was retired from Texaco as a supervisor. Calvin served in the U.S. Navy aboard the Heavy...
Emily Noel Fruge
July 21, 2014
Emily Noel Fruge, 23, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at Texas Children Hospital in Houston, Texas. Emily was born July 15, 1991 in Nederland, Texas to Robert Allen Fruge and Terri Lyn Horn Fruge. She was a lifelong area resident and lifelong member of Park Central Church of Christ. Emily graduated in 2010 from Port Neches-Groves...
Jo Ann Hardman
July 20, 2014
Jo Ann Hardman 73, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Jo Ann was born April 16, 1941 in Port Neches, Texas to James Henry Mock and Opal Runnels Mock. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and an exquisite painter when she was young and a hairdresser. Jo Ann was preceded in...
Verna Wallace
July 17, 2014
Verna Wallace Verna Wallace, 80, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014. She was born on September 11, 1933 in Welch, Louisiana to Ophie Bulley and Lessie Broussard Bulley. Verna had lived in Groves for 62 years and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 21, 2014 at Levingston...
Wilda Mary Vidrine
July 17, 2014
Wilda Vidrine, 86, of Port Arthur passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. Wilda was born December 11, 1927 in Chataignier, Louisiana to the late Louis and Talbot Manuel and lived in the Port Arthur and Bridge City area since 1950. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Melancon’s Funeral...
Frederick "Fred" G. Sonnier
July 16, 2014
Frederick “Fred” G. Sonnier, 59, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at College Street Health Care in Beaumont. He was born on May 31, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late John Sonnier and Dolores Porter. He was a laborer in the restaurant industry. Fred is survived by his sister, Faith Shoemaker of Nederland; nieces,...
Calvin Thomas "Tommy" Corbin
July 14, 2014
Calvin T. (Tommy) Corbin, 70, of Nederland passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Tommy was born February 22, 1944 to the late Estus and Cathryn Corbin in Hobbs, New Mexico and lived 22 years in Nederland. Funeral services will be Wednesday July 16, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland with Rev....
Angela Veronica Lavergne Dean
July 13, 2014
Angela Veronica Lavergne Dean, 52, of Port Neches, Texas died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Angela was born October 27, 1961 in Rayne, Louisiana to Isaac Lavergne and Olivia Dugas Lavergne. She was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of First Baptist Church in Port Neches. Funeral service will be held Wednesday,...
Marie "Manette" Daigle
July 12, 2014
Marie "Manette" Daigle, 88, of Port Arthur passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on October 28, 1925 in Loreauville, Louisiana to Adalbert and Amelie Broussard Crochet. Manette had lived in Port Arthur for over 70 years and was a member of the Catholic faith and a homemaker. A Mass of...
Natalie Cale Smith-Laws
July 12, 2014
Natalie Cale Smith-Laws, 38, of Port Neches passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. She was born on December 7, 1975 in Houston, Texas to Sanford Dale Smith and Linda Wilkerson Smith. Natalie had lived in Port Neches for four years and was a member of First Baptist Church in Port Neches....
Michael Douglas Hawsey
July 29, 2014
Michael "Mike" Douglas Hawsey, 51, of Brookeland, Texas passed away, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on August 2, 1962 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joe Douglas Hawsey and Joyce Gee Hawsey. Mike was a member of Church on the Rock in Nederland and had worked as an insulator for Austin Industrial. Funeral services...
Michael Barras
July 29, 2014
Michael Lynn Barras, 57, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born on November 14, 1956 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Louis Rene Barras and Frances Pecorino. He worked in construction as a pipefitter, and was a member of the Golden Triangle Church on the Rock. Michael is survived by...
John Harrison Miles
July 29, 2014
John Harrison Miles, 77, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on October 29, 1936 in Kerns, Texas to late E. D. Miles and Mary Evelyn Beamon. He was a printer line and type operator. John served his country in the U. S. Marine Corps. John...
Van Hong Nguyen
July 27, 2014
Van Hong "Rose" Nguyen, 62, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. "Rose" was born October 15, 1951 in Ninh Binh, Vietnam to Manh Nguyen and Thuc Pham Nguyen. She was a resident of Port Arthur for many years and retired from the City of Port Arthur. A Mass of...
Charles L. Petkovsek
July 27, 2014
Charles L. Petkovsek Charles L. Petkovsek, "Coach" passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. He was born on May 31, 1932 in Beaumont, Texas to Andrew and Mary Petkovsek. Charles graduated from Beaumont High School in 1950 and the University of Houston in 1955. He served in the United States Army and retired as a...
Charles Nolan Theriot
July 24, 2014
Charles Nolan Theriot, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014. Charles was born May 6, 1936 in Nederland, Texas to A. Gooch Theriot and Odelia Melancon Theriot. He was an area resident for 55 years and a retired dispatcher from Marine Fueling Service Inc. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Theriot; sisters, Mary...
Reece Lamar Jones, Jr.
July 23, 2014
Reece Lamar Jones, Jr., 82, of Groves passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. Reece was born May 24, 1032 in Huntington to the late Reece and Rose Lee Jones, Sr. and lived in Groves for 57 years. He retired from Texaco Port Arthur as a Plant Inspector with 37 years of service,...
Doris Elaine Melling
July 23, 2014
Elaine Brister Melling, 92, of Groves, TX. passed away July 23, 2014 at Medical Center of Southeast Texas, after a brief illness. She was born in Davis, Oklahoma to Charlsie & Henry Brister; grew up in Palacios, TX. with her thirteen siblings and moved to Pt.Neches as a teenager. She was an artist and worked in retail sales at Drydens,...
Joyce Marie Dugas
July 22, 2014
Joyce Marie Dugas, 82, of Port Arthur, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her home. She was born on August 18, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Otto Provost and Margaret Angus Provost. Joyce was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church. She was retired from Market Basket. Funeral services will be 3:00...
Alma Puckett Glover
July 22, 2014
Alma Puckett Glover, 93 of Groves, died peacefully July 22, 2014 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital. She was born Thursday, November 26, 1920 in Monroe, Oklahoma. She grew up in Annona, Texas and finished High School there. She met the love of her life, Luther, while working at the Lone Star Defense Plant in Texarkana, Texas. They moved to Port...
Calvin E. Turner
July 22, 2014
Calvin E. Turner, 89, of Vidor, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at his residence with his loving family by his side. He was born on February 12, 1925 in Huntington, Texas to the late Jesse Preston Turner and Linnie Alexander. He was retired from Texaco as a supervisor. Calvin served in the U.S. Navy aboard the Heavy...
Emily Noel Fruge
July 21, 2014
Emily Noel Fruge, 23, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, July 21, 2014 at Texas Children Hospital in Houston, Texas. Emily was born July 15, 1991 in Nederland, Texas to Robert Allen Fruge and Terri Lyn Horn Fruge. She was a lifelong area resident and lifelong member of Park Central Church of Christ. Emily graduated in 2010 from Port Neches-Groves...
Jo Ann Hardman
July 20, 2014
Jo Ann Hardman 73, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Jo Ann was born April 16, 1941 in Port Neches, Texas to James Henry Mock and Opal Runnels Mock. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and an exquisite painter when she was young and a hairdresser. Jo Ann was preceded in...
Verna Wallace
July 17, 2014
Verna Wallace Verna Wallace, 80, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014. She was born on September 11, 1933 in Welch, Louisiana to Ophie Bulley and Lessie Broussard Bulley. Verna had lived in Groves for 62 years and was a member of Friendship Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, July 21, 2014 at Levingston...
Wilda Mary Vidrine
July 17, 2014
Wilda Vidrine, 86, of Port Arthur passed away Thursday, July 17, 2014 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. Wilda was born December 11, 1927 in Chataignier, Louisiana to the late Louis and Talbot Manuel and lived in the Port Arthur and Bridge City area since 1950. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Melancon’s Funeral...
Frederick "Fred" G. Sonnier
July 16, 2014
Frederick “Fred” G. Sonnier, 59, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at College Street Health Care in Beaumont. He was born on May 31, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late John Sonnier and Dolores Porter. He was a laborer in the restaurant industry. Fred is survived by his sister, Faith Shoemaker of Nederland; nieces,...
Calvin Thomas "Tommy" Corbin
July 14, 2014
Calvin T. (Tommy) Corbin, 70, of Nederland passed away Monday, July 14, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Tommy was born February 22, 1944 to the late Estus and Cathryn Corbin in Hobbs, New Mexico and lived 22 years in Nederland. Funeral services will be Wednesday July 16, 2014 at 6:00 p.m. at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland with Rev....
Angela Veronica Lavergne Dean
July 13, 2014
Angela Veronica Lavergne Dean, 52, of Port Neches, Texas died Sunday, July 13, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Angela was born October 27, 1961 in Rayne, Louisiana to Isaac Lavergne and Olivia Dugas Lavergne. She was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of First Baptist Church in Port Neches. Funeral service will be held Wednesday,...
Marie "Manette" Daigle
July 12, 2014
Marie "Manette" Daigle, 88, of Port Arthur passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on October 28, 1925 in Loreauville, Louisiana to Adalbert and Amelie Broussard Crochet. Manette had lived in Port Arthur for over 70 years and was a member of the Catholic faith and a homemaker. A Mass of...
Natalie Cale Smith-Laws
July 12, 2014
Natalie Cale Smith-Laws, 38, of Port Neches passed away Saturday, July 12, 2014 at her home with her family by her side. She was born on December 7, 1975 in Houston, Texas to Sanford Dale Smith and Linda Wilkerson Smith. Natalie had lived in Port Neches for four years and was a member of First Baptist Church in Port Neches....