Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Norma Rae Roffman
March 29, 2014
Norma Rae Davis Roffman 88, of Port Neches passed away Saturday March 29, 2014 at Harbor House Hospice in Beaumont. Norma was born in Port Neches on November 18, 1925 to Leroy Davis and Zelda Ward Davis. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and a secretary for Pure Oil Co. and the First Baptist Church. She was a...
Eli Fred Barker
March 29, 2014
Eli Fred Barker, 87, of Nederland, Texas passed away March 29, 2014. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 3, 1926 to the late Fred William and Louella Morgan Barker. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland where he served as a deacon. Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Tuesday,...
James Mayo Peck Jr.
March 29, 2014
James M. Peck, Jr., 90, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. He was born on December 13, 1923 to the late James Mayo Peck, Sr. and Johanna Berindina Van Unen Peck. Jim retired from DuPont Beaumont Works as a Process Operator working in the Nordel Unit for 25 years. He moved...
Verna Rae Wood Clifton
March 28, 2014
Verna Ethel Wood Clifton was born on June 28, 1927 to Thomas Bennie and Verna Eglantine Bodden, in George Town, Grand Cayman. She moved to her Heavenly home on March 28, 2014. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard "Olney" Wood, and they had three children Leonard, Tommy and Verna. She was also preceded in death by her...
Louise Minette Sharp
March 26, 2014
Louise Minette Sharp, 74, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Louise was born February 11, 1940 in Port Arthur, Texas to Marshall Sharp and Lillie Minette Jones Sharp. She was a lifelong resident of Groves and retired from Unocal as a lab technician. Survivors include her brother,...
Timothy Wayne Bourque
March 26, 2014
Timothy “Stumpy” Bourque, 66, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on March 26, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Timothy was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 5, 1947 to the late Malcom Bourque and Juanita Thomas Bourque. Tim started riding horses when he was 12 and became a professional horse Jockey when he...
James Henry Berwick, Sr.
March 25, 2014
James Henry Berwick, Sr., 60, of Port Neches, Texas died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. James was born December 3, 1953 in Port Arthur, Texas to Frank Berwick and Nancy Stanley Berwick. He was a lifelong area resident and a Boilermaker with Echo Maintenance. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 28,...
Carl Edward Cunningham Sr.
March 25, 2014
Carl Edward Cunningham, Sr., 60, of Nederland, Texas passed away March 25, 2014 at his home. Carl was born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 20, 1953 to the late Carl Henry and Delsia Montgomery Cunningham. He was a member of Mid County Baptist Church and an electrical mechanic. A graveside service will be held at Friendship Cemetery in Roganville, Texas...
Terry Lynn Sonier
March 25, 2014
Terry Lynn Sonier, 54, of Groves passed away on March 25, 2014 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on January 29, 1960 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the late J.C. Sonier and Wanda Jo Hightower Sonier. He graduated from Nederland High School in 1978, and is a retired Fireman from the Nederland Fire Department. Terry loved...
Cora DeKerlegand
March 24, 2014
Cora DeKerlegand, 94, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away March 24, 2014 in Spring, Texas. She was born in Opelousas, Louisiana on February 7, 1920 to the late John and Bessie Roy Jennings. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Catherine of Siena in Port Arthur on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with Father David...
Patricia Anne Tamplin
March 23, 2014
Patricia Anne Tamplin, 68, of Port Neches, Texas died Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Patricia was born July 22, 1945 in Beaumont, Texas to Howard Taylor and Mildred Ingram Taylor. She was a resident of Port Neches for 30 years and a retired Teacher with Bridge City ISD with 35 years of service. Memorial Service...
Diane Lynn Stokes
March 23, 2014
Diane Lynn Stokes, 53, of Groves, died Sunday, March 23, 2014. She was born to Arthur and Shirley Stokes in Omaha, Nebraska, and had been a resident of Groves since 1972. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Stokes of Groves; daughters, Crystal Edgar and Alicia Pinder both of Groves; son, Robert Stokes of Groves; sisters, Debbie Palermo and Cindy...
Phyllis Ann Premeaux
March 21, 2014
Phyllis Ann Premeaux, 82, of Groves passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland. She was born on February 5, 1932 to the late Chester Morlan and Laura Ana Rich Morlan. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of the area. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Melancon’s...
Ronnie Lynn Saide
March 21, 2014
Ronnie Lynn Saide, 59, of Vidor passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on January 8, 1955 in Beaumont to the late Jerry P. Saide and Elizabeth Goode Saide. He worked as a Pipefitter for Zachry Construction Company for 12 years and was also a member of Calvary Baptist Church in...
Betty Jean Hand
March 20, 2014
Betty Turman Hand, 78, of Nederland, Texas passed away on March 20, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. She was born in Hubbard, Texas on May 24, 1935 to the late Robert Floyd and Edna Mae Johnson Turman. Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home on Monday, March 24, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. with Neal Payne...
Milton Salvo Bernauer
March 18, 2014
Milton Salvo Bernauer, 95, formerly of Bridge City and Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at The Concierge in Houston, Texas. He was born on March 25, 1918 in Morgan City, Louisiana to George and Irma Ditch Bernauer. Milton retired from Texaco as a payroll supervisor after 42 years of service. Funeral services will be at 2:00...
Hugh Thomas Weatherly
March 15, 2014
Hugh Thomas Weatherly, 63, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 at his residence in Nederland with his loving family by his side. Hugh was born June 30, 1950 to the late Horace Troy and Barbara Jean Weatherly in Port Arthur. Hugh proudly served his country in the U. S. Navy and was a supervisor in the steel manufacturing...
Carolyn "Kitty" Mills
March 13, 2014
Carolyn C. "Kitty" Savoie Mills Carolyn C. "Kitty" Savoie Mills, 81, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. She was born on July 11, 1932 in Peason, Louisiana to Emmett and Gladys Duplissey Mills. Kitty was retired as a realtor from Beaumont Real Estate. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m.,...
Clifford Keith Franklin
March 12, 2014
Clifford Keith Franklin, 51, of Sabine Pass, TX passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014. He was born July 25, 1962 in Lockhart, TX to Rudolph and Ellie Franklin. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator. Clifford is survived by his parents, Rudolph and Ellie Franklin of Philadelphia, MS; his sons, Chris Franklin of Nederland, TX and Justin Franklin of Lumberton, TX;...
Jeff Allan DeCuir
March 11, 2014
Jeff A. DeCuir, 54, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Jeff was born June 13, 1959 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ronald DeCuir and Shirley Hulin DeCuir. He was a lifelong area resident and member of First Baptist Church Groves. Jeff was employed as a process operator at...
Norma Rae Roffman
March 29, 2014
Norma Rae Davis Roffman 88, of Port Neches passed away Saturday March 29, 2014 at Harbor House Hospice in Beaumont. Norma was born in Port Neches on November 18, 1925 to Leroy Davis and Zelda Ward Davis. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and a secretary for Pure Oil Co. and the First Baptist Church. She was a...
Eli Fred Barker
March 29, 2014
Eli Fred Barker, 87, of Nederland, Texas passed away March 29, 2014. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 3, 1926 to the late Fred William and Louella Morgan Barker. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland where he served as a deacon. Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Tuesday,...
James Mayo Peck Jr.
March 29, 2014
James M. Peck, Jr., 90, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday, March 29, 2014 at Magnolia Manor in Groves. He was born on December 13, 1923 to the late James Mayo Peck, Sr. and Johanna Berindina Van Unen Peck. Jim retired from DuPont Beaumont Works as a Process Operator working in the Nordel Unit for 25 years. He moved...
Verna Rae Wood Clifton
March 28, 2014
Verna Ethel Wood Clifton was born on June 28, 1927 to Thomas Bennie and Verna Eglantine Bodden, in George Town, Grand Cayman. She moved to her Heavenly home on March 28, 2014. Ethel was preceded in death by her husband, Leonard "Olney" Wood, and they had three children Leonard, Tommy and Verna. She was also preceded in death by her...
Louise Minette Sharp
March 26, 2014
Louise Minette Sharp, 74, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Louise was born February 11, 1940 in Port Arthur, Texas to Marshall Sharp and Lillie Minette Jones Sharp. She was a lifelong resident of Groves and retired from Unocal as a lab technician. Survivors include her brother,...
Timothy Wayne Bourque
March 26, 2014
Timothy “Stumpy” Bourque, 66, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on March 26, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Timothy was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 5, 1947 to the late Malcom Bourque and Juanita Thomas Bourque. Tim started riding horses when he was 12 and became a professional horse Jockey when he...
James Henry Berwick, Sr.
March 25, 2014
James Henry Berwick, Sr., 60, of Port Neches, Texas died Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. James was born December 3, 1953 in Port Arthur, Texas to Frank Berwick and Nancy Stanley Berwick. He was a lifelong area resident and a Boilermaker with Echo Maintenance. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 28,...
Carl Edward Cunningham Sr.
March 25, 2014
Carl Edward Cunningham, Sr., 60, of Nederland, Texas passed away March 25, 2014 at his home. Carl was born in Louisville, Kentucky on November 20, 1953 to the late Carl Henry and Delsia Montgomery Cunningham. He was a member of Mid County Baptist Church and an electrical mechanic. A graveside service will be held at Friendship Cemetery in Roganville, Texas...
Terry Lynn Sonier
March 25, 2014
Terry Lynn Sonier, 54, of Groves passed away on March 25, 2014 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on January 29, 1960 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to the late J.C. Sonier and Wanda Jo Hightower Sonier. He graduated from Nederland High School in 1978, and is a retired Fireman from the Nederland Fire Department. Terry loved...
Cora DeKerlegand
March 24, 2014
Cora DeKerlegand, 94, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away March 24, 2014 in Spring, Texas. She was born in Opelousas, Louisiana on February 7, 1920 to the late John and Bessie Roy Jennings. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. Catherine of Siena in Port Arthur on Friday, March 28, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. with Father David...
Patricia Anne Tamplin
March 23, 2014
Patricia Anne Tamplin, 68, of Port Neches, Texas died Sunday, March 23, 2014 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Patricia was born July 22, 1945 in Beaumont, Texas to Howard Taylor and Mildred Ingram Taylor. She was a resident of Port Neches for 30 years and a retired Teacher with Bridge City ISD with 35 years of service. Memorial Service...
Diane Lynn Stokes
March 23, 2014
Diane Lynn Stokes, 53, of Groves, died Sunday, March 23, 2014. She was born to Arthur and Shirley Stokes in Omaha, Nebraska, and had been a resident of Groves since 1972. She is survived by her husband, Kenneth Stokes of Groves; daughters, Crystal Edgar and Alicia Pinder both of Groves; son, Robert Stokes of Groves; sisters, Debbie Palermo and Cindy...
Phyllis Ann Premeaux
March 21, 2014
Phyllis Ann Premeaux, 82, of Groves passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland. She was born on February 5, 1932 to the late Chester Morlan and Laura Ana Rich Morlan. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of the area. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Melancon’s...
Ronnie Lynn Saide
March 21, 2014
Ronnie Lynn Saide, 59, of Vidor passed away on Friday, March 21, 2014 at Christus-St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on January 8, 1955 in Beaumont to the late Jerry P. Saide and Elizabeth Goode Saide. He worked as a Pipefitter for Zachry Construction Company for 12 years and was also a member of Calvary Baptist Church in...
Betty Jean Hand
March 20, 2014
Betty Turman Hand, 78, of Nederland, Texas passed away on March 20, 2014 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. She was born in Hubbard, Texas on May 24, 1935 to the late Robert Floyd and Edna Mae Johnson Turman. Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home on Monday, March 24, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. with Neal Payne...
Milton Salvo Bernauer
March 18, 2014
Milton Salvo Bernauer, 95, formerly of Bridge City and Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014 at The Concierge in Houston, Texas. He was born on March 25, 1918 in Morgan City, Louisiana to George and Irma Ditch Bernauer. Milton retired from Texaco as a payroll supervisor after 42 years of service. Funeral services will be at 2:00...
Hugh Thomas Weatherly
March 15, 2014
Hugh Thomas Weatherly, 63, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, March 15, 2014 at his residence in Nederland with his loving family by his side. Hugh was born June 30, 1950 to the late Horace Troy and Barbara Jean Weatherly in Port Arthur. Hugh proudly served his country in the U. S. Navy and was a supervisor in the steel manufacturing...
Carolyn "Kitty" Mills
March 13, 2014
Carolyn C. "Kitty" Savoie Mills Carolyn C. "Kitty" Savoie Mills, 81, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. She was born on July 11, 1932 in Peason, Louisiana to Emmett and Gladys Duplissey Mills. Kitty was retired as a realtor from Beaumont Real Estate. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m.,...
Clifford Keith Franklin
March 12, 2014
Clifford Keith Franklin, 51, of Sabine Pass, TX passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014. He was born July 25, 1962 in Lockhart, TX to Rudolph and Ellie Franklin. He was a Heavy Equipment Operator. Clifford is survived by his parents, Rudolph and Ellie Franklin of Philadelphia, MS; his sons, Chris Franklin of Nederland, TX and Justin Franklin of Lumberton, TX;...
Jeff Allan DeCuir
March 11, 2014
Jeff A. DeCuir, 54, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2014 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Jeff was born June 13, 1959 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ronald DeCuir and Shirley Hulin DeCuir. He was a lifelong area resident and member of First Baptist Church Groves. Jeff was employed as a process operator at...