Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Jimmie L. Jenkinson
February 1, 2014
Jimmie L. Jenkinson, 46, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014. Jimmie was born November 27, 1967 in Port Arthur, Texas to John Wesley Jenkinson, Sr. and Marian Jones Jenkinson. He was a lifelong area resident and retired deputy from Jefferson County Sheriffs Department with over 20 years of service. He loved fishing, going out in his...
Angel Costilow
February 1, 2014
Angel Costilow, 44, of Port Arthur passed away February 1, 2014. She was born in Port Arthur on September 9, 1969 to Bob Costilow and Sandra Mitchell. She was employed as realtor. Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Kyle Trahan officiating. Interment will follow at...
Neava Yentzen
February 1, 2014
Neava Yentzen, age 95, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday February 1, 2014 at her residence. She was born on January 19, 1919 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Arlie Lapeyrolerie and Aline Michel. Neava was a resident of Port Arthur for sixty-two years and was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur. A Mass...
Barney Edmon Kitchell
January 31, 2014
Barney Edmon “Sonny” Kitchell, 77, of Nederland, Texas passed away January 31, 2014 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. He was born in DeQuincy, Louisiana on January 29, 1937 to the late James Edmon and Mildred Mazie Walkner Kitchell. He retired from the railroad and served his country proudly in the Louisiana National Guard. A memorial service will be held...
Douglas Walter Drawhorn
January 30, 2014
Douglas Walter Drawhorn, 59, of Port Neches died Thursday, January 30, 2014 after a brief illness. Doug was born August 18, 1954. He was a 1972 graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School. He earned an associates degree in safety/fire and a bachelors degree in industrial engineering from Lamar University in 1982. He earned a masters degree in public health from...
Ronald James Matte
January 28, 2014
Ronald James Matte, 75, of Beaumont, Texas formerly of Bridge City passed away January 28, 2014 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. He was born in Nederland, Texas on November 7, 1938 to the late Burnest and Jeanne Bodin Matte. Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Friday, January 31, 2014 at 2:00 p.m....
John Carlton Reese
January 26, 2014
John Carlton Reese, 75, of Groves went to be with the Lord on January 26, 2014 after a short illness. John was born November 26, 1938 in Caldwell, Texas to Ralph D. and Cora Lee Reese. He was retired from Neches Butane/Huntsman and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church of Port Neches, and a member of the Knights of...
Janice Anne Scully
January 26, 2014
Janice Boneau Scully of Nederland, Texas passed away January 26, 2014, surround by her family at her home. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 14, 1940 to the late D. J. and Elise Boneau. She graduated from Bishop Byrne High School in 1959. She lived most of her life in Port Arthur. Janice was the owner/operator of...
Preeti P. Nadkarni
January 24, 2014
Preeti P. Nadkarni, 64, of Lake Charles, Louisiana passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Preeti was born October 6, 1949 in Odupi, Karnataka, India to Janardhan Pai and K. Rohini Pai. She was a resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana and this area for 22 years. She was formerly employed...
Darlene Ann Stewart
January 20, 2014
Darlene “Granny” Stewart, 69, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away January 20, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Ervine and Bernice Roberts Deslatte on November 6, 1944. She was retired from J. C. Penney’s where she was a supervisor and a bookkeeper for Max Bowl....
Janet Lynn Counterman
January 20, 2014
Janet Lynn Counterman, age 66, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on January 20th at 3:37 p.m. while receiving care at Kindred Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born to the late Gene and Dorothy Crawley, September 5, 1947 in Greencastle, Indiana. Jan graduated from Greencastle High School in 1965. She married Wayne Counterman of West Terre Haute, Indiana, August 9,...
Dr.Barnette E. J. Adams
January 19, 2014
Dr. Joe passed away peacefully on January 19, 2014 at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. Joe was born in Ashland, Kentucky on June 16, 1925. He moved with his family to Lakeland, Florida in 1940. Joe graduated from the University of Florida in 1943 and attended Tulane University School of Medicine where he graduated in 1947. While at Tulane he...
Betty Joyce Pedigo
January 18, 2014
Betty Joyce Lott Pedigo, 81, of Groves passed away Saturday January 18, 2014 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Joyce was born September 25, 1932 in Chester, Texas to William Ira Lott and Matilda Brack Lott. She was a resident of the Groves area for 62 years and a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Groves...
Leslie Paul Tanner
January 18, 2014
Leslie "Paul" Tanner, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. Paul was born November 29, 1932 in Meridian, Mississippi to Leslie Tanner and Mildred Peron Tanner. He was a lifelong area resident and a member of Central Baptist Church of Port Arthur. He was a retired maintenance foreman from Texaco. Paul...
Debra Choate Bailey
January 17, 2014
Debra Choate Bailey 58, of Groves passed away on Friday January 17, 2014. Debra was born March 15, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to Mabry J. Choate and Mildred Frances Gresham Choate. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Port Arthur. Debra was a lifelong resident of the area and worked...
Margarett McIntyre
January 17, 2014
Margarett McIntyre, age 93, of Nederland passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 at her residence in Nederland. Mrs. McIntyre was born December 8, 1920 to the late Frank Joseph and Jessie Blazek in Beaumont, and lived in Nederland since 1950. She retired as a Grand Jury secretary for the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office with 20 years of service....
James Harold Walker Sr.
January 17, 2014
James Harold Walker, Sr.,75, of Nederland, passed away on January 17, 2014 at his residence in Nederland. He was born on September 12, 1938 to the late Lillie Mae Comeaux and Nouvier Walker in Beaumont. James proudly served in the U. S. Navy, and was owner and operator of Walker Scales and Equipment. He is survived by his wife Tonna...
Jonas Floyd Gibson
January 16, 2014
Jonas Gibson of Nederland, TX passed away Thursday morning, January 16, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. He was a gift that was given with a heart condition. He had 16 miraculous years filled with life, joy, and music. He began playing the violin and piano at the age of 3. He wanted to follow his “big” brother Daniel. Jonas attended Interlochen...
Raymond J. Daigle, Sr.
January 14, 2014
Raymond J. Daigle, Sr. Raymond J. Daigle, Sr., 87, died on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. He was born on January 21, 1926 in Port Arthur TX. to Donation E. Daigle and Virginia Hebert Daigle. Captain Raymond Daigle began his military career in the enlisted ranks in 1942 with the Army, completing paratrooper school in...
Billy Joe Hancock Sr
January 14, 2014
Billy Joe Hancock, Sr., 75, of Nederland, passed away on January 14, 2014 at Christus Hospital- St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. He was born on July 31, 1938 in Houston, Texas to the late Cloyd Orval and Eva Elizabeth Kerley Hancock. He served proudly in our United States Navy. Funeral Services will be held at St. John Lutheran Church, 2955 S....
Jimmie L. Jenkinson
February 1, 2014
Jimmie L. Jenkinson, 46, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, February 1, 2014. Jimmie was born November 27, 1967 in Port Arthur, Texas to John Wesley Jenkinson, Sr. and Marian Jones Jenkinson. He was a lifelong area resident and retired deputy from Jefferson County Sheriffs Department with over 20 years of service. He loved fishing, going out in his...
Angel Costilow
February 1, 2014
Angel Costilow, 44, of Port Arthur passed away February 1, 2014. She was born in Port Arthur on September 9, 1969 to Bob Costilow and Sandra Mitchell. She was employed as realtor. Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. with Pastor Kyle Trahan officiating. Interment will follow at...
Neava Yentzen
February 1, 2014
Neava Yentzen, age 95, of Port Arthur passed away on Saturday February 1, 2014 at her residence. She was born on January 19, 1919 in New Orleans, Louisiana to the late Arlie Lapeyrolerie and Aline Michel. Neava was a resident of Port Arthur for sixty-two years and was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur. A Mass...
Barney Edmon Kitchell
January 31, 2014
Barney Edmon “Sonny” Kitchell, 77, of Nederland, Texas passed away January 31, 2014 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. He was born in DeQuincy, Louisiana on January 29, 1937 to the late James Edmon and Mildred Mazie Walkner Kitchell. He retired from the railroad and served his country proudly in the Louisiana National Guard. A memorial service will be held...
Douglas Walter Drawhorn
January 30, 2014
Douglas Walter Drawhorn, 59, of Port Neches died Thursday, January 30, 2014 after a brief illness. Doug was born August 18, 1954. He was a 1972 graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School. He earned an associates degree in safety/fire and a bachelors degree in industrial engineering from Lamar University in 1982. He earned a masters degree in public health from...
Ronald James Matte
January 28, 2014
Ronald James Matte, 75, of Beaumont, Texas formerly of Bridge City passed away January 28, 2014 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. He was born in Nederland, Texas on November 7, 1938 to the late Burnest and Jeanne Bodin Matte. Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Friday, January 31, 2014 at 2:00 p.m....
John Carlton Reese
January 26, 2014
John Carlton Reese, 75, of Groves went to be with the Lord on January 26, 2014 after a short illness. John was born November 26, 1938 in Caldwell, Texas to Ralph D. and Cora Lee Reese. He was retired from Neches Butane/Huntsman and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church of Port Neches, and a member of the Knights of...
Janice Anne Scully
January 26, 2014
Janice Boneau Scully of Nederland, Texas passed away January 26, 2014, surround by her family at her home. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 14, 1940 to the late D. J. and Elise Boneau. She graduated from Bishop Byrne High School in 1959. She lived most of her life in Port Arthur. Janice was the owner/operator of...
Preeti P. Nadkarni
January 24, 2014
Preeti P. Nadkarni, 64, of Lake Charles, Louisiana passed away Friday, January 24, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Preeti was born October 6, 1949 in Odupi, Karnataka, India to Janardhan Pai and K. Rohini Pai. She was a resident of Lake Charles, Louisiana and this area for 22 years. She was formerly employed...
Darlene Ann Stewart
January 20, 2014
Darlene “Granny” Stewart, 69, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away January 20, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Ervine and Bernice Roberts Deslatte on November 6, 1944. She was retired from J. C. Penney’s where she was a supervisor and a bookkeeper for Max Bowl....
Janet Lynn Counterman
January 20, 2014
Janet Lynn Counterman, age 66, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on January 20th at 3:37 p.m. while receiving care at Kindred Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born to the late Gene and Dorothy Crawley, September 5, 1947 in Greencastle, Indiana. Jan graduated from Greencastle High School in 1965. She married Wayne Counterman of West Terre Haute, Indiana, August 9,...
Dr.Barnette E. J. Adams
January 19, 2014
Dr. Joe passed away peacefully on January 19, 2014 at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. Joe was born in Ashland, Kentucky on June 16, 1925. He moved with his family to Lakeland, Florida in 1940. Joe graduated from the University of Florida in 1943 and attended Tulane University School of Medicine where he graduated in 1947. While at Tulane he...
Betty Joyce Pedigo
January 18, 2014
Betty Joyce Lott Pedigo, 81, of Groves passed away Saturday January 18, 2014 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. Joyce was born September 25, 1932 in Chester, Texas to William Ira Lott and Matilda Brack Lott. She was a resident of the Groves area for 62 years and a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Groves...
Leslie Paul Tanner
January 18, 2014
Leslie "Paul" Tanner, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. Paul was born November 29, 1932 in Meridian, Mississippi to Leslie Tanner and Mildred Peron Tanner. He was a lifelong area resident and a member of Central Baptist Church of Port Arthur. He was a retired maintenance foreman from Texaco. Paul...
Debra Choate Bailey
January 17, 2014
Debra Choate Bailey 58, of Groves passed away on Friday January 17, 2014. Debra was born March 15, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to Mabry J. Choate and Mildred Frances Gresham Choate. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Port Arthur. Debra was a lifelong resident of the area and worked...
Margarett McIntyre
January 17, 2014
Margarett McIntyre, age 93, of Nederland passed away on Friday, January 17, 2014 at her residence in Nederland. Mrs. McIntyre was born December 8, 1920 to the late Frank Joseph and Jessie Blazek in Beaumont, and lived in Nederland since 1950. She retired as a Grand Jury secretary for the Jefferson County District Attorney’s office with 20 years of service....
James Harold Walker Sr.
January 17, 2014
James Harold Walker, Sr.,75, of Nederland, passed away on January 17, 2014 at his residence in Nederland. He was born on September 12, 1938 to the late Lillie Mae Comeaux and Nouvier Walker in Beaumont. James proudly served in the U. S. Navy, and was owner and operator of Walker Scales and Equipment. He is survived by his wife Tonna...
Jonas Floyd Gibson
January 16, 2014
Jonas Gibson of Nederland, TX passed away Thursday morning, January 16, 2014 at 7:30 a.m. He was a gift that was given with a heart condition. He had 16 miraculous years filled with life, joy, and music. He began playing the violin and piano at the age of 3. He wanted to follow his “big” brother Daniel. Jonas attended Interlochen...
Raymond J. Daigle, Sr.
January 14, 2014
Raymond J. Daigle, Sr. Raymond J. Daigle, Sr., 87, died on Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, TX. He was born on January 21, 1926 in Port Arthur TX. to Donation E. Daigle and Virginia Hebert Daigle. Captain Raymond Daigle began his military career in the enlisted ranks in 1942 with the Army, completing paratrooper school in...
Billy Joe Hancock Sr
January 14, 2014
Billy Joe Hancock, Sr., 75, of Nederland, passed away on January 14, 2014 at Christus Hospital- St. Elizabeth in Beaumont. He was born on July 31, 1938 in Houston, Texas to the late Cloyd Orval and Eva Elizabeth Kerley Hancock. He served proudly in our United States Navy. Funeral Services will be held at St. John Lutheran Church, 2955 S....
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