Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Corin Jones
December 21, 2013
Corin Jones 91, of Port Arthur passed away Saturday December 21, 2013 at Harbor House in Beaumont. Corin was born on November 9, 1022 in Rosebud Texas to Hobson Gray, Sr. and Ruth Hopper Gray. She was a resident of the Mid County Area since 1940. Corin was a L.V.N. at Park Place Hospital in Port Arthur and a member...
John L. Allen
December 20, 2013
John L. Allen 86, of Groves passed away at his residence on Friday December 20, 2013. John was born on September 28, 1927 in Hope Arkansas to James Gordon Allen and Alma Smith Allen. He was a resident of Groves for 63 years and a retired Operator from Gulf Oil with 33 years of service and a member of the...
June Marie "Memaw" McFarland
December 20, 2013
June Marie "Memaw" McFarland, 94, of Nederland, died Friday, December 20, 2013, at Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital, Nederland. She was born on July 15, 1919 in Broken Bow, Nebraska. June was the only child of Henry and Delilah Schmidt. She moved to Port Arthur, Texas in 1938 at age 19. She was preceded in death by Thurber Buford McFarland,...
Rebecca Moore
December 19, 2013
Rebecca Moore, 93, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Rebecca was born June 13, 1920 in Galveston, Texas to Alfred Ericksen and Rebecca Blum Ericksen. She was a homemaker and resident of Port Arthur for 68 years. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Port...
Geraldine Fay Plevka Taylor
December 19, 2013
Geraldine Fay Plevka Taylor, 82, of Port Neches, Texas passed away December 19, 2 013. She was born on January 26, 1931 to Willie and Rosa Plevka in Belleville, Kansas. She had worked at Shamrock Stations and Hughes Market Basket. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church of Port Neches, Texas. She is survived by daughters, Jan Riley,...
Willie Eloise Boyd
December 19, 2013
Willie Eloise Boyd, 99, of Beaumont, Texas passed away December 19, 2013 at Gulf Health Care. She was born in Geneva, Texas on December 16, 1914 to the late Homer Judson and Willie Weathered Strother Smith. She was a retired cafeteria cook. A graveside service will be held at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County on Monday, December 23, 2013 at...
Oscar Irvin Butler
December 17, 2013
Oscar Irvin Butler, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Oscar was born September 1, 1925 in Beach Bluff, Tennessee to Walter Elvis Butler and Ida Smith Butler. He was a resident of Jefferson County for 60 years and was a retired self-employed auto sales and...
Maudry Blanchard
December 16, 2013
Maudry Boudreaux Blanchard August 17, 1922 December 16, 2013 Maudry Boudreaux Blanchard, 91, went to be with our Lord on December 16, 2013. Maudry Blanchard lived in Port Arthur and Groves, Texas. She attended Port Neches Groves High School, and worked for the City of Groves in the Water Department and for the Chief of Police. She was married to...
Bonnie Maria Konidis
December 16, 2013
Bonnie Maria Konidis, 70, of Groves passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born on November 8, 1943 in Erath, Louisiana to E. J. and Eunice Broussard Primeaux. Bonnie was a lifelong resident of Groves and member of St. Michael Orthodox Church. She was also a member of Groves Eastern Star Chapter...
Dena Gayle Grondahl
December 15, 2013
Dena Gayle Grondahl, 53, of Buna, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on October 9, 1960 in Port Arthur to Lewis Reckaway, Jr. and Sara Lane Reckaway. Dena worked in the healthcare business and was a private caretaker. She is survived by her daughter, Summer Ceasar and husband Cory of...
Jose Ramirez
December 14, 2013
Jose Ramirez Jose Ramirez, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on July 17, 1932 in Port Arthur, Texas to Fernando Ramirez and Eulalia Collazo Ramirez. Jose was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus #1304,...
Margaret (Maggie) Colletti Ferrante
December 12, 2013
Margaret “Maggie” Colletti Ferrante, 92, of Groves, passed away, Thursday December 12, 2013 at the Windsor Nursing Home in Houston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Wednesday December 18, 2013 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Groves with Rev. Msgr. Kenneth Greig officiating with interment to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves under the direction of...
Steven Alvin Morris
December 11, 2013
A Memorial Service for Steven Alvin Morris, 56, of Port Acres, will be held on Monday, December 16, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. at Melancon’s Funeral Home on Ave H, in Nederland. Ray Morgan of Latter Rain Ministries will officiate Steven’s Celebration of Life. Steven Morris went to be with his Lord and loved ones on December 11, 2013. Steven is...
Loma Jewel Robin
December 11, 2013
Loma "Jewel" Robin, 82, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas Jewel was born September 8, 1931 in Harris County, Texas to John Brymer and Tommie Dunaway Brymer. She was a homemaker and a resident of Port Neches for 63 years. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port...
Mary Jean Rice
December 10, 2013
Mary Jean Rice, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Mary was born January 4, 1946 in Hemphill, Texas to Clifton Andrew Rice and Helen Irene Rushing Rice Ener. She was resident of Lufkin, Texas for 40 years before moving to this area 6 years ago. She worked as a...
Sonja Fay Wilson
December 9, 2013
Sonja Fay Hinds Wilson, 74, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, December 9, 2013. Sonja was born October 1, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ross Samuel Hinds and Ridley Havergal Scott Hinds. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Faith Baptist Temple. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. R. Wilson; daughter, Dana Stark;...
Francisco Jose Rivas
December 9, 2013
Francisco Jose Rivas, Sr., 67, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Francisco was born November 16, 1946 in Nicaragua to Louis Rivas and Rosa Gaitan Rivas. He moved to this area in 1986 from Nicaragua and was a member of La Iglesia Del Pueblo. He was married to Elia...
Alfred "Joe" Burns
December 8, 2013
Alfred "Joe" Burns, 90, of The Woodlands, Texas died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at his residence. Joe was born September 12, 1923 in Deanville, Texas to Tom Burns and Addie Collins Burns. He was a resident of this area for over 60 years before moving to The Woodlands 8 years ago. Joe retired from Ameripol Synpol as a Safety Supervisor...
Ellery D. Moore
December 8, 2013
Ellery D. Moore, 87, of Port Arthur passed away at his residence on Sunday December 8, 2013. Ellery was born on March 20, 1926 in Guanaja, Honduras (Central America) to John Moore and Sybil Miller Moore. He was a resident of Port Arthur since 1952 and a member of the First Church of God in Port Arthur. He was a...
Dennis Richard Jordan
December 8, 2013
Dennis Richard Jordan, 56, of Groves, Texas passed away December 8, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Moundsville, WV on July 4, 1957 to the late William and Laura Meadows Jordan. He was a foreman for Signature Group. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Marino Hall at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 4100 Lincoln...
Corin Jones
December 21, 2013
Corin Jones 91, of Port Arthur passed away Saturday December 21, 2013 at Harbor House in Beaumont. Corin was born on November 9, 1022 in Rosebud Texas to Hobson Gray, Sr. and Ruth Hopper Gray. She was a resident of the Mid County Area since 1940. Corin was a L.V.N. at Park Place Hospital in Port Arthur and a member...
John L. Allen
December 20, 2013
John L. Allen 86, of Groves passed away at his residence on Friday December 20, 2013. John was born on September 28, 1927 in Hope Arkansas to James Gordon Allen and Alma Smith Allen. He was a resident of Groves for 63 years and a retired Operator from Gulf Oil with 33 years of service and a member of the...
June Marie "Memaw" McFarland
December 20, 2013
June Marie "Memaw" McFarland, 94, of Nederland, died Friday, December 20, 2013, at Mid Jefferson Extended Care Hospital, Nederland. She was born on July 15, 1919 in Broken Bow, Nebraska. June was the only child of Henry and Delilah Schmidt. She moved to Port Arthur, Texas in 1938 at age 19. She was preceded in death by Thurber Buford McFarland,...
Rebecca Moore
December 19, 2013
Rebecca Moore, 93, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, December 19, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Rebecca was born June 13, 1920 in Galveston, Texas to Alfred Ericksen and Rebecca Blum Ericksen. She was a homemaker and resident of Port Arthur for 68 years. She was also a member of the First Baptist Church of Port...
Geraldine Fay Plevka Taylor
December 19, 2013
Geraldine Fay Plevka Taylor, 82, of Port Neches, Texas passed away December 19, 2 013. She was born on January 26, 1931 to Willie and Rosa Plevka in Belleville, Kansas. She had worked at Shamrock Stations and Hughes Market Basket. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church of Port Neches, Texas. She is survived by daughters, Jan Riley,...
Willie Eloise Boyd
December 19, 2013
Willie Eloise Boyd, 99, of Beaumont, Texas passed away December 19, 2013 at Gulf Health Care. She was born in Geneva, Texas on December 16, 1914 to the late Homer Judson and Willie Weathered Strother Smith. She was a retired cafeteria cook. A graveside service will be held at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County on Monday, December 23, 2013 at...
Oscar Irvin Butler
December 17, 2013
Oscar Irvin Butler, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Oscar was born September 1, 1925 in Beach Bluff, Tennessee to Walter Elvis Butler and Ida Smith Butler. He was a resident of Jefferson County for 60 years and was a retired self-employed auto sales and...
Maudry Blanchard
December 16, 2013
Maudry Boudreaux Blanchard August 17, 1922 December 16, 2013 Maudry Boudreaux Blanchard, 91, went to be with our Lord on December 16, 2013. Maudry Blanchard lived in Port Arthur and Groves, Texas. She attended Port Neches Groves High School, and worked for the City of Groves in the Water Department and for the Chief of Police. She was married to...
Bonnie Maria Konidis
December 16, 2013
Bonnie Maria Konidis, 70, of Groves passed away Monday, December 16, 2013 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born on November 8, 1943 in Erath, Louisiana to E. J. and Eunice Broussard Primeaux. Bonnie was a lifelong resident of Groves and member of St. Michael Orthodox Church. She was also a member of Groves Eastern Star Chapter...
Dena Gayle Grondahl
December 15, 2013
Dena Gayle Grondahl, 53, of Buna, passed away Sunday, December 15, 2013 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on October 9, 1960 in Port Arthur to Lewis Reckaway, Jr. and Sara Lane Reckaway. Dena worked in the healthcare business and was a private caretaker. She is survived by her daughter, Summer Ceasar and husband Cory of...
Jose Ramirez
December 14, 2013
Jose Ramirez Jose Ramirez, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, December 14, 2013 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on July 17, 1932 in Port Arthur, Texas to Fernando Ramirez and Eulalia Collazo Ramirez. Jose was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus #1304,...
Margaret (Maggie) Colletti Ferrante
December 12, 2013
Margaret “Maggie” Colletti Ferrante, 92, of Groves, passed away, Thursday December 12, 2013 at the Windsor Nursing Home in Houston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 AM Wednesday December 18, 2013 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Groves with Rev. Msgr. Kenneth Greig officiating with interment to follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves under the direction of...
Steven Alvin Morris
December 11, 2013
A Memorial Service for Steven Alvin Morris, 56, of Port Acres, will be held on Monday, December 16, 2013, at 5:00 p.m. at Melancon’s Funeral Home on Ave H, in Nederland. Ray Morgan of Latter Rain Ministries will officiate Steven’s Celebration of Life. Steven Morris went to be with his Lord and loved ones on December 11, 2013. Steven is...
Loma Jewel Robin
December 11, 2013
Loma "Jewel" Robin, 82, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, December 11, 2013 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas Jewel was born September 8, 1931 in Harris County, Texas to John Brymer and Tommie Dunaway Brymer. She was a homemaker and a resident of Port Neches for 63 years. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port...
Mary Jean Rice
December 10, 2013
Mary Jean Rice, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Mary was born January 4, 1946 in Hemphill, Texas to Clifton Andrew Rice and Helen Irene Rushing Rice Ener. She was resident of Lufkin, Texas for 40 years before moving to this area 6 years ago. She worked as a...
Sonja Fay Wilson
December 9, 2013
Sonja Fay Hinds Wilson, 74, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, December 9, 2013. Sonja was born October 1, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ross Samuel Hinds and Ridley Havergal Scott Hinds. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Faith Baptist Temple. She was preceded in death by her husband, W. R. Wilson; daughter, Dana Stark;...
Francisco Jose Rivas
December 9, 2013
Francisco Jose Rivas, Sr., 67, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, December 9, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Francisco was born November 16, 1946 in Nicaragua to Louis Rivas and Rosa Gaitan Rivas. He moved to this area in 1986 from Nicaragua and was a member of La Iglesia Del Pueblo. He was married to Elia...
Alfred "Joe" Burns
December 8, 2013
Alfred "Joe" Burns, 90, of The Woodlands, Texas died Sunday, December 8, 2013 at his residence. Joe was born September 12, 1923 in Deanville, Texas to Tom Burns and Addie Collins Burns. He was a resident of this area for over 60 years before moving to The Woodlands 8 years ago. Joe retired from Ameripol Synpol as a Safety Supervisor...
Ellery D. Moore
December 8, 2013
Ellery D. Moore, 87, of Port Arthur passed away at his residence on Sunday December 8, 2013. Ellery was born on March 20, 1926 in Guanaja, Honduras (Central America) to John Moore and Sybil Miller Moore. He was a resident of Port Arthur since 1952 and a member of the First Church of God in Port Arthur. He was a...
Dennis Richard Jordan
December 8, 2013
Dennis Richard Jordan, 56, of Groves, Texas passed away December 8, 2013 at his residence. He was born in Moundsville, WV on July 4, 1957 to the late William and Laura Meadows Jordan. He was a foreman for Signature Group. A gathering of family and friends will be held at the Marino Hall at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 4100 Lincoln...