Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Matthew D. "Matt" Prince
August 15, 2013
Matthew D. "Matt" Prince, 54 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Matt was born November 28, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to Irvin John Prince, Sr. and Esther Henry Prince. He was a resident of Port Arthur for 23 years. He was preceded in death by his father; brother,...
Joyce Terrell Thomas
August 14, 2013
Joyce Terrell Thomas, 74 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Joyce was born on April 9, 1939 in San Antonio, Texas to Racine Lee and James Terrell. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Joyce was a homemaker and a great cook....
Robert "Bob" Moss
August 12, 2013
Robert "Bob" Moss, 78 of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, August 12, 2013. Bob was born October 11, 1934 in Wheelock, Texas to Walter Moss and Katherine Cross Moss. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from Gulf Coast Machine. He was a member of the United Methodist Temple and Wesley Bible Class. Past District Officer of GTSRD Association,...
Cynthia Marie Gontarek
August 11, 2013
Cynthia Marie Gontarek , 73 of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. Cynthia was born April 29, 1940 in Port Arthur, Texas to T.R. Lumpkin and Meredith Ann Haston Lumpkin. She was a lifelong area resident and longtime member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, where she served with the Altar...
Lydia Lozano
August 11, 2013
Lydia Lozano, 91, of Port Arthur passed away on August 11, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She was born on May 22, 1922 in Snyder, Texas to the late Almado Macias and Gaberia Madrid Macias. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, and a member of Port Acres United Pentecostal Church. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday,...
Arthur John Mason Sr.
August 8, 2013
Arthur John Mason, Sr. , 86, of Nederland, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Arthur was born on January 13, 1927 to the late Camille Joseph Mason and Adelina Dore Mason in New Iberia, Louisiana, and lived most of his life in the Nederland and Port Arthur area. He was...
Lucy Marie Smith
August 7, 2013
Lucy Marie Beaumont Smith, 86, of Jasper, Texas formerly of Groves passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Avalon Nursing Home in Kirbyville, TX. Lucy was born November 9, 1926 in Groves, Texas to Walter Lee Beaumont and Minnie Albers Beaumont. She was a lifelong area resident and retired secretary from Gulf States Utilities. She was preceded in death by...
Johnnie Bell
August 7, 2013
Mrs. Johnnie Bell, 91, of Port Arthur passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. She was born on September 15, 1921 in Grand Saline, Texas to Andrew Devereaux Hanson and Nora Belle Birdsong Hanson. Johnnie was a lifelong area resident and member of Memorial Baptist Church in Port Arthur. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August...
Dorothy Ann Broussard
August 7, 2013
Dorothy Ann Leone Broussard, 72, of Starks, Louisiana, passed away suddenly on August 7, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania while caring for her mother. Dorothy was born on April 2, 1941 in St. Thomas Virgin Islands to her parents Roland A. Leone, Sr. and Zaida E. (Delagarde) Leone and then moved to Pennsylvania. From there she moved to the Port Arthur...
Leslie James Burke
August 7, 2013
Leslie James Burke, 58 of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Leslie was born August 4, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to Eddie Burke and Helen Hebert Burke. He was a lifelong resident of Groves, retired contractor and member of the Catholic faith. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Burke of Groves; daughter Summer Kinsey; step-daughter, Tara Shiflet of...
Annie Mae Phillips
August 6, 2013
Annie Mae Phillips, 84 of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Annie was born May 6, 1929 in Bayou Current, Louisiana to Elise Frank Vigie and Artile Dupre Vigie. She was a resident of Groves for 67 years and was a longtime member of Friendship Baptist Church of Groves. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther...
Andrus Adams
August 6, 2013
Andrus Adams, 96 of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Andrus was born August 4, 1917 in Kaplan, Louisiana to Polite Adams and Angela Meaux Adams. He was a resident of the Groves-Port Arthur area for 62 years and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He...
Myrtle Mae Smith
August 6, 2013
Myrtle Mae Smith, 105, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Gulf Health Care Center in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born in Anacoco, Louisiana on December 24, 1907 to the late William J. and Nancy Malinda Langton Tilley. Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 10:00...
Donald Gene Kolb
August 6, 2013
Donald Gene Kolb, 66, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away on August 6, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Orange. He was born in Ringgold, Louisiana on October 21, 1946 to the late, Tilmon and Marie Thomas Kolb. Donald worked for Texaco for 20 years. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Mauriceville on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at...
Ronald Charles Somerville
August 4, 2013
Smart, funny, creative, confident, always up for a good "discussion," eager to share, kind and giving, this was Ronald "Ron" Charles Somerville, 66, of Port Arthur, Texas. Ron passed away, Sunday, August 4 at the Neuroscience Institute, Memorial Hermann in Houston. Ron was born December 28, 1946 in Port Arthur to John and Clara (Van Hess) Somerville. He graduated Valedictorian...
Melba Theresa Harrison
August 3, 2013
Melba Theresa Harrison, 77, of Groves, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. She was born in Port Arthur on April 16, 1936 to the late Allen Benard and Corine Marie Guillot Loncon. Melba lived in the area her entire life, graduated in 1954 from Stephen F. Austin High School in Port Acres and...
Alvie McMullen
August 2, 2013
Alvie Covey McMullen, 94, passed away at Manor Care Nursing Home in Webster, TX, on August 2, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Carl Dorman "C.D." McMullen, as well as her sisters and brothers, Jean Pepper, Rebecca Bodine, Ray Covey and Tommy Covey. Alvie was born in DeRidder Louisiana and moved to Port Arthur,...
Felicia Faith Wells
August 2, 2013
Felicia Faith Wells, 49, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 2, 2013. Felicia was born February 6, 1964 in Slidell, Louisiana to Hugh Mac Sport and Helen Kay Arceneaux Sport. She was a resident of Port Arthur for over 35 years and graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School. She...
Warren Eugene Jackson
August 1, 2013
Warren Eugene Jackson, 88, of Tyler, Texas (formerly of Port Arthur) passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Azalea Place Nursing Home in Tyler. He was born on August 6, 1924 in Florala, Alabama to Laurence and Sarah Ann Quick Jackson . Warren lived in Port Arthur for 40 years and spent his last few years in Tyler. He was...
Lloyd Hebert
July 31, 2013
Lloyd Hebert, 75, of Nederland, Texas died Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at her residence. Lloyd was born August 1, 1937 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Guy Grissom and Hazel Compton Grissom. She was a resident of Nederland, Texas for 35 years and retired from Lamar University where she worked in accounts payable. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 3,...
Matthew D. "Matt" Prince
August 15, 2013
Matthew D. "Matt" Prince, 54 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, August 15, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Matt was born November 28, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to Irvin John Prince, Sr. and Esther Henry Prince. He was a resident of Port Arthur for 23 years. He was preceded in death by his father; brother,...
Joyce Terrell Thomas
August 14, 2013
Joyce Terrell Thomas, 74 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Joyce was born on April 9, 1939 in San Antonio, Texas to Racine Lee and James Terrell. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Joyce was a homemaker and a great cook....
Robert "Bob" Moss
August 12, 2013
Robert "Bob" Moss, 78 of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, August 12, 2013. Bob was born October 11, 1934 in Wheelock, Texas to Walter Moss and Katherine Cross Moss. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from Gulf Coast Machine. He was a member of the United Methodist Temple and Wesley Bible Class. Past District Officer of GTSRD Association,...
Cynthia Marie Gontarek
August 11, 2013
Cynthia Marie Gontarek , 73 of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, August 11, 2013 at M. D. Anderson Hospital in Houston, Texas. Cynthia was born April 29, 1940 in Port Arthur, Texas to T.R. Lumpkin and Meredith Ann Haston Lumpkin. She was a lifelong area resident and longtime member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, where she served with the Altar...
Lydia Lozano
August 11, 2013
Lydia Lozano, 91, of Port Arthur passed away on August 11, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. She was born on May 22, 1922 in Snyder, Texas to the late Almado Macias and Gaberia Madrid Macias. She was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, and a member of Port Acres United Pentecostal Church. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday,...
Arthur John Mason Sr.
August 8, 2013
Arthur John Mason, Sr. , 86, of Nederland, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Arthur was born on January 13, 1927 to the late Camille Joseph Mason and Adelina Dore Mason in New Iberia, Louisiana, and lived most of his life in the Nederland and Port Arthur area. He was...
Lucy Marie Smith
August 7, 2013
Lucy Marie Beaumont Smith, 86, of Jasper, Texas formerly of Groves passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Avalon Nursing Home in Kirbyville, TX. Lucy was born November 9, 1926 in Groves, Texas to Walter Lee Beaumont and Minnie Albers Beaumont. She was a lifelong area resident and retired secretary from Gulf States Utilities. She was preceded in death by...
Johnnie Bell
August 7, 2013
Mrs. Johnnie Bell, 91, of Port Arthur passed away at her home on Wednesday, August 7, 2013. She was born on September 15, 1921 in Grand Saline, Texas to Andrew Devereaux Hanson and Nora Belle Birdsong Hanson. Johnnie was a lifelong area resident and member of Memorial Baptist Church in Port Arthur. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, August...
Dorothy Ann Broussard
August 7, 2013
Dorothy Ann Leone Broussard, 72, of Starks, Louisiana, passed away suddenly on August 7, 2013 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania while caring for her mother. Dorothy was born on April 2, 1941 in St. Thomas Virgin Islands to her parents Roland A. Leone, Sr. and Zaida E. (Delagarde) Leone and then moved to Pennsylvania. From there she moved to the Port Arthur...
Leslie James Burke
August 7, 2013
Leslie James Burke, 58 of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2013. Leslie was born August 4, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to Eddie Burke and Helen Hebert Burke. He was a lifelong resident of Groves, retired contractor and member of the Catholic faith. Survivors include his wife, Cynthia Burke of Groves; daughter Summer Kinsey; step-daughter, Tara Shiflet of...
Annie Mae Phillips
August 6, 2013
Annie Mae Phillips, 84 of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013. Annie was born May 6, 1929 in Bayou Current, Louisiana to Elise Frank Vigie and Artile Dupre Vigie. She was a resident of Groves for 67 years and was a longtime member of Friendship Baptist Church of Groves. She was preceded in death by her husband, Luther...
Andrus Adams
August 6, 2013
Andrus Adams, 96 of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Andrus was born August 4, 1917 in Kaplan, Louisiana to Polite Adams and Angela Meaux Adams. He was a resident of the Groves-Port Arthur area for 62 years and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He...
Myrtle Mae Smith
August 6, 2013
Myrtle Mae Smith, 105, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2013 at Gulf Health Care Center in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born in Anacoco, Louisiana on December 24, 1907 to the late William J. and Nancy Malinda Langton Tilley. Funeral services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 10:00...
Donald Gene Kolb
August 6, 2013
Donald Gene Kolb, 66, of Mauriceville, Texas passed away on August 6, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Orange. He was born in Ringgold, Louisiana on October 21, 1946 to the late, Tilmon and Marie Thomas Kolb. Donald worked for Texaco for 20 years. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church of Mauriceville on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at...
Ronald Charles Somerville
August 4, 2013
Smart, funny, creative, confident, always up for a good "discussion," eager to share, kind and giving, this was Ronald "Ron" Charles Somerville, 66, of Port Arthur, Texas. Ron passed away, Sunday, August 4 at the Neuroscience Institute, Memorial Hermann in Houston. Ron was born December 28, 1946 in Port Arthur to John and Clara (Van Hess) Somerville. He graduated Valedictorian...
Melba Theresa Harrison
August 3, 2013
Melba Theresa Harrison, 77, of Groves, passed away on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont. She was born in Port Arthur on April 16, 1936 to the late Allen Benard and Corine Marie Guillot Loncon. Melba lived in the area her entire life, graduated in 1954 from Stephen F. Austin High School in Port Acres and...
Alvie McMullen
August 2, 2013
Alvie Covey McMullen, 94, passed away at Manor Care Nursing Home in Webster, TX, on August 2, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Carl Dorman "C.D." McMullen, as well as her sisters and brothers, Jean Pepper, Rebecca Bodine, Ray Covey and Tommy Covey. Alvie was born in DeRidder Louisiana and moved to Port Arthur,...
Felicia Faith Wells
August 2, 2013
Felicia Faith Wells, 49, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on Friday, August 2, 2013. Felicia was born February 6, 1964 in Slidell, Louisiana to Hugh Mac Sport and Helen Kay Arceneaux Sport. She was a resident of Port Arthur for over 35 years and graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School. She...
Warren Eugene Jackson
August 1, 2013
Warren Eugene Jackson, 88, of Tyler, Texas (formerly of Port Arthur) passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Azalea Place Nursing Home in Tyler. He was born on August 6, 1924 in Florala, Alabama to Laurence and Sarah Ann Quick Jackson . Warren lived in Port Arthur for 40 years and spent his last few years in Tyler. He was...
Lloyd Hebert
July 31, 2013
Lloyd Hebert, 75, of Nederland, Texas died Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at her residence. Lloyd was born August 1, 1937 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Guy Grissom and Hazel Compton Grissom. She was a resident of Nederland, Texas for 35 years and retired from Lamar University where she worked in accounts payable. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 3,...