Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Wilma Young
July 27, 2013
Wilma Young Wilma Young, 85, of Groves, departed from this life on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on January 2, 1928 to Allen and Rachel Foster Durbin. Wilma had lived in this area since 1972 and was an elementary school counselor for the Port Arthur Independent School District. Funeral services will be...
Juanita Scobee
July 27, 2013
Juanita Scobee, 67 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013. Juanita was born in Church Point, Louisiana to Arlie Elkins and Rita Belle Bihm Elkins. She was an area resident for 20 years and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her son, John Thomas. Survivors include her son, Edward C. Thomas and wife, Coralee of Houston,...
Mabel Romero
July 26, 2013
Mabel Romero Mabel Romero, 92, of Port Neches, passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born on June 15, 1921 in Kaplan, Louisiana. Mabel had lived in this area since 1952 and was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday,...
James F. Laing
July 26, 2013
James F. Laing, 75, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. James was born July 5, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to Henry Laing and Grace Langdon Laing. He was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and retired from the U.S. Post Office as a mail handler after 42 years of service....
Marjorie Olivia Choate
July 25, 2013
Marjorie O. (Weldon) Choate, our beautiful mother passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at the age of nearly 91. She was born August 28, 1922 in Port Arthur, Texas to Eula and Edward Weldon. She is now with her beloved husband, Charles "Emery" Choate, her son, Christopher Ray Choate, her parents and step-father Ray Faulkner, and her two brothers,...
Mary J. McGowen
July 20, 2013
Mary JoAnna McGowen, 85, passed away on July 20, 2013. In honor of Mary's wishes, friends are invited to join the family in remembering Mary and celebrating her life on Sunday, August 11, 2013 from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. at the VFW Hall located at 1014 24th Street in Galveston, TX. Mary was born in Greenleaf, Kansas on September 18, 1927...
Velena Kelone McGuffin
July 19, 2013
Velena Kelone McGuffin 76, of Nederland passed away at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont Texas. Velena was born on October 2, 1936 in Effie Louisiana to Kermit Kelone and Pearl Miller Kelone. She was a resident of the area since 1958 and a nurse at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held...
Bobbie Sue Oleksy
July 19, 2013
Bobbie Sue Oleksy, 81, of Nederland, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2013 at Mid Jefferson Hospital in Nederland. She was born in Sabine, Texas on June 6, 1932 to the late Capt. Howard John Gray and Annie Johnson Gray. Bobbie lived in the area her entire life and attended First United Methodist Church in Nederland for 61 years. She...
Maurice Louis "Joe" Breaux
July 19, 2013
Maurice Louis "Joe" Breaux, 95, of Groves, Texas passed away at his home on Friday, July 19, 2013.He was born on September 8, 1917 in New Iberia, Louisiana to Robert and Cleophus Segura Breaux.Joe had lived in Groves for 62 years and was a member of St. James Catholic Church. He served in the United States Air force and was...
Ruby Bernice West
July 15, 2013
Ruby Bernice West Ruby Bernice West, 87, of Huntsville, Texas formerly of Port Neches, Texas died Monday, July 15, 2013 at Odyssey House in Conroe, Texas. Ruby was born November 20, 1925 in Port Neches, Texas to William Polk Cash and Louise Bettcher Cash. She worked at Hotel Dieu and St. Elizabeth Hospital as a LVN for many years and...
Ernestine Calhoun Applegate
July 14, 2013
Ernestine Calhoun Applegate Ernestine Calhoun Applegate, 92, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013. She was born on October 27, 1920 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ernest Henry and Estelle Calhoun. Ernestine was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of The United Methodist Temple. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur...
Reda David
July 14, 2013
Reda David, 80, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on September 1, 1932 in Beckville, Panola County, Texas to Isaac Newton and Sally Jarvis Davidson, Sr. Reda had lived in this area for 65 years and was a long time member of the Aldersgate Trinity United...
Arlene W Pacetti
July 12, 2013
Arlene W. Pacetti, 85, of Cape Coral, Fl. passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Arlene was born in Pensacola, Fl. on July 30th, 1927 to Houston and Lottie Wall. She met the love of her life, Rodney Truman Pacetti and married him in 1945. They eventually settled in...
Kenneth Othel Brack
July 12, 2013
Kenneth Othel Brack Kenneth Othel Brack, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born August 16, 1936 in Fullerton, Louisiana to Louis and Elvie McWilliams Brack. He had lived in this area for over 58 years and attended Friendship Baptist Church in Groves. Kenneth worked for City Mattress,...
Rita Marie Comeaux
July 9, 2013
Rita Marie Comeaux, 83, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont, Texas. She was born in Port Neches, Texas on April 17, 1930 to the late Leanord and Ermine Tebedeaux Quebedeaux. Rita was the custodian at the Port Neches Schools and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. A Mass of...
Virgie Leola Vincent
July 9, 2013
Virgie L. Vincent, 80, of Navasota, Texas passed away July 9, 2013 at her home. She was born in Zwolle, Louisiana on January 11, 1933 to the late Jack Martinez and Maggie Bebee Martinez. Virgie was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church...
Benjamin Doyle Ashworth
July 8, 2013
Benjamin Doyle "Benny" Ashworth, 53 passed away at home on Monday, July 8, 2013 of natural causes in Bridge City, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Terry Ashworth, Jr. and Wanda Ashworth Hilton. He is survived by his son, Tyler Doyle Ashworth; sisters, Debby Nero of Port Neches, Janet Gaspard of Bridge City, and Phyllis and Roger...
Jules Joseph "JJ" Hebert Jr.
July 6, 2013
Jules J. “J.J.” Hebert, Jr., age 66, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at his home in Lumberton. He was born in Port Arthur on March 3, 1947 to the late Jules Joseph Hebert, Sr. and Irma Hyars Hebert. Jules, a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas, was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur and Lamar...
Jerry "Red" Norris
July 5, 2013
Jerry "Red" Norris, 80, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday July 5, 2013. Jerry was born March 11, 1933 in Warren, Texas to Lester Norris and Dannye Harris Norris. He was a resident of the area for 62 years and retired in 1989 from Texaco after 35 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Betty Norris...
Laura Belle Metts
July 1, 2013
Laura Belle Metts, 90, of Nederland, Texas passed away surrounded by family and friends on July 1, 2013 at the Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. She was born on November 3, 1922 in Moscow, Kansas to the late Lauren and Ethel McNicol Joy. Laura was a member of First Christian Church in Port Arthur, TX. Laura was the loving...
Wilma Young
July 27, 2013
Wilma Young Wilma Young, 85, of Groves, departed from this life on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on January 2, 1928 to Allen and Rachel Foster Durbin. Wilma had lived in this area since 1972 and was an elementary school counselor for the Port Arthur Independent School District. Funeral services will be...
Juanita Scobee
July 27, 2013
Juanita Scobee, 67 of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, July 27, 2013. Juanita was born in Church Point, Louisiana to Arlie Elkins and Rita Belle Bihm Elkins. She was an area resident for 20 years and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her son, John Thomas. Survivors include her son, Edward C. Thomas and wife, Coralee of Houston,...
Mabel Romero
July 26, 2013
Mabel Romero Mabel Romero, 92, of Port Neches, passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born on June 15, 1921 in Kaplan, Louisiana. Mabel had lived in this area since 1952 and was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday,...
James F. Laing
July 26, 2013
James F. Laing, 75, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. James was born July 5, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to Henry Laing and Grace Langdon Laing. He was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and retired from the U.S. Post Office as a mail handler after 42 years of service....
Marjorie Olivia Choate
July 25, 2013
Marjorie O. (Weldon) Choate, our beautiful mother passed away on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at the age of nearly 91. She was born August 28, 1922 in Port Arthur, Texas to Eula and Edward Weldon. She is now with her beloved husband, Charles "Emery" Choate, her son, Christopher Ray Choate, her parents and step-father Ray Faulkner, and her two brothers,...
Mary J. McGowen
July 20, 2013
Mary JoAnna McGowen, 85, passed away on July 20, 2013. In honor of Mary's wishes, friends are invited to join the family in remembering Mary and celebrating her life on Sunday, August 11, 2013 from 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. at the VFW Hall located at 1014 24th Street in Galveston, TX. Mary was born in Greenleaf, Kansas on September 18, 1927...
Velena Kelone McGuffin
July 19, 2013
Velena Kelone McGuffin 76, of Nederland passed away at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont Texas. Velena was born on October 2, 1936 in Effie Louisiana to Kermit Kelone and Pearl Miller Kelone. She was a resident of the area since 1958 and a nurse at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. A visitation for family and friends will be held...
Bobbie Sue Oleksy
July 19, 2013
Bobbie Sue Oleksy, 81, of Nederland, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2013 at Mid Jefferson Hospital in Nederland. She was born in Sabine, Texas on June 6, 1932 to the late Capt. Howard John Gray and Annie Johnson Gray. Bobbie lived in the area her entire life and attended First United Methodist Church in Nederland for 61 years. She...
Maurice Louis "Joe" Breaux
July 19, 2013
Maurice Louis "Joe" Breaux, 95, of Groves, Texas passed away at his home on Friday, July 19, 2013.He was born on September 8, 1917 in New Iberia, Louisiana to Robert and Cleophus Segura Breaux.Joe had lived in Groves for 62 years and was a member of St. James Catholic Church. He served in the United States Air force and was...
Ruby Bernice West
July 15, 2013
Ruby Bernice West Ruby Bernice West, 87, of Huntsville, Texas formerly of Port Neches, Texas died Monday, July 15, 2013 at Odyssey House in Conroe, Texas. Ruby was born November 20, 1925 in Port Neches, Texas to William Polk Cash and Louise Bettcher Cash. She worked at Hotel Dieu and St. Elizabeth Hospital as a LVN for many years and...
Ernestine Calhoun Applegate
July 14, 2013
Ernestine Calhoun Applegate Ernestine Calhoun Applegate, 92, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013. She was born on October 27, 1920 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ernest Henry and Estelle Calhoun. Ernestine was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of The United Methodist Temple. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur...
Reda David
July 14, 2013
Reda David, 80, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on September 1, 1932 in Beckville, Panola County, Texas to Isaac Newton and Sally Jarvis Davidson, Sr. Reda had lived in this area for 65 years and was a long time member of the Aldersgate Trinity United...
Arlene W Pacetti
July 12, 2013
Arlene W. Pacetti, 85, of Cape Coral, Fl. passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Arlene was born in Pensacola, Fl. on July 30th, 1927 to Houston and Lottie Wall. She met the love of her life, Rodney Truman Pacetti and married him in 1945. They eventually settled in...
Kenneth Othel Brack
July 12, 2013
Kenneth Othel Brack Kenneth Othel Brack, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born August 16, 1936 in Fullerton, Louisiana to Louis and Elvie McWilliams Brack. He had lived in this area for over 58 years and attended Friendship Baptist Church in Groves. Kenneth worked for City Mattress,...
Rita Marie Comeaux
July 9, 2013
Rita Marie Comeaux, 83, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont, Texas. She was born in Port Neches, Texas on April 17, 1930 to the late Leanord and Ermine Tebedeaux Quebedeaux. Rita was the custodian at the Port Neches Schools and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. A Mass of...
Virgie Leola Vincent
July 9, 2013
Virgie L. Vincent, 80, of Navasota, Texas passed away July 9, 2013 at her home. She was born in Zwolle, Louisiana on January 11, 1933 to the late Jack Martinez and Maggie Bebee Martinez. Virgie was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church...
Benjamin Doyle Ashworth
July 8, 2013
Benjamin Doyle "Benny" Ashworth, 53 passed away at home on Monday, July 8, 2013 of natural causes in Bridge City, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Terry Ashworth, Jr. and Wanda Ashworth Hilton. He is survived by his son, Tyler Doyle Ashworth; sisters, Debby Nero of Port Neches, Janet Gaspard of Bridge City, and Phyllis and Roger...
Jules Joseph "JJ" Hebert Jr.
July 6, 2013
Jules J. “J.J.” Hebert, Jr., age 66, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at his home in Lumberton. He was born in Port Arthur on March 3, 1947 to the late Jules Joseph Hebert, Sr. and Irma Hyars Hebert. Jules, a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas, was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur and Lamar...
Jerry "Red" Norris
July 5, 2013
Jerry "Red" Norris, 80, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday July 5, 2013. Jerry was born March 11, 1933 in Warren, Texas to Lester Norris and Dannye Harris Norris. He was a resident of the area for 62 years and retired in 1989 from Texaco after 35 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Betty Norris...
Laura Belle Metts
July 1, 2013
Laura Belle Metts, 90, of Nederland, Texas passed away surrounded by family and friends on July 1, 2013 at the Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. She was born on November 3, 1922 in Moscow, Kansas to the late Lauren and Ethel McNicol Joy. Laura was a member of First Christian Church in Port Arthur, TX. Laura was the loving...