Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Elva Riley Copas
January 22, 2013
Elva M. Riley Copas, 83, formerly of Groves, Texas peacefully passed away January 22, 2013 in Connecticut. She was born July 24, 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas to Clara Mae Stanley Riley and Carl Thomas Riley. She had resided in New Canaan, Connecticut for the past 11 years near her daughter, Patty Franklin. Elva graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School,...
Roy L. McClure
January 22, 2013
Roy L. McClure, 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Roy was born November 13, 1928 in Cooper, Texas to Carl Neil McClure and Rudie Norine Harwood McClure. He was a longtime area resident and retired chemical engineer from DuPont with over 40 years of service. He was on several...
Alma Williams
January 20, 2013
Alma Williams, 103, of Groves, Texas was called home to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at her residence in Groves. She was born April 19, 1909 to Ben and Ida Miller in Holmes County, Florida and moved to Port Arthur with her husband, Lee Williams in 1930. Over the years the family lived in Port Arthur,...
Janie Gonsoulin Boudreaux
January 20, 2013
Janie Gonsoulin Boudreaux, 63, of Port Neches, passed away on January 20, 2013, at Calder Woods in Beaumont. She was born in Killeen, TX, to the late Albert and Marie Gonsoulin on March 11, 1949. Janie was a lifelong Port ArthurPort Neches resident and retired from PNISD as a special education aide. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic...
Victor Lynn Lovelady
January 19, 2013
Victor Lynn Lovelady, 57, of Nederland, Texas passed away January 19, 2013. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 31, 1955 to the late Dewey and Laura Green Lovelady. He was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland and was an industrial engineer and was an electrician out of Local 479.A Mass of Christian Burial...
Samuel Charles Tobias
January 19, 2013
Samuel Charles Tobias Samuel Charles Tobias, 79, of Bridge City, Texas passed away at his home Saturday, January 19, 2013. He was born on December 4, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Samuel Roedell Tobias and Mary Ellen Borland Tobias. Samuel had lived in this area for over 60 years and was a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Port Arthur...
Noreen "Dodee" Logan
January 18, 2013
Noreen "Dodee" Coffey Logan, 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. "Dodee" was born May 15, 1920 in Flint, Michigan to Fred Noel and Isabel Bissonette Noel. She has been a resident of Port Arthur since 1946 and worked for many years at Park Place Hospital as an admitting...
J. D. Roger
January 18, 2013
J. D. Roger, 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away January 18, 2013 at Calder Woods Nursing Home in Beaumont, Texas. He was born in Carencro, Louisiana on June 7, 1928 to the late Jesus and Inez Cormier Roger. He retired from Gulf Oil Corp.Chevron in Port Arthur where he was a Lab Technician. J. D. was a member of...
Connie Chelette Thompson
January 17, 2013
Connie Chelette Thompson, 90, of Port Neches, Texas died Thursday, January 17, 2013 at The Pointe Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Webster, Texas. Connie was born November 20, 1922 in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana to Dirville Loftin and Goldie Mae Vastine Loftin. She retired from Sears Credit Department with 26 years of service and was a member of First Baptist Church...
Charlotte Lindsey Huerta
January 16, 2013
Charlotte Lindsey Huerta, 61, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Charlotte was born September 13, 1951 in Sour Lake, Texas to Ollie Lindsey, Sr. and Estelle Bandy Lindsey. She was a resident of this area for 40 years and was employed as a correctional officer at Larry...
Merty Lee Miller
January 16, 2013
Merty Lee Hudson Miller, 73, 0f Nederland, Texas passed away January 16, 2013 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas.Mery was born September 1, 1939 in Vinton, Louisiana to the late William and Genieve Reed Hudson. She graduated in 1957 from Nederland High School and attended Lamar and was a lifelong resident of Nederland. Merty owned her own...
Dorothy Miller Wills
January 16, 2013
DOROTHY MILLER WILLS BRIDGE CITY, TEXAS Dorothy Wills was born in Many, La., Nov. 28, 1927, passed away Jan. 16, 2013. She was the oldest of three, born to Wiley Oren and Ethel Miller. The family moved to Port Arthur, TX when her father accepted a position with Gulf. Dorothy was valedictorian of her high school class and attended Port...
Leda "Beth" Bess Cuccio
January 14, 2013
Leda Bess Beth CuccioMarch 18, 1928January 14, 2013Is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Vincent Charles Cuccio parents, Louis and Essie Melancon brother, Burkin and sister, Marilyn. She is survived by four children and their spouses: Linda and John Duplissey, Mikie and Ray Abshire, Vincent and Jane Cuccio, and James and Terri Cuccio. Additionally, she is survived...
Ruby May Hardy
January 14, 2013
Ruby May Hardy, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away January 14, 2013 at ChristusSt. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 31, 1928 to the late Leed J. and Eunice Mouton Hardy. She was a teacher and taught at C. O. Wilson. She attended Sam Houston State Teachers College and graduated from St....
Karylen Cathey
January 12, 2013
Karylen Cathey, 73, of Beaumont passed away on January 12, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on September 9, 1939 in Duffau, Texas to Hershell Head and Mildred Burgan. Karylen retired as a Registered Nurse and served her country proudly in the U.S. Army.Karylen is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her cousin,...
Bobbie Mae Kowalik
January 11, 2013
Bobbie Mae Kowalik, 86, of Nederland passed away on January 11, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on June 22, 1926 in Leesville, Louisiana to Robert Parker and Fannie Merrell. Bobbie was an executive secretary for Texaco Refinery.A gathering of family and friends will be held at Melancons Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Mildred "Gran" Louise Chandler
January 9, 2013
Mildred Gran Chandler, 83, of Nederland, Texas passed away January 9, 2013 at Serenity House in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born on June 7, 1929 in Clarksville County, Texas to the late Arthur and Arel Shows Reed. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Melancons Funeral Home in Nederland from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on...
Helen Louise Benoit
January 7, 2013
Helen Louise Benoit, 85, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Helen was born April 9, 1927 in Beaumont, Texas to Conrad Darby and Celina Stansbury Darby. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and homemaker. She was a member of Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church and also a member of...
James Macy DuBose
January 6, 2013
James "Macy" DuBose, Sr., 75, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013. Macy was born November 18, 1937 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Jack Weber DuBose, Sr. and Winnie Harrington DuBose. An area resident for 36 years he retired as manager of Sabine Pass Port Authority. He was a member of Sabine Pass United Methodist Church and was...
JoAnn Drummond Hill
January 5, 2013
JoAnn Drummond Hill 80, of Port Neches died Saturday January 5, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born September 1, 1932 in Port Arthur, Texas to Robert Jewell Drummond, Sr. and Hattie Laughlin Drummond. JoAnn was a 1951 Graduate of Port Arthur's Thomas Jefferson High School. She also attended Port Arthur Business College for two years. She worked at...
Elva Riley Copas
January 22, 2013
Elva M. Riley Copas, 83, formerly of Groves, Texas peacefully passed away January 22, 2013 in Connecticut. She was born July 24, 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas to Clara Mae Stanley Riley and Carl Thomas Riley. She had resided in New Canaan, Connecticut for the past 11 years near her daughter, Patty Franklin. Elva graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School,...
Roy L. McClure
January 22, 2013
Roy L. McClure, 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Roy was born November 13, 1928 in Cooper, Texas to Carl Neil McClure and Rudie Norine Harwood McClure. He was a longtime area resident and retired chemical engineer from DuPont with over 40 years of service. He was on several...
Alma Williams
January 20, 2013
Alma Williams, 103, of Groves, Texas was called home to be with her Lord on Sunday, January 20, 2013 at her residence in Groves. She was born April 19, 1909 to Ben and Ida Miller in Holmes County, Florida and moved to Port Arthur with her husband, Lee Williams in 1930. Over the years the family lived in Port Arthur,...
Janie Gonsoulin Boudreaux
January 20, 2013
Janie Gonsoulin Boudreaux, 63, of Port Neches, passed away on January 20, 2013, at Calder Woods in Beaumont. She was born in Killeen, TX, to the late Albert and Marie Gonsoulin on March 11, 1949. Janie was a lifelong Port ArthurPort Neches resident and retired from PNISD as a special education aide. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic...
Victor Lynn Lovelady
January 19, 2013
Victor Lynn Lovelady, 57, of Nederland, Texas passed away January 19, 2013. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 31, 1955 to the late Dewey and Laura Green Lovelady. He was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland and was an industrial engineer and was an electrician out of Local 479.A Mass of Christian Burial...
Samuel Charles Tobias
January 19, 2013
Samuel Charles Tobias Samuel Charles Tobias, 79, of Bridge City, Texas passed away at his home Saturday, January 19, 2013. He was born on December 4, 1933 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Samuel Roedell Tobias and Mary Ellen Borland Tobias. Samuel had lived in this area for over 60 years and was a member of Memorial Baptist Church in Port Arthur...
Noreen "Dodee" Logan
January 18, 2013
Noreen "Dodee" Coffey Logan, 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. "Dodee" was born May 15, 1920 in Flint, Michigan to Fred Noel and Isabel Bissonette Noel. She has been a resident of Port Arthur since 1946 and worked for many years at Park Place Hospital as an admitting...
J. D. Roger
January 18, 2013
J. D. Roger, 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away January 18, 2013 at Calder Woods Nursing Home in Beaumont, Texas. He was born in Carencro, Louisiana on June 7, 1928 to the late Jesus and Inez Cormier Roger. He retired from Gulf Oil Corp.Chevron in Port Arthur where he was a Lab Technician. J. D. was a member of...
Connie Chelette Thompson
January 17, 2013
Connie Chelette Thompson, 90, of Port Neches, Texas died Thursday, January 17, 2013 at The Pointe Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Webster, Texas. Connie was born November 20, 1922 in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana to Dirville Loftin and Goldie Mae Vastine Loftin. She retired from Sears Credit Department with 26 years of service and was a member of First Baptist Church...
Charlotte Lindsey Huerta
January 16, 2013
Charlotte Lindsey Huerta, 61, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Charlotte was born September 13, 1951 in Sour Lake, Texas to Ollie Lindsey, Sr. and Estelle Bandy Lindsey. She was a resident of this area for 40 years and was employed as a correctional officer at Larry...
Merty Lee Miller
January 16, 2013
Merty Lee Hudson Miller, 73, 0f Nederland, Texas passed away January 16, 2013 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas.Mery was born September 1, 1939 in Vinton, Louisiana to the late William and Genieve Reed Hudson. She graduated in 1957 from Nederland High School and attended Lamar and was a lifelong resident of Nederland. Merty owned her own...
Dorothy Miller Wills
January 16, 2013
DOROTHY MILLER WILLS BRIDGE CITY, TEXAS Dorothy Wills was born in Many, La., Nov. 28, 1927, passed away Jan. 16, 2013. She was the oldest of three, born to Wiley Oren and Ethel Miller. The family moved to Port Arthur, TX when her father accepted a position with Gulf. Dorothy was valedictorian of her high school class and attended Port...
Leda "Beth" Bess Cuccio
January 14, 2013
Leda Bess Beth CuccioMarch 18, 1928January 14, 2013Is preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, Vincent Charles Cuccio parents, Louis and Essie Melancon brother, Burkin and sister, Marilyn. She is survived by four children and their spouses: Linda and John Duplissey, Mikie and Ray Abshire, Vincent and Jane Cuccio, and James and Terri Cuccio. Additionally, she is survived...
Ruby May Hardy
January 14, 2013
Ruby May Hardy, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away January 14, 2013 at ChristusSt. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 31, 1928 to the late Leed J. and Eunice Mouton Hardy. She was a teacher and taught at C. O. Wilson. She attended Sam Houston State Teachers College and graduated from St....
Karylen Cathey
January 12, 2013
Karylen Cathey, 73, of Beaumont passed away on January 12, 2013 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on September 9, 1939 in Duffau, Texas to Hershell Head and Mildred Burgan. Karylen retired as a Registered Nurse and served her country proudly in the U.S. Army.Karylen is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her cousin,...
Bobbie Mae Kowalik
January 11, 2013
Bobbie Mae Kowalik, 86, of Nederland passed away on January 11, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on June 22, 1926 in Leesville, Louisiana to Robert Parker and Fannie Merrell. Bobbie was an executive secretary for Texaco Refinery.A gathering of family and friends will be held at Melancons Funeral Home from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00...
Mildred "Gran" Louise Chandler
January 9, 2013
Mildred Gran Chandler, 83, of Nederland, Texas passed away January 9, 2013 at Serenity House in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born on June 7, 1929 in Clarksville County, Texas to the late Arthur and Arel Shows Reed. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Melancons Funeral Home in Nederland from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on...
Helen Louise Benoit
January 7, 2013
Helen Louise Benoit, 85, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Helen was born April 9, 1927 in Beaumont, Texas to Conrad Darby and Celina Stansbury Darby. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and homemaker. She was a member of Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church and also a member of...
James Macy DuBose
January 6, 2013
James "Macy" DuBose, Sr., 75, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013. Macy was born November 18, 1937 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Jack Weber DuBose, Sr. and Winnie Harrington DuBose. An area resident for 36 years he retired as manager of Sabine Pass Port Authority. He was a member of Sabine Pass United Methodist Church and was...
JoAnn Drummond Hill
January 5, 2013
JoAnn Drummond Hill 80, of Port Neches died Saturday January 5, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born September 1, 1932 in Port Arthur, Texas to Robert Jewell Drummond, Sr. and Hattie Laughlin Drummond. JoAnn was a 1951 Graduate of Port Arthur's Thomas Jefferson High School. She also attended Port Arthur Business College for two years. She worked at...