Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Bertha Mae Goff
November 22, 2012
Bertha Mae Simonton Goff (Bert), 96, went to be with the Lord November 22. 2012. She was born September 1, 1916 in Port Aransas, Texas to Jackson and Annie Bromley Simonton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Goff, their son Dr. Jack Goff, brother, Jack Simonton, and sister Hattie DeRouen. She is survived by her sister, Mary...
Rebecca Ann Duncan
November 22, 2012
Rebecca Ann Duncan, 68, of Port Arthur died Thursday November 22, 2012 at the Mid Jefferson Extended Care Facility in Nederland. Rebecca was born on December 19, 1943 in Port Arthur to Tom Canady and Bonnie Siner Canady. She was a Homemaker and Lifelong resident of Port Arthur. Rebecca is survived by her husband Kevin Duncan of Port Arthur; two...
Rebecca Ann Duncan
November 22, 2012
Rebecca Ann Duncan, 68, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care in Nederland, Texas. Rebecca was born December 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to Tom Canady and Bonnie Simer Canady. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Kevin Duncan of Port Arthur; two daughters, Eleanor Kaufmann...
Rebecca Ann Duncan
November 22, 2012
Rebecca Ann Duncan, 68, of Port Arthur died Thursday November 22, 2012 at the Mid Jefferson Extended Care Facility in Nederland. Rebecca was born on December 19, 1943 in Port Arthur to Tom Canady and Bonnie Siner Canady. She was a Homemaker and Lifelong resident of Port Arthur. Rebecca is survived by her husband Kevin Duncan of Port Arthur; two...
Ruby Tschatschula Kasper
November 21, 2012
Ruby Tschatschula Kasper, 92, of Port Arthur, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012. She was born on August 13, 1920 in Warda, Tx. to Wilhelm H. and Theresa Medack Tschatschula and had lived in Port Arthur since 1948. A life long Lutheran she was baptized and confirmed in Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, Texas. On November 24, 1940 she married...
Ralph E. Harrington, Sr.
November 20, 2012
Ralph E. Harrington, Sr. 90, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Ralph was born November 24, 1921 in Jasper County, Texas to James E. Harrington and Cora Stevenson Harrington. He was a resident of Groves for 71 years and retired in 1980 from the Chemical Department of Texaco after 39...
Jewel Ann Reeve
November 19, 2012
Jewel Ann Reeve, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, November 19, 2012. Jewel was born January 24, 1925 in Tyler, Texas to Willie Forrest Hill and Jewel Irene Dennis Hill. She was a lifelong area resident and graduated from T.J. High School in 1944. She was employed by Stoneburner- Verret and retired after 45 years of service. Jewel...
James Richard McGill
November 19, 2012
James Richard McGill, 70, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on November 19, 2012 at his home. He was born in Maryville, Tennessee on December 6, 1941 to the late James Kenneth McGill and Frances Marie Romero. He was a heavy Equipment operator and a member of Val Verde Baptist Church. James served his country proudly in the U. S....
Tillman Stanmore Sikes
November 18, 2012
Tillman Stanmore Sikes, 83, of Wildwood, Texas passed away on November 18, 2012 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. He was born on September 1, 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Henry Frank and Alta McDaniel Sikes. He served his country proudly in the U. S. Army in the early 50s. Tillman retired from IBM in 1988 and...
Joan Sue Watts
November 18, 2012
Joan Sue Watts, 76, of Port Acres, Texas passed away November 18, 2012 at her home. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 16, 1936 to the late James and Grace Riley McCreary. Joan was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a beloved mom and grandmother, gracious wife and dear sister too many. Funeral services will be...
Aurelia Orozco
November 17, 2012
Aurelia J. Orozco, 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her family. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on the 3rd day of April 1920 as one of nine children to Estanislado and Simona Jinez. Aurelia was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Our Lady of...
Martie E. Stell
November 17, 2012
Martie Stell, 93, former resident of Nederland, passed away on November 17, 2012. She was born on March 31, 1919 in Clovis, New Mexico to the late Benonie Womack and Ina V. Smith. Martie was a member of First United Methodist Church in Nederland.Martie is preceded in death by her parents husband, Robert Bob Stell 3 brothers and 1 grandson....
Viola Vi Giblin
November 16, 2012
Viola (Vi) Frances Klauman Giblin It is with great sorrow that we report the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Viola (Vi) Frances Klauman Giblin, who died on November 16, 2012, at the age of 94, at the nursing home where she was living for the past 3 years. Viola was born July 8, 1918 in Cuba,...
Gloria Dean Salinas
November 16, 2012
Gloria Dean Salinas, 66, of Nederland passed away on Friday, November 16, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on August 14, 1946 in Lake Charles, La., to the late Velmont Beniot and Rosemary Swire. Gloria was an area resident for 41 years and was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur.She was preceded...
Joyce Emerant Bailey
November 15, 2012
Joyce E. Bailey, 74, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012. Joyce was born April 16, 1938 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Tilden Theodore Trahan and Myrtle Marie Sanerans Trahan. She was a lifelong Port Arthur/Groves area resident and member of the Catholic faith. Survivors include her husband, James Bailey of Port Arthur; sons, Shane Foxworth of...
Paula Kay Nelligan
November 14, 2012
Paula Nelligan, 55, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at her home. She was born in Port Arthur on June 27, 1957 to Frank Tatroe and the late Ethel Richard Tatroe. Paula was a lifelong area resident and retired as a medical coder. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Nelligan of Port Arthur father, Frank...
Curtis B. Collins, Jr.
November 13, 2012
Curtis B. "Curt" Collins, Jr., 55, of Bridge City passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012. He was born in Port Arthur on October 19, 1957 to Curtis B. Collins, Sr. and Frances Collins. He was a resident of Port Arthur before making his home in Bridge City and a 1976 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Curt enjoyed being with...
Stan Horton, Sr.
November 13, 2012
Stan Horton, Sr., 51, of Bridge City passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at The Hampton Hospital in Houston. He was the son of Glen Earl Horton, Sr., and Diane Abshire and was born on September 2, 1961 in Port Arthur. He was a lifelong area resident and proudly served his country in the U. S. Marine Corp. Stan...
Billy Odle
November 11, 2012
Billy "Red" Odle, 85, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012. Billy was born February 4, 1927 in Randolph, Mississippi to Elmer Duff Odle and Mamie Hutchinson Odle. He was a resident of Groves for 52 years and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He worked as a carpenter and retired as an operator from Gulf Oil refinery...
Dayton Earl Holstead
November 10, 2012
Dayton Earl Holstead, who resided in Groves, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2012 at the age of 91. Earl was a life-long resident of the Port Arthur/Groves area. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Comeller Chandler Holstead and Dayton Raymond Holstead of Port Arthur, his wife, Lonnye Louise Umberger Holstead, his son, Lonnie Earl Holstead and...
Bertha Mae Goff
November 22, 2012
Bertha Mae Simonton Goff (Bert), 96, went to be with the Lord November 22. 2012. She was born September 1, 1916 in Port Aransas, Texas to Jackson and Annie Bromley Simonton. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Goff, their son Dr. Jack Goff, brother, Jack Simonton, and sister Hattie DeRouen. She is survived by her sister, Mary...
Rebecca Ann Duncan
November 22, 2012
Rebecca Ann Duncan, 68, of Port Arthur died Thursday November 22, 2012 at the Mid Jefferson Extended Care Facility in Nederland. Rebecca was born on December 19, 1943 in Port Arthur to Tom Canady and Bonnie Siner Canady. She was a Homemaker and Lifelong resident of Port Arthur. Rebecca is survived by her husband Kevin Duncan of Port Arthur; two...
Rebecca Ann Duncan
November 22, 2012
Rebecca Ann Duncan, 68, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, November 22, 2012 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care in Nederland, Texas. Rebecca was born December 19, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to Tom Canady and Bonnie Simer Canady. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Kevin Duncan of Port Arthur; two daughters, Eleanor Kaufmann...
Rebecca Ann Duncan
November 22, 2012
Rebecca Ann Duncan, 68, of Port Arthur died Thursday November 22, 2012 at the Mid Jefferson Extended Care Facility in Nederland. Rebecca was born on December 19, 1943 in Port Arthur to Tom Canady and Bonnie Siner Canady. She was a Homemaker and Lifelong resident of Port Arthur. Rebecca is survived by her husband Kevin Duncan of Port Arthur; two...
Ruby Tschatschula Kasper
November 21, 2012
Ruby Tschatschula Kasper, 92, of Port Arthur, died Wednesday, November 21, 2012. She was born on August 13, 1920 in Warda, Tx. to Wilhelm H. and Theresa Medack Tschatschula and had lived in Port Arthur since 1948. A life long Lutheran she was baptized and confirmed in Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Warda, Texas. On November 24, 1940 she married...
Ralph E. Harrington, Sr.
November 20, 2012
Ralph E. Harrington, Sr. 90, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Ralph was born November 24, 1921 in Jasper County, Texas to James E. Harrington and Cora Stevenson Harrington. He was a resident of Groves for 71 years and retired in 1980 from the Chemical Department of Texaco after 39...
Jewel Ann Reeve
November 19, 2012
Jewel Ann Reeve, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, November 19, 2012. Jewel was born January 24, 1925 in Tyler, Texas to Willie Forrest Hill and Jewel Irene Dennis Hill. She was a lifelong area resident and graduated from T.J. High School in 1944. She was employed by Stoneburner- Verret and retired after 45 years of service. Jewel...
James Richard McGill
November 19, 2012
James Richard McGill, 70, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on November 19, 2012 at his home. He was born in Maryville, Tennessee on December 6, 1941 to the late James Kenneth McGill and Frances Marie Romero. He was a heavy Equipment operator and a member of Val Verde Baptist Church. James served his country proudly in the U. S....
Tillman Stanmore Sikes
November 18, 2012
Tillman Stanmore Sikes, 83, of Wildwood, Texas passed away on November 18, 2012 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. He was born on September 1, 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Henry Frank and Alta McDaniel Sikes. He served his country proudly in the U. S. Army in the early 50s. Tillman retired from IBM in 1988 and...
Joan Sue Watts
November 18, 2012
Joan Sue Watts, 76, of Port Acres, Texas passed away November 18, 2012 at her home. She was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 16, 1936 to the late James and Grace Riley McCreary. Joan was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. She was a beloved mom and grandmother, gracious wife and dear sister too many. Funeral services will be...
Aurelia Orozco
November 17, 2012
Aurelia J. Orozco, 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, November 17, 2012 at the home of her daughter, surrounded by her family. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on the 3rd day of April 1920 as one of nine children to Estanislado and Simona Jinez. Aurelia was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Our Lady of...
Martie E. Stell
November 17, 2012
Martie Stell, 93, former resident of Nederland, passed away on November 17, 2012. She was born on March 31, 1919 in Clovis, New Mexico to the late Benonie Womack and Ina V. Smith. Martie was a member of First United Methodist Church in Nederland.Martie is preceded in death by her parents husband, Robert Bob Stell 3 brothers and 1 grandson....
Viola Vi Giblin
November 16, 2012
Viola (Vi) Frances Klauman Giblin It is with great sorrow that we report the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Viola (Vi) Frances Klauman Giblin, who died on November 16, 2012, at the age of 94, at the nursing home where she was living for the past 3 years. Viola was born July 8, 1918 in Cuba,...
Gloria Dean Salinas
November 16, 2012
Gloria Dean Salinas, 66, of Nederland passed away on Friday, November 16, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born on August 14, 1946 in Lake Charles, La., to the late Velmont Beniot and Rosemary Swire. Gloria was an area resident for 41 years and was a member of St. James Catholic Church in Port Arthur.She was preceded...
Joyce Emerant Bailey
November 15, 2012
Joyce E. Bailey, 74, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012. Joyce was born April 16, 1938 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Tilden Theodore Trahan and Myrtle Marie Sanerans Trahan. She was a lifelong Port Arthur/Groves area resident and member of the Catholic faith. Survivors include her husband, James Bailey of Port Arthur; sons, Shane Foxworth of...
Paula Kay Nelligan
November 14, 2012
Paula Nelligan, 55, of Port Arthur passed away on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at her home. She was born in Port Arthur on June 27, 1957 to Frank Tatroe and the late Ethel Richard Tatroe. Paula was a lifelong area resident and retired as a medical coder. She is survived by her husband, Daniel Nelligan of Port Arthur father, Frank...
Curtis B. Collins, Jr.
November 13, 2012
Curtis B. "Curt" Collins, Jr., 55, of Bridge City passed away Tuesday, November 13, 2012. He was born in Port Arthur on October 19, 1957 to Curtis B. Collins, Sr. and Frances Collins. He was a resident of Port Arthur before making his home in Bridge City and a 1976 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Curt enjoyed being with...
Stan Horton, Sr.
November 13, 2012
Stan Horton, Sr., 51, of Bridge City passed away on Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at The Hampton Hospital in Houston. He was the son of Glen Earl Horton, Sr., and Diane Abshire and was born on September 2, 1961 in Port Arthur. He was a lifelong area resident and proudly served his country in the U. S. Marine Corp. Stan...
Billy Odle
November 11, 2012
Billy "Red" Odle, 85, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, November 11, 2012. Billy was born February 4, 1927 in Randolph, Mississippi to Elmer Duff Odle and Mamie Hutchinson Odle. He was a resident of Groves for 52 years and member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. He worked as a carpenter and retired as an operator from Gulf Oil refinery...
Dayton Earl Holstead
November 10, 2012
Dayton Earl Holstead, who resided in Groves, Texas, passed away on November 10, 2012 at the age of 91. Earl was a life-long resident of the Port Arthur/Groves area. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mary Comeller Chandler Holstead and Dayton Raymond Holstead of Port Arthur, his wife, Lonnye Louise Umberger Holstead, his son, Lonnie Earl Holstead and...