Obituaries for Melancon Levingston

In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.

Eola Marie Wright

Eola Marie Wright

August 20, 2012

Eola Marie Wright, 89, of Nederland, passed away on August 20, 2012 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on October 3, 1922 in Church Point, Louisiana to the late Armond Miller and Lillie Francois. She worked for Estelles Dry Cleaners for many years and was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church since 1944.A Mass...

H. Dean Hoy

H. Dean Hoy

August 20, 2012

H. Dean Hoy, 86, of Nederland made his final journey to the Lord, Monday, August 20, 2012 at his residence in Nederland. Dean was born October 3, 1925 in Smackover, Arkansas to the late Woodie and Nannie Hoy and lived 22 years in Nederland. Dean retired from Texaco Refinery in Port Arthur as a Chief Engineer with 35 years of...

Charlotte Ann Sample Fruge

Charlotte Ann Sample Fruge

August 20, 2012

Charlotte Ann Sample Fruge, 68, of Port Arthur passed away August 20, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital in Port Arthur. She was born December 15, 1943 in Nacogdoches to the late John P. and Erma Lee Coates Sample. Charlotte was a retired first class welder for U. S. Steel.A funeral service will be held at Melancons Funeral Home in Nederland...

Thomas Rueben Cooper

Thomas Rueben Cooper

August 19, 2012

Thomas Rueben Cooper, 9l, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Rueben was born February 13, 1921 in Bullard, Texas to Richard Payne Cooper and Ida Morrow Cooper. He was a resident of Groves for 66 years and retired from the instrument department of Texaco as a supervisor after 35...

Robert Wycliffe Hammond

Robert Wycliffe Hammond

August 17, 2012

Robert "Cliff" Wycliffe Hammond, 63, of Balmorhea, Texas died Friday, August 17, 2012. He was born September 24, 1948 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Woodrow Wilson Hammond and Anna Mary Brockman Hammond. Cliff attended Rice University and graduated from Texas State University in 1997. He worked as a drug and alcohol counselor until he retired. Memorial Services will...

Lee Jefferson Timaeus

Lee Jefferson Timaeus

August 17, 2012

Lee Jefferson Timaeus was born to John Lee Timaeus and Lillie Engles Timaeus in Temple, TX on April 28, 1927. He passed away peacefully at his home August 17, 2012. Lee graduated from Temple High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17. He served in the Pacific arena during WWII until August 1946. Lee worked for the...

Jeff Pete Sanders

Jeff Pete Sanders

August 16, 2012

Jeff "Pete" Sanders, 62, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012. "Pete" was born November 21, 1949 in Homer, Louisiana to Billie Gene Sanders and Lou Stewart Sanders. He was a lifelong resident of Groves and retired heavy equipment operator from I.U.O.E. Local 450. He was a member of San Jacinto High Rollers Motorcycle Club and Port Neches...

Marrie Borden Howell

Marrie Borden Howell

August 16, 2012

Marrie Borden Howell passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2012. She was born on September 30, 1928 to Marrie and Lee Borden in Mount Pleasant, Grand Cayman B.W.I. Marrie is survived by her devoted and loving husband, James G. Howell of West Bay, Grand Cayman B.W.I. whom she married on her 21st birthday in 1949. Marrie and James, often called...

Marjorie Jessie Chatagnier

Marjorie Jessie Chatagnier

August 14, 2012

Marjorie Jessie Chatagnier, 85, of Port Arthur passed away August 14, 2012 at Cypress Glen Nursing and Rehab in Port Arthur. She was born September 2, 1925 in Port Arthur to the late Arthur James and Beatrice Jessie Walters Philpott.A graveside service will be held at Oak Bluff Memorial Park on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., Rev. Charles...

Arthur Earl Melton

Arthur Earl Melton

August 14, 2012

Arthur Earl Melton, 85 of Terrell, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Arthur was born September 1, 1926 in Bear Creek, Alabama to John Alfred Melton and Una Spraggins Melton. He was a former resident of Port Arthur for 68 years and retired assistant plant manager for Texaco with 38 years of service. He was a member of the...

Delores Ann Monk

Delores Ann Monk

August 13, 2012

Delores Ann Monk, 74, of Nederland passed away August 13, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born in Port Arthur on August 22, 1937 to the late Frank and Furley Cessac Romero.Funeral services will be held at Faith Tabernacle Church, 10169 s. Hwy. 69 in Port Arthur on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., Rev. Randy...

Agnes M. Landry

Agnes M. Landry

August 13, 2012

Agnes Marie Landry, 90 of Groves, died Monday, August 13, 2012, at her residence. She was born August 23, 1921 in New Iberia, La. to the late Alex Dore and Annie Bouillion Dore.She is survived by 3 sons Ronnie Duhon and wife Antoinette of Port Neches, Texas Keith Landry and wife Tammy of Groves, Texas and Dwain Landry and wife...

Jim R. Ledford, Sr.

Jim R. Ledford, Sr.

August 11, 2012

Captain Jim R. "Chew-Tobacco" Ledford, Sr. Captain Jim R. "Chew-Tobacco" Ledford, Sr., 85, of Port Arthur passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on September 29, 1926 in Bullard, Texas to Rudolph and Gladys Ivy Ledford. Jim was retired as a captain with Sabine Offshore and had served in the Merchant...

Henry Frank Fredeman, II

Henry Frank Fredeman, II

August 11, 2012

Henry F. Fredeman, 72, of Groves passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012 at the Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont.Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Melancons Funeral Home in Nederland with Rev. Russell Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. A gathering of the family and friends will be from 5 to 7...

Susan Carriere Havard

Susan Carriere Havard

August 11, 2012

Susan Carriere Havard, 53, of Groves, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born on November 26, 1958 in Port Arthur to Harold Carriere and Gwyndolin Tipps Carriere. Susan was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Port Arthur. She retired as a bank manager from...

James Loye Walker

James Loye Walker

August 10, 2012

James Walker, 78, of Nederland, passed away Friday, August 10, 2012 at the MidJefferson Hospital in Nederland. He was born on January 7, 1934 in Belmont, LA to the late Burkett and Erie Mae Grantham Walker. James was a carpenter by trade and served in the U.S. National Guard. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 1368 of Nederland.Funeral Services...

Margery D. Henderson

Margery D. Henderson

August 9, 2012

Margery D. Henderson, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012. Margery was born September 1, 1923 in Highland Park, Michigan to Virgil Ray Brandenburg and Lola McKay Brandenburg. She was a longtime area resident and member of Faith Tabernacle Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Culby J. Henderson; sister, Virginia Birnstihl; and grandson, U.S....

Eugene "Genie" Gelston, Jr.

Eugene "Genie" Gelston, Jr.

August 9, 2012

Eugene Genie Gelston, Jr., 61, of Port Neches, Texas passed away August 9, 2012 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. He was retired supervisor for American General Life Ins. Co. and a member of Central Baptist Church of Port Neches. He was born December 20, 1950 in Beaumont to the late Eugene Gelston, Sr. and Maudry...

Nancy Claire Lawrence

Nancy Claire Lawrence

August 9, 2012

Nancy Claire Lawrence, 81, was born on October 14, 1930 and passed away on August 9, 2012.Nancy was born at the Pure Oil Tank Farms in a home which was later moved to Nederland, where she grew up. She was the daughter of Rolland J. Lawrence and Sarah Veigh McFarland Lawrence. She was preceded in death by her parents and...

Jesse H. Atkinson

Jesse H. Atkinson

August 9, 2012

Reverend Jesse H. Atkinson, Jr., 77 of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Memorial Hermann Southeast in Houston, Texas. He was born October 19, 1934 in Dallas, Texas to Jesse Hobson Atkinson, Sr. and Mary Emily Mitchell Atkinson. He was a longtime area resident and member of Bethel Temple. He was a retired teacher from Nederland ISD...

Eola Marie Wright

Eola Marie Wright

August 20, 2012

Eola Marie Wright, 89, of Nederland, passed away on August 20, 2012 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on October 3, 1922 in Church Point, Louisiana to the late Armond Miller and Lillie Francois. She worked for Estelles Dry Cleaners for many years and was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church since 1944.A Mass...

H. Dean Hoy

H. Dean Hoy

August 20, 2012

H. Dean Hoy, 86, of Nederland made his final journey to the Lord, Monday, August 20, 2012 at his residence in Nederland. Dean was born October 3, 1925 in Smackover, Arkansas to the late Woodie and Nannie Hoy and lived 22 years in Nederland. Dean retired from Texaco Refinery in Port Arthur as a Chief Engineer with 35 years of...

Charlotte Ann Sample Fruge

Charlotte Ann Sample Fruge

August 20, 2012

Charlotte Ann Sample Fruge, 68, of Port Arthur passed away August 20, 2012 at St. Marys Hospital in Port Arthur. She was born December 15, 1943 in Nacogdoches to the late John P. and Erma Lee Coates Sample. Charlotte was a retired first class welder for U. S. Steel.A funeral service will be held at Melancons Funeral Home in Nederland...

Thomas Rueben Cooper

Thomas Rueben Cooper

August 19, 2012

Thomas Rueben Cooper, 9l, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Rueben was born February 13, 1921 in Bullard, Texas to Richard Payne Cooper and Ida Morrow Cooper. He was a resident of Groves for 66 years and retired from the instrument department of Texaco as a supervisor after 35...

Robert Wycliffe Hammond

Robert Wycliffe Hammond

August 17, 2012

Robert "Cliff" Wycliffe Hammond, 63, of Balmorhea, Texas died Friday, August 17, 2012. He was born September 24, 1948 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Woodrow Wilson Hammond and Anna Mary Brockman Hammond. Cliff attended Rice University and graduated from Texas State University in 1997. He worked as a drug and alcohol counselor until he retired. Memorial Services will...

Lee Jefferson Timaeus

Lee Jefferson Timaeus

August 17, 2012

Lee Jefferson Timaeus was born to John Lee Timaeus and Lillie Engles Timaeus in Temple, TX on April 28, 1927. He passed away peacefully at his home August 17, 2012. Lee graduated from Temple High School and enlisted in the U.S. Navy at age 17. He served in the Pacific arena during WWII until August 1946. Lee worked for the...

Jeff Pete Sanders

Jeff Pete Sanders

August 16, 2012

Jeff "Pete" Sanders, 62, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, August 16, 2012. "Pete" was born November 21, 1949 in Homer, Louisiana to Billie Gene Sanders and Lou Stewart Sanders. He was a lifelong resident of Groves and retired heavy equipment operator from I.U.O.E. Local 450. He was a member of San Jacinto High Rollers Motorcycle Club and Port Neches...

Marrie Borden Howell

Marrie Borden Howell

August 16, 2012

Marrie Borden Howell passed away on Thursday, August 16, 2012. She was born on September 30, 1928 to Marrie and Lee Borden in Mount Pleasant, Grand Cayman B.W.I. Marrie is survived by her devoted and loving husband, James G. Howell of West Bay, Grand Cayman B.W.I. whom she married on her 21st birthday in 1949. Marrie and James, often called...

Marjorie Jessie Chatagnier

Marjorie Jessie Chatagnier

August 14, 2012

Marjorie Jessie Chatagnier, 85, of Port Arthur passed away August 14, 2012 at Cypress Glen Nursing and Rehab in Port Arthur. She was born September 2, 1925 in Port Arthur to the late Arthur James and Beatrice Jessie Walters Philpott.A graveside service will be held at Oak Bluff Memorial Park on Friday, August 17, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., Rev. Charles...

Arthur Earl Melton

Arthur Earl Melton

August 14, 2012

Arthur Earl Melton, 85 of Terrell, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Arthur was born September 1, 1926 in Bear Creek, Alabama to John Alfred Melton and Una Spraggins Melton. He was a former resident of Port Arthur for 68 years and retired assistant plant manager for Texaco with 38 years of service. He was a member of the...

Delores Ann Monk

Delores Ann Monk

August 13, 2012

Delores Ann Monk, 74, of Nederland passed away August 13, 2012 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born in Port Arthur on August 22, 1937 to the late Frank and Furley Cessac Romero.Funeral services will be held at Faith Tabernacle Church, 10169 s. Hwy. 69 in Port Arthur on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at 10:00 a.m., Rev. Randy...

Agnes M. Landry

Agnes M. Landry

August 13, 2012

Agnes Marie Landry, 90 of Groves, died Monday, August 13, 2012, at her residence. She was born August 23, 1921 in New Iberia, La. to the late Alex Dore and Annie Bouillion Dore.She is survived by 3 sons Ronnie Duhon and wife Antoinette of Port Neches, Texas Keith Landry and wife Tammy of Groves, Texas and Dwain Landry and wife...

Jim R. Ledford, Sr.

Jim R. Ledford, Sr.

August 11, 2012

Captain Jim R. "Chew-Tobacco" Ledford, Sr. Captain Jim R. "Chew-Tobacco" Ledford, Sr., 85, of Port Arthur passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on September 29, 1926 in Bullard, Texas to Rudolph and Gladys Ivy Ledford. Jim was retired as a captain with Sabine Offshore and had served in the Merchant...

Henry Frank Fredeman, II

Henry Frank Fredeman, II

August 11, 2012

Henry F. Fredeman, 72, of Groves passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012 at the Dubuis Hospital in Beaumont.Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at Melancons Funeral Home in Nederland with Rev. Russell Hall officiating. Interment will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. A gathering of the family and friends will be from 5 to 7...

Susan Carriere Havard

Susan Carriere Havard

August 11, 2012

Susan Carriere Havard, 53, of Groves, passed away Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. She was born on November 26, 1958 in Port Arthur to Harold Carriere and Gwyndolin Tipps Carriere. Susan was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Port Arthur. She retired as a bank manager from...

James Loye Walker

James Loye Walker

August 10, 2012

James Walker, 78, of Nederland, passed away Friday, August 10, 2012 at the MidJefferson Hospital in Nederland. He was born on January 7, 1934 in Belmont, LA to the late Burkett and Erie Mae Grantham Walker. James was a carpenter by trade and served in the U.S. National Guard. He was a member of Masonic Lodge 1368 of Nederland.Funeral Services...

Margery D. Henderson

Margery D. Henderson

August 9, 2012

Margery D. Henderson, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012. Margery was born September 1, 1923 in Highland Park, Michigan to Virgil Ray Brandenburg and Lola McKay Brandenburg. She was a longtime area resident and member of Faith Tabernacle Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Culby J. Henderson; sister, Virginia Birnstihl; and grandson, U.S....

Eugene "Genie" Gelston, Jr.

Eugene "Genie" Gelston, Jr.

August 9, 2012

Eugene Genie Gelston, Jr., 61, of Port Neches, Texas passed away August 9, 2012 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. He was retired supervisor for American General Life Ins. Co. and a member of Central Baptist Church of Port Neches. He was born December 20, 1950 in Beaumont to the late Eugene Gelston, Sr. and Maudry...

Nancy Claire Lawrence

Nancy Claire Lawrence

August 9, 2012

Nancy Claire Lawrence, 81, was born on October 14, 1930 and passed away on August 9, 2012.Nancy was born at the Pure Oil Tank Farms in a home which was later moved to Nederland, where she grew up. She was the daughter of Rolland J. Lawrence and Sarah Veigh McFarland Lawrence. She was preceded in death by her parents and...

Jesse H. Atkinson

Jesse H. Atkinson

August 9, 2012

Reverend Jesse H. Atkinson, Jr., 77 of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Memorial Hermann Southeast in Houston, Texas. He was born October 19, 1934 in Dallas, Texas to Jesse Hobson Atkinson, Sr. and Mary Emily Mitchell Atkinson. He was a longtime area resident and member of Bethel Temple. He was a retired teacher from Nederland ISD...

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