Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Arlen P. Rouly
May 13, 2012
Arlen P. Rouly, 64, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012. Arlen was born October 18, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas to Francis P. Rouly and Velma Mae Breaux Rouly. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service. After his retirement from the Air Force he was employed...
Eugene Everest Cegielski
May 11, 2012
Eugene Everest Cegielski, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, May 11, 2012 at Crest Care Nursing Home in Longview, Texas. Eugene was born February 7, 1936 in Chappell Hill, Texas to Joseph and Monica Cegielski. He was a resident of this area for 40 years and longtime member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Eugene was the retired manager of...
Robert "Nookie" S. Hopson
May 11, 2012
Robert S. quotNookiequot Hopson, 76, of Nederland, passed away on May 11, 2012 at his home. Robert was born in Palacios, TX to the late Roy Lee Hopson and Stella Madonna Griffith Hopson on May 28, 1935. Nookie was a longtime area resident and was employed as a commercial truck driver.He is survived by sons, Randy Hopson of Nederland, and...
Freddy Michael Lynn Hardy
May 11, 2012
Freddy Lynn Hardy, 60, of Port Neches, Texas passed away May 11, 2012 at his residence. He was born on December 6, 1951 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Clarence M. and Ina E. Singleton Hardy. He was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 19,...
Dennis Lee Peltier
May 9, 2012
Dennis Lee Peltier, 67, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas Dennis was born August 1, 1944 in Port Neches, Texas to Mitchell L. Peltier and Antoinette Barras Peltier. He was a lifelong resident of Port Neches, Texas and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. He retired from Huntsman as an...
Kenneth Ray Watkins
May 8, 2012
Dr. Kenneth Ray Watkins, age 93, a child of God by faith, a faithful husband, fine father, friend and physician, died May 8, 2012, in Houston, Texas. He and his wife of nearly 70 years, Norma, who survives him, had moved in 2009 to Houston from Groves, Texas, where they had lived for over 50 years. Dr. Watkins, board certified...
Susan E. Jeffery
May 4, 2012
Susan E. Jeffery, 70, of Port Neches, Texas died Friday, May 4, 2012 at her residence. Susan was born October 30, 1941 in Bluefield, Virginia to French Edmunds and Dorothy Hill Edmunds. She was a resident of Port Neches and member of First United Methodist Church and Choir in Port Neches for 47 years. She was also a member of...
Jettie Myrteil Sherley
May 2, 2012
Jettie Myrteil Sherley, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Myrteil was born January 7, 1923 in Stryker, Texas to Jettie Smith and Alma Sirman Smith. She was a resident of Groves for 62 years and longtime member of First Baptist Church of Groves. Myrteil was an avid gardener and her beautiful yard earned her the honor...
Debbie Kay Stewart
April 29, 2012
Debbie Kay Stewart, 50, of Port Neches, Texas passed away April 29, 2012. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas to James and Lou Barron Kingston on November 6, 1961.Funeral services will be held at Melancon39s Funeral Home in Nederland on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., Msgr. Dan Malain officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens of Jefferson...
Elbert Ray Hagler
April 28, 2012
Elbert Ray Hagler passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Medical Center. He was born on January 2, 1932 in Shelby County, Texas. He fought a long battle with Thyroid Cancer.He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was an accomplished Carpenter and Job Superintendent for Herman Weber Construction, Bella Co. and Daniel39s Construction. He loved...
Carrol Patrick LaCour
April 27, 2012
Carrol Patrick LaCour, 94, of Port Neches, Texas entered eternal life, April 27, 2012. He was born March 17, 1918 in Mounton Cove, Louisiana to Sule Ambrose LaCour and Virginia Eveline Quick LaCour. He was a 37 year resident of Port Neches and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. Carrol was the Owner of Automatic Door Service for 10...
Julia Bernice Evans
April 26, 2012
Julia Bernice Evans Julia Bernice Evans, 76, of Groves, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at her home. She was born on November 15, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to James Walter Bailey and Margaret Hitt Bailey. Julia was a member of First Baptist Church of Groves and had been a drum major at Groves Junior High School. She was head...
Jeanne Ann Cuevas
April 26, 2012
Jeanne Ann Cuevas, 80, of Nederland, passed into the hands of the Lord on Thursday April 26, 2012 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.A gathering of the family and friends will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Sunday April 29, 2012 with the service to begin at 7:00 PM at Melancon39s Funeral Home in Nederland with Msgr. Dan Malain officiating.Jeanne...
Dorothy Jane Perkins
April 25, 2012
Dorothy Jane Perkins, 58, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away April 25, 2012 at St. Mary39s Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born on November 16, 1953 in Stuttgart, Germany to the late Cleo and Dorothy Maude Weldon Southern. A memorial service will be held at Melancon39s Funeral Home in Nederland on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.Dorothy...
Valentine Runte
April 25, 2012
Valentine "Val" Runte Valentine "Val" Runte, 82, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on September 12, 1929 in Port Arthur, TX to parents John and Olga Olivere. Val retired from the Port Neches-Groves ISD where she worked in the cafeteria at Port Neches Middle School and...
William Michael Briggs
April 24, 2012
William Michael "Mike" Briggs beloved husband, father, and papa died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Round Rock, Texas. Mike was born September 2, 1944 in Port Arthur, Texas to Willie Theodore Briggs and Mildred Lee Riley Briggs. He was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur area. He obtained his degree in Pharmacy at UT and had retired from Eckerd...
Lezima Bolton
April 16, 2012
Lezima Bolton, 85, of Port Neches, Texas passed away April 16, 2012 at Cypress Glen Nursing and Rehab of Port Arthur, Texas. She was born October 16, 1926 in New Caney, Texas to the late Joseph Pierre and Mable Atkinson Matt. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Melancon39s Funeral Home in Nederland, Rev....
Wilbert Ben Fischer
April 15, 2012
Wilbert Ben "W.B." Fischer 91, of Groves died Sunday April 15, 2012 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. "W.B." was born July 24, 1920 in Port Arthur, Texas to Henry Fischer and Mary Domaschk Fischer.He was a lifelong resident of Groves and a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Arthur. "W.B." retired from Texaco after 42 years...
Jane Brewbaker Singleton
April 14, 2012
Jane Brewbaker Singleton, age 86, of Nederland passed away on April 14, 2012, at Vidor Health and Rehab Center in Vidor. She was born on August 17, 1925 in Roanoke, Virginia to the late Edmund Brewbaker and Lillian Thrasher Brewbaker and was a member of the Methodist faith.Jane is survived by son, Thad Singleton and wife, Marion of Orange daughters,...
Donna "Punkin" Jean DuPlantis
April 14, 2012
Donna Jean quotPunkinquot DuPlantis, 64, of Port Neches passed away surrounded by friends and family at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas on Saturday, April 14, 2012.She was born on March 30, 1948, in Port Arthur to the late Horace Troy Weatherly and Barbara Jean Walker Weatherly. Donna was a lifelong area resident.She is survived by her husband, Terry DuPlantis...
Arlen P. Rouly
May 13, 2012
Arlen P. Rouly, 64, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, May 13, 2012. Arlen was born October 18, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas to Francis P. Rouly and Velma Mae Breaux Rouly. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service. After his retirement from the Air Force he was employed...
Eugene Everest Cegielski
May 11, 2012
Eugene Everest Cegielski, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, May 11, 2012 at Crest Care Nursing Home in Longview, Texas. Eugene was born February 7, 1936 in Chappell Hill, Texas to Joseph and Monica Cegielski. He was a resident of this area for 40 years and longtime member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Eugene was the retired manager of...
Robert "Nookie" S. Hopson
May 11, 2012
Robert S. quotNookiequot Hopson, 76, of Nederland, passed away on May 11, 2012 at his home. Robert was born in Palacios, TX to the late Roy Lee Hopson and Stella Madonna Griffith Hopson on May 28, 1935. Nookie was a longtime area resident and was employed as a commercial truck driver.He is survived by sons, Randy Hopson of Nederland, and...
Freddy Michael Lynn Hardy
May 11, 2012
Freddy Lynn Hardy, 60, of Port Neches, Texas passed away May 11, 2012 at his residence. He was born on December 6, 1951 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Clarence M. and Ina E. Singleton Hardy. He was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland.Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 19,...
Dennis Lee Peltier
May 9, 2012
Dennis Lee Peltier, 67, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas Dennis was born August 1, 1944 in Port Neches, Texas to Mitchell L. Peltier and Antoinette Barras Peltier. He was a lifelong resident of Port Neches, Texas and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. He retired from Huntsman as an...
Kenneth Ray Watkins
May 8, 2012
Dr. Kenneth Ray Watkins, age 93, a child of God by faith, a faithful husband, fine father, friend and physician, died May 8, 2012, in Houston, Texas. He and his wife of nearly 70 years, Norma, who survives him, had moved in 2009 to Houston from Groves, Texas, where they had lived for over 50 years. Dr. Watkins, board certified...
Susan E. Jeffery
May 4, 2012
Susan E. Jeffery, 70, of Port Neches, Texas died Friday, May 4, 2012 at her residence. Susan was born October 30, 1941 in Bluefield, Virginia to French Edmunds and Dorothy Hill Edmunds. She was a resident of Port Neches and member of First United Methodist Church and Choir in Port Neches for 47 years. She was also a member of...
Jettie Myrteil Sherley
May 2, 2012
Jettie Myrteil Sherley, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2012. Myrteil was born January 7, 1923 in Stryker, Texas to Jettie Smith and Alma Sirman Smith. She was a resident of Groves for 62 years and longtime member of First Baptist Church of Groves. Myrteil was an avid gardener and her beautiful yard earned her the honor...
Debbie Kay Stewart
April 29, 2012
Debbie Kay Stewart, 50, of Port Neches, Texas passed away April 29, 2012. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas to James and Lou Barron Kingston on November 6, 1961.Funeral services will be held at Melancon39s Funeral Home in Nederland on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at 2:00 p.m., Msgr. Dan Malain officiating. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens of Jefferson...
Elbert Ray Hagler
April 28, 2012
Elbert Ray Hagler passed away Saturday, April 28, 2012 at the Medical Center. He was born on January 2, 1932 in Shelby County, Texas. He fought a long battle with Thyroid Cancer.He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was an accomplished Carpenter and Job Superintendent for Herman Weber Construction, Bella Co. and Daniel39s Construction. He loved...
Carrol Patrick LaCour
April 27, 2012
Carrol Patrick LaCour, 94, of Port Neches, Texas entered eternal life, April 27, 2012. He was born March 17, 1918 in Mounton Cove, Louisiana to Sule Ambrose LaCour and Virginia Eveline Quick LaCour. He was a 37 year resident of Port Neches and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. Carrol was the Owner of Automatic Door Service for 10...
Julia Bernice Evans
April 26, 2012
Julia Bernice Evans Julia Bernice Evans, 76, of Groves, died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at her home. She was born on November 15, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to James Walter Bailey and Margaret Hitt Bailey. Julia was a member of First Baptist Church of Groves and had been a drum major at Groves Junior High School. She was head...
Jeanne Ann Cuevas
April 26, 2012
Jeanne Ann Cuevas, 80, of Nederland, passed into the hands of the Lord on Thursday April 26, 2012 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.A gathering of the family and friends will be from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Sunday April 29, 2012 with the service to begin at 7:00 PM at Melancon39s Funeral Home in Nederland with Msgr. Dan Malain officiating.Jeanne...
Dorothy Jane Perkins
April 25, 2012
Dorothy Jane Perkins, 58, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away April 25, 2012 at St. Mary39s Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born on November 16, 1953 in Stuttgart, Germany to the late Cleo and Dorothy Maude Weldon Southern. A memorial service will be held at Melancon39s Funeral Home in Nederland on Saturday, May 5, 2012 at 11:00 a.m.Dorothy...
Valentine Runte
April 25, 2012
Valentine "Val" Runte Valentine "Val" Runte, 82, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on September 12, 1929 in Port Arthur, TX to parents John and Olga Olivere. Val retired from the Port Neches-Groves ISD where she worked in the cafeteria at Port Neches Middle School and...
William Michael Briggs
April 24, 2012
William Michael "Mike" Briggs beloved husband, father, and papa died Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in Round Rock, Texas. Mike was born September 2, 1944 in Port Arthur, Texas to Willie Theodore Briggs and Mildred Lee Riley Briggs. He was a lifelong resident of the Port Arthur area. He obtained his degree in Pharmacy at UT and had retired from Eckerd...
Lezima Bolton
April 16, 2012
Lezima Bolton, 85, of Port Neches, Texas passed away April 16, 2012 at Cypress Glen Nursing and Rehab of Port Arthur, Texas. She was born October 16, 1926 in New Caney, Texas to the late Joseph Pierre and Mable Atkinson Matt. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 21, 2012 at Melancon39s Funeral Home in Nederland, Rev....
Wilbert Ben Fischer
April 15, 2012
Wilbert Ben "W.B." Fischer 91, of Groves died Sunday April 15, 2012 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. "W.B." was born July 24, 1920 in Port Arthur, Texas to Henry Fischer and Mary Domaschk Fischer.He was a lifelong resident of Groves and a member of the Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Arthur. "W.B." retired from Texaco after 42 years...
Jane Brewbaker Singleton
April 14, 2012
Jane Brewbaker Singleton, age 86, of Nederland passed away on April 14, 2012, at Vidor Health and Rehab Center in Vidor. She was born on August 17, 1925 in Roanoke, Virginia to the late Edmund Brewbaker and Lillian Thrasher Brewbaker and was a member of the Methodist faith.Jane is survived by son, Thad Singleton and wife, Marion of Orange daughters,...
Donna "Punkin" Jean DuPlantis
April 14, 2012
Donna Jean quotPunkinquot DuPlantis, 64, of Port Neches passed away surrounded by friends and family at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas on Saturday, April 14, 2012.She was born on March 30, 1948, in Port Arthur to the late Horace Troy Weatherly and Barbara Jean Walker Weatherly. Donna was a lifelong area resident.She is survived by her husband, Terry DuPlantis...




