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Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Kay Vandiver
Apr 8, 2010
Kathryn "Kay" Ann Vandiver Kathyrn "Kay" Ann Vandiver, 66, of Beaumont, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. She was born on March 24, 1944 in Goldthwaite, Texas to Daniel John McCarty and Ima Bailey McCarty. She had lived in Beaumont for 34 years. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 12,...
Evelyn Lewis
Apr 6, 2010
Evelyn Lewis, age 88, of Baytown, Texas passed away April 6, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Houston. She was born October 9, 1921 in Dirks, Arkansas to Rena and J. P. Chism. Evelyn was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. She lived most of her life in Port Arthur and Groves before moving to Baytown in 2002, to be...
Robert Wayne Duval
Apr 5, 2010
Robert Wayne Duval, 62, of Nederland, Texas passed away April 5, 2010 at Promise Hospital in Nederland. He was born March 7, 1948 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Anthony and Myrtle Courtois Duval. He was a security guard and served the United States in the Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict.He is survived by his wife, Diana Schnelzer...
Philip Drago, Sr.
Apr 4, 2010
Long time Port Arthur resident and business leader, Philip Drago, Sr. passed away on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by devoted family members.Mr. Drago was 98-years old. Philip Drago was preceded in death by his wife of 65-years Concetta Parigi Drago and grandson Gregory Dalton Drago. He was the second son of the five sons...
Lillie Fay Coley
Apr 4, 2010
Lillie Fay Coley, 86, of Medina, Texas formerly of Port Arthur, died Sunday, April 4, 20l0. Lillie was born on March 6, 1924 in Colorado City, Texas to Jesse Russell Hall and Lillie Bell Hall. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 45 years before moving to Medina and retired from Luby's Cafeteria. Graveside services will be at 2:00...
William David Papania
Apr 3, 2010
William David Papania, 70, of Nederland, Texas died Saturday, April 3, 2010. David was born April 17, 1939 in Laurel, Mississippi to Sam Salvador Papania and Lela Graham Papania. He was a lifelong area resident and a retired Process Operator at Occidental Petroleum. He was preceded in death by his brother, Leonard Papania and sister, Maggie Hall. Survivors include his...
Helen Virginia Tomlinson
Mar 30, 2010
Helen Virginia Tomlinson, 81, of Groves passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born to Annie and Carl VanHess on October 18, 1928 in Many, Louisiana. She had been a resident of Groves for 60 years. Virginia was a member of the Ladies Altar Society at St. Peter's. She was also involved with...
Dorothy Wingate
Mar 28, 2010
Dorothy Wingate, a Port Arthur resident for seventy-three years, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2010. An 85 year old homemaker, Mrs. Wingate was the widow of H.K. Wingate and the mother of Claudia and Hubert Martin of Mineola, Keith and Jan Wingate of New Braunfels, and Laurie and Bud Wilder of Rockwall. She is also survived by seven grandchildren,...
Rigoberto Ceja, Jr.
Mar 28, 2010
Rigoberto "Rigo" Ceja, Jr., 24, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. "Rigo" was born July 8, 1985 in Port Arthur, Texas to Rigoberto Ceja, Sr. and Jeanine LeBlanc Ceja. He was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and worked as a welder. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 2,...
Corina Wigginton
Mar 27, 2010
Corina Wigginton, 80, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. Corina was born May 18, 1929 in Simpson, Louisiana to Anthony Smith and Vincencija Lipovac Smith. She was a homemaker and resident of Port Arthur for 63 years. She loved bowling and traveling. Corina is very loved...
Calvin W. Christy
Mar 26, 2010
Calvin W. Christy Calvin W. Christy, 82, of Groves died Friday, March 26, 2010 at his home. He was born on November 15, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to Samuel W. Christy and Annie Widger Christy. Calvin had traveled many years before settling back in this area in 1992. He was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Port Arthur congregation and...
Mae Spell Willey
Mar 25, 2010
Mae Spell Kane Willey, 95, of Mansfield, TX, passed away quietly on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Methodist Mansfield Hospital in Mansfield, TX. She was born on April 27, 1914 in New Iberia, LA to the late Duffy Spell and Evalie Mary Mayer and was a former resident of Nederland, TX. Mae was a retired clerical worker from Lamar University...
Byron Anton Holberg
Mar 24, 2010
Byron Anton Holberg, 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. Byron was born on June 9, 1917 in Port Arthur, Texas to Anton F. Holberg and Edith Hollifield Holberg. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from Gulf refinery as a supervisor in the packaging and grease department. He was...
Ruth Ann Crafton
Mar 24, 2010
Ruth Ann Crafton Ruth Ann Crafton was born on October 17, 1949 in San Antonio, Texas and passed away on March 24, 2010 at her home. Ruth is survived by her fiancee, Walter Bearden; three daughters, Shanon (John) Hughes of Conroe, Cathy (Ron) Falb of Lumberton, and Jennifer (Vince) Davis of Beaumont; brother, Johnny (Catherine) Peters of Victoria; sister, Sharon...
Kenneth W. Wolf
Mar 23, 2010
Kenneth W. Wolf, 72, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Kenneth was born October 13, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas to Lee Roy Wolf and Annie Lucille England Wolf. He was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He retired as a supervisor of the...
Freda Jean Buntyn
Mar 23, 2010
Freda Jean Buntyn, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Freda was born October 11, 1925 in Chillicothe, Texas to Thomas Luther Peddy and Georgia Duke Peddy. She was a resident of Groves for 58 years and member of Val Verde Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 26, 2010 at Levingston...
Barbara Jean Ainsworth
Mar 22, 2010
Barbara Allen Ainsworth, 76, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, March 22, 2010 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born in Port Neches on August 19, 1934 to Robert and Author Lee Ledis Allen. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches. She was educated in the Port Neches Schools and was a graduate of Lamar...
Gussie Eve Lemaire
Mar 21, 2010
Gussie Eve Lemaire, 88, of Winnie, Texas passed away March 21, 2010 at the Winnie Community Hospital in Winnie, Texas. She was born December 8, 1921 in Kaplan, Louisiana to the late Sidney and Eriste Primeaux Saltzman. She was the loving mother of Raylan Lemaire and wife Annie of LaBelle, Wilson Lemaire and wife Gloria of Winnie, Joyce Segura of...
Charles Ray Bennefield
Mar 20, 2010
Charles Ray Bennefield, 75, of Port Neches, Texas died Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Christus Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Charles Ray was born in San Augustine, Texas and resided in Port Neches for fifty three years. He served his country in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He served thirty six...
Mary Marjorie Moore
Mar 20, 2010
Marjorie Moore passed away on March 20, 2010 in the Cypress Glen Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born on November 2, 1928 in Port Arthur to Mildred and Pete Johnson. She was preceded in death by her older sister, Gwendolyn Lucille Place, who resided in Tulsa, OK. Marjorie is survived by her husband of 59 years, architect,...
Kay Vandiver
Apr 8, 2010
Kathryn "Kay" Ann Vandiver Kathyrn "Kay" Ann Vandiver, 66, of Beaumont, died Thursday, April 8, 2010 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. She was born on March 24, 1944 in Goldthwaite, Texas to Daniel John McCarty and Ima Bailey McCarty. She had lived in Beaumont for 34 years. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, April 12,...
Evelyn Lewis
Apr 6, 2010
Evelyn Lewis, age 88, of Baytown, Texas passed away April 6, 2010 at Methodist Hospital in Houston. She was born October 9, 1921 in Dirks, Arkansas to Rena and J. P. Chism. Evelyn was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. She lived most of her life in Port Arthur and Groves before moving to Baytown in 2002, to be...
Robert Wayne Duval
Apr 5, 2010
Robert Wayne Duval, 62, of Nederland, Texas passed away April 5, 2010 at Promise Hospital in Nederland. He was born March 7, 1948 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Anthony and Myrtle Courtois Duval. He was a security guard and served the United States in the Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict.He is survived by his wife, Diana Schnelzer...
Philip Drago, Sr.
Apr 4, 2010
Long time Port Arthur resident and business leader, Philip Drago, Sr. passed away on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2010 at St. Mary's Hospital surrounded by devoted family members.Mr. Drago was 98-years old. Philip Drago was preceded in death by his wife of 65-years Concetta Parigi Drago and grandson Gregory Dalton Drago. He was the second son of the five sons...
Lillie Fay Coley
Apr 4, 2010
Lillie Fay Coley, 86, of Medina, Texas formerly of Port Arthur, died Sunday, April 4, 20l0. Lillie was born on March 6, 1924 in Colorado City, Texas to Jesse Russell Hall and Lillie Bell Hall. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 45 years before moving to Medina and retired from Luby's Cafeteria. Graveside services will be at 2:00...
William David Papania
Apr 3, 2010
William David Papania, 70, of Nederland, Texas died Saturday, April 3, 2010. David was born April 17, 1939 in Laurel, Mississippi to Sam Salvador Papania and Lela Graham Papania. He was a lifelong area resident and a retired Process Operator at Occidental Petroleum. He was preceded in death by his brother, Leonard Papania and sister, Maggie Hall. Survivors include his...
Helen Virginia Tomlinson
Mar 30, 2010
Helen Virginia Tomlinson, 81, of Groves passed away Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. She was born to Annie and Carl VanHess on October 18, 1928 in Many, Louisiana. She had been a resident of Groves for 60 years. Virginia was a member of the Ladies Altar Society at St. Peter's. She was also involved with...
Dorothy Wingate
Mar 28, 2010
Dorothy Wingate, a Port Arthur resident for seventy-three years, passed away peacefully on March 28, 2010. An 85 year old homemaker, Mrs. Wingate was the widow of H.K. Wingate and the mother of Claudia and Hubert Martin of Mineola, Keith and Jan Wingate of New Braunfels, and Laurie and Bud Wilder of Rockwall. She is also survived by seven grandchildren,...
Rigoberto Ceja, Jr.
Mar 28, 2010
Rigoberto "Rigo" Ceja, Jr., 24, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. "Rigo" was born July 8, 1985 in Port Arthur, Texas to Rigoberto Ceja, Sr. and Jeanine LeBlanc Ceja. He was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and worked as a welder. Funeral services will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 2,...
Corina Wigginton
Mar 27, 2010
Corina Wigginton, 80, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital in Alexandria, Louisiana. Corina was born May 18, 1929 in Simpson, Louisiana to Anthony Smith and Vincencija Lipovac Smith. She was a homemaker and resident of Port Arthur for 63 years. She loved bowling and traveling. Corina is very loved...
Calvin W. Christy
Mar 26, 2010
Calvin W. Christy Calvin W. Christy, 82, of Groves died Friday, March 26, 2010 at his home. He was born on November 15, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to Samuel W. Christy and Annie Widger Christy. Calvin had traveled many years before settling back in this area in 1992. He was a member of Jehovah's Witnesses Port Arthur congregation and...
Mae Spell Willey
Mar 25, 2010
Mae Spell Kane Willey, 95, of Mansfield, TX, passed away quietly on Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Methodist Mansfield Hospital in Mansfield, TX. She was born on April 27, 1914 in New Iberia, LA to the late Duffy Spell and Evalie Mary Mayer and was a former resident of Nederland, TX. Mae was a retired clerical worker from Lamar University...
Byron Anton Holberg
Mar 24, 2010
Byron Anton Holberg, 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2010 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. Byron was born on June 9, 1917 in Port Arthur, Texas to Anton F. Holberg and Edith Hollifield Holberg. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from Gulf refinery as a supervisor in the packaging and grease department. He was...
Ruth Ann Crafton
Mar 24, 2010
Ruth Ann Crafton Ruth Ann Crafton was born on October 17, 1949 in San Antonio, Texas and passed away on March 24, 2010 at her home. Ruth is survived by her fiancee, Walter Bearden; three daughters, Shanon (John) Hughes of Conroe, Cathy (Ron) Falb of Lumberton, and Jennifer (Vince) Davis of Beaumont; brother, Johnny (Catherine) Peters of Victoria; sister, Sharon...
Kenneth W. Wolf
Mar 23, 2010
Kenneth W. Wolf, 72, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Kenneth was born October 13, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas to Lee Roy Wolf and Annie Lucille England Wolf. He was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He retired as a supervisor of the...
Freda Jean Buntyn
Mar 23, 2010
Freda Jean Buntyn, 84, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Freda was born October 11, 1925 in Chillicothe, Texas to Thomas Luther Peddy and Georgia Duke Peddy. She was a resident of Groves for 58 years and member of Val Verde Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 26, 2010 at Levingston...
Barbara Jean Ainsworth
Mar 22, 2010
Barbara Allen Ainsworth, 76, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, March 22, 2010 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born in Port Neches on August 19, 1934 to Robert and Author Lee Ledis Allen. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches. She was educated in the Port Neches Schools and was a graduate of Lamar...
Gussie Eve Lemaire
Mar 21, 2010
Gussie Eve Lemaire, 88, of Winnie, Texas passed away March 21, 2010 at the Winnie Community Hospital in Winnie, Texas. She was born December 8, 1921 in Kaplan, Louisiana to the late Sidney and Eriste Primeaux Saltzman. She was the loving mother of Raylan Lemaire and wife Annie of LaBelle, Wilson Lemaire and wife Gloria of Winnie, Joyce Segura of...
Charles Ray Bennefield
Mar 20, 2010
Charles Ray Bennefield, 75, of Port Neches, Texas died Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Christus Dubuis Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Charles Ray was born in San Augustine, Texas and resided in Port Neches for fifty three years. He served his country in the United States Army and was stationed in Germany during the Korean War. He served thirty six...
Mary Marjorie Moore
Mar 20, 2010
Marjorie Moore passed away on March 20, 2010 in the Cypress Glen Nursing Home after a brief illness. She was born on November 2, 1928 in Port Arthur to Mildred and Pete Johnson. She was preceded in death by her older sister, Gwendolyn Lucille Place, who resided in Tulsa, OK. Marjorie is survived by her husband of 59 years, architect,...
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