Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
James Russell Whitney
May 15, 2011
James Russell Whitney, 19, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away May 15, 2011. He was born June 5, 1991 in Port Arthur, Texas to Robert Maxwell Whitney and Cynthia Laughlin. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Nederland.A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Melancon39s...
Gloria Arnold
May 14, 2011
Gloria Arnold, 75, of Nederland died Saturday May 14, 2011 at her residence. Gloria was born September 07, 1935 in Newton County to John West and Ruby Tindol West. She was a resident of Nederland for 19 years and formerly in Port Arthur for 30 years. Gloria was a housewife and home-maker. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church...
Bonita "Bonnie" Manuel
May 14, 2011
Bonita quotBonniequot Manuel, 82, of Port Neches, passed away, Saturday May 14, 2011 at the Gulf Health Care Center. Bonnie was born April 24, 1929 in Ville Platte, Louisiana to the late Hadley and Melsie Fontenot, and lived in Port Neches since 1950. Bonnie was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches and retired from the Port...
Darrell Cowan
May 13, 2011
Darrell Cowan, 82, of Port Neches passed away on May 13, 2011, at 1:40 a.m. at his home in Port Neches. Darrell was born on August 30, 1928, in Moline, Illinois to Dorothy and Frederick W. Cowan. He was a husband, father and grandfather. Darrell's career was with Texaco, where he retired after 38 years of service as a brick...
Eva Irene Eden
May 12, 2011
Eva Irene Eden, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away May 12, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She was born August 14, 1932 in Bothwell, Mississippi to the late William Graham and Eva Bell Middleton Elder. She served her county proudly in the U. S. Army during the Korean War.A gathering of family and friends will be held...
Freddie B. Flint
May 11, 2011
Freddie B. Flint died at her home in Abilene, Texas on May 11, 2011 at the age of 99. She was born in Saratoga, Texas on March 27, 1912 to her parents Fred and Hallie Morris. When she was very young the family moved to Port Arthur, where she lived until she was 94. She loved Port Arthur, and she...
Cody Dwayne Elkins
May 9, 2011
Cody Dwayne Elkins, 28, of Orange, Texas passed away Monday, May 9, 2011. Cody was born January 10, 1983 in Nederland, Texas to Eddie Wayne Elkins and Martha Nell Fitzpatrick. He was a lifelong area resident and member of Texas Association of Sports Officiators. Survivors include his father, Eddie Elkins and wife, Jackie of Orange, TX; mother, Martha Tucker and...
Ruby Mae Utvik
May 6, 2011
Ruby Mae Utvik, 96, passed away Friday, May 6, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Ruby was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 29, 1914 to Henry York and Clementine Jones York. She was a lifelong area resident and retired from Discount Grocers as a clerk. She was preceded in death by her husband, Capt. Gunnar Utvik. Survivors include...
Houston Pete Guidry`
May 5, 2011
Houston "Pete" Guidry, 88, of Port Arthur died Thursday, May 5, 2011 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on January 12, 1923 in Crowley, Louisiana to Tolus Guidry and Ozemia Breaux Guidry. Pete was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port Arthur. He was retired from Texaco Refinery as an operator control-man. He was...
John William Wilson
May 3, 2011
John William Wilson, Jr., age 88, known to family and friends as JW, Daddy, and Papa John, was a long time resident of Nederland. He passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Port Arthur, Texas.He was born February 19, 1923 in Pear Ridge, Texas to John William Wilson, Sr. and Pearl Vincent Wilson.Dad enjoyed telling stories about his life. One...
Ginger Sue Goates
April 30, 2011
Ginger Sue Gates Goates, 71, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011. Ginger was born February 21, 1940 in Alexandria, Louisiana to Nelson Wyatt Gates and Frances Avis Walker Gates. She was an area resident for 63 years and member of Calvary Baptist Church. Ginger retired as an executive secretary from Ameripol Synpol after 42 years of...
Gladys Caroline Cowart
April 30, 2011
Gladys Caroline Cowart, 95, of Mont Belvieu, Texas died Saturday April 30, 2011 at her residence. Gladys was born March 8, 1916 in Soso, Mississippi to Magnus Leon Keys and Susan Odilia Knight Keys.Gladys was a resident of Groves for 55 years before moving to Mont Belvieu, Texas.She retired from Groves Pharmacy after working for 14 years as a buyer...
James Deacon Anderson
April 30, 2011
James "Deacon" Anderson - Singer, Song Writer, Steel Guitarist James "Deacon" Anderson passed away April 30th 2011 in Montgomery Tx he was 86. He raised his family in Groves Texas, three daughters Sheena and Judy Anderson of Montgomery Texas and Sherry Zumo of Groves Texas and one son James Dee Anderson Jr. of Montgomery Texas. He had a recording studio...
Audie Mae Smith
April 27, 2011
Audie Mae Smith, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away April 27, 2011 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born in Mitchell, Louisiana on March 2, 1924 to the late Gordon and Verdie Price Barnhill. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Port Neches.She is survived by her daughter, Carol Ann...
K.W. Nelson
April 26, 2011
K.W. "Dick" Nelson, 88, of Port Neches, Texas formerly of Tuscaloosa, Alabama died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 in Port Arthur, Texas. Dick was born February 8, 1923 in Shady Valley, Tennessee to William Nelson and Ora Garland Nelson. He was a 40 year resident of Tuscaloosa, Alabama before moving to Port Neches, Texas 4 years ago. He retired from B.F....
Jesse Joseph Sawyer
April 25, 2011
Jesse Joseph Sawyer, 16, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, April 25, 2011. Jesse was born December 18, 1994 in Port Arthur, Texas to Bert C. Sawyer, Jr. and Nanette LaCour Sawyer. He was a 10th grade student at Bob Hope Charter School and was a Boy Scout working towards his Eagle Scout. He was preceded in death by his...
Harry Joseph Simon
April 24, 2011
Harry Joseph Simon, 82, of Port Neches, Texas died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at his residence. Harry was born December 10, 1928 in Rayne, Louisiana to Jean Simon and Amelia Breaux Simon. He was a resident of the Golden Triangle area for 67 years and a retired Longshoreman with the International Longshoreman Association. He was a loving and generous father...
Leonide Jeffrey
April 24, 2011
Leonide "Nide" Jeffrey, 93, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Magnolia Manor. Nide was born April 19, 1918 in St. Martinville, Louisiana to Edmund Fournet and Elodie Delahoussaye Fournet. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and was a resident of Groves since 1945 years. She was a homemaker and member of St. Peter Catholic Church....
Marjorie Mae Trahan
April 24, 2011
Marjorie Mae Trahan, 90, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Marjorie was born August 28, 1920 in Welch, Louisiana to Clarence Ledger and Ada Norris Ledger. She was an area resident for 70 years, a wonderful homemaker and loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by...
James Russell Whitney
May 15, 2011
James Russell Whitney, 19, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away May 15, 2011. He was born June 5, 1991 in Port Arthur, Texas to Robert Maxwell Whitney and Cynthia Laughlin. He was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church in Nederland.A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday, May 18, 2011 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Melancon39s...
Gloria Arnold
May 14, 2011
Gloria Arnold, 75, of Nederland died Saturday May 14, 2011 at her residence. Gloria was born September 07, 1935 in Newton County to John West and Ruby Tindol West. She was a resident of Nederland for 19 years and formerly in Port Arthur for 30 years. Gloria was a housewife and home-maker. She was a member of Southside Baptist Church...
Bonita "Bonnie" Manuel
May 14, 2011
Bonita quotBonniequot Manuel, 82, of Port Neches, passed away, Saturday May 14, 2011 at the Gulf Health Care Center. Bonnie was born April 24, 1929 in Ville Platte, Louisiana to the late Hadley and Melsie Fontenot, and lived in Port Neches since 1950. Bonnie was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches and retired from the Port...
Darrell Cowan
May 13, 2011
Darrell Cowan, 82, of Port Neches passed away on May 13, 2011, at 1:40 a.m. at his home in Port Neches. Darrell was born on August 30, 1928, in Moline, Illinois to Dorothy and Frederick W. Cowan. He was a husband, father and grandfather. Darrell's career was with Texaco, where he retired after 38 years of service as a brick...
Eva Irene Eden
May 12, 2011
Eva Irene Eden, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away May 12, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. She was born August 14, 1932 in Bothwell, Mississippi to the late William Graham and Eva Bell Middleton Elder. She served her county proudly in the U. S. Army during the Korean War.A gathering of family and friends will be held...
Freddie B. Flint
May 11, 2011
Freddie B. Flint died at her home in Abilene, Texas on May 11, 2011 at the age of 99. She was born in Saratoga, Texas on March 27, 1912 to her parents Fred and Hallie Morris. When she was very young the family moved to Port Arthur, where she lived until she was 94. She loved Port Arthur, and she...
Cody Dwayne Elkins
May 9, 2011
Cody Dwayne Elkins, 28, of Orange, Texas passed away Monday, May 9, 2011. Cody was born January 10, 1983 in Nederland, Texas to Eddie Wayne Elkins and Martha Nell Fitzpatrick. He was a lifelong area resident and member of Texas Association of Sports Officiators. Survivors include his father, Eddie Elkins and wife, Jackie of Orange, TX; mother, Martha Tucker and...
Ruby Mae Utvik
May 6, 2011
Ruby Mae Utvik, 96, passed away Friday, May 6, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Ruby was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 29, 1914 to Henry York and Clementine Jones York. She was a lifelong area resident and retired from Discount Grocers as a clerk. She was preceded in death by her husband, Capt. Gunnar Utvik. Survivors include...
Houston Pete Guidry`
May 5, 2011
Houston "Pete" Guidry, 88, of Port Arthur died Thursday, May 5, 2011 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on January 12, 1923 in Crowley, Louisiana to Tolus Guidry and Ozemia Breaux Guidry. Pete was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port Arthur. He was retired from Texaco Refinery as an operator control-man. He was...
John William Wilson
May 3, 2011
John William Wilson, Jr., age 88, known to family and friends as JW, Daddy, and Papa John, was a long time resident of Nederland. He passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2011 in Port Arthur, Texas.He was born February 19, 1923 in Pear Ridge, Texas to John William Wilson, Sr. and Pearl Vincent Wilson.Dad enjoyed telling stories about his life. One...
Ginger Sue Goates
April 30, 2011
Ginger Sue Gates Goates, 71, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Saturday, April 30, 2011. Ginger was born February 21, 1940 in Alexandria, Louisiana to Nelson Wyatt Gates and Frances Avis Walker Gates. She was an area resident for 63 years and member of Calvary Baptist Church. Ginger retired as an executive secretary from Ameripol Synpol after 42 years of...
Gladys Caroline Cowart
April 30, 2011
Gladys Caroline Cowart, 95, of Mont Belvieu, Texas died Saturday April 30, 2011 at her residence. Gladys was born March 8, 1916 in Soso, Mississippi to Magnus Leon Keys and Susan Odilia Knight Keys.Gladys was a resident of Groves for 55 years before moving to Mont Belvieu, Texas.She retired from Groves Pharmacy after working for 14 years as a buyer...
James Deacon Anderson
April 30, 2011
James "Deacon" Anderson - Singer, Song Writer, Steel Guitarist James "Deacon" Anderson passed away April 30th 2011 in Montgomery Tx he was 86. He raised his family in Groves Texas, three daughters Sheena and Judy Anderson of Montgomery Texas and Sherry Zumo of Groves Texas and one son James Dee Anderson Jr. of Montgomery Texas. He had a recording studio...
Audie Mae Smith
April 27, 2011
Audie Mae Smith, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away April 27, 2011 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. She was born in Mitchell, Louisiana on March 2, 1924 to the late Gordon and Verdie Price Barnhill. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Port Neches.She is survived by her daughter, Carol Ann...
K.W. Nelson
April 26, 2011
K.W. "Dick" Nelson, 88, of Port Neches, Texas formerly of Tuscaloosa, Alabama died Tuesday, April 26, 2011 in Port Arthur, Texas. Dick was born February 8, 1923 in Shady Valley, Tennessee to William Nelson and Ora Garland Nelson. He was a 40 year resident of Tuscaloosa, Alabama before moving to Port Neches, Texas 4 years ago. He retired from B.F....
Jesse Joseph Sawyer
April 25, 2011
Jesse Joseph Sawyer, 16, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, April 25, 2011. Jesse was born December 18, 1994 in Port Arthur, Texas to Bert C. Sawyer, Jr. and Nanette LaCour Sawyer. He was a 10th grade student at Bob Hope Charter School and was a Boy Scout working towards his Eagle Scout. He was preceded in death by his...
Harry Joseph Simon
April 24, 2011
Harry Joseph Simon, 82, of Port Neches, Texas died Sunday, April 24, 2011 at his residence. Harry was born December 10, 1928 in Rayne, Louisiana to Jean Simon and Amelia Breaux Simon. He was a resident of the Golden Triangle area for 67 years and a retired Longshoreman with the International Longshoreman Association. He was a loving and generous father...
Leonide Jeffrey
April 24, 2011
Leonide "Nide" Jeffrey, 93, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Magnolia Manor. Nide was born April 19, 1918 in St. Martinville, Louisiana to Edmund Fournet and Elodie Delahoussaye Fournet. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and was a resident of Groves since 1945 years. She was a homemaker and member of St. Peter Catholic Church....
Marjorie Mae Trahan
April 24, 2011
Marjorie Mae Trahan, 90, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, April 24, 2011 at Cypress Glen Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Marjorie was born August 28, 1920 in Welch, Louisiana to Clarence Ledger and Ada Norris Ledger. She was an area resident for 70 years, a wonderful homemaker and loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by...