Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Bennie L. Prejean
April 5, 2011
Bennie L. Prejean, 90, of Houston, Texas formerly of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at West Oaks Geriatric Center & Rehabilitation. She was born in Sanderson, Texas to Ruben Benjamin Mussey and Stella Inez Parker Mussey. She was a homemaker and loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eno "Dodd" Prejean. Survivors...
Arthur Raymond Carlisle
April 5, 2011
Arthur Raymond Carlisle, 94, Port Arthur, Texas passed away April 5, 2011 at Cypress Glenn Nursing Home in Port Arthur. He was born in Muscatine, Iowa on October 3, 1917 to the late Charles William and Mary Elizabeth Greene Carlisle. He was a member of the Groves United Pentecostal Church and retired from Texaco where he was a supervisor. He...
Roger Dale Driggars
April 3, 2011
Roger Dale Driggars, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away April 3, 2011 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. He was born November 18, 1943 in Colorado City, Texas to the late Thomas A. quotTAquot and Minnie Mae McCarty Driggars. A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Melancon39s Funeral...
Sallie Ruth Root
April 2, 2011
Sallie Ruth Root of Tyler, Texas passed away April 2, 2011. Sallie was born February 28, 1925 in Bridgeport, Alabama. After graduating from Bridgeport High School she moved to Port Arthur, Texas where she worked for a short time at the Gulf Refinery. Most of her life she spent as a dedicated housewife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in...
John Alexander Wise
April 1, 2011
John Alexander Wise, Jr., 91, of Nederland, Texas passed away April 1, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. He was born April 29, 1919 in Woodworth, Louisiana to the late John Alexander, Sr. and Anna Brown Wise. He was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland, Usher Society, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus and the VFW of...
Johnny Louis Williams
March 31, 2011
Johnny Louis Williams Johnny Louis Williams, 58, of Groves, Texas died Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Port Arthur. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 31, 1953 to J. G. Williams and Hazel Mitchell Williams. Johnny was a lifelong resident of Groves and was a welder for DME Enterprises at KmTex. Funeral services are pending at this time...
Johnny Louis Williams
March 31, 2011
Johnny Louis Williams Johnny Louis Williams, 58, of Groves, Texas died Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Port Arthur. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 31, 1953 to J. G. Williams and Hazel Mitchell Williams. Johnny was a lifelong resident of Groves and was a welder for DME Enterprises at KmTex. Funeral services will be held Tuesday April...
Alice Marie LaCour
March 29, 2011
Alice Lee LaCour Alice Marie LaCour, 92, of Port Neches, TX, entered eternal life March 29, 2011. She was born in Bleakwood, TX and grew up in Beaumont. She graduated from St. Anthony High School in 1935. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. After high school she thought of being a nun but instead,...
Mertice Geneva Montgomery
March 29, 2011
Mertice Geneva Montgomery, 90, of Woodville, Texas died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Dogwood Trails Manor in Woodville, Texas. Mertice was born September 21, 1920 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Robert Darnell and Beatrice Hutson Darnell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. Graveside service will be held Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Oak...
Carroll Dock Reynolds
March 29, 2011
Carroll Dock Reynolds, 95, of Port Neches, Texas went to be with Nadean, his beloved wife of 68 years on March 29, 2011. He was born December 26, 1915 in Colmesneil, Texas to the late James Justin and Annie Haskin Reynolds. He retired after working for 38 years for Texaco as a gauger. He served his country proudly in the...
Milton Glenn Smith
March 28, 2011
Milton Glenn Smith Former Port Neches pharmacist, Milton Glenn Smith, 76, died 3-28-2011 in The Woodlands, TX. Glenn operated Smith Drug Store along with his father, brother and uncle for 35 years before moving to Market Basket #17 in 1990. He retired to The Woodlands in 2000. He was a lifetime member of First United Methodist Church Port Neches. Survivors...
Johnnie Mae West
March 27, 2011
Johnnie Mae West, 79, of Port Neches, Texas passed away March 27, 2011 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. She was born in Nederland, Texas on October 6, 1931 to the late John Wesley and Winnie Sanderson. She retired as a bookkeeper for the City of Port Arthur Credit Union. Johnnie was a member of Seventh...
Judith Wallace
March 26, 2011
Judith Daigle Wallace, 65, of Port Arthur passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 at her home with her family by her side. She was born December 9, 1945 in Bremmerton, Washington to Ira and Joan Kaveney Daigle. She worked in the medical field and retired as a Nurse39s Aid.Judith is survived by her husband, O. T. Wallace of Port Arthur...
Kenneth H. Stark
March 25, 2011
Kenneth H. Stark, Sr., 86, of Beauxart Gardens passed away Friday, March 25, 2011 at his residence. He was born August 22, 1924 in Crowley, Louisiana to the late Joney and Lena Moore Dallas Stark, and lived in Beauxart Gardens since 1929. He retired as an operator for Neches Butane with 37 years of service. He was a member of...
Ronald LeRoy Sauls
March 25, 2011
Ronald LeRoy Sauls was born in Onalaska, Texas on March 12, 1915 to Sara Eugenia and Robert Logan Sauls. He had 2 sisters, Janie Lois and Dixie Lucille and 1 brother Robert Erman.Ronald would marry Pauline Virginia Smith in 1939 in Livingston, Texas at the Methodist Parsonage. They remained devoted to each other for over 50 years until Pauline39s death.Ronald...
Fenwick L. Watts
March 23, 2011
Fenwick Leigh "Tee" Watts, M.D. passed away on March 23, 2011, in College Station, Texas. He was born on April 21, 1925 to Josephine Milburn Watts and Prentice Ray Watts in Winfield, Louisiana. At the age of 3 months, he moved with his family to Port Arthur, Texas, where he grew up. Dr. Watts graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School...
Bobby ""Bob"" Joe James
March 23, 2011
Bob quotBobby Joequot James, 75 of Port Neches, TX passed away March 23, 2011. He was born January 26, 1936 in Gibslin, Louisiana to Willy and Carrie James. He began his schooling in that area and moved to Many when he was about 9 or 10 years old where he graduated from Many High School in 1954. He spent some...
Michael Scott Woodfield
March 22, 2011
Michael Scott Woodfield, 36, of The Woodlands, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Michael was born on April 12, 1974 in Pasadena, Texas and was a lifelong Houston area resident. He was employed as a welding inspector for Turner Industries. He was also a member of the National Guard. Michael was preceded in death by his grandparents, Willene and...
Tyler Joseph Noyola
March 21, 2011
PORT NECHES Tyler Noyola, 23, of Port Neches passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011 in Port Neches. He was born February 11, 1988 to Greg and Crystal Noyola of Port Neches, Texas. Tyler was a lifelong resident of Port Neches. He worked as a waiter at Chilli's in Port Arthur and was a full time student at Lamar University...
Mary Frances Shepard
March 21, 2011
Mary Frances Shepard, 100, of Beauxart Gardens, Texas died Monday, March 21, 2011 at her home. Mary was born January 11, 1911 in Fort Worth, Texas to Bruce Conrad Rettig and Ethel Oranna Bridges Rettig. She was a resident of the Mid County Area since 1977 and a member of Triangle Baptist. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 24,...
Bennie L. Prejean
April 5, 2011
Bennie L. Prejean, 90, of Houston, Texas formerly of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 5, 2011 at West Oaks Geriatric Center & Rehabilitation. She was born in Sanderson, Texas to Ruben Benjamin Mussey and Stella Inez Parker Mussey. She was a homemaker and loving mother and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her husband, Eno "Dodd" Prejean. Survivors...
Arthur Raymond Carlisle
April 5, 2011
Arthur Raymond Carlisle, 94, Port Arthur, Texas passed away April 5, 2011 at Cypress Glenn Nursing Home in Port Arthur. He was born in Muscatine, Iowa on October 3, 1917 to the late Charles William and Mary Elizabeth Greene Carlisle. He was a member of the Groves United Pentecostal Church and retired from Texaco where he was a supervisor. He...
Roger Dale Driggars
April 3, 2011
Roger Dale Driggars, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away April 3, 2011 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. He was born November 18, 1943 in Colorado City, Texas to the late Thomas A. quotTAquot and Minnie Mae McCarty Driggars. A gathering of family and friends will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2011 at Melancon39s Funeral...
Sallie Ruth Root
April 2, 2011
Sallie Ruth Root of Tyler, Texas passed away April 2, 2011. Sallie was born February 28, 1925 in Bridgeport, Alabama. After graduating from Bridgeport High School she moved to Port Arthur, Texas where she worked for a short time at the Gulf Refinery. Most of her life she spent as a dedicated housewife, mother and grandmother. She was preceded in...
John Alexander Wise
April 1, 2011
John Alexander Wise, Jr., 91, of Nederland, Texas passed away April 1, 2011 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. He was born April 29, 1919 in Woodworth, Louisiana to the late John Alexander, Sr. and Anna Brown Wise. He was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland, Usher Society, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus and the VFW of...
Johnny Louis Williams
March 31, 2011
Johnny Louis Williams Johnny Louis Williams, 58, of Groves, Texas died Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Port Arthur. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 31, 1953 to J. G. Williams and Hazel Mitchell Williams. Johnny was a lifelong resident of Groves and was a welder for DME Enterprises at KmTex. Funeral services are pending at this time...
Johnny Louis Williams
March 31, 2011
Johnny Louis Williams Johnny Louis Williams, 58, of Groves, Texas died Thursday, March 31, 2011 in Port Arthur. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 31, 1953 to J. G. Williams and Hazel Mitchell Williams. Johnny was a lifelong resident of Groves and was a welder for DME Enterprises at KmTex. Funeral services will be held Tuesday April...
Alice Marie LaCour
March 29, 2011
Alice Lee LaCour Alice Marie LaCour, 92, of Port Neches, TX, entered eternal life March 29, 2011. She was born in Bleakwood, TX and grew up in Beaumont. She graduated from St. Anthony High School in 1935. She was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. After high school she thought of being a nun but instead,...
Mertice Geneva Montgomery
March 29, 2011
Mertice Geneva Montgomery, 90, of Woodville, Texas died Tuesday, March 29, 2011 at Dogwood Trails Manor in Woodville, Texas. Mertice was born September 21, 1920 in Nacogdoches, Texas to Robert Darnell and Beatrice Hutson Darnell. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist faith. Graveside service will be held Thursday, March 31, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at Oak...
Carroll Dock Reynolds
March 29, 2011
Carroll Dock Reynolds, 95, of Port Neches, Texas went to be with Nadean, his beloved wife of 68 years on March 29, 2011. He was born December 26, 1915 in Colmesneil, Texas to the late James Justin and Annie Haskin Reynolds. He retired after working for 38 years for Texaco as a gauger. He served his country proudly in the...
Milton Glenn Smith
March 28, 2011
Milton Glenn Smith Former Port Neches pharmacist, Milton Glenn Smith, 76, died 3-28-2011 in The Woodlands, TX. Glenn operated Smith Drug Store along with his father, brother and uncle for 35 years before moving to Market Basket #17 in 1990. He retired to The Woodlands in 2000. He was a lifetime member of First United Methodist Church Port Neches. Survivors...
Johnnie Mae West
March 27, 2011
Johnnie Mae West, 79, of Port Neches, Texas passed away March 27, 2011 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. She was born in Nederland, Texas on October 6, 1931 to the late John Wesley and Winnie Sanderson. She retired as a bookkeeper for the City of Port Arthur Credit Union. Johnnie was a member of Seventh...
Judith Wallace
March 26, 2011
Judith Daigle Wallace, 65, of Port Arthur passed away Saturday, March 26, 2011 at her home with her family by her side. She was born December 9, 1945 in Bremmerton, Washington to Ira and Joan Kaveney Daigle. She worked in the medical field and retired as a Nurse39s Aid.Judith is survived by her husband, O. T. Wallace of Port Arthur...
Kenneth H. Stark
March 25, 2011
Kenneth H. Stark, Sr., 86, of Beauxart Gardens passed away Friday, March 25, 2011 at his residence. He was born August 22, 1924 in Crowley, Louisiana to the late Joney and Lena Moore Dallas Stark, and lived in Beauxart Gardens since 1929. He retired as an operator for Neches Butane with 37 years of service. He was a member of...
Ronald LeRoy Sauls
March 25, 2011
Ronald LeRoy Sauls was born in Onalaska, Texas on March 12, 1915 to Sara Eugenia and Robert Logan Sauls. He had 2 sisters, Janie Lois and Dixie Lucille and 1 brother Robert Erman.Ronald would marry Pauline Virginia Smith in 1939 in Livingston, Texas at the Methodist Parsonage. They remained devoted to each other for over 50 years until Pauline39s death.Ronald...
Fenwick L. Watts
March 23, 2011
Fenwick Leigh "Tee" Watts, M.D. passed away on March 23, 2011, in College Station, Texas. He was born on April 21, 1925 to Josephine Milburn Watts and Prentice Ray Watts in Winfield, Louisiana. At the age of 3 months, he moved with his family to Port Arthur, Texas, where he grew up. Dr. Watts graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School...
Bobby ""Bob"" Joe James
March 23, 2011
Bob quotBobby Joequot James, 75 of Port Neches, TX passed away March 23, 2011. He was born January 26, 1936 in Gibslin, Louisiana to Willy and Carrie James. He began his schooling in that area and moved to Many when he was about 9 or 10 years old where he graduated from Many High School in 1954. He spent some...
Michael Scott Woodfield
March 22, 2011
Michael Scott Woodfield, 36, of The Woodlands, Texas passed away Tuesday, March 22, 2011. Michael was born on April 12, 1974 in Pasadena, Texas and was a lifelong Houston area resident. He was employed as a welding inspector for Turner Industries. He was also a member of the National Guard. Michael was preceded in death by his grandparents, Willene and...
Tyler Joseph Noyola
March 21, 2011
PORT NECHES Tyler Noyola, 23, of Port Neches passed away on Monday, March 21, 2011 in Port Neches. He was born February 11, 1988 to Greg and Crystal Noyola of Port Neches, Texas. Tyler was a lifelong resident of Port Neches. He worked as a waiter at Chilli's in Port Arthur and was a full time student at Lamar University...
Mary Frances Shepard
March 21, 2011
Mary Frances Shepard, 100, of Beauxart Gardens, Texas died Monday, March 21, 2011 at her home. Mary was born January 11, 1911 in Fort Worth, Texas to Bruce Conrad Rettig and Ethel Oranna Bridges Rettig. She was a resident of the Mid County Area since 1977 and a member of Triangle Baptist. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 24,...