Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Ruth Smith
December 29, 2011
Ruth Smith, age 89, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, colleague and friend died on December 29, 2011 in Willis, Texas surrounded by her loving family. Ruth fought a courageous battle against heart disease and a devastating stroke to which she ultimately surrendered. She walked in grace, served well, spread much joy, fought hard and now rests in peace. Ruth was...
Wanda Hines Hefley
December 28, 2011
Wanda Hines Hefley, 90 years old, passed away on December 28, 2011 at the Community Retirement Home in Port Arthur. A life-long resident of Port Arthur and Groves, she was the daughter of Washa and Zell Hines and the widow of John M. Hefley Jr., her husband of 54 years. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Wayon...
Alice Hernandez
December 27, 2011
Alice Flores Hernandez passed from this life into God39s loving embrace on December 27, 2011.Alice was born on May 19, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Hernandez parents, Natividad Flores and Julia Ortiz Flores and her sister Diane Sue Canizales. In her passing, she is succeeded by her children, Rene Anthony quotAndyquot...
Bertie Anne Hightower
December 21, 2011
Bertie Anne Hightower, 74, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Bertie was born August 29, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas to Jack Bourgeois and Corinne Guabert Bourgeois. She was a resident of Port Neches for 27 years and a retired Office Administrator at Golden Triangle Convalescent Center. She...
Jerry Lee Smith
December 20, 2011
Jerry Lee Smith, 58, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Jerry was born September 30, 1953 in Larchellie, France to Jack Smith, Sr. and Betty Davis Smith. He was a resident of Port Acres for 28 years and worked as a carpenter and oil rigger until his retirement. He was a member of New Covenant Church...
Nathan Lee Reynolds
December 19, 2011
Nathan Lee Reynolds, Sr., 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Nathan was born June 7, 1927 in Geneva, Alabama to Arthur Lee Reynolds and Katie Singletary Reynolds. He was a longtime area resident and self-employed owner of Reynolds Insurance Agency, Inc. for 60 plus years. He was also...
Birdie Dement
December 17, 2011
Mrs. Birdie Dement Birdie Dement, 82, of Cleveland (formerly of Groves) passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood, Texas. She was born on March 9, 1929 in Amite County, Mississippi to Jacob Baxter Holmes and Neva Eloise Tate Holmes. Birdie had been a member of Woodcrest Baptist Church in Groves, Tx. After hurricane Rita, Birdie...
Lindol J. Gregory
December 16, 2011
On Friday December 16, 2011, Lindol J. Gregory went to be with the Lord at 89 years of age and is now in heaven with our Lord. He was born on August 1, 1922 in Enid, Oklahoma. A retired Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Corp serving in World War II, he was a former deacon at First Baptist Church,...
Maria Nieves Luna
December 16, 2011
Maria Nieves Luna (Arvizo) Maria Nieves Luna (Arvizo), 83, of Southeast Texas, went to be with her Lord on Friday, December 16th, 2011 . Nieves was born on August 5, 1928 in Hungerford, Texas to Pedro Luna and Luisa Sanchez. She was a loving sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Nieves enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandchildren. Nieves...
Maria Nieves Luna
December 16, 2011
Maria Nieves Luna (Arvizo) Maria Nieves Luna (Arvizo), 83, of Southeast Texas, went to be with her Lord on Friday, December 16th, 2011 . Nieves was born on August 5, 1928 in Hungerford, Texas to Pedro Luna and Luisa Sanchez. She was a loving sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Nieves enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandchildren. Nieves...
Darrell Nelson King
December 15, 2011
Darrell Nelson King, 58, of Groves died Thursday, December 15, 2011 from injuries due to a motorcycle accident.Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Melancon39s Funeral Home in Nederland with Rev. Kevin Otto officiating, with interment to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8...
Jeremy Blair Jackson
December 14, 2011
Jeremy Blair Jackson, 34, of Bridge City, Texas died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at his home. Jeremy was born March 16, 1977 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Ronny Jackson and Elizabeth Besse Jackson. He was a lifelong area resident and a member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City and a US Army Veteran. He served in Afghanistan with...
Jayne Ruth Smith
December 13, 2011
Jayne Ruth Smith, 79, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. Jayne was born July 23, 1932, in Bristow, Oklahoma to Lloyd Lyle Smith and Beulah Powell Smith. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 54 years and retired in 1992 after 35 years of service as an English teacher at...
Jeanelle Gordon McGraw
December 12, 2011
Jeanelle Gordon McGraw, 55, of Cleveland, Texas passed away Monday, December 12, 2011. Jeanelle was born August 31, 1956 in Orange, Texas to Earl Daniel Gordon and Wanda Fletcher Gordon. She was a 1974 graduate of Thomas Jefferson in Port Arthur. She was a resident of Cleveland, Texas and employed as a teacher in Cleveland for over 20 years. She...
Margaret E. Harper
December 9, 2011
Margaret Harper, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, December 9, 2011. Margaret was born July 1, 1933 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Isaac Van Kersen and Edna Watson Van Kersen. She was a lifelong area resident and lived in Port Neches since 1963. She was employed as an accountant at Richard Bennett CPA in Beaumont and retired after 22...
Robert "Loco" Lee O'Connor
December 8, 2011
Robert Lee quotLocoquot O39Connor, 60, of Vidor, Texas passed away on December 8, 2011 at his home.No services. Memorials may be given to the Diabetes Association.
Marilyn Ann Fontenot
December 6, 2011
Marilyn Ann Fontenot, 72, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Marilyn was born March 8, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charles Robinson and Eloise King Robinson. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and graduated in 1957 from Thomas Jefferson High School. She was employed at the Mark Stiles Prison Unit as a clerk until...
Robert Rowell Palmer
December 4, 2011
Robert Rowell Palmer, Sr., 97, of The Woodlands and formerly of Groves passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. Robert was born October 12, 1914 in Hacoda, Alabama to William Thomas Palmer and Viola Lowery Palmer. He was a longtime area resident and retired after 44 years of service as a night foreman from Texaco. He was...
Andy Scott Stout
December 2, 2011
Andy Scott Stout, 31, of Sour Lake, Texas passed away on December 2, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. He was born April 8, 1980, in Akron, Ohio to Dennis Lee Stout and Dorothy quotDottiequot Lucille Redman Stout. Andy spent his younger years in Suffield, Ohio before moving to the Beaumont area in 1997. He graduated from Westbook...
Herman Alvin Myers
December 1, 2011
Herman Alvin Myers, 60, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011. He was born April 2, 1951 in Delhi, Louisiana to Henry Auldon Myers and Helen Lucille Wright Myers. He was a scaffolding manager for Brock Services, Inc. and lifelong area resident. He was also a member of Word of Life Church and U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors...
Ruth Smith
December 29, 2011
Ruth Smith, age 89, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, colleague and friend died on December 29, 2011 in Willis, Texas surrounded by her loving family. Ruth fought a courageous battle against heart disease and a devastating stroke to which she ultimately surrendered. She walked in grace, served well, spread much joy, fought hard and now rests in peace. Ruth was...
Wanda Hines Hefley
December 28, 2011
Wanda Hines Hefley, 90 years old, passed away on December 28, 2011 at the Community Retirement Home in Port Arthur. A life-long resident of Port Arthur and Groves, she was the daughter of Washa and Zell Hines and the widow of John M. Hefley Jr., her husband of 54 years. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Wayon...
Alice Hernandez
December 27, 2011
Alice Flores Hernandez passed from this life into God39s loving embrace on December 27, 2011.Alice was born on May 19, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas. She is preceded in death by her husband, Manuel Hernandez parents, Natividad Flores and Julia Ortiz Flores and her sister Diane Sue Canizales. In her passing, she is succeeded by her children, Rene Anthony quotAndyquot...
Bertie Anne Hightower
December 21, 2011
Bertie Anne Hightower, 74, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas. Bertie was born August 29, 1937 in Port Arthur, Texas to Jack Bourgeois and Corinne Guabert Bourgeois. She was a resident of Port Neches for 27 years and a retired Office Administrator at Golden Triangle Convalescent Center. She...
Jerry Lee Smith
December 20, 2011
Jerry Lee Smith, 58, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2011. Jerry was born September 30, 1953 in Larchellie, France to Jack Smith, Sr. and Betty Davis Smith. He was a resident of Port Acres for 28 years and worked as a carpenter and oil rigger until his retirement. He was a member of New Covenant Church...
Nathan Lee Reynolds
December 19, 2011
Nathan Lee Reynolds, Sr., 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Nathan was born June 7, 1927 in Geneva, Alabama to Arthur Lee Reynolds and Katie Singletary Reynolds. He was a longtime area resident and self-employed owner of Reynolds Insurance Agency, Inc. for 60 plus years. He was also...
Birdie Dement
December 17, 2011
Mrs. Birdie Dement Birdie Dement, 82, of Cleveland (formerly of Groves) passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011 at Kingwood Medical Center in Kingwood, Texas. She was born on March 9, 1929 in Amite County, Mississippi to Jacob Baxter Holmes and Neva Eloise Tate Holmes. Birdie had been a member of Woodcrest Baptist Church in Groves, Tx. After hurricane Rita, Birdie...
Lindol J. Gregory
December 16, 2011
On Friday December 16, 2011, Lindol J. Gregory went to be with the Lord at 89 years of age and is now in heaven with our Lord. He was born on August 1, 1922 in Enid, Oklahoma. A retired Staff Sergeant in the Army Air Corp serving in World War II, he was a former deacon at First Baptist Church,...
Maria Nieves Luna
December 16, 2011
Maria Nieves Luna (Arvizo) Maria Nieves Luna (Arvizo), 83, of Southeast Texas, went to be with her Lord on Friday, December 16th, 2011 . Nieves was born on August 5, 1928 in Hungerford, Texas to Pedro Luna and Luisa Sanchez. She was a loving sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Nieves enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandchildren. Nieves...
Maria Nieves Luna
December 16, 2011
Maria Nieves Luna (Arvizo) Maria Nieves Luna (Arvizo), 83, of Southeast Texas, went to be with her Lord on Friday, December 16th, 2011 . Nieves was born on August 5, 1928 in Hungerford, Texas to Pedro Luna and Luisa Sanchez. She was a loving sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. Nieves enjoyed gardening and spending time with her grandchildren. Nieves...
Darrell Nelson King
December 15, 2011
Darrell Nelson King, 58, of Groves died Thursday, December 15, 2011 from injuries due to a motorcycle accident.Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Sunday, December 18, 2011 at Melancon39s Funeral Home in Nederland with Rev. Kevin Otto officiating, with interment to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be from 5 to 8...
Jeremy Blair Jackson
December 14, 2011
Jeremy Blair Jackson, 34, of Bridge City, Texas died Wednesday, December 14, 2011 at his home. Jeremy was born March 16, 1977 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to Ronny Jackson and Elizabeth Besse Jackson. He was a lifelong area resident and a member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge City and a US Army Veteran. He served in Afghanistan with...
Jayne Ruth Smith
December 13, 2011
Jayne Ruth Smith, 79, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2011 at Christus St. Mary Hospital. Jayne was born July 23, 1932, in Bristow, Oklahoma to Lloyd Lyle Smith and Beulah Powell Smith. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 54 years and retired in 1992 after 35 years of service as an English teacher at...
Jeanelle Gordon McGraw
December 12, 2011
Jeanelle Gordon McGraw, 55, of Cleveland, Texas passed away Monday, December 12, 2011. Jeanelle was born August 31, 1956 in Orange, Texas to Earl Daniel Gordon and Wanda Fletcher Gordon. She was a 1974 graduate of Thomas Jefferson in Port Arthur. She was a resident of Cleveland, Texas and employed as a teacher in Cleveland for over 20 years. She...
Margaret E. Harper
December 9, 2011
Margaret Harper, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, December 9, 2011. Margaret was born July 1, 1933 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Isaac Van Kersen and Edna Watson Van Kersen. She was a lifelong area resident and lived in Port Neches since 1963. She was employed as an accountant at Richard Bennett CPA in Beaumont and retired after 22...
Robert "Loco" Lee O'Connor
December 8, 2011
Robert Lee quotLocoquot O39Connor, 60, of Vidor, Texas passed away on December 8, 2011 at his home.No services. Memorials may be given to the Diabetes Association.
Marilyn Ann Fontenot
December 6, 2011
Marilyn Ann Fontenot, 72, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2011. Marilyn was born March 8, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charles Robinson and Eloise King Robinson. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and graduated in 1957 from Thomas Jefferson High School. She was employed at the Mark Stiles Prison Unit as a clerk until...
Robert Rowell Palmer
December 4, 2011
Robert Rowell Palmer, Sr., 97, of The Woodlands and formerly of Groves passed away Sunday, December 4, 2011 at St. Luke's Hospital. Robert was born October 12, 1914 in Hacoda, Alabama to William Thomas Palmer and Viola Lowery Palmer. He was a longtime area resident and retired after 44 years of service as a night foreman from Texaco. He was...
Andy Scott Stout
December 2, 2011
Andy Scott Stout, 31, of Sour Lake, Texas passed away on December 2, 2011 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. He was born April 8, 1980, in Akron, Ohio to Dennis Lee Stout and Dorothy quotDottiequot Lucille Redman Stout. Andy spent his younger years in Suffield, Ohio before moving to the Beaumont area in 1997. He graduated from Westbook...
Herman Alvin Myers
December 1, 2011
Herman Alvin Myers, 60, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, December 1, 2011. He was born April 2, 1951 in Delhi, Louisiana to Henry Auldon Myers and Helen Lucille Wright Myers. He was a scaffolding manager for Brock Services, Inc. and lifelong area resident. He was also a member of Word of Life Church and U.S. Navy veteran. Survivors...
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