Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Annie Elizabeth Guarnere
September 18, 2023
Annie Elizabeth Guarnere, 98, of Brookeland formally of Groves, Texas passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at her residence in Brookeland, Texas. Annie was born on December 3, 1924, in Port Arthur, Texas to Victoria Bordonaro Mirabella and Joseph Mirabella. She was a retired Branch Manager for the Republic of Texas Savings and Loan. Annie was a former member...
Melvin Wayne Champagne
September 17, 2023
Melvin Wayne Champagne Melvin “Pop” Champagne, 68, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Mid Jefferson Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2023, at New Covenant Church in Port Acres. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Halliburton. Pop was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on May 23, 1955, he was...
Robert "Bobby" T. Hoffpauir
September 14, 2023
Robert "Bobby" Tyler Hoffpauir of Beaumont graduated to glory in the early morning of Thursday, September 14, 2023. He was a present part of so many lives - to know him was to love him. He had a kind, gentle and loving spirit. He was generous, fun-loving, and had a great sense of humor. He grew up in Groves with...
Virgil Wallace Poole, Sr.
September 13, 2023
Virgil Wallace Poole, Sr., passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Virgil was born on September 2, 1939 in Starks, Louisiana to George and Cora Poole.
Virgil enjoyed playing guitar and fishing, in his younger years.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents, George Lee Poole, Sr. and Cora Lee (Hock) Poole; wife, Patricia...
George Ann Tillotson
September 13, 2023
George Ann “Mimi” Tillotson, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. George Ann was born on January 18, 1936, in Port Arthur, Texas to George and Willie Wilson. George Ann was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. George Ann...
Riley C. Mitchell
September 12, 2023
Riley C. Mitchell, 93 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Riley was born in Pearl River County, Mississippi to the late, Thomas Andrew Mitchell and Myrtle Eddie Smith Mitchell. Riley was a Lab-Tech with Ameripol-Synpol and retired with 36 years of service, he was a member of First Baptist Church...
Jessica Lauren Sattler
September 12, 2023
Jessica Lauren Sattler, 36, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at The Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Memorial Mass of Christian Service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend Jim McClintock and Reverend Shane Baxter. Burial will follow at...
Ronald Dale Racca
September 12, 2023
Ronald Dale Racca, 73, of Buna, Texas, passed away at his home in Buna, Texas Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Ronald was born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on October...
Jane Elizabeth McBroom Busby
September 11, 2023
Jane Elizabeth McBroom Busby, 66, of Waxahachie, Texas formerly of Nederland, Texas passed away Monday, September 11, 2023. Jane was born on August 18, 1957 in Groves, Texas to Delbert and Norma McBroom. Jane was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was a former member of Crossroads Fellowship Church in Nederland and enjoyed singing in the choir. Jane...
Joyce and George Romero
September 11, 2023
Once upon a time, Joyce Peltier and George Romero met at a dance. They were married on October 7, 1950, and were inseparable from then on. Those that knew them loved them. Their love for each other was extraordinary. They were devout Catholics and would take to their knees every night to say their prayers. Both of their hobbies included...
Jay Dunlap Bigler
September 10, 2023
Jay Dunlap Bigler was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 5, 1947. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy before working at Park Place Hospital for 30 years. Working in the surgical department as a custodian, he kept his colleagues entertained with his witty sense of humor. He especially enjoyed the time he worked on a...
Raymond (Butch) Mills
September 9, 2023
Raymond (Butch) Mills Raymond “Butch” Mills, 80, of Groves, Texas passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Butch was born on April 8, 1943, in Center, Texas to Annie Mae Enmon Mills and Robert (Bob) P. Mills. He grew up in Shelbyville, Texas and graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1961. Butch...
J.C. Drake
September 9, 2023
J. C. Drake, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at home surrounded by family. He was 86. Born in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, on August 17, 1937, to the late James Clarence Drake and Myrtle Patterson Benoist. After graduating from University High School in Los Angeles, California he served in the navy as an airship rigger...
Dianne "Dee Dee" Pillitere
September 8, 2023
Dianne “Dee Dee” Pillitere, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2023, at her home in Port Arthur, Texas. A visitation to honor Dee Dee will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a memorial service immediately following on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August...
Peggy Ann Prince
September 7, 2023
Peggy Ann Prince, 73, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at her residence in Silsbee. A Mass of Christian Burial service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Immaculate Conception Church in Groves. Officiating the service will be Reverend J.C. Coon. A burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves A...
Barbara Lynn Biggs
September 7, 2023
Barbara Lynn Biggs, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at the Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Barbara was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 12, 1956. She was the daughter of George Biggs III and Lowana Cradier Biggs. Barbara was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, Texas. Barbara is...
Charles R. Terrell
September 3, 2023
Charles Roy Terrell, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Bonne Vie Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Charles was born on September 13, 1938, in Garrison, Texas to Jessie Irine Dews Terrell and Virgil Clinton Terrell. He graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School and was a retired maintenance supervisor with Dupont for over thirty-four...
Connie A Judice
September 3, 2023
Connie A. Judice, 78, of Groves, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Groves. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 8, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend J.C. Coon. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be held prior to the...
Doris June Stukey
September 1, 2023
Doris June Stukey, 97, joined her Lord and Savior on Friday, September 1, 2023, at home with her family at her side. Doris was born on June 12, 1926 in Pleasant View Township, Kansas to Ralph and Maggie Betz Fitzjohn. Doris grew up on a small rural farm in Joplin, Missouri and graduated from Carl Junction High School near Joplin....
Mrs. Mildred Green Williams
August 31, 2023
IN MEMORIAM Mildred Green Williams, who was 93 years old, departed this life at home in Port Arthur, Texas on August 31, 2023. Mrs. Williams was born on February 16, 1930 in Simmesport, Louisiana to Walter Green, Sr. and Etta Callahan Green. At an early age, her family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended elementary and high school at...
Annie Elizabeth Guarnere
September 18, 2023
Annie Elizabeth Guarnere, 98, of Brookeland formally of Groves, Texas passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at her residence in Brookeland, Texas. Annie was born on December 3, 1924, in Port Arthur, Texas to Victoria Bordonaro Mirabella and Joseph Mirabella. She was a retired Branch Manager for the Republic of Texas Savings and Loan. Annie was a former member...
Melvin Wayne Champagne
September 17, 2023
Melvin Wayne Champagne Melvin “Pop” Champagne, 68, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Mid Jefferson Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2023, at New Covenant Church in Port Acres. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Halliburton. Pop was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on May 23, 1955, he was...
Robert "Bobby" T. Hoffpauir
September 14, 2023
Robert "Bobby" Tyler Hoffpauir of Beaumont graduated to glory in the early morning of Thursday, September 14, 2023. He was a present part of so many lives - to know him was to love him. He had a kind, gentle and loving spirit. He was generous, fun-loving, and had a great sense of humor. He grew up in Groves with...
Virgil Wallace Poole, Sr.
September 13, 2023
Virgil Wallace Poole, Sr., passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Virgil was born on September 2, 1939 in Starks, Louisiana to George and Cora Poole.
Virgil enjoyed playing guitar and fishing, in his younger years.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents, George Lee Poole, Sr. and Cora Lee (Hock) Poole; wife, Patricia...
George Ann Tillotson
September 13, 2023
George Ann “Mimi” Tillotson, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. George Ann was born on January 18, 1936, in Port Arthur, Texas to George and Willie Wilson. George Ann was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. George Ann...
Riley C. Mitchell
September 12, 2023
Riley C. Mitchell, 93 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Riley was born in Pearl River County, Mississippi to the late, Thomas Andrew Mitchell and Myrtle Eddie Smith Mitchell. Riley was a Lab-Tech with Ameripol-Synpol and retired with 36 years of service, he was a member of First Baptist Church...
Jessica Lauren Sattler
September 12, 2023
Jessica Lauren Sattler, 36, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at The Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Memorial Mass of Christian Service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend Jim McClintock and Reverend Shane Baxter. Burial will follow at...
Ronald Dale Racca
September 12, 2023
Ronald Dale Racca, 73, of Buna, Texas, passed away at his home in Buna, Texas Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Ronald was born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on October...
Jane Elizabeth McBroom Busby
September 11, 2023
Jane Elizabeth McBroom Busby, 66, of Waxahachie, Texas formerly of Nederland, Texas passed away Monday, September 11, 2023. Jane was born on August 18, 1957 in Groves, Texas to Delbert and Norma McBroom. Jane was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was a former member of Crossroads Fellowship Church in Nederland and enjoyed singing in the choir. Jane...
Joyce and George Romero
September 11, 2023
Once upon a time, Joyce Peltier and George Romero met at a dance. They were married on October 7, 1950, and were inseparable from then on. Those that knew them loved them. Their love for each other was extraordinary. They were devout Catholics and would take to their knees every night to say their prayers. Both of their hobbies included...
Jay Dunlap Bigler
September 10, 2023
Jay Dunlap Bigler was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 5, 1947. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy before working at Park Place Hospital for 30 years. Working in the surgical department as a custodian, he kept his colleagues entertained with his witty sense of humor. He especially enjoyed the time he worked on a...
Raymond (Butch) Mills
September 9, 2023
Raymond (Butch) Mills Raymond “Butch” Mills, 80, of Groves, Texas passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Butch was born on April 8, 1943, in Center, Texas to Annie Mae Enmon Mills and Robert (Bob) P. Mills. He grew up in Shelbyville, Texas and graduated from Shelbyville High School in 1961. Butch...
J.C. Drake
September 9, 2023
J. C. Drake, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Saturday, September 9, 2023, at home surrounded by family. He was 86. Born in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, on August 17, 1937, to the late James Clarence Drake and Myrtle Patterson Benoist. After graduating from University High School in Los Angeles, California he served in the navy as an airship rigger...
Dianne "Dee Dee" Pillitere
September 8, 2023
Dianne “Dee Dee” Pillitere, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on September 8, 2023, at her home in Port Arthur, Texas. A visitation to honor Dee Dee will be from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with a memorial service immediately following on Thursday, September 14, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August...
Peggy Ann Prince
September 7, 2023
Peggy Ann Prince, 73, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at her residence in Silsbee. A Mass of Christian Burial service will be held at 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at Immaculate Conception Church in Groves. Officiating the service will be Reverend J.C. Coon. A burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves A...
Barbara Lynn Biggs
September 7, 2023
Barbara Lynn Biggs, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Thursday, September 7, 2023 at the Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Barbara was born in Detroit, Michigan, on May 12, 1956. She was the daughter of George Biggs III and Lowana Cradier Biggs. Barbara was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of Port Arthur, Texas. Barbara is...
Charles R. Terrell
September 3, 2023
Charles Roy Terrell, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Bonne Vie Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Charles was born on September 13, 1938, in Garrison, Texas to Jessie Irine Dews Terrell and Virgil Clinton Terrell. He graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School and was a retired maintenance supervisor with Dupont for over thirty-four...
Connie A Judice
September 3, 2023
Connie A. Judice, 78, of Groves, passed away on Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Magnolia Manor Nursing Home in Groves. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 8, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend J.C. Coon. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be held prior to the...
Doris June Stukey
September 1, 2023
Doris June Stukey, 97, joined her Lord and Savior on Friday, September 1, 2023, at home with her family at her side. Doris was born on June 12, 1926 in Pleasant View Township, Kansas to Ralph and Maggie Betz Fitzjohn. Doris grew up on a small rural farm in Joplin, Missouri and graduated from Carl Junction High School near Joplin....
Mrs. Mildred Green Williams
August 31, 2023
IN MEMORIAM Mildred Green Williams, who was 93 years old, departed this life at home in Port Arthur, Texas on August 31, 2023. Mrs. Williams was born on February 16, 1930 in Simmesport, Louisiana to Walter Green, Sr. and Etta Callahan Green. At an early age, her family moved to New Orleans, Louisiana. She attended elementary and high school at...