Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Bennie Jean Lonadier
April 30, 2023
Jean Lonadier, 91, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at her residence. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. at Park Central Church of Christ in Port Arthur, Texas. Jean was born in Center, Texas, on January 15, 1932, to Patrick Davis Jr. and Inez Childs-Davis. She was a manager at...
Leonard Ralph Purgahn
April 30, 2023
Leonard “Lenny” Purgahn, 69, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at his residence in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Lenny was...
Flora Mae Gillispie
April 29, 2023
Flora Mae Gillispie, 91, of Beaumont, passed away Saturday morning, April 29, 2023, in Fannett, Texas. Flora was born January 29, 1932, in Rockdale, Texas, to Herbert and Lydia (Stork) Menn. She was married to Elton “Blue” Avery Gillispie on June 6, 1952, in Pasadena, Texas. She was a homemaker, a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, and a master...
Robert "Bob" Maurice O'Connor
April 27, 2023
Robert “Bob” Maurice O’Connor, 80, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Bob was born on August 28, 1942, in Quincy, Massachusetts to Robert and Marion O’Connor. Bob was known as a sweet and caring man who loved spoiling his family. He loved being “Papa Bob” and enjoyed watching his great grandkids play...
Dianne Weeks Jackson
April 27, 2023
Dianne Weeks Jackson, 78, of Sabine Pass, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2023 in Silsbee, Texas. Dianne was born in Venice, Florida on August 14, 1944. Those left to cherish Dianne’s memory include her daughters, Shelly Wright, Karla Cox and Alicia Arp and her husband, Jim; son, Corbett Weeks; brothers, James Hoover and Chuck Kaiser; grandchildren, Dustin Wright,...
Shelly D. Suire
April 27, 2023
Shelly D. Suire, 58, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Shelly was born on October 1, 1964, in Beaumont, Texas to Augustine Sanchez and Barbara Elliott. Shelly was a kindhearted person with an affectionate smile. She was a terrific gardener and loved to grow all sorts of flowers...
Robert L. Gilbert
April 27, 2023
Robert Louis Gilbert Robert “Slick” L. Gilbert, 91, of Wildwood, Texas, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, surrounded by family. Robert was born in Jasper, Texas, on April 20, 1932, to Roy and Elizabeth Gilbert. In 1954, Robert married his beloved wife Eva, and they shared a beautiful 49 years together....
Georgia Gay Gadberry
April 26, 2023
Georgia Gay Gadberry, 83, of Fortworth, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at The Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Celebration of life will be held on May 13, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Cliff Christian Church in Dallas, Texas. Georgia was born in Salina, Kansas, on November 1, 1939, to Edward Loy French and Margaret...
Nolan Paul Zahradnik
April 25, 2023
Nolan Paul Zahradnik, 6 months, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Nolan was born on October 18, 2022 in Houston, Texas to Adam and Hannah Zahradnik. 'Nolan' means champion which is exactly how he entered this world and how he departed. Nolan was a fiery, red-haired fighter. Nolan...
Caleb Michael Crochet
April 25, 2023
Caleb Michael Crochet, 30, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Caleb was born on December 28, 1992 in Port Arthur, Texas to Kerry and Tina Crochet. Caleb was a member of Triumph Church in Nederland and a devoted father to his children. Caleb enjoyed life on the water, fishing and riding his jet-ski. When he wasn’t on...
Alan Vernon Killian
April 25, 2023
Alan Vernon Killian, 71, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at his residence in Nederland. Alan was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 26, 1951 to the late, Vernon and Marie Killian. Alan loved trivia, history, classic films and all types of electronic gadgets. He enjoyed collecting coins and designer watches. Those left to cherish...

Nelson Bodden, Sr.
April 24, 2023
Nelson Bodden, Sr., 82 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 at his residence in Nederland. Nelson was born in Belize on March 13, 1941 to the late, Ashley Grant Bodden and Rhona Pearl Woods Bodden. Nelson served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as a Merchant Marine for the...
Opal Mildred Johnson
April 23, 2023
Opal Mildred Johnson, 97, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at her residence in Groves. She was a devoted wife; beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend. She loved her church family of First Baptist, Groves and was a proud member of the Groves Senior Citizens chapter. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 28, 2023,...
Wilburn William Whittington
April 22, 2023
Wilburn “Whit” William Whittington, 97, of College Station, Texas formerly of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023. Whit was born on November 22, 1925 at Switzer Farm in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana to Elisha and Louisa Whittington. Whit was the tenth child of eleven children. He graduated from Ragley Louisiana High School in 1943. Whit was inducted into the...
Anna Belle Lavergne
April 22, 2023
Anna Belle Arabie Lavergne, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Anna was born on October 7, 1935 in Church Point, Louisiana to the late Lawrence Arabie, Sr. and Rena Dies Arabie. Anna was a parishioner at St. Therese, the Little Flowers of Jesus Catholic Church in...
Robert Paul Bergeron
April 19, 2023
Robert Paul Bergeron, 61, of Groves, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2023, at Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill, Texas. Robert was born on September 14, 1961, in Port Arthur, Texas to Lillian Marie Harrington Bergeron and Frances Dexter Bergeron, Sr. Robert graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Port Acres in 1980 and was a retired lab...
Lila Jean Curnutt
April 18, 2023
Lila Jean Curnutt, 83, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Cascades Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Lila was born on August 23, 1939, in Port Arthur, Texas to Lilburn Marguerett Begnaud Woolley and Arthur Louis Woolley. She had lived in Port Neches with her family for many years and attended Port Neches Groves High School....
Regenia Ann Borel
April 16, 2023
Regenia Borel, 81, of Zavalla, Texas passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas. Regenia was born on November 16, 1941 in Columbia, Mississippi to the late Perry Lowe and Esther Johnson Lowe. Regenia attended Thomas Jefferson High School where she graduated in 1959. She worked for Dr. Chester St. Romain and retired...
Richard Leon Malone
April 13, 2023
Richard Leon Malone, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, April 13., 2023, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Richard was born December 11, 1938 in Downsville, Louisiana to Charles and Vennie Malone. Richard was a member of Magnolia Assembly of God Church in Port Neches and retired from Texaco/Huntsman Refinery after thirty-five years of service. During his tenure...
Darlene Stewart
April 12, 2023
Darlene Stewart, 85, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Advocate House in Port Neches. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches Funeral services will be Monday, April 17, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend...
Bennie Jean Lonadier
April 30, 2023
Jean Lonadier, 91, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at her residence. Funeral Service will be held Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. at Park Central Church of Christ in Port Arthur, Texas. Jean was born in Center, Texas, on January 15, 1932, to Patrick Davis Jr. and Inez Childs-Davis. She was a manager at...
Leonard Ralph Purgahn
April 30, 2023
Leonard “Lenny” Purgahn, 69, of Orange, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 30, 2023, at his residence in Orange, Texas. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 6, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Lenny was...
Flora Mae Gillispie
April 29, 2023
Flora Mae Gillispie, 91, of Beaumont, passed away Saturday morning, April 29, 2023, in Fannett, Texas. Flora was born January 29, 1932, in Rockdale, Texas, to Herbert and Lydia (Stork) Menn. She was married to Elton “Blue” Avery Gillispie on June 6, 1952, in Pasadena, Texas. She was a homemaker, a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, and a master...
Robert "Bob" Maurice O'Connor
April 27, 2023
Robert “Bob” Maurice O’Connor, 80, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023 at Harbor Hospice of Beaumont. Bob was born on August 28, 1942, in Quincy, Massachusetts to Robert and Marion O’Connor. Bob was known as a sweet and caring man who loved spoiling his family. He loved being “Papa Bob” and enjoyed watching his great grandkids play...
Dianne Weeks Jackson
April 27, 2023
Dianne Weeks Jackson, 78, of Sabine Pass, Texas passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2023 in Silsbee, Texas. Dianne was born in Venice, Florida on August 14, 1944. Those left to cherish Dianne’s memory include her daughters, Shelly Wright, Karla Cox and Alicia Arp and her husband, Jim; son, Corbett Weeks; brothers, James Hoover and Chuck Kaiser; grandchildren, Dustin Wright,...
Shelly D. Suire
April 27, 2023
Shelly D. Suire, 58, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Shelly was born on October 1, 1964, in Beaumont, Texas to Augustine Sanchez and Barbara Elliott. Shelly was a kindhearted person with an affectionate smile. She was a terrific gardener and loved to grow all sorts of flowers...
Robert L. Gilbert
April 27, 2023
Robert Louis Gilbert Robert “Slick” L. Gilbert, 91, of Wildwood, Texas, passed away suddenly on Thursday, April 27, 2023, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas, surrounded by family. Robert was born in Jasper, Texas, on April 20, 1932, to Roy and Elizabeth Gilbert. In 1954, Robert married his beloved wife Eva, and they shared a beautiful 49 years together....
Georgia Gay Gadberry
April 26, 2023
Georgia Gay Gadberry, 83, of Fortworth, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 26, 2023, at The Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Celebration of life will be held on May 13, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Oak Cliff Christian Church in Dallas, Texas. Georgia was born in Salina, Kansas, on November 1, 1939, to Edward Loy French and Margaret...
Nolan Paul Zahradnik
April 25, 2023
Nolan Paul Zahradnik, 6 months, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. Nolan was born on October 18, 2022 in Houston, Texas to Adam and Hannah Zahradnik. 'Nolan' means champion which is exactly how he entered this world and how he departed. Nolan was a fiery, red-haired fighter. Nolan...
Caleb Michael Crochet
April 25, 2023
Caleb Michael Crochet, 30, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Caleb was born on December 28, 1992 in Port Arthur, Texas to Kerry and Tina Crochet. Caleb was a member of Triumph Church in Nederland and a devoted father to his children. Caleb enjoyed life on the water, fishing and riding his jet-ski. When he wasn’t on...
Alan Vernon Killian
April 25, 2023
Alan Vernon Killian, 71, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2023 at his residence in Nederland. Alan was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 26, 1951 to the late, Vernon and Marie Killian. Alan loved trivia, history, classic films and all types of electronic gadgets. He enjoyed collecting coins and designer watches. Those left to cherish...

Nelson Bodden, Sr.
April 24, 2023
Nelson Bodden, Sr., 82 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Monday, April 24, 2023 at his residence in Nederland. Nelson was born in Belize on March 13, 1941 to the late, Ashley Grant Bodden and Rhona Pearl Woods Bodden. Nelson served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He worked as a Merchant Marine for the...
Opal Mildred Johnson
April 23, 2023
Opal Mildred Johnson, 97, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 23, 2023, at her residence in Groves. She was a devoted wife; beloved mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin, and friend. She loved her church family of First Baptist, Groves and was a proud member of the Groves Senior Citizens chapter. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 28, 2023,...
Wilburn William Whittington
April 22, 2023
Wilburn “Whit” William Whittington, 97, of College Station, Texas formerly of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, April 22, 2023. Whit was born on November 22, 1925 at Switzer Farm in Beauregard Parish, Louisiana to Elisha and Louisa Whittington. Whit was the tenth child of eleven children. He graduated from Ragley Louisiana High School in 1943. Whit was inducted into the...
Anna Belle Lavergne
April 22, 2023
Anna Belle Arabie Lavergne, 87, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 22, 2023 at her home surrounded by her loving family. Anna was born on October 7, 1935 in Church Point, Louisiana to the late Lawrence Arabie, Sr. and Rena Dies Arabie. Anna was a parishioner at St. Therese, the Little Flowers of Jesus Catholic Church in...
Robert Paul Bergeron
April 19, 2023
Robert Paul Bergeron, 61, of Groves, Texas passed away on Thursday, April 19, 2023, at Sabine County Hospital in Hemphill, Texas. Robert was born on September 14, 1961, in Port Arthur, Texas to Lillian Marie Harrington Bergeron and Frances Dexter Bergeron, Sr. Robert graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Port Acres in 1980 and was a retired lab...
Lila Jean Curnutt
April 18, 2023
Lila Jean Curnutt, 83, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at Cascades Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Lila was born on August 23, 1939, in Port Arthur, Texas to Lilburn Marguerett Begnaud Woolley and Arthur Louis Woolley. She had lived in Port Neches with her family for many years and attended Port Neches Groves High School....
Regenia Ann Borel
April 16, 2023
Regenia Borel, 81, of Zavalla, Texas passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2023 at Woodland Heights Medical Center in Lufkin, Texas. Regenia was born on November 16, 1941 in Columbia, Mississippi to the late Perry Lowe and Esther Johnson Lowe. Regenia attended Thomas Jefferson High School where she graduated in 1959. She worked for Dr. Chester St. Romain and retired...
Richard Leon Malone
April 13, 2023
Richard Leon Malone, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, April 13., 2023, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Richard was born December 11, 1938 in Downsville, Louisiana to Charles and Vennie Malone. Richard was a member of Magnolia Assembly of God Church in Port Neches and retired from Texaco/Huntsman Refinery after thirty-five years of service. During his tenure...
Darlene Stewart
April 12, 2023
Darlene Stewart, 85, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 12, 2023, at the Advocate House in Port Neches. Visitation will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches Funeral services will be Monday, April 17, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend...