Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Gwenda Jean Simpson
January 11, 2023
Gwenda Jean Simpson, 81, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Heart to Heart Inpatient Hospice with her loving family at her side. Gwenda was born on November 23, 1941, in Briggs, Texas to Norene Andrews Jackson and W.A. “Jack” Jackson. She was a wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker who loved her family dearly. Gwenda loved...
Ethan Hitt
January 11, 2023
Ethan Hitt, 19, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. Ethan was born on Misawa Air Force Base in Japan on March 3, 2003, to Pam Self and Jerid Hitt. Ethan loved learning about history and enjoyed teaching others as well. He and his family would go to the Renaissance Festival every...
Elijah Edward Pruitt
January 10, 2023
Elijah Edward Pruitt, 18, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Elijah was born on September 8, 2004, in Nederland, Texas to Rachel Primeaux Pruitt and Gary Wayne Pruitt. He lived in Port Neches most of his life and loved skateboarding and listening to music. Elijah loved anime, especially Naruto. He enjoyed traveling with his family going...
Gloria Jean Stimac
January 8, 2023
Gloria Jean Stimac, 92, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023. She was born in Ville Platte, Louisiana on June 22, 1930 to the late Maurice Vidrine and Edna Sylvester Vidrine. Gloria was a parishioner at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland and a longtime member of Les Chanteurs Acadien du Texas Cajun Choir. She was...
Donald Leroy James
January 8, 2023
Donald L. James, 79, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at his residence in Nederland. Donald was born on July 10, 1943, in DeRidder, Louisiana to Hettie Marcel James. He worked at Atlantic Richfield as a foreman for twenty-nine years before he retired and attended St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland. Donald had many hobbies...
Patricha "Pat" Ann Poole
January 8, 2023
Patricha “Pat” Ann Poole, 80, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023. She was born on September 11, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Alexie Lopez Sr. and Isabelle Toups Lopez. Pat worked for the Houston Post & Chronicle and was a Mail Carrier for the Crosby Post Office for many years. Pat was also...
Charlie Heisler
January 8, 2023
Henry Charles Heisler, 93, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on January 8, 2023. Charlie was born on October 3, 1929, in Port Neches to Minnie Pearl Cheek Heisler and Asa Chambers Heisler. He was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and graduated from Port Neches High School in 1948 where he was quarterback for the Indians. Charlie was drafted...
Kenneth Ray Taylor Sr.
January 8, 2023
Kenneth Ray Taylor Sr., 81, of Nederland, passed away on January 8, 2023, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 11, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at...
Gail Leavell Storey
January 7, 2023
Edna Gail Leavell Storey, born January 28, 1942, in Port Arthur, Texas, passed away Saturday morning, January 7, 2023, in Houston, Texas. Her parents were Robert B. and Myrtle Leavell of Port Arthur. Gail attended public schools in Port Arthur, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1959. She was active in various student activities and a member of the...
G. "Dale" Taylor
January 7, 2023
G. “Dale” Taylor, 74, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at his residence in Nederland. Dale was born in San Antonio, Texas on June 25, 1948 to the late, Percy G. Taylor and Sarah V. Taylor. Dale worked for Southwestern Bell and retired with 35 years of service. He completed his working years working for Maverick...
Kathy J. Nelson
January 6, 2023
Kathy J. Nelson, 68, of Port Neches, Texas joined her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 6, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Kathy was born October 22, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee to Paul Davis and Perry Jean Gathright. Kathy was a member of First Methodist Church of Nederland. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother....
Gloria Dean "Deanie" Daniels
January 6, 2023
Gloria Dean “Deanie” Daniels, 82, of Port Neches, Texas passed away peacefully on Friday, January 6, 2023 at Forever Young Home in Groves, Texas. She was born December 29, 1940 in Gonzales, Texas to Elvin Gescheidle/Christian and Inez (McNabb) Gescheidle/Christian. Deanie graduated from Gonzales High School in Gonzales, Texas and she and her husband, William “Bill” Daniels, later moved to...
Cora Helene Fanguy
January 5, 2023
Cora Helene Fanguy Cora Helene Fanguy passed away on January 5, 2023. A service for family and friends will take place at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 11:30 a.m. A private graveside service for the family will be held at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Mrs....
Vicky Lynn Bowlin
January 3, 2023
Vicky Lynn Bowlin, 74, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Vicky was born in Jacksonville, Texas on April 7, 1948 to the late, Albert W. Sadler and Elsie Mae Sadler. Those left to cherish Vicky’s memory include her brother, Larry Sadler and his wife, Donna of Orangefield, Texas; sister, Becky Jo Morse and her husband, Ed...
Billy E. Lynch, Sr.
January 2, 2023
Billy Eugene Lynch, Sr., 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Billy was born September 24, 1934, in McGregor, Texas to Maurice and Dora Lynch. Billy was the owner and operator of Lynch Concrete Construction. He was a family-oriented man and enjoyed family barbecues, fish fries and making homemade ice...
Melba Doris Farris
January 2, 2023
Melba Doris Farris Melba D. Farris, 95, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on January 2, 2023, at her residence in Port Arthur. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Abundant Life Sanctuary in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend Jason Myer. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation...
David H. Carver
January 1, 2023
David H. Carver, 83 of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023 in Groves, Texas.David was born on October 6, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late, Otto Carver and Inel Holcomb Carver. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1957, David went on to earn an engineering degree from Southern Methodist University and began...
Linda Jean Elton
December 31, 2022
Linda Jean Elton Linda Jean Elton, 82, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away on December 31, 2022, at her home in Port Neches. The family will be holding a Memorial Celebration for Linda and her husband, John M. Elton, Sr., in the Spring. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 12, 1940, she was the daughter of Julius Levy and...
Luis Edward "Eddie" LeBlanc
December 30, 2022
Luis Edward “Eddie” LeBlanc, 58, of Silsbee, Texas passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022, at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in Beaumont with his family by his side. Eddie was born on September 15, 1964, in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Rosa Perez LeBlanc and Vernon LeBlanc. He was a self-employed independent contractor in the construction field for many years....
Magdalena Alba Montalvo
December 30, 2022
Magdalena Alba Montalvo, 60, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, December 30, 2022, at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas. Magdalena was born August 12, 1962 in Mexico to Maria Del Rosario Montalvo and Jesus Alba Villa. Magdalena was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port Arthur. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Magdalena held...
Gwenda Jean Simpson
January 11, 2023
Gwenda Jean Simpson, 81, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, at Heart to Heart Inpatient Hospice with her loving family at her side. Gwenda was born on November 23, 1941, in Briggs, Texas to Norene Andrews Jackson and W.A. “Jack” Jackson. She was a wife, mother, grandmother and homemaker who loved her family dearly. Gwenda loved...
Ethan Hitt
January 11, 2023
Ethan Hitt, 19, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023, in Port Arthur, Texas. Ethan was born on Misawa Air Force Base in Japan on March 3, 2003, to Pam Self and Jerid Hitt. Ethan loved learning about history and enjoyed teaching others as well. He and his family would go to the Renaissance Festival every...
Elijah Edward Pruitt
January 10, 2023
Elijah Edward Pruitt, 18, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2023. Elijah was born on September 8, 2004, in Nederland, Texas to Rachel Primeaux Pruitt and Gary Wayne Pruitt. He lived in Port Neches most of his life and loved skateboarding and listening to music. Elijah loved anime, especially Naruto. He enjoyed traveling with his family going...
Gloria Jean Stimac
January 8, 2023
Gloria Jean Stimac, 92, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023. She was born in Ville Platte, Louisiana on June 22, 1930 to the late Maurice Vidrine and Edna Sylvester Vidrine. Gloria was a parishioner at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland and a longtime member of Les Chanteurs Acadien du Texas Cajun Choir. She was...
Donald Leroy James
January 8, 2023
Donald L. James, 79, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023 at his residence in Nederland. Donald was born on July 10, 1943, in DeRidder, Louisiana to Hettie Marcel James. He worked at Atlantic Richfield as a foreman for twenty-nine years before he retired and attended St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland. Donald had many hobbies...
Patricha "Pat" Ann Poole
January 8, 2023
Patricha “Pat” Ann Poole, 80, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 8, 2023. She was born on September 11, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Alexie Lopez Sr. and Isabelle Toups Lopez. Pat worked for the Houston Post & Chronicle and was a Mail Carrier for the Crosby Post Office for many years. Pat was also...
Charlie Heisler
January 8, 2023
Henry Charles Heisler, 93, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on January 8, 2023. Charlie was born on October 3, 1929, in Port Neches to Minnie Pearl Cheek Heisler and Asa Chambers Heisler. He was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and graduated from Port Neches High School in 1948 where he was quarterback for the Indians. Charlie was drafted...
Kenneth Ray Taylor Sr.
January 8, 2023
Kenneth Ray Taylor Sr., 81, of Nederland, passed away on January 8, 2023, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Funeral Services will be held Thursday, January 12, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 11, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at...
Gail Leavell Storey
January 7, 2023
Edna Gail Leavell Storey, born January 28, 1942, in Port Arthur, Texas, passed away Saturday morning, January 7, 2023, in Houston, Texas. Her parents were Robert B. and Myrtle Leavell of Port Arthur. Gail attended public schools in Port Arthur, graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1959. She was active in various student activities and a member of the...
G. "Dale" Taylor
January 7, 2023
G. “Dale” Taylor, 74, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2023 at his residence in Nederland. Dale was born in San Antonio, Texas on June 25, 1948 to the late, Percy G. Taylor and Sarah V. Taylor. Dale worked for Southwestern Bell and retired with 35 years of service. He completed his working years working for Maverick...
Kathy J. Nelson
January 6, 2023
Kathy J. Nelson, 68, of Port Neches, Texas joined her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 6, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. Kathy was born October 22, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee to Paul Davis and Perry Jean Gathright. Kathy was a member of First Methodist Church of Nederland. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother....
Gloria Dean "Deanie" Daniels
January 6, 2023
Gloria Dean “Deanie” Daniels, 82, of Port Neches, Texas passed away peacefully on Friday, January 6, 2023 at Forever Young Home in Groves, Texas. She was born December 29, 1940 in Gonzales, Texas to Elvin Gescheidle/Christian and Inez (McNabb) Gescheidle/Christian. Deanie graduated from Gonzales High School in Gonzales, Texas and she and her husband, William “Bill” Daniels, later moved to...
Cora Helene Fanguy
January 5, 2023
Cora Helene Fanguy Cora Helene Fanguy passed away on January 5, 2023. A service for family and friends will take place at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, Texas. Visitation will be held prior to the service at 11:30 a.m. A private graveside service for the family will be held at Greenlawn Memorial Park. Mrs....
Vicky Lynn Bowlin
January 3, 2023
Vicky Lynn Bowlin, 74, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2023. Vicky was born in Jacksonville, Texas on April 7, 1948 to the late, Albert W. Sadler and Elsie Mae Sadler. Those left to cherish Vicky’s memory include her brother, Larry Sadler and his wife, Donna of Orangefield, Texas; sister, Becky Jo Morse and her husband, Ed...
Billy E. Lynch, Sr.
January 2, 2023
Billy Eugene Lynch, Sr., 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, January 2, 2023, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Billy was born September 24, 1934, in McGregor, Texas to Maurice and Dora Lynch. Billy was the owner and operator of Lynch Concrete Construction. He was a family-oriented man and enjoyed family barbecues, fish fries and making homemade ice...
Melba Doris Farris
January 2, 2023
Melba Doris Farris Melba D. Farris, 95, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on January 2, 2023, at her residence in Port Arthur. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Abundant Life Sanctuary in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend Jason Myer. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation...
David H. Carver
January 1, 2023
David H. Carver, 83 of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Sunday, January 1, 2023 in Groves, Texas.David was born on October 6, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late, Otto Carver and Inel Holcomb Carver. After graduating from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1957, David went on to earn an engineering degree from Southern Methodist University and began...
Linda Jean Elton
December 31, 2022
Linda Jean Elton Linda Jean Elton, 82, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away on December 31, 2022, at her home in Port Neches. The family will be holding a Memorial Celebration for Linda and her husband, John M. Elton, Sr., in the Spring. Born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 12, 1940, she was the daughter of Julius Levy and...
Luis Edward "Eddie" LeBlanc
December 30, 2022
Luis Edward “Eddie” LeBlanc, 58, of Silsbee, Texas passed away on Friday, December 30, 2022, at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in Beaumont with his family by his side. Eddie was born on September 15, 1964, in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Rosa Perez LeBlanc and Vernon LeBlanc. He was a self-employed independent contractor in the construction field for many years....
Magdalena Alba Montalvo
December 30, 2022
Magdalena Alba Montalvo, 60, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, December 30, 2022, at Ben Taub Hospital in Houston, Texas. Magdalena was born August 12, 1962 in Mexico to Maria Del Rosario Montalvo and Jesus Alba Villa. Magdalena was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port Arthur. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Magdalena held...