Obituaries for Melancon Levingston

In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.

Frances Ann Richard

Frances Ann Richard

May 10, 2022

Frances Ann Richard, 80, of Groves, Tx passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Peace Lutheran Church in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend Richard Turner and Reverend Timothy Dinger of Peace Lutheran Church of Groves. Burial will follow...

Joseph Rick Castillo

Joseph Rick Castillo

May 9, 2022

Joseph “Rick” Castillo, 68, of Houston, Texas passed away on May 9, 2022 at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m. Saturday May 14, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Rick was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 15, 1953, and was as the son of Rene’ Fernandez Castillo and Joan Ambler Castillo....

Anthony Joseph "AJ" Roccaforte

Anthony Joseph "AJ" Roccaforte

May 7, 2022

Anthony Joseph “AJ” Roccaforte, 76, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. AJ was born on November 4, 1945 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Salvador Sam Roccaforte and Marie Ann Arisco Roccaforte. AJ was a life-long resident of the Port Neches area and a parishioner of St....

Gregory Eugene Gooch

Gregory Eugene Gooch

May 5, 2022

Gregory Eugene Gooch, 59, of Bridge City, Texas passed away at his home on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Greg was born on June 26, 1962 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Donald Vincent Gooch and Mary Evelyn Gooch. After graduating from Bridge City High School, Greg attended Lamar University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business. He went...

Nathan Gean Newton

Nathan Gean Newton

May 4, 2022

Nathan Gean Newton, 47, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at his residence in Beaumont with his loving family at his side. Nathan was born on January 27, 1975, in Wichita Falls, Texas to Elizabeth Burk Newton and Harry Gene Newton. He played saxophone in the Wichita Falls High School Big Red Coyote Band. Nathan was...

Kirby Trahan

Kirby Trahan

May 2, 2022

Kirby Cornor Trahan 96, of Vidor, Texas passed away on May 2, 2022, at Oakwood Manor in Vidor, Texas. Kirby was born on May 6, 1925 in Abbeville, Louisiana, to Bernadette Faulk Corner and Eriste Corner. She was a retired cafeteria worker for the Vermillion Parish I.S.D. for twenty years and was a member of the St. Theresa Catholic Church...

Kyle Gene Cogswell

Kyle Gene Cogswell

May 2, 2022

Kyle Gene Cogswell, 59, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022. Kyle was born on December 7, 1962, in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Billy Cogswell and Beverly Kasper Cogswell. Kyle was a life-long resident of the Nederland area. He was a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Nederland and belonged to the Pipefitters...

Mr. Homer Lee Johnston

Mr. Homer Lee Johnston

May 2, 2022

Homer Lee Johnston, 94, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday,...

Yolanda Garcia Gutierrez

Yolanda Garcia Gutierrez

April 30, 2022

Yolanda Garcia Gutierrez, 87, of Nederland, Texas gained her angel wings Saturday, April 30, 2022, passing peacefully in her sleep at Forever Young Assisted Living Facility in Groves, Texas. Yolanda was born on January 2, 1935, in General Terán, Mexico to Rolando and Isabella Garcia. She was the third child born of five children. In 1955, she met the love...

Jose Guadalupe Sosa

Jose Guadalupe Sosa

April 29, 2022

Jose “Joe” Sosa, 73, of Groves, Texas, passed away on April 29, 2022, at his home in Groves. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., May 4, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m.to 11:00 a.m., Wednesday May 4, 2022, at Levingston Funeral...

Charles Edward Stuart

Charles Edward Stuart

April 28, 2022

Charles Edward Stuart (90) of Nederland, Texas passed away April 28, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Charlie, or “Pops” was born on August 4, 1931, in Horatio, Arkansas where he grew up with his parents and 3 sisters. He attended Horatio public schools from 1st to 12th grades. Charlie excelled at football, basketball and baseball. At 6’6’’ he...

Jerry L. Dowden

Jerry L. Dowden

April 27, 2022

Jerry L. Dowden, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Jerry was born November 10, 1937, in Port Neches, Texas to Walter Dowden and Jewel Green Dowden. Jerry was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and was a Vietnam Veteran. Jerry was a loyal member...

William Nolen Herrington, Jr.

William Nolen Herrington, Jr.

April 27, 2022

William Nolen Herrington, Jr., 89, of Woodville, Texas passed away Wednesday evening, April 27, 2022 of complications of COPD and Covid-19. William Nolen, or Bill as he was called, was born in Merryville, Louisiana on January 6, 1933 to William Nolen Herrington Sr. and Bertha (Hanks) Herrington. Bill was a loving Husband, Father, Uncle, Grandfather, Great Grandfather and good friend...

Mr. Mickey Lynn Minyard

Mr. Mickey Lynn Minyard

April 27, 2022

Mickey Lynn Minyard, 80, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at his home. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Levingston Funeral Home.in Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Humble of Faith Baptist Church in Port Neches. Born in Jasper, Texas, on May 19, 1941, he...

Mr. Morris Raymond Havard

Mr. Morris Raymond Havard

April 26, 2022

Morris Raymond Havard, 87, of Groves, Texas passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday,...

Rhonda Sue McCoy

Rhonda Sue McCoy

April 25, 2022

Rhonda Sue McCoy, beloved mother and grandmother, 59, of Iota, Louisiana joined her beloved husband, Kurt McCoy on Monday, April 25, 2022. Rhonda was born in Groves, Texas on September 21, 1962, to the late Thomas Richard McCowan and Wanda Jean (Bodin) McCowan. Rhonda attended Lamar University and was a member of Maxie Gospel Tabernacle. She retired after many years...

Marion E. Jones, Jr.

Marion E. Jones, Jr.

April 24, 2022

Marion E. Jones, Jr. was born on June 27, 1934, to M.E. Jones and Mollie Vestal Jones in the small town of Huttig, Arkansas. He passed from this life on April 24, 2022, at his home in Nederland, Texas. Mr. Jones was raised in Huttig but moved to Port Arthur with his parents and finished school in Nederland, class of...

William Francis Fredeman, Jr.

William Francis Fredeman, Jr.

April 24, 2022

William Francis Fredeman, Jr., 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at his residence in Nederland with his loving family by his side. William was born on June 2, 1937, in Houston, Texas to Sydalise Thompson Fredeman and William Francis Fredeman, Sr. He attended SMU in Dallas where he got his Bachelor’s degree and was the...

Mrs. Ruby Marie Dupre

Mrs. Ruby Marie Dupre

April 24, 2022

Ruby Marie Dupre, 92 , of Montgomery, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at her home in Montgomery, Texas. Born in Charenton, Louisiana, on February 28, 1930, she was the daughter of Joseph Adolph Durocher, Sr and Frances Brigitte Hebert Durocher. Ruby lived in the area for over fifty- five years and was a loving wife, mother, and...

Joy Theresa Hardy

Joy Theresa Hardy

April 23, 2022

Joy Theresa Hardy, 85, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Joy was born on January 10, 1937, in Port Arthur, Texas to Laurence Barras Brown and Roland James Brown. She graduated from Bishop Byrne High School in 1955 and was a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who took...

Frances Ann Richard

Frances Ann Richard

May 10, 2022

Frances Ann Richard, 80, of Groves, Tx passed away on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Peace Lutheran Church in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend Richard Turner and Reverend Timothy Dinger of Peace Lutheran Church of Groves. Burial will follow...

Joseph Rick Castillo

Joseph Rick Castillo

May 9, 2022

Joseph “Rick” Castillo, 68, of Houston, Texas passed away on May 9, 2022 at Baptist Hospital of Southeast Texas in Beaumont. Funeral services will be 10:00a.m. Saturday May 14, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Rick was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on September 15, 1953, and was as the son of Rene’ Fernandez Castillo and Joan Ambler Castillo....

Anthony Joseph "AJ" Roccaforte

Anthony Joseph "AJ" Roccaforte

May 7, 2022

Anthony Joseph “AJ” Roccaforte, 76, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, May 7, 2022 at his home surrounded by his loving family. AJ was born on November 4, 1945 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Salvador Sam Roccaforte and Marie Ann Arisco Roccaforte. AJ was a life-long resident of the Port Neches area and a parishioner of St....

Gregory Eugene Gooch

Gregory Eugene Gooch

May 5, 2022

Gregory Eugene Gooch, 59, of Bridge City, Texas passed away at his home on Thursday, May 5, 2022. Greg was born on June 26, 1962 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Donald Vincent Gooch and Mary Evelyn Gooch. After graduating from Bridge City High School, Greg attended Lamar University where he earned a bachelor’s degree in business. He went...

Nathan Gean Newton

Nathan Gean Newton

May 4, 2022

Nathan Gean Newton, 47, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at his residence in Beaumont with his loving family at his side. Nathan was born on January 27, 1975, in Wichita Falls, Texas to Elizabeth Burk Newton and Harry Gene Newton. He played saxophone in the Wichita Falls High School Big Red Coyote Band. Nathan was...

Kirby Trahan

Kirby Trahan

May 2, 2022

Kirby Cornor Trahan 96, of Vidor, Texas passed away on May 2, 2022, at Oakwood Manor in Vidor, Texas. Kirby was born on May 6, 1925 in Abbeville, Louisiana, to Bernadette Faulk Corner and Eriste Corner. She was a retired cafeteria worker for the Vermillion Parish I.S.D. for twenty years and was a member of the St. Theresa Catholic Church...

Kyle Gene Cogswell

Kyle Gene Cogswell

May 2, 2022

Kyle Gene Cogswell, 59, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022. Kyle was born on December 7, 1962, in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Billy Cogswell and Beverly Kasper Cogswell. Kyle was a life-long resident of the Nederland area. He was a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church of Nederland and belonged to the Pipefitters...

Mr. Homer Lee Johnston

Mr. Homer Lee Johnston

May 2, 2022

Homer Lee Johnston, 94, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Monday, May 2, 2022 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, May 7, 2022 at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., Saturday,...

Yolanda Garcia Gutierrez

Yolanda Garcia Gutierrez

April 30, 2022

Yolanda Garcia Gutierrez, 87, of Nederland, Texas gained her angel wings Saturday, April 30, 2022, passing peacefully in her sleep at Forever Young Assisted Living Facility in Groves, Texas. Yolanda was born on January 2, 1935, in General Terán, Mexico to Rolando and Isabella Garcia. She was the third child born of five children. In 1955, she met the love...

Jose Guadalupe Sosa

Jose Guadalupe Sosa

April 29, 2022

Jose “Joe” Sosa, 73, of Groves, Texas, passed away on April 29, 2022, at his home in Groves. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m., May 4, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m.to 11:00 a.m., Wednesday May 4, 2022, at Levingston Funeral...

Charles Edward Stuart

Charles Edward Stuart

April 28, 2022

Charles Edward Stuart (90) of Nederland, Texas passed away April 28, 2022, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Charlie, or “Pops” was born on August 4, 1931, in Horatio, Arkansas where he grew up with his parents and 3 sisters. He attended Horatio public schools from 1st to 12th grades. Charlie excelled at football, basketball and baseball. At 6’6’’ he...

Jerry L. Dowden

Jerry L. Dowden

April 27, 2022

Jerry L. Dowden, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022. Jerry was born November 10, 1937, in Port Neches, Texas to Walter Dowden and Jewel Green Dowden. Jerry was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend. He proudly served in the United States Marine Corps and was a Vietnam Veteran. Jerry was a loyal member...

William Nolen Herrington, Jr.

William Nolen Herrington, Jr.

April 27, 2022

William Nolen Herrington, Jr., 89, of Woodville, Texas passed away Wednesday evening, April 27, 2022 of complications of COPD and Covid-19. William Nolen, or Bill as he was called, was born in Merryville, Louisiana on January 6, 1933 to William Nolen Herrington Sr. and Bertha (Hanks) Herrington. Bill was a loving Husband, Father, Uncle, Grandfather, Great Grandfather and good friend...

Mr. Mickey Lynn Minyard

Mr. Mickey Lynn Minyard

April 27, 2022

Mickey Lynn Minyard, 80, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at his home. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at Levingston Funeral Home.in Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend Mark Humble of Faith Baptist Church in Port Neches. Born in Jasper, Texas, on May 19, 1941, he...

Mr. Morris Raymond Havard

Mr. Morris Raymond Havard

April 26, 2022

Morris Raymond Havard, 87, of Groves, Texas passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Saturday,...

Rhonda Sue McCoy

Rhonda Sue McCoy

April 25, 2022

Rhonda Sue McCoy, beloved mother and grandmother, 59, of Iota, Louisiana joined her beloved husband, Kurt McCoy on Monday, April 25, 2022. Rhonda was born in Groves, Texas on September 21, 1962, to the late Thomas Richard McCowan and Wanda Jean (Bodin) McCowan. Rhonda attended Lamar University and was a member of Maxie Gospel Tabernacle. She retired after many years...

Marion E. Jones, Jr.

Marion E. Jones, Jr.

April 24, 2022

Marion E. Jones, Jr. was born on June 27, 1934, to M.E. Jones and Mollie Vestal Jones in the small town of Huttig, Arkansas. He passed from this life on April 24, 2022, at his home in Nederland, Texas. Mr. Jones was raised in Huttig but moved to Port Arthur with his parents and finished school in Nederland, class of...

William Francis Fredeman, Jr.

William Francis Fredeman, Jr.

April 24, 2022

William Francis Fredeman, Jr., 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at his residence in Nederland with his loving family by his side. William was born on June 2, 1937, in Houston, Texas to Sydalise Thompson Fredeman and William Francis Fredeman, Sr. He attended SMU in Dallas where he got his Bachelor’s degree and was the...

Mrs. Ruby Marie Dupre

Mrs. Ruby Marie Dupre

April 24, 2022

Ruby Marie Dupre, 92 , of Montgomery, Texas, passed away on Sunday, April 24, 2022, at her home in Montgomery, Texas. Born in Charenton, Louisiana, on February 28, 1930, she was the daughter of Joseph Adolph Durocher, Sr and Frances Brigitte Hebert Durocher. Ruby lived in the area for over fifty- five years and was a loving wife, mother, and...

Joy Theresa Hardy

Joy Theresa Hardy

April 23, 2022

Joy Theresa Hardy, 85, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Saturday, April 23, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Joy was born on January 10, 1937, in Port Arthur, Texas to Laurence Barras Brown and Roland James Brown. She graduated from Bishop Byrne High School in 1955 and was a wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who took...

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