Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Victor Joseph "Vic" Drago
October 4, 2021
Victor Joseph “Vic” Drago, 84, of Port Neches passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021, in Port Arthur, Texas. Vic was born on June 27, 1937, in Port Arthur, Texas, to Josephine and Frank Drago. He was a 1955 graduate of Bishop Byrne High School and later attended Lamar University. Vic was District Marketing Manager for Southern Union Gas, and...
Portia A. Smith Levingston
October 4, 2021
Portia "Honey" Alice Smith Levingston, 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, October 4, 2021 at Arden Place in Beaumont. She was born on January 4, 1933 to Porter Alex Smith and Annabelle Brock Smith. Portia moved with her family to Port Arthur from Central Texas at the age of three. She attended Port Arthur Schools and was a...
Charlene McCranie
October 3, 2021
Charlene McCranie, 83, of Groves, Texas passed away on October 3, 2021. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on April 30, 1938 to the late “A.J.” Alan Jack McCranie and Hazel Gonsoulin McCranie. Those left to cherish Charlene’s memory are her cousins, Raymond and Beverly Teller, Jessica and Ashley McGlothin, Daniel and Serdalia Teller, Matt Teller, Kevin Teller, Johnny...
Jamie Lynn "Peanut" Vincent Daws
October 2, 2021
Jamie Lynn Vincent Daws “Peanut”, 42, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021. surrounded by her loving family. Jamie was born December 29, 1978 in Nederland, Texas to Sherry Fawvor and Dale Vincent. Jamie was a member of Freedom Christian Fellowship and a devout Christian. She retired from the medical field after many years of service. Jamie was...
Sophia Lizette Campbell
October 2, 2021
Sophia Lizette Campbell, 56, of Nederland passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at her residence in Nederland with her loving family at her side. Sophia was born on March 14, 1965, in Nederland, Texas to Christine Watson Campbell and Louis Campbell. One of Sophia’s goals in life was to graduate from high school and she achieved that goal. Sophia...
Frank Henry Hammonds
October 2, 2021
Frank Henry Hammonds, 71, of Vidor, Texas passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021 at his home. Frank was born June 27, 1950 in Cuero, Texas to Arthur Hammonds and Martha Patterson Hammonds. He was a resident of Vidor, Texas for 45 years and a member of the Baptist faith. Frank was a retired Crane Operator with Maxim Crane Works and...
Larry Louis Kern
October 2, 2021
Larry Louis Kern, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021 at his home. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 14, 1935 to Howard Louis Kern and Ruth Williams Kern. Larry was a lifelong area resident and member of Grace Baptist Church (formerly Friendship Baptist Church). He retired from Texaco Research as an Operator after...
Vicky Marie Bales
October 1, 2021
Vicky Marie Bales, 62, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on October 1, 2021. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 30, 1959 to Stanford Seaux and Marie Melancon Seaux. Vicky was self-employed as a beautician. Those left to cherish Vicky’s memory are her son, Charley Bales and his wife, Shanna of Port Neches; her daughter, Nicole Carter and...
Dickie Thomas Youngblood
September 30, 2021
Dickie Thomas Youngblood, 64, of Kountze, Texas passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Dickie was born July 9, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charles Thomas Youngblood and Elaine Resweber Youngblood. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of the catholic faith. Dickie loved to fish and ride...
Muriel "Cookie" Allen Felps
September 30, 2021
Muriel 'Cookie' Allen Felps, 89, passed away September 30, 2021. She was born February 3, 1932 in Manchester, New Hampshire. She grew up in New Hampshire/Southern California, and also lived in Levelland, Texas, Brownsville, Texas, Milton, Florida, Joliet, Illinois, Port Neches, Texas, Round Rock, Texas. Cookie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother. She spent many years selling Avon to her...
Tracey Denise Manchac
September 28, 2021
Tracey Denise Manchac, 58, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Tracey was born July 4, 1963 in Waco, Texas to Jane Owens Griffin and Gene Owen McCollum. Tracey will be remembered for her incredible storytelling, her unbreakable spirit, and her enormous pride and love for her children. Those who loved Tracey knew she never met a stranger...
Frank Joseph Cannatella
September 28, 2021
Frank Joseph Cannatella, 91, born in Melville, Louisiana on April 22, 1930, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at his home in Port Neches, Texas. Frank is preceded in death by his parents Charles and Mathilda Gulino Cannatella, by his wife of 57 years, Sadie Cannatella, and son Joseph Cannatella. He is survived by daughter, Mary Cannatella of Port Neches,...
Dr. John Allen Schmidt
September 27, 2021
Dr. John A. Schmidt, age 69, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021 at his residence in Nederland, Texas. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 16, 1952, to J.C. and Mildred Schmidt. He was the second of five siblings. Dr. Schmidt graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1971 and received his Bachelor’s degree in biology from the...
Early Jean Ambrose
September 27, 2021
Early Jean Green Ambrose, 66, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021, at her residence in Port Arthur. Early was born on January 27, 1955, in Lafayette, Louisiana to Amelia Rubin Hickman and birth father Charlie Green. She was a retired operator for the City of Port Arthur and a member of the Thriving House Church...
Kenneth Jackson Wright, Jr.
September 26, 2021
Kenneth Jackson Wright, Jr., 70, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at the Cascades Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Kenneth was born October 30, 1950 in Beaumont, Texas to Kenneth Jackson Wright, Sr. and Wilma Faye Norris Wright. He was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and worked for Billy Joes BBQ in Port Neches. Visitation...
John Earl Spikes
September 26, 2021
John Earl Spikes, 56, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Cornerstone Specialty Hospital in Webster, Texas. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on March 27, 1965 to Joe Spikes and Jessie Powell Spikes. John was a lifelong area resident and was employed as a mechanic at Buckner Rental Service for seven years and then...
Ernest "Ernie" Lee Eickenhorst, Sr.
September 26, 2021
Ernest "Ernie" Lee Eickenhorst, Sr., 83, of Nederland, Texas passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 3, 1937 to Walter Herman Eickenhorst and Mary Mageline Schkade Eickenhorst. Ernie was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He retired as a Supervisor...
Gene Hershel Moss
September 26, 2021
Gene Hershel Moss, 90, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Golden Years Assisted Living in Orange, Texas due to end organ failure. Gene was born September 7, 1931 in Port Neches, Texas to Maurice Moss and Mary Smaihall Moss. He was one of seven children that grew up during the difficult times of the Great...
The Honorable Judge Leonard James Giblin, Jr.
September 25, 2021
The Honorable Judge Leonard James Giblin, Jr., 80, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 13, 1941 to Leonard James Giblin, Sr. and Laudy Bodin Giblin. Leonard was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Leonard...
James Robert Wise, Jr.
September 24, 2021
James Robert Wise, Jr., 64, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021. J.R. was born on August 31, 1957, at Lake Charles Airforce Base in Lake Charles, Louisiana to James Robert Wise, Sr. and the late Betty Jane Gay. He worked as an operator for Dupont Orange for 32 years. J.R. loved his job, and his co-workers...
Victor Joseph "Vic" Drago
October 4, 2021
Victor Joseph “Vic” Drago, 84, of Port Neches passed away on Monday, October 4, 2021, in Port Arthur, Texas. Vic was born on June 27, 1937, in Port Arthur, Texas, to Josephine and Frank Drago. He was a 1955 graduate of Bishop Byrne High School and later attended Lamar University. Vic was District Marketing Manager for Southern Union Gas, and...
Portia A. Smith Levingston
October 4, 2021
Portia "Honey" Alice Smith Levingston, 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, October 4, 2021 at Arden Place in Beaumont. She was born on January 4, 1933 to Porter Alex Smith and Annabelle Brock Smith. Portia moved with her family to Port Arthur from Central Texas at the age of three. She attended Port Arthur Schools and was a...
Charlene McCranie
October 3, 2021
Charlene McCranie, 83, of Groves, Texas passed away on October 3, 2021. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on April 30, 1938 to the late “A.J.” Alan Jack McCranie and Hazel Gonsoulin McCranie. Those left to cherish Charlene’s memory are her cousins, Raymond and Beverly Teller, Jessica and Ashley McGlothin, Daniel and Serdalia Teller, Matt Teller, Kevin Teller, Johnny...
Jamie Lynn "Peanut" Vincent Daws
October 2, 2021
Jamie Lynn Vincent Daws “Peanut”, 42, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021. surrounded by her loving family. Jamie was born December 29, 1978 in Nederland, Texas to Sherry Fawvor and Dale Vincent. Jamie was a member of Freedom Christian Fellowship and a devout Christian. She retired from the medical field after many years of service. Jamie was...
Sophia Lizette Campbell
October 2, 2021
Sophia Lizette Campbell, 56, of Nederland passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at her residence in Nederland with her loving family at her side. Sophia was born on March 14, 1965, in Nederland, Texas to Christine Watson Campbell and Louis Campbell. One of Sophia’s goals in life was to graduate from high school and she achieved that goal. Sophia...
Frank Henry Hammonds
October 2, 2021
Frank Henry Hammonds, 71, of Vidor, Texas passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021 at his home. Frank was born June 27, 1950 in Cuero, Texas to Arthur Hammonds and Martha Patterson Hammonds. He was a resident of Vidor, Texas for 45 years and a member of the Baptist faith. Frank was a retired Crane Operator with Maxim Crane Works and...
Larry Louis Kern
October 2, 2021
Larry Louis Kern, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, October 2, 2021 at his home. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 14, 1935 to Howard Louis Kern and Ruth Williams Kern. Larry was a lifelong area resident and member of Grace Baptist Church (formerly Friendship Baptist Church). He retired from Texaco Research as an Operator after...
Vicky Marie Bales
October 1, 2021
Vicky Marie Bales, 62, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on October 1, 2021. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 30, 1959 to Stanford Seaux and Marie Melancon Seaux. Vicky was self-employed as a beautician. Those left to cherish Vicky’s memory are her son, Charley Bales and his wife, Shanna of Port Neches; her daughter, Nicole Carter and...
Dickie Thomas Youngblood
September 30, 2021
Dickie Thomas Youngblood, 64, of Kountze, Texas passed away Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Dickie was born July 9, 1957 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charles Thomas Youngblood and Elaine Resweber Youngblood. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of the catholic faith. Dickie loved to fish and ride...
Muriel "Cookie" Allen Felps
September 30, 2021
Muriel 'Cookie' Allen Felps, 89, passed away September 30, 2021. She was born February 3, 1932 in Manchester, New Hampshire. She grew up in New Hampshire/Southern California, and also lived in Levelland, Texas, Brownsville, Texas, Milton, Florida, Joliet, Illinois, Port Neches, Texas, Round Rock, Texas. Cookie was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother. She spent many years selling Avon to her...
Tracey Denise Manchac
September 28, 2021
Tracey Denise Manchac, 58, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021. Tracey was born July 4, 1963 in Waco, Texas to Jane Owens Griffin and Gene Owen McCollum. Tracey will be remembered for her incredible storytelling, her unbreakable spirit, and her enormous pride and love for her children. Those who loved Tracey knew she never met a stranger...
Frank Joseph Cannatella
September 28, 2021
Frank Joseph Cannatella, 91, born in Melville, Louisiana on April 22, 1930, passed away Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at his home in Port Neches, Texas. Frank is preceded in death by his parents Charles and Mathilda Gulino Cannatella, by his wife of 57 years, Sadie Cannatella, and son Joseph Cannatella. He is survived by daughter, Mary Cannatella of Port Neches,...
Dr. John Allen Schmidt
September 27, 2021
Dr. John A. Schmidt, age 69, passed away Monday, September 27, 2021 at his residence in Nederland, Texas. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on November 16, 1952, to J.C. and Mildred Schmidt. He was the second of five siblings. Dr. Schmidt graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1971 and received his Bachelor’s degree in biology from the...
Early Jean Ambrose
September 27, 2021
Early Jean Green Ambrose, 66, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Monday, September 27, 2021, at her residence in Port Arthur. Early was born on January 27, 1955, in Lafayette, Louisiana to Amelia Rubin Hickman and birth father Charlie Green. She was a retired operator for the City of Port Arthur and a member of the Thriving House Church...
Kenneth Jackson Wright, Jr.
September 26, 2021
Kenneth Jackson Wright, Jr., 70, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at the Cascades Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Kenneth was born October 30, 1950 in Beaumont, Texas to Kenneth Jackson Wright, Sr. and Wilma Faye Norris Wright. He was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and worked for Billy Joes BBQ in Port Neches. Visitation...
John Earl Spikes
September 26, 2021
John Earl Spikes, 56, of Groves, Texas passed away on Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Cornerstone Specialty Hospital in Webster, Texas. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on March 27, 1965 to Joe Spikes and Jessie Powell Spikes. John was a lifelong area resident and was employed as a mechanic at Buckner Rental Service for seven years and then...
Ernest "Ernie" Lee Eickenhorst, Sr.
September 26, 2021
Ernest "Ernie" Lee Eickenhorst, Sr., 83, of Nederland, Texas passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 3, 1937 to Walter Herman Eickenhorst and Mary Mageline Schkade Eickenhorst. Ernie was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Paul Lutheran Church. He retired as a Supervisor...
Gene Hershel Moss
September 26, 2021
Gene Hershel Moss, 90, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at Golden Years Assisted Living in Orange, Texas due to end organ failure. Gene was born September 7, 1931 in Port Neches, Texas to Maurice Moss and Mary Smaihall Moss. He was one of seven children that grew up during the difficult times of the Great...
The Honorable Judge Leonard James Giblin, Jr.
September 25, 2021
The Honorable Judge Leonard James Giblin, Jr., 80, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on January 13, 1941 to Leonard James Giblin, Sr. and Laudy Bodin Giblin. Leonard was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Leonard...
James Robert Wise, Jr.
September 24, 2021
James Robert Wise, Jr., 64, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 24, 2021. J.R. was born on August 31, 1957, at Lake Charles Airforce Base in Lake Charles, Louisiana to James Robert Wise, Sr. and the late Betty Jane Gay. He worked as an operator for Dupont Orange for 32 years. J.R. loved his job, and his co-workers...
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