Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Martha Cummings Busby
September 4, 2021
Martha Cummings Busby, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021. Martha was born on October 3, 1936 in Athens, Texas to Herman and Addie Cummings. Martha was a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland and a retired bookkeeper. She is preceded in death by her parents, Herman E. Cummings and Addie Mae Bowman Cummings; and her...
Herman "Doug" Douglas Fillingim
September 4, 2021
Herman Douglas "Doug" Fillingim, 59, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born in Kountze, Texas on May 10, 1962 to Herman Fillingim and Alberta Presley Fillingim. Doug was a lifelong area resident and was employed as a Foreman with Sun Oil-Vo Tech. A visitation for family and friends will...
Homer Stevens Loyd
September 3, 2021
Homer Stevens Loyd, 96, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Friday, September 3, 2021. Homer was born April 11, 1925 in Tuff, Texas in Bandera county to Louie and Angie Loyd. Homer proudly served his country in the United States Army during WWII. He was raised in the Church of Christ and retired from Texaco. Homer was passionate about gardening...
Roland "Buddy" Cyril Stansbury
September 3, 2021
Roland "Buddy" Cyril Stansbury passed away peacefully on Sept. 3, 2021. He was 89. Buddy was born Oct. 1, 1931, to Roland Cyrille and Leonie Stansbury in Port Arthur. He graduated from Bishop Byrne High School in 1949. In 1953, he was part of the first class to graduate with a four-year degree from what was then known as Lamar...
Guy Garland Barlow, Sr.
September 1, 2021
“My soul praises the Lord and my heart rejoices in God my Savior” - Luke 1:46-47 On September 1st, 2021, Guy Garland Barlow, Sr. was called home at the age of eighty-eight. Born in Beaumont on June 3rd, 1933, Guy was the youngest of 10 children. He is the son of the late Jesse M. Barlow and Frances Lillie Barlow....
Mildred "Honey" Terro Knapp
August 31, 2021
Mildred “Honey” Terro Knapp, 89, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on August 15, 1932 in Duson, Louisiana to the late, Clinton Andrew and Orphise Robin Mire. “Honey” was a dedicated and faithful member of Agape Christian Fellowship Church in Groves, Texas. She loved life and was an ambassador of...
Kathryn "Kay" Ellen Freeman
August 31, 2021
Kathryn "Kay" Ellen Freeman, 97, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Lyons, New York on April 7, 1924 to Raymond Winans and Lena Andrews Winans. Kay had lived in Groves for 71 years and was a member of The Presbyterian Church of the Covenant (Providence Church)....
Norma Jean Hoffpauir
August 30, 2021
Norma Jean Carrier Hoffpauir, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, August 30, 2021, at The Cascades at Port Arthur. Norma was born August 24, 1937 to Alfred and Hazel Carrier. Norma’s passion in life was caring for the elderly. She retired from the medical field after 30 years of service as a Certified Nurse’s Aide. Norma enjoyed bowling...
James Edwin Barnett
August 29, 2021
James Edwin Barnett, 90, of Vidor, Texas passed away August 29, 2021. He was born in Sweetwater, Texas on October 17, 1930 to the late Roy C. Barnett, Sr. and Leah I. Stuckey Barnett. James started working as a Merchant marine when he was 15 years old. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Army and was a Korean...
Martha Elizabeth Chance
August 29, 2021
Martha Elizabeth McGraw Chance, 95 of Nederland, Texas, went to be with the Lord on August 29, 2021. She was born in Houston, Texas on December 23, 1925 to the late William McGraw and Mary Scoggins McGraw. Martha loved playing the piano and had played serving the Lord since she was 12. She is a member of Fellowship Baptist Church,...
Floyd Russell Scalf
August 29, 2021
Floyd Russell Scalf, 51, of Groves passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on April 28, 1970 in Dayton, Ohio to Hiram Joseph Barnes and Roweena Scalf. Floyd lived in the area for 29 years and was employed as a QAQC Inspector for Turner Industries. He was also a member of...
Hazel Nicholas Van De Hoef
August 28, 2021
Hazel Nicholas Van De Hoef, 95, of Nederland, passed away peacefully at The Villages of Murfreesboro, TN on Saturday, August 28, 2021. After Hazel retired from OneGas, she volunteered for Meals on Wheels and was a Blue Angel for two area Hospitals in Nederland, TX for 20 years. Hazel was preceded in death by her parents, Mike Nicholas and Elia...
Cpt. Jerry D. Kelley
August 28, 2021
Cpt Jerry D Kelley US Army Retired of Nederland, Tx. passed away on August 28, 2021 at the age of 78 surrounded by his children. He was born on July 18, 1943 to Alvie Dalton and Elvie Ruth Fleniken Kelley, both deceased, in Nacogdoches, Texas. His younger brother Gene Edwin Kelley preceded him in death. At the age of 6...
James Thomas Rogers
August 27, 2021
James Thomas Rogers, 51, of Port Neches, Texas passed away August 27, 2021 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas James was born October 21, 1969 in Orange, Texas to James W. Rogers and Brenda Rogers. He was a Devoted, Loyal, Dedicated Husband, Father, Best Friend, And Loving Uncle and Wonderful Son. He loved fishing and...
Raymond John Simon
August 27, 2021
Raymond John Simon, 80, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 at his residence. Raymond was born October 10, 1940 in Rayne, Louisiana to Odessa Simon and Elzea Hebert Simon. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a former member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Raymond retired from DuPont Beaumont as Supervisor over...
Nellie Rose Trahan
August 27, 2021
Nellie Rose Trahan, 83, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday. August 27th, 2021 at her home. She was born in Lafayette, Louisiana on December 31, 1937 to Joseph Mouton and Anaise Smith Mouton. Nellie was a homemaker and lived in the area for 55 years. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Paul Trahan of Groves; sons, Dwayne...
Mayda Annette Depwe
August 27, 2021
Mayda Annette Depwe, 87, of Port Arthur passed away peacefully at her home in Beaumont on Friday, August 27, 2021. Mayda was born on December 29, 1933 in Frederick, Oklahoma to Chester and Rachel Cruse. At an early age the family moved to California where she grew up. Mayda publicly confessed Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior in 1945...
Belle Smith
August 27, 2021
Belle Smith, 81, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Friday, August 27, 2021, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She was born in Rayne, Louisiana, on September 25, 1939 to Onezime Melancon and Matilda Meche Melancon. A visitation for family and friends will begin at 12:30 p.m., Monday, August 30, 2021 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves with funeral services to...
Yolanda Salazar
August 26, 2021
Yolanda Salazar, 68, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas on June 15, 1953 to Crescencio "George" Gonzales, Sr. and Enedina "Annie" Cipriano Gonzales. Yolanda was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and then earned her college business degree. A visitation for...
Clarence B. "C.B." Shahan
August 26, 2021
Clarence B. "C.B." Shahan, 92, of Port Neches died August 26, 2021. He was born on December 22, 1928 in Mineola, Texas. He was a graduate of Longview High School in Longview, Texas and of Lamar University. He was the first person to graduate from Lamar (1958) with a perfect A grade average after it became a four year college....
Martha Cummings Busby
September 4, 2021
Martha Cummings Busby, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021. Martha was born on October 3, 1936 in Athens, Texas to Herman and Addie Cummings. Martha was a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland and a retired bookkeeper. She is preceded in death by her parents, Herman E. Cummings and Addie Mae Bowman Cummings; and her...
Herman "Doug" Douglas Fillingim
September 4, 2021
Herman Douglas "Doug" Fillingim, 59, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, September 4, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born in Kountze, Texas on May 10, 1962 to Herman Fillingim and Alberta Presley Fillingim. Doug was a lifelong area resident and was employed as a Foreman with Sun Oil-Vo Tech. A visitation for family and friends will...
Homer Stevens Loyd
September 3, 2021
Homer Stevens Loyd, 96, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Friday, September 3, 2021. Homer was born April 11, 1925 in Tuff, Texas in Bandera county to Louie and Angie Loyd. Homer proudly served his country in the United States Army during WWII. He was raised in the Church of Christ and retired from Texaco. Homer was passionate about gardening...
Roland "Buddy" Cyril Stansbury
September 3, 2021
Roland "Buddy" Cyril Stansbury passed away peacefully on Sept. 3, 2021. He was 89. Buddy was born Oct. 1, 1931, to Roland Cyrille and Leonie Stansbury in Port Arthur. He graduated from Bishop Byrne High School in 1949. In 1953, he was part of the first class to graduate with a four-year degree from what was then known as Lamar...
Guy Garland Barlow, Sr.
September 1, 2021
“My soul praises the Lord and my heart rejoices in God my Savior” - Luke 1:46-47 On September 1st, 2021, Guy Garland Barlow, Sr. was called home at the age of eighty-eight. Born in Beaumont on June 3rd, 1933, Guy was the youngest of 10 children. He is the son of the late Jesse M. Barlow and Frances Lillie Barlow....
Mildred "Honey" Terro Knapp
August 31, 2021
Mildred “Honey” Terro Knapp, 89, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 in Beaumont, Texas. She was born on August 15, 1932 in Duson, Louisiana to the late, Clinton Andrew and Orphise Robin Mire. “Honey” was a dedicated and faithful member of Agape Christian Fellowship Church in Groves, Texas. She loved life and was an ambassador of...
Kathryn "Kay" Ellen Freeman
August 31, 2021
Kathryn "Kay" Ellen Freeman, 97, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born in Lyons, New York on April 7, 1924 to Raymond Winans and Lena Andrews Winans. Kay had lived in Groves for 71 years and was a member of The Presbyterian Church of the Covenant (Providence Church)....
Norma Jean Hoffpauir
August 30, 2021
Norma Jean Carrier Hoffpauir, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, August 30, 2021, at The Cascades at Port Arthur. Norma was born August 24, 1937 to Alfred and Hazel Carrier. Norma’s passion in life was caring for the elderly. She retired from the medical field after 30 years of service as a Certified Nurse’s Aide. Norma enjoyed bowling...
James Edwin Barnett
August 29, 2021
James Edwin Barnett, 90, of Vidor, Texas passed away August 29, 2021. He was born in Sweetwater, Texas on October 17, 1930 to the late Roy C. Barnett, Sr. and Leah I. Stuckey Barnett. James started working as a Merchant marine when he was 15 years old. He served his country proudly in the U.S. Army and was a Korean...
Martha Elizabeth Chance
August 29, 2021
Martha Elizabeth McGraw Chance, 95 of Nederland, Texas, went to be with the Lord on August 29, 2021. She was born in Houston, Texas on December 23, 1925 to the late William McGraw and Mary Scoggins McGraw. Martha loved playing the piano and had played serving the Lord since she was 12. She is a member of Fellowship Baptist Church,...
Floyd Russell Scalf
August 29, 2021
Floyd Russell Scalf, 51, of Groves passed away Sunday, August 29, 2021 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on April 28, 1970 in Dayton, Ohio to Hiram Joseph Barnes and Roweena Scalf. Floyd lived in the area for 29 years and was employed as a QAQC Inspector for Turner Industries. He was also a member of...
Hazel Nicholas Van De Hoef
August 28, 2021
Hazel Nicholas Van De Hoef, 95, of Nederland, passed away peacefully at The Villages of Murfreesboro, TN on Saturday, August 28, 2021. After Hazel retired from OneGas, she volunteered for Meals on Wheels and was a Blue Angel for two area Hospitals in Nederland, TX for 20 years. Hazel was preceded in death by her parents, Mike Nicholas and Elia...
Cpt. Jerry D. Kelley
August 28, 2021
Cpt Jerry D Kelley US Army Retired of Nederland, Tx. passed away on August 28, 2021 at the age of 78 surrounded by his children. He was born on July 18, 1943 to Alvie Dalton and Elvie Ruth Fleniken Kelley, both deceased, in Nacogdoches, Texas. His younger brother Gene Edwin Kelley preceded him in death. At the age of 6...
James Thomas Rogers
August 27, 2021
James Thomas Rogers, 51, of Port Neches, Texas passed away August 27, 2021 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas James was born October 21, 1969 in Orange, Texas to James W. Rogers and Brenda Rogers. He was a Devoted, Loyal, Dedicated Husband, Father, Best Friend, And Loving Uncle and Wonderful Son. He loved fishing and...
Raymond John Simon
August 27, 2021
Raymond John Simon, 80, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, August 27, 2021 at his residence. Raymond was born October 10, 1940 in Rayne, Louisiana to Odessa Simon and Elzea Hebert Simon. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a former member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Raymond retired from DuPont Beaumont as Supervisor over...
Nellie Rose Trahan
August 27, 2021
Nellie Rose Trahan, 83, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday. August 27th, 2021 at her home. She was born in Lafayette, Louisiana on December 31, 1937 to Joseph Mouton and Anaise Smith Mouton. Nellie was a homemaker and lived in the area for 55 years. She is survived by her husband of 66 years, Paul Trahan of Groves; sons, Dwayne...
Mayda Annette Depwe
August 27, 2021
Mayda Annette Depwe, 87, of Port Arthur passed away peacefully at her home in Beaumont on Friday, August 27, 2021. Mayda was born on December 29, 1933 in Frederick, Oklahoma to Chester and Rachel Cruse. At an early age the family moved to California where she grew up. Mayda publicly confessed Jesus Christ as her Lord and Savior in 1945...
Belle Smith
August 27, 2021
Belle Smith, 81, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Friday, August 27, 2021, at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She was born in Rayne, Louisiana, on September 25, 1939 to Onezime Melancon and Matilda Meche Melancon. A visitation for family and friends will begin at 12:30 p.m., Monday, August 30, 2021 at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves with funeral services to...
Yolanda Salazar
August 26, 2021
Yolanda Salazar, 68, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born in Fort Worth, Texas on June 15, 1953 to Crescencio "George" Gonzales, Sr. and Enedina "Annie" Cipriano Gonzales. Yolanda was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and then earned her college business degree. A visitation for...
Clarence B. "C.B." Shahan
August 26, 2021
Clarence B. "C.B." Shahan, 92, of Port Neches died August 26, 2021. He was born on December 22, 1928 in Mineola, Texas. He was a graduate of Longview High School in Longview, Texas and of Lamar University. He was the first person to graduate from Lamar (1958) with a perfect A grade average after it became a four year college....
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