Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Peggy Reneau Rouse
February 22, 2021
Peggy Reneau Rouse, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 22, 2021. She fought a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on April 18, 1939 to Earle T. Reneau, Sr. Peggy loved spending time with her Daddy and tending to her flowers and...
Patricia Hubbard Romero
February 21, 2021
Patricia Hubbard Romero, 77, of Port Neches, Texas passed away February 21, 2021. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on September 9, 1943 to the late Robert Hubbard and Ruby Elizabeth Welch Lee. Those left to cherish Patricia’s memory are her sons, Randy Romero of Port Neches and Ronald Romero, Sr. and his wife Laurie of Groves; her grandchildren,...
Louis "Lee" Beard
February 21, 2021
Louis “Lee” Beard, 75, of Groves, Texas passed away February 21, 2021. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 20, 1945 to the late Lucion Beard and Eda Boullion Beard. Lee was a very dedicated member of Nederland Apostolic Church. Those left to cherish Lee’s memory are his sisters, Verna Comeaux, Syble Martin, Maureen “Marty” Jeans, and Louella...
Patti Faye Linder
February 21, 2021
Patti Faye Linder, 54, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at her home. Patti was born March 13, 1966 in Beaumont, Texas. She was a resident of Port Neches, Texas for 25 years and a member of Central Baptist Church in Port Neches. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Levingston Funeral...
Noel Elvina Ogburn
February 21, 2021
Noel Elvina Ogburn, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Noel was born December 25, 1936 in Groves, Texas to Angelo Provost and Joyce Burnett Provost. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of this area. Noel was preceded in death by her husband, Bynum...
Sabery Joseph Gary
February 21, 2021
Sabery Joseph Gary, 99, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021. Sabery was born March 10, 1921 in Delcambre, Louisiana to Eli Gary and Eliska Bouillion Gary. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Alta Trahan Gary, 2 brothers, Maurice Gary and J.C. Gary. Surviving relatives include his daughter, Sadie Romero and husband David...
Anita Adreane Bienvenu
February 19, 2021
Anita Adreane Bienvenu, 61, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, February 19, 2021, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Anita was born February 7, 1960 in San Manuel, Arizona to the late Lon and Dorothy Holliday. She retired as a Licensed Vocational Nurse for St. Mary’s Hospital and for various doctor’s offices in the Golden Triangle. Anita loved arts...
Helga Block Woods
February 19, 2021
Helga Block Woods, 81, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at her home. Helga was born November 6, 1939 in Schweinfurt, Germany to Kilian Scheuplein and Montilda Popp Scheuplein. She was a resident of Nederland for 62 years and a member of First United Methodist Church in Nederland. Surviving relatives include her daughter, Monika Schu and fiancé...
Laura Mendoza Ayala
February 18, 2021
Laura Mendoza Ayala, 69, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Laura was born in Jalisco, Mexico on May 3, 1951 to Alejandro Ayala and Consuelo Mendoza. She was a devout catholic and a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Laura is preceded in death by her parents, Alejandro Ayala and Consuelo Mendoza; and...
Linda Dee Adams
February 18, 2021
Linda Dee Adams, 48, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021. She was born in Beaumont, Texas on July 27, 1972 to Melvin Martin and Regina Wing Martin. Linda was a lifelong area resident and member of Grace Baptist Church and Southeast Texas Geocacher. She was employed as a driver with Moreaux Transportation. A visitation for family...
Sophia Ann Holloway
February 18, 2021
Sophia Ann Holloway, 85, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She was born in Denison, Texas on November 28, 1935 to Frank Newton and Elizabeth Grubbs Newton. Sophia was a lifelong area resident and retired from the Port Arthur News as secretary to the Director of Advertising. She is survived by her...
Billy Frank Williams
February 17, 2021
Billy Frank Williams, 67, of Burkeville, Texas passed away February 17, 2021. He was born in Jasper, Texas on February 14, 1954 to the late Henry Arthur Williams and Cora Ennice Colt Williams. Billy was an Operator for South Hampton Refinery. He loved fishing, hunting and four-wheeling. Those left to cherish Billy’s memory are his daughter, Amanda Wagner and his...
Billy Bruce Carroll Jr.
February 17, 2021
Billy Bruce Carroll, Jr., 35, of Lake Jackson, Texas, passed away February 17, 2021. Billy was born on February 25, 1985 to Billy Bruce Carroll, Sr. and (Rachel L. Steele-Carroll) Rachel L. Strange. Billy was a hard worker who truly loved his job. He was a NCCER certified Ironworker / Advanced Rigger. Billy was dedicated to advancing in his profession...
Rose Marie Whorton
February 17, 2021
Rose Marie Whorton, 83, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at her home. Rose was born January 9, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joe Loyacano and Pauline Colletti Loyacano. She was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Rose retired from Southwestern Bell as Senior...
Winona "Lynn" Billiot
February 17, 2021
Winona Lynn Billiot, 73, of Nome, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 9, 1948 to Emmett Adam Billiot and Winona Elaine Woodson Billiot. Lynn was a lifelong area resident and was the owner of Dales's Cowboy Diner for 8 years. Lynn loved her children and...
Earlene "Sugie" Hughes
February 16, 2021
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Earlene went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Calder Woods Assisted Living in Beaumont. Earlene “Sugie” Hughes was born on November 29, 1930 in Zavalla, Texas to sharecroppers Charlie and Callie Ann Branch. Sugie, as she was affectionately...
Betty Swanzy Smith
February 16, 2021
Betty Swanzy Smith, 81, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Port Arthur, Texas. Betty was born in Rosebud, Texas on June 27, 1939 to the late, Hilliard Swanzy and Helen McCollum Swanzy. Betty spent her life taking care of other’s needs before her own. She loved with everything she had in her. She was...
Joe Harrington
February 16, 2021
Joe Harrington, 69, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Beaumont, Texas. Joe was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 9, 1951 to the late, Clarence Harrington and Alzina Gerard Harrington. Those left to cherish Joe’s memory include his loving wife of 46 years, Patti Harrington of Port Acres, Texas; daughter, Amber Kay Battles...
Gertrude "Gert" Louise Reeves
February 14, 2021
Gertrude "Gert" Louise Reeves, 91, of Groves, Texas passed away peacefully at home Sunday, February 14, 2021. She was born January 14, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas and was a lifelong resident until moving to Kirbyville forty years ago. Gertrude retired as office staff manager and receptionist after twenty five years for Dr. Giblin. She was preceded in death by...
Gary Paul Whelply
February 14, 2021
Gary Paul Whelply, 64, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Gary was born September 11, 1956 in Port Arthur, Texas to Robert Whelply and Katheryn Benningfield Whelply. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and was a member of the Boy Scouts of America where he earned the title of...
Peggy Reneau Rouse
February 22, 2021
Peggy Reneau Rouse, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, February 22, 2021. She fought a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer's Disease. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on April 18, 1939 to Earle T. Reneau, Sr. Peggy loved spending time with her Daddy and tending to her flowers and...
Patricia Hubbard Romero
February 21, 2021
Patricia Hubbard Romero, 77, of Port Neches, Texas passed away February 21, 2021. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on September 9, 1943 to the late Robert Hubbard and Ruby Elizabeth Welch Lee. Those left to cherish Patricia’s memory are her sons, Randy Romero of Port Neches and Ronald Romero, Sr. and his wife Laurie of Groves; her grandchildren,...
Louis "Lee" Beard
February 21, 2021
Louis “Lee” Beard, 75, of Groves, Texas passed away February 21, 2021. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 20, 1945 to the late Lucion Beard and Eda Boullion Beard. Lee was a very dedicated member of Nederland Apostolic Church. Those left to cherish Lee’s memory are his sisters, Verna Comeaux, Syble Martin, Maureen “Marty” Jeans, and Louella...
Patti Faye Linder
February 21, 2021
Patti Faye Linder, 54, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at her home. Patti was born March 13, 1966 in Beaumont, Texas. She was a resident of Port Neches, Texas for 25 years and a member of Central Baptist Church in Port Neches. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 27, 2021 at Levingston Funeral...
Noel Elvina Ogburn
February 21, 2021
Noel Elvina Ogburn, 84, of Nederland, Texas passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Noel was born December 25, 1936 in Groves, Texas to Angelo Provost and Joyce Burnett Provost. She was a homemaker and a lifelong resident of this area. Noel was preceded in death by her husband, Bynum...
Sabery Joseph Gary
February 21, 2021
Sabery Joseph Gary, 99, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, February 21, 2021. Sabery was born March 10, 1921 in Delcambre, Louisiana to Eli Gary and Eliska Bouillion Gary. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Alta Trahan Gary, 2 brothers, Maurice Gary and J.C. Gary. Surviving relatives include his daughter, Sadie Romero and husband David...
Anita Adreane Bienvenu
February 19, 2021
Anita Adreane Bienvenu, 61, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, February 19, 2021, at Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont. Anita was born February 7, 1960 in San Manuel, Arizona to the late Lon and Dorothy Holliday. She retired as a Licensed Vocational Nurse for St. Mary’s Hospital and for various doctor’s offices in the Golden Triangle. Anita loved arts...
Helga Block Woods
February 19, 2021
Helga Block Woods, 81, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, February 19, 2021 at her home. Helga was born November 6, 1939 in Schweinfurt, Germany to Kilian Scheuplein and Montilda Popp Scheuplein. She was a resident of Nederland for 62 years and a member of First United Methodist Church in Nederland. Surviving relatives include her daughter, Monika Schu and fiancé...
Laura Mendoza Ayala
February 18, 2021
Laura Mendoza Ayala, 69, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Hospital. Laura was born in Jalisco, Mexico on May 3, 1951 to Alejandro Ayala and Consuelo Mendoza. She was a devout catholic and a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Laura is preceded in death by her parents, Alejandro Ayala and Consuelo Mendoza; and...
Linda Dee Adams
February 18, 2021
Linda Dee Adams, 48, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021. She was born in Beaumont, Texas on July 27, 1972 to Melvin Martin and Regina Wing Martin. Linda was a lifelong area resident and member of Grace Baptist Church and Southeast Texas Geocacher. She was employed as a driver with Moreaux Transportation. A visitation for family...
Sophia Ann Holloway
February 18, 2021
Sophia Ann Holloway, 85, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She was born in Denison, Texas on November 28, 1935 to Frank Newton and Elizabeth Grubbs Newton. Sophia was a lifelong area resident and retired from the Port Arthur News as secretary to the Director of Advertising. She is survived by her...
Billy Frank Williams
February 17, 2021
Billy Frank Williams, 67, of Burkeville, Texas passed away February 17, 2021. He was born in Jasper, Texas on February 14, 1954 to the late Henry Arthur Williams and Cora Ennice Colt Williams. Billy was an Operator for South Hampton Refinery. He loved fishing, hunting and four-wheeling. Those left to cherish Billy’s memory are his daughter, Amanda Wagner and his...
Billy Bruce Carroll Jr.
February 17, 2021
Billy Bruce Carroll, Jr., 35, of Lake Jackson, Texas, passed away February 17, 2021. Billy was born on February 25, 1985 to Billy Bruce Carroll, Sr. and (Rachel L. Steele-Carroll) Rachel L. Strange. Billy was a hard worker who truly loved his job. He was a NCCER certified Ironworker / Advanced Rigger. Billy was dedicated to advancing in his profession...
Rose Marie Whorton
February 17, 2021
Rose Marie Whorton, 83, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at her home. Rose was born January 9, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joe Loyacano and Pauline Colletti Loyacano. She was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Rose retired from Southwestern Bell as Senior...
Winona "Lynn" Billiot
February 17, 2021
Winona Lynn Billiot, 73, of Nome, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 9, 1948 to Emmett Adam Billiot and Winona Elaine Woodson Billiot. Lynn was a lifelong area resident and was the owner of Dales's Cowboy Diner for 8 years. Lynn loved her children and...
Earlene "Sugie" Hughes
February 16, 2021
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because the dawn has come. Earlene went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at Calder Woods Assisted Living in Beaumont. Earlene “Sugie” Hughes was born on November 29, 1930 in Zavalla, Texas to sharecroppers Charlie and Callie Ann Branch. Sugie, as she was affectionately...
Betty Swanzy Smith
February 16, 2021
Betty Swanzy Smith, 81, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Port Arthur, Texas. Betty was born in Rosebud, Texas on June 27, 1939 to the late, Hilliard Swanzy and Helen McCollum Swanzy. Betty spent her life taking care of other’s needs before her own. She loved with everything she had in her. She was...
Joe Harrington
February 16, 2021
Joe Harrington, 69, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 in Beaumont, Texas. Joe was born in Port Arthur, Texas on July 9, 1951 to the late, Clarence Harrington and Alzina Gerard Harrington. Those left to cherish Joe’s memory include his loving wife of 46 years, Patti Harrington of Port Acres, Texas; daughter, Amber Kay Battles...
Gertrude "Gert" Louise Reeves
February 14, 2021
Gertrude "Gert" Louise Reeves, 91, of Groves, Texas passed away peacefully at home Sunday, February 14, 2021. She was born January 14, 1930 in Port Arthur, Texas and was a lifelong resident until moving to Kirbyville forty years ago. Gertrude retired as office staff manager and receptionist after twenty five years for Dr. Giblin. She was preceded in death by...
Gary Paul Whelply
February 14, 2021
Gary Paul Whelply, 64, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Gary was born September 11, 1956 in Port Arthur, Texas to Robert Whelply and Katheryn Benningfield Whelply. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and was a member of the Boy Scouts of America where he earned the title of...