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Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
John Earl DeVillier
Mar 15, 2020
John Earl DeVillier peacefully passed away Sunday morning at the desk of his Capitol Blvd. home in Groves. A month short of his 91st birthday, John spent most of his life under the same pecan trees that also shaded his first home, built on Jefferson by his dad and granddad in 1926. John loved sports. He ran some on the...
Susan Pritchard Silmon
Mar 14, 2020
Susan Pritchard Silmon, 62, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020. Susan was born October 8, 1957, in Beaumont, Texas to Frankie Jean DeLage and John Weaver Pritchard. Susan was a 1975 graduate of Nederland High School. She was passionate about her children and grandchildren, of which she gave freely. Susan was a loving and kind person with a...
Claude Marcus Bodden
Mar 14, 2020
Claude Marcus Bodden, 90, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 10, 1929 in Grand Cayman Island to Rayburn Bodden and Ellie Mae Thompson Bodden. Claude proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was retired from DuPont as...
Donald Wesley Stanfill Jr.
Mar 13, 2020
Donald Wesley "Bubba" Stanfill, Jr., 34, of Nederland, Texas passed away March 13, 2020. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 3, 1986 to Donald Wesley Stanfill, Sr. and Kathy Lynn Tolbert Stanfill. Those left to cherish Donald’s memory are his wife, Cynthia Johnson Stanfill of Nederland; his mother, Kathy Stanfill Whitley of Nederland; his son, Wesley Stanfill...
Gene Alston Jr.
Mar 13, 2020
Joel Eugene “Gene” Alston Jr., 70, of Orange, Texas passed away Friday, March 13, 2020. Gene was born September 29, 1949 in DeQuincy, Louisiana to Joel and Laverne Alston. Gene served in the United States Marines and retired from Exxon Mobil with 42 years of service. He coached softball for 30+years and loved bowling. Gene was preceded in death by...
Mitchell Roebuck
Mar 13, 2020
Mitchell Roebuck, 65, of Vidor, Texas passed away March 13, 2020. He was born on August 28, 1954 to the late Albert Durham Roebuck and Clarice Waddell. Mitchell served his country proudly in the U. S. Army and worked for Hauck Enterprises for twenty-seven years. Those left to cherish Mitchell’s memory are his loving wife of forty-six years, B.J. Roebuck;...
Louis Russell Trimble
Mar 12, 2020
Louis Russell Trimble, 94, died March 12, 2020, in Port Neches, Texas. Louis was born June 2, 1925, in Pike County, Mississippi, to Hugh and Emma Trimble. After graduating high school in 1941, he moved to McComb, Mississippi, and worked at JCPenney and the newspaper. In September of 1943 he was drafted into the Army where he trained at Camp...
Max Allen Odom
Mar 12, 2020
Max Allen Odom, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020. Max was born June 5, 1937 in Noble, Louisiana to James Darrell Odom, Sr. and Alma Webb Odom. He was a lifelong area resident and member of First United Methodist Church of Port Neches. Max was retired from Gulf Port Shipyard as an electrician after 15 years...
George Walter Eichelberger III
Mar 11, 2020
George Walter Eichelberger, III, 96, of Nederland, Texas passed away March 11, 2020. He was born in Goose Creek, Texas on May 21, 1923 to the late George Walter Eichelberger, II and Antoinette Thames Eichelberger. George served his country proudly in the U. S. Air Force and was a member of the Twin City Church of God in Port Arthur....
Luci Martyn "Tyna" Schexsnayder
Mar 8, 2020
Tyna Schexnayder, 55, of Port Neches, Texas passed away March 8, 2020. She was born in Houston, Texas on April 10, 1964 to Louis Donald Schexsnayder, Sr. and Mary Jane Martin Schexsnayder. Tyna was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Nederland. Those left to cherish Tyna’s memory are her brother, Louis D. “Skipper” Schexsnayder and his wife, Leah of...
Griffin Matthew Barnett
Mar 6, 2020
Griffin Matthew Barnett, age 6, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020. Griffin was born December 30, 2013 in Houston. Griffin had a contagious smile and vibrant personality. At only 6 years of age he became a testimony to many near and far. He loved the outdoors, he loved hunting and fishing, also swimming and swinging with his sister. He loved...
Josephine Louise Bourgeois
Mar 5, 2020
Josephine Louise Bourgeois, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020. Josephine was born February 10, 1931 in Beaumont, Texas to Santos Rosario Gracedel and Lena Plaia Gracedel. She was a lifelong area resident and retired from the Port Arthur ISD as a teachers aide. She was a much-loved Momma, Nana, G-Nana, Aunt Louise, as well as a...
Mary Lou Ivey
Mar 2, 2020
Mary Lou Ivey, of Port Neches, Texas, went on to be with her Lord and Savior on March 2, 2020 at the age of 88 years old. She was born in Port Neches, Texas on June 12, 1931 to Aline Bonvillion Bertolio and Dominic John Bertolio. She was preceded in death by both of her parents and her sister Shirlie...
Joseph Clayton Stewart, Jr.
Feb 29, 2020
Joseph Clayton Stewart, Jr., 70, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Joseph was born October 22, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joseph Clayton Stewart, Sr. and Anna Lee Breaux Stewart. Joseph was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Jade Avenue Baptist Church. He was a...
Joseph Allen Borne
Feb 28, 2020
Joseph Allen Borne, 67, of Groves passed away Friday, February 28, 2020. Joseph was born January 10, 1953 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late John A. Borne Jr. and Romanell Pitre. Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Jenny Reese and her husband Andrew of Houston; his son, Jason Borne and his wife Rachel of Nederland; the...
Reberta Permilia Johnson
Feb 28, 2020
Our Beloved Reberta P. Johnson, age 100 glorious years and 5 months, of Beaumont, Texas, was called Home on Friday, February 28, 2020 in Austin, Texas. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 57 years, John Dennis Johnson; her parents, Hammond Barnett Jennings and Elizabeth neé Guidry; her brother, H.B. Jennings, Jr.; sisters, Loretta Martens and Maxine...
Cecille Anne Collins
Feb 26, 2020
Cecille Anne Collins, age 94 passed away peacefully on February 26, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas with family members at her side. After graduating from high school in Sunburst, Montana she was married to Robert E. Collins, Sr. who worked for Texaco Inc. and they then proceeded to move to Port Neches, Texas where Cecille Anne and Bob raised three...
Daisy Hartman Swanzy
Feb 26, 2020
Daisy Hartman Swanzy, 89, of Port Neches, Texas passed away February 26, 2020. She was born in Hamshire, Texas on December 2, 1930 to the late Irvin Smith and Olivia Tomplait Smith. She retired as a pastry cook for Port Arthur I.S.D. after 10 years of service. Those left to cherish Daisy’s memory are her son, Randy Hartman and his...
Pauline Porter
Feb 26, 2020
Pauline Porter, 92, of Groves, Texas passed away February 26, 2020. She was born in Ratcliff, Texas on April 14, 1927 to the late Robert H. McKinney and Kate Vaughn McKinney. Those left to cherish Pauline’s memory are her daughter, Patricia Myer and her husband, Mark D. of Livingston; her grandchildren, Shelly Martin and her husband, Jessie of North Las...
Wilma Gene Smart Shahan
Feb 26, 2020
Wilma Gene Smart Shahan of Port Neches died Wednesday, February 26, 2020. She was born on April 2, 1932 in Port Neches and was a graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School. She worked at the First National Bank of Port Neches and Goodrich-Gulf Chemical Company before leaving the area after marriage. She retired from the corporate office of Prudential Financial...
John Earl DeVillier
Mar 15, 2020
John Earl DeVillier peacefully passed away Sunday morning at the desk of his Capitol Blvd. home in Groves. A month short of his 91st birthday, John spent most of his life under the same pecan trees that also shaded his first home, built on Jefferson by his dad and granddad in 1926. John loved sports. He ran some on the...
Susan Pritchard Silmon
Mar 14, 2020
Susan Pritchard Silmon, 62, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020. Susan was born October 8, 1957, in Beaumont, Texas to Frankie Jean DeLage and John Weaver Pritchard. Susan was a 1975 graduate of Nederland High School. She was passionate about her children and grandchildren, of which she gave freely. Susan was a loving and kind person with a...
Claude Marcus Bodden
Mar 14, 2020
Claude Marcus Bodden, 90, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, March 14, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 10, 1929 in Grand Cayman Island to Rayburn Bodden and Ellie Mae Thompson Bodden. Claude proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He was retired from DuPont as...
Donald Wesley Stanfill Jr.
Mar 13, 2020
Donald Wesley "Bubba" Stanfill, Jr., 34, of Nederland, Texas passed away March 13, 2020. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 3, 1986 to Donald Wesley Stanfill, Sr. and Kathy Lynn Tolbert Stanfill. Those left to cherish Donald’s memory are his wife, Cynthia Johnson Stanfill of Nederland; his mother, Kathy Stanfill Whitley of Nederland; his son, Wesley Stanfill...
Gene Alston Jr.
Mar 13, 2020
Joel Eugene “Gene” Alston Jr., 70, of Orange, Texas passed away Friday, March 13, 2020. Gene was born September 29, 1949 in DeQuincy, Louisiana to Joel and Laverne Alston. Gene served in the United States Marines and retired from Exxon Mobil with 42 years of service. He coached softball for 30+years and loved bowling. Gene was preceded in death by...
Mitchell Roebuck
Mar 13, 2020
Mitchell Roebuck, 65, of Vidor, Texas passed away March 13, 2020. He was born on August 28, 1954 to the late Albert Durham Roebuck and Clarice Waddell. Mitchell served his country proudly in the U. S. Army and worked for Hauck Enterprises for twenty-seven years. Those left to cherish Mitchell’s memory are his loving wife of forty-six years, B.J. Roebuck;...
Louis Russell Trimble
Mar 12, 2020
Louis Russell Trimble, 94, died March 12, 2020, in Port Neches, Texas. Louis was born June 2, 1925, in Pike County, Mississippi, to Hugh and Emma Trimble. After graduating high school in 1941, he moved to McComb, Mississippi, and worked at JCPenney and the newspaper. In September of 1943 he was drafted into the Army where he trained at Camp...
Max Allen Odom
Mar 12, 2020
Max Allen Odom, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, March 12, 2020. Max was born June 5, 1937 in Noble, Louisiana to James Darrell Odom, Sr. and Alma Webb Odom. He was a lifelong area resident and member of First United Methodist Church of Port Neches. Max was retired from Gulf Port Shipyard as an electrician after 15 years...
George Walter Eichelberger III
Mar 11, 2020
George Walter Eichelberger, III, 96, of Nederland, Texas passed away March 11, 2020. He was born in Goose Creek, Texas on May 21, 1923 to the late George Walter Eichelberger, II and Antoinette Thames Eichelberger. George served his country proudly in the U. S. Air Force and was a member of the Twin City Church of God in Port Arthur....
Luci Martyn "Tyna" Schexsnayder
Mar 8, 2020
Tyna Schexnayder, 55, of Port Neches, Texas passed away March 8, 2020. She was born in Houston, Texas on April 10, 1964 to Louis Donald Schexsnayder, Sr. and Mary Jane Martin Schexsnayder. Tyna was a member of Hillcrest Baptist Church in Nederland. Those left to cherish Tyna’s memory are her brother, Louis D. “Skipper” Schexsnayder and his wife, Leah of...
Griffin Matthew Barnett
Mar 6, 2020
Griffin Matthew Barnett, age 6, passed away Friday, March 6, 2020. Griffin was born December 30, 2013 in Houston. Griffin had a contagious smile and vibrant personality. At only 6 years of age he became a testimony to many near and far. He loved the outdoors, he loved hunting and fishing, also swimming and swinging with his sister. He loved...
Josephine Louise Bourgeois
Mar 5, 2020
Josephine Louise Bourgeois, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020. Josephine was born February 10, 1931 in Beaumont, Texas to Santos Rosario Gracedel and Lena Plaia Gracedel. She was a lifelong area resident and retired from the Port Arthur ISD as a teachers aide. She was a much-loved Momma, Nana, G-Nana, Aunt Louise, as well as a...
Mary Lou Ivey
Mar 2, 2020
Mary Lou Ivey, of Port Neches, Texas, went on to be with her Lord and Savior on March 2, 2020 at the age of 88 years old. She was born in Port Neches, Texas on June 12, 1931 to Aline Bonvillion Bertolio and Dominic John Bertolio. She was preceded in death by both of her parents and her sister Shirlie...
Joseph Clayton Stewart, Jr.
Feb 29, 2020
Joseph Clayton Stewart, Jr., 70, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Saturday, February 29, 2020 at home surrounded by his family. Joseph was born October 22, 1949 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joseph Clayton Stewart, Sr. and Anna Lee Breaux Stewart. Joseph was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Jade Avenue Baptist Church. He was a...
Joseph Allen Borne
Feb 28, 2020
Joseph Allen Borne, 67, of Groves passed away Friday, February 28, 2020. Joseph was born January 10, 1953 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late John A. Borne Jr. and Romanell Pitre. Those left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Jenny Reese and her husband Andrew of Houston; his son, Jason Borne and his wife Rachel of Nederland; the...
Reberta Permilia Johnson
Feb 28, 2020
Our Beloved Reberta P. Johnson, age 100 glorious years and 5 months, of Beaumont, Texas, was called Home on Friday, February 28, 2020 in Austin, Texas. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 57 years, John Dennis Johnson; her parents, Hammond Barnett Jennings and Elizabeth neé Guidry; her brother, H.B. Jennings, Jr.; sisters, Loretta Martens and Maxine...
Cecille Anne Collins
Feb 26, 2020
Cecille Anne Collins, age 94 passed away peacefully on February 26, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas with family members at her side. After graduating from high school in Sunburst, Montana she was married to Robert E. Collins, Sr. who worked for Texaco Inc. and they then proceeded to move to Port Neches, Texas where Cecille Anne and Bob raised three...
Daisy Hartman Swanzy
Feb 26, 2020
Daisy Hartman Swanzy, 89, of Port Neches, Texas passed away February 26, 2020. She was born in Hamshire, Texas on December 2, 1930 to the late Irvin Smith and Olivia Tomplait Smith. She retired as a pastry cook for Port Arthur I.S.D. after 10 years of service. Those left to cherish Daisy’s memory are her son, Randy Hartman and his...
Pauline Porter
Feb 26, 2020
Pauline Porter, 92, of Groves, Texas passed away February 26, 2020. She was born in Ratcliff, Texas on April 14, 1927 to the late Robert H. McKinney and Kate Vaughn McKinney. Those left to cherish Pauline’s memory are her daughter, Patricia Myer and her husband, Mark D. of Livingston; her grandchildren, Shelly Martin and her husband, Jessie of North Las...
Wilma Gene Smart Shahan
Feb 26, 2020
Wilma Gene Smart Shahan of Port Neches died Wednesday, February 26, 2020. She was born on April 2, 1932 in Port Neches and was a graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School. She worked at the First National Bank of Port Neches and Goodrich-Gulf Chemical Company before leaving the area after marriage. She retired from the corporate office of Prudential Financial...
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