Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Gloria Mae LaGrappe
December 4, 2019
Gloria Sonnier LaGrappe passed peacefully on December 4, 2019, at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her parents Mary El Romero and Rene Sonnier Sr.; her husband Earl J. LaGrappe; daughter Earline LaGrappe Grizzard; daughter-in-law Robin Daigle LaGrappe; and granddaughter Rhonda Hilton White. She is survived by her sisters Mary Alice Cryer and Linda Keen Wilson;...
Mary Evelyn Gooch
December 3, 2019
Mary Evelyn Gooch, 81, of Bridge City, Texas passed away December 3, 2019. She was born in Center, Texas on November 27, 1938 to the late Bergy Blackmon and Grace Martin Blackmon. Mary greatly enjoyed her career serving as an administrative assistant and office manager for the Rogers Bros. and Milton Bell & Associates, where she met many friends. Mary’s...
Stephen Davies Simonton
December 3, 2019
Stephen Davies Simonton, 69, of Orange, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 26, 1950 in Port Arthur, Texas to Capt. Paul Simonton and Marian Gillespie Simonton. Stephen had lived in Orange for 50 years and was retired as a Machinist Supervisor from Motiva after 42 years of service....
Leroy Joseph Leger
December 3, 2019
Leroy Joseph Leger, 76, of LaBelle, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Leroy was born August 4, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas to Andrew Leger and Elsie Mae Barton Leger. He was a lifelong resident of LaBelle and member of LaBelle Baptist Church. Leroy retired from Big Hill Oil Reserve as a millwright after many years of service. He was...
Tom Van Velson
December 2, 2019
Tom Van Velson, 63, of Nederland, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019. Tom was born in Riverton Wyoming, September 23, 1956 to the late Elvin Van Velson and Virginia Scrignoli Van Velson. He was retired from Huntsman as a Chemical Engineer with 39 years of service. He was also a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland where...
Michael G. Jackson
December 1, 2019
Michael G. Jackson, 63, of Houston, Texas passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas. Michael was born July 18, 1956 in Groves, Texas to Henry Grady Jackson and Odessa Smithy Jackson. He was a resident of Houston, Texas for over 32 years and a member of Second Baptist Church, Houston, Texas. He was preceded...
Charles Tolley
November 30, 2019
Charles Tolley, 90, of Nederland, Texas passed away November 30, 2019. He was born in Sylva, North Carolina on January 17, 1929 to the late Randolph Tolley and Margaret Long Tolley. Charles served his country proudly in the U. S. Navy and was a member of Seventh Street Baptist Church in Nederland. He was athletic and fit and he loved...
John E. Morales, Jr.
November 30, 2019
John E. Morales, Jr., 69, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at his residence. John was born February 15, 1950 in Beaumont, Texas to John and Mary Morales, Sr. He was a lifelong area resident and a retired Supervisor at Ameripol Synpol. John was also a US Army Veteran. Visitation for family and friends will be...
Lois Marie Springer
November 30, 2019
Lois Marie Springer, 93, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at her home. Lois was born May 3, 1926 in Bronson, Texas to Halbert Jordan and Audrey Williams Jordan. She was a resident of Port Neches for 72 years and a member of Landmark United Pentecostal Church in Port Neches. Funeral services will be held Wednesday,...
Jimmy Lee Duvall
November 30, 2019
Jimmy Lee Duvall, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at The Oaks in Beaumont, Texas. Jimmy was born November 29, 1931 in Cleburne, Texas to Joe Duvall and Edith Calloway Duvall. He was a longtime resident of Groves and retired from Grondyke Transport after 30 years of service. Jimmy proudly served in the U. S. Army,...
Evelyn L. Martin
November 29, 2019
Evelyn L. Martin, 96 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019. Evelyn was born in Sheffield, Alabama to the late, Percy Riddle and Willie Slaughter Riddle on February 28, 1923. Those left to cherish Evelyn’s memory are her daughter, Rebecca Bourg and her husband, Haden of Keller, Texas; sons, Richard D. Martin, Jr. and his wife, Jaquelyn...
Roger Orie Frederick
November 28, 2019
Roger Orie Frederick, 86, of Port Neches, Texas passed away November 28, 2019. He was born in China, Texas to Charlie Frederick and Alice Williams Frederick. Roger retired from IBEW Local 479 after working for 40 years as an electrician. He served his country proudly in the U. S. Army and was a member of the Dowlen Road Church of...
George Sutton Ware
November 27, 2019
George Sutton Ware passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. He was born December 9, 1928 in Sabine County near Hemphill, Texas, the youngest of 7 children of Walter P. Ware and Ester Berry Ware. He graduated from Hemphill High School in 1946. He served in the United States Marine Corps from August of 1946 in Marine Wing Service Squadron...
Jo Ellen Fant
November 27, 2019
Jo Ellen Blanchard Fant, passed from this earth November 27, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones at 3:00 p.m. just shortly after she said The Lords Prayer, the Hail Mary and thanked her mother Sadie Irene and father Peter C. Blanchard for giving her life. Her thankfulness included naming her four children and their spouses, grands and great grands. Always...
Betty H. Richardson
November 26, 2019
Betty H. Richardson, 84, of Groves, Texas died peacefully in her sleep on November 26, 2019 in Austin, Texas. She was born December 11, 1934 in Clarks, Louisiana to Henry Levi Hanchey, Jr. and Wilma Whitehead Hanchey. Betty graduated from Grayson High School and moved to Port Arthur when she was 18 years old. She worked for Southwestern Bell in...
Glenn Ray Handel
November 25, 2019
Glenn Ray Handel, 71, of Nederland passed away Monday, November 25, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur on November 17, 1948 to Ralph and Mable Nell Lee Handel. He retired as a chief engineer from Texaco Marine and Isle of Capri after 50 years of service. Glenn served in the Texas A & M Corp and graduated as a...
Mary Edna Elliott
November 24, 2019
Mary Edna Elliott, 99, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019. Mary was born November 2, 1920 in Port Arthur, Texas to Sidney Joseph Sonnier and Mary Rose Grossie Sonnier. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,...
Mark Steven Norton
November 21, 2019
Mark Steven Norton, 60, of Port Neches passed away November 21, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on May 2, 1959 to the late Harold Joseph Norton and Bonnie Odean Aldridge Norton. Those left to cherish Mark’s memory are his wife, Kathy Ann Norton; his daughters, Eva Ramsey of Nederland, Nena Toomey of San Antonio, Trina Vidrine, and...
Charles Boyd Cooksey
November 21, 2019
Charles Boyd Cooksey, Jr., 73, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019. Charles was born November 13, 1946 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charles Boyd Cooksey, Sr. and Ethel Hayes Cooksey. He was a lifelong area resident and graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Charles retired from Arco Polymers as an operator, and was an avid golfer....
Gloria Mae LaGrappe
December 4, 2019
Gloria Sonnier LaGrappe passed peacefully on December 4, 2019, at the age of 93. She was preceded in death by her parents Mary El Romero and Rene Sonnier Sr.; her husband Earl J. LaGrappe; daughter Earline LaGrappe Grizzard; daughter-in-law Robin Daigle LaGrappe; and granddaughter Rhonda Hilton White. She is survived by her sisters Mary Alice Cryer and Linda Keen Wilson;...
Mary Evelyn Gooch
December 3, 2019
Mary Evelyn Gooch, 81, of Bridge City, Texas passed away December 3, 2019. She was born in Center, Texas on November 27, 1938 to the late Bergy Blackmon and Grace Martin Blackmon. Mary greatly enjoyed her career serving as an administrative assistant and office manager for the Rogers Bros. and Milton Bell & Associates, where she met many friends. Mary’s...
Stephen Davies Simonton
December 3, 2019
Stephen Davies Simonton, 69, of Orange, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born August 26, 1950 in Port Arthur, Texas to Capt. Paul Simonton and Marian Gillespie Simonton. Stephen had lived in Orange for 50 years and was retired as a Machinist Supervisor from Motiva after 42 years of service....
Leroy Joseph Leger
December 3, 2019
Leroy Joseph Leger, 76, of LaBelle, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2019. Leroy was born August 4, 1943 in Beaumont, Texas to Andrew Leger and Elsie Mae Barton Leger. He was a lifelong resident of LaBelle and member of LaBelle Baptist Church. Leroy retired from Big Hill Oil Reserve as a millwright after many years of service. He was...
Tom Van Velson
December 2, 2019
Tom Van Velson, 63, of Nederland, passed away Monday, December 2, 2019. Tom was born in Riverton Wyoming, September 23, 1956 to the late Elvin Van Velson and Virginia Scrignoli Van Velson. He was retired from Huntsman as a Chemical Engineer with 39 years of service. He was also a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland where...
Michael G. Jackson
December 1, 2019
Michael G. Jackson, 63, of Houston, Texas passed away Sunday, December 1, 2019 at Hermann Memorial Hospital in Houston, Texas. Michael was born July 18, 1956 in Groves, Texas to Henry Grady Jackson and Odessa Smithy Jackson. He was a resident of Houston, Texas for over 32 years and a member of Second Baptist Church, Houston, Texas. He was preceded...
Charles Tolley
November 30, 2019
Charles Tolley, 90, of Nederland, Texas passed away November 30, 2019. He was born in Sylva, North Carolina on January 17, 1929 to the late Randolph Tolley and Margaret Long Tolley. Charles served his country proudly in the U. S. Navy and was a member of Seventh Street Baptist Church in Nederland. He was athletic and fit and he loved...
John E. Morales, Jr.
November 30, 2019
John E. Morales, Jr., 69, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at his residence. John was born February 15, 1950 in Beaumont, Texas to John and Mary Morales, Sr. He was a lifelong area resident and a retired Supervisor at Ameripol Synpol. John was also a US Army Veteran. Visitation for family and friends will be...
Lois Marie Springer
November 30, 2019
Lois Marie Springer, 93, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at her home. Lois was born May 3, 1926 in Bronson, Texas to Halbert Jordan and Audrey Williams Jordan. She was a resident of Port Neches for 72 years and a member of Landmark United Pentecostal Church in Port Neches. Funeral services will be held Wednesday,...
Jimmy Lee Duvall
November 30, 2019
Jimmy Lee Duvall, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, November 30, 2019 at The Oaks in Beaumont, Texas. Jimmy was born November 29, 1931 in Cleburne, Texas to Joe Duvall and Edith Calloway Duvall. He was a longtime resident of Groves and retired from Grondyke Transport after 30 years of service. Jimmy proudly served in the U. S. Army,...
Evelyn L. Martin
November 29, 2019
Evelyn L. Martin, 96 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, November 29, 2019. Evelyn was born in Sheffield, Alabama to the late, Percy Riddle and Willie Slaughter Riddle on February 28, 1923. Those left to cherish Evelyn’s memory are her daughter, Rebecca Bourg and her husband, Haden of Keller, Texas; sons, Richard D. Martin, Jr. and his wife, Jaquelyn...
Roger Orie Frederick
November 28, 2019
Roger Orie Frederick, 86, of Port Neches, Texas passed away November 28, 2019. He was born in China, Texas to Charlie Frederick and Alice Williams Frederick. Roger retired from IBEW Local 479 after working for 40 years as an electrician. He served his country proudly in the U. S. Army and was a member of the Dowlen Road Church of...
George Sutton Ware
November 27, 2019
George Sutton Ware passed away on Wednesday, November 27, 2019. He was born December 9, 1928 in Sabine County near Hemphill, Texas, the youngest of 7 children of Walter P. Ware and Ester Berry Ware. He graduated from Hemphill High School in 1946. He served in the United States Marine Corps from August of 1946 in Marine Wing Service Squadron...
Jo Ellen Fant
November 27, 2019
Jo Ellen Blanchard Fant, passed from this earth November 27, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones at 3:00 p.m. just shortly after she said The Lords Prayer, the Hail Mary and thanked her mother Sadie Irene and father Peter C. Blanchard for giving her life. Her thankfulness included naming her four children and their spouses, grands and great grands. Always...
Betty H. Richardson
November 26, 2019
Betty H. Richardson, 84, of Groves, Texas died peacefully in her sleep on November 26, 2019 in Austin, Texas. She was born December 11, 1934 in Clarks, Louisiana to Henry Levi Hanchey, Jr. and Wilma Whitehead Hanchey. Betty graduated from Grayson High School and moved to Port Arthur when she was 18 years old. She worked for Southwestern Bell in...
Glenn Ray Handel
November 25, 2019
Glenn Ray Handel, 71, of Nederland passed away Monday, November 25, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur on November 17, 1948 to Ralph and Mable Nell Lee Handel. He retired as a chief engineer from Texaco Marine and Isle of Capri after 50 years of service. Glenn served in the Texas A & M Corp and graduated as a...
Mary Edna Elliott
November 24, 2019
Mary Edna Elliott, 99, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, November 24, 2019. Mary was born November 2, 1920 in Port Arthur, Texas to Sidney Joseph Sonnier and Mary Rose Grossie Sonnier. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident and member of St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday,...
Mark Steven Norton
November 21, 2019
Mark Steven Norton, 60, of Port Neches passed away November 21, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on May 2, 1959 to the late Harold Joseph Norton and Bonnie Odean Aldridge Norton. Those left to cherish Mark’s memory are his wife, Kathy Ann Norton; his daughters, Eva Ramsey of Nederland, Nena Toomey of San Antonio, Trina Vidrine, and...
Charles Boyd Cooksey
November 21, 2019
Charles Boyd Cooksey, Jr., 73, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, November 21, 2019. Charles was born November 13, 1946 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charles Boyd Cooksey, Sr. and Ethel Hayes Cooksey. He was a lifelong area resident and graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School. Charles retired from Arco Polymers as an operator, and was an avid golfer....
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