Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Randy Dewayne Malet
September 15, 2019
Randy Dewayne Malet, 63, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 at Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. Randy was born December 1, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to James Maximin Malet, Jr. and Sonya Yvonne Miller Malet. He was a lifelong area resident. Randy retired after 35 years as a construction contractor. He was a member of...
Kacy Del Gotte
September 13, 2019
Kacy Del Gotte, 28, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 at Southwest Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. Kacy was born April 3, 1991 in Port Arthur, Texas, and he was a lifelong area resident. He was a 2010 graduate of Nederland High School and was the assistant manager for Bentons restaurant. He was preceded in death by...
John Delbert Morgan, Sr.
September 12, 2019
John Delbert Morgan, Sr. August 4, 1941 ~ September 12, 2019 John Delbert Morgan, Sr., 78, passed away September 12, 2019. A lifelong resident of Nederland, he was a Veteran of the US Army, and a 50 year member of the Nederland Masonic Lodge # 1368. John was an active community leader, having served as chairman of the Diamond Jubilee...
Charles Edward Keith Sr.
September 12, 2019
Charles Edward Keith, Sr., 88, of Port Arthur formerly of Nederland passed away September 12, 2019. He was born in Gallatin, Tennessee on May 1, 1931 to the late Charlie F. Keith and Julia Mai Stephens Keith. Charles was a charter member of Faith Baptist Temple in Port Neches and was very active with IAM and Pipefitters Local 195. Those...
Jose Isidro Vargas Sr.
September 10, 2019
Jose Isidro Vargas, Sr., 97, of Nederland, Texas passed away September 10, 2019. He was born in Valterria, Mexico on May 15, 1922 to the late Eluterio Vargas and Cruz Sandavol. Jose served his country proudly in the U. S. Army. Those left to cherish Jose’s memory are his son, Joe Vargas and his wife, Kathy of Nederland; his daughter,...
Eloice Brannan
September 9, 2019
Exia Eloice Brannan, 99, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019, due to complications from injuries sustained in a fall. Burial will occur at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas, on Friday, September 13, 2019 at 1:00 PM. Visitation will be held at Levingston Funeral home beginning at 12:00 noon. Eloice was born in Anacoco, Louisiana, to Newton Jasper and Mable...
Slayton Rich
September 6, 2019
Slayton Rich, 22, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 in Beaumont, Texas. Slayton was born in Beaumont, Texas on December 28, 1996 to Sammy L. Rich and Paula Wilson Rich. Slayton enjoyed playing his Xbox and his favorite games were Fallout and Halo. He loved going to concerts and the movies. He was very witty with...
Price "Sonny" Pipes
September 6, 2019
Price “Sonny” Pipes, 82 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019. Sonny was born in Belgrade, Texas on September 28, 1936 to the late, William Olen Pipes and Ethel Lynch Pipes. Those left to cherish Sonny’s memory are his daughters, Sharon Witt of Arlington, Texas, Rachel Allen and her husband, Aaron of Spring, Texas; his sisters, Maralea...
Neely Howard Byrd, Sr.
September 5, 2019
Neely Howard Byrd, Sr., 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019. Neely was born September 15, 1926 in Hornbeck, Louisiana to Neely Hunter Byrd and Carrie Augusta Lynch Byrd. He was a resident of the Port Arthur area for 75 years and member of Groves First Baptist Church. Neely retired from Texaco as a powerhouse engineer...
Carmen Marie Smiley
September 2, 2019
Carmen Marie Smiley, 70, of Port Arthur, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at her residence. Carmen was born July 7, 1949 in Port Arthur to the late Malcolm Smiley and Frances Randazzo Smiley. She was a 1967 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur. Carmen in survived by her brothers, Michael Smiley of Port Arthur, and David...
Michael A. Markum
September 2, 2019
Michael A. Markum, 58, of Fannett, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019. Michael was born February 1, 1961 in Beaumont, Texas to Henry Dean Markum and Dorothy Moore Markum. He was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church of Beaumont. Michael was employed as a pipe designer for Jacobs Engineering in Beaumont. He was also...
James Wiggins Avery
September 2, 2019
James Wiggins Avery, 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. James was born March 16, 1931 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to John B. Avery and Ethel Mae Wiggins Avery. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Procter Baptist Church. James...
Augusta "Gussie" Fallin
September 2, 2019
Augusta "Gussie" Fallin, 100, of Austin, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at The Heritage at Hunters Chase. She was born February 15, 1919 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Sevella Daniels Jackson. When she was young they moved to Port Arthur where she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. In 1945 she married Marl Holmes Fallin. Gussie was very involved...
Bobbie Jo Stracener Yawn
August 31, 2019
Bobbie Jo Stracener Yawn, 70, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at her home in Nederland, Texas. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Nederland. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Nederland with the burial at Memory...
Sallie Rozell
August 31, 2019
Sallie Rozell age 76 of Dacula, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019. Mrs. Rozell was always very involved serving in her church both in Texas and Georgia. Sallie was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Rozell; parents, Charles & Mildred Chihasz. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Alenna and Mike Hinton of Dacula, Georgia; grandchildren, Ryan...
Rebecca "Becky" Sue Ramke
August 31, 2019
Rebecca "Becky" Sue Ramke, 60, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Becky was born November 11, 1958 at Park Place Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas to Leon and Johnie Ruth Emerson Cutrer. She was a lifelong resident of this area. Becky graduated in 1977 from PNG High School and...
Sue Evelyn Wood Broussard
August 31, 2019
Sue Evelyn Wood Broussard, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, died peacefully on Saturday, August 31, 2019. Sue was born on May 12, 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas to Patrick Henry Wood, Sr. and Bessie Reese Wood. She had one brother, Patrick Henry Wood, Jr. Sue was preceded in death by her parents and brother. She is survived...
Denise Ann Rode
August 29, 2019
Denise Ann Rode, 63, of Nederland passed away August 29, 2019. She was born in Groom, Texas on October 20, 1955 to John Kenneth Quirk and Marilyn B. Hermesmeyer Quirk. Denise was a administer assistant for Lamar University. Those left to cherish Denise’s memory are her husband Stephen C. Rode of Nederland; her daughter, Taisha F. Walker and her husband,...
Mary Ann Kenton
August 26, 2019
Mary Ann Kenton, 95, formerly of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 at Brookdale Nursing Home in Lakeway, Texas. Mary Ann was born June 6, 1924 in Port Arthur, Texas to Peter Cammareri and Sara Battaglia Cammareri. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident until moving to Austin 12 years ago. She was a graduate of Thomas...
Dale Anthony Granger
August 25, 2019
Dale Anthony Granger, 60, of Houston, Texas passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Ben Taub Hospital. He was born October 7, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to Harris Granger and Eursula Suire Granger. Dale was the owner of Grangers Wrecker Service for over 13 years before retiring and moving to Houston. Prior to owning the wrecker service he was...
Randy Dewayne Malet
September 15, 2019
Randy Dewayne Malet, 63, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday September 15, 2019 at Jennie Sealy Hospital in Galveston, Texas. Randy was born December 1, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to James Maximin Malet, Jr. and Sonya Yvonne Miller Malet. He was a lifelong area resident. Randy retired after 35 years as a construction contractor. He was a member of...
Kacy Del Gotte
September 13, 2019
Kacy Del Gotte, 28, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, September 13, 2019 at Southwest Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston. Kacy was born April 3, 1991 in Port Arthur, Texas, and he was a lifelong area resident. He was a 2010 graduate of Nederland High School and was the assistant manager for Bentons restaurant. He was preceded in death by...
John Delbert Morgan, Sr.
September 12, 2019
John Delbert Morgan, Sr. August 4, 1941 ~ September 12, 2019 John Delbert Morgan, Sr., 78, passed away September 12, 2019. A lifelong resident of Nederland, he was a Veteran of the US Army, and a 50 year member of the Nederland Masonic Lodge # 1368. John was an active community leader, having served as chairman of the Diamond Jubilee...
Charles Edward Keith Sr.
September 12, 2019
Charles Edward Keith, Sr., 88, of Port Arthur formerly of Nederland passed away September 12, 2019. He was born in Gallatin, Tennessee on May 1, 1931 to the late Charlie F. Keith and Julia Mai Stephens Keith. Charles was a charter member of Faith Baptist Temple in Port Neches and was very active with IAM and Pipefitters Local 195. Those...
Jose Isidro Vargas Sr.
September 10, 2019
Jose Isidro Vargas, Sr., 97, of Nederland, Texas passed away September 10, 2019. He was born in Valterria, Mexico on May 15, 1922 to the late Eluterio Vargas and Cruz Sandavol. Jose served his country proudly in the U. S. Army. Those left to cherish Jose’s memory are his son, Joe Vargas and his wife, Kathy of Nederland; his daughter,...
Eloice Brannan
September 9, 2019
Exia Eloice Brannan, 99, passed away Monday, September 9, 2019, due to complications from injuries sustained in a fall. Burial will occur at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves, Texas, on Friday, September 13, 2019 at 1:00 PM. Visitation will be held at Levingston Funeral home beginning at 12:00 noon. Eloice was born in Anacoco, Louisiana, to Newton Jasper and Mable...
Slayton Rich
September 6, 2019
Slayton Rich, 22, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019 in Beaumont, Texas. Slayton was born in Beaumont, Texas on December 28, 1996 to Sammy L. Rich and Paula Wilson Rich. Slayton enjoyed playing his Xbox and his favorite games were Fallout and Halo. He loved going to concerts and the movies. He was very witty with...
Price "Sonny" Pipes
September 6, 2019
Price “Sonny” Pipes, 82 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019. Sonny was born in Belgrade, Texas on September 28, 1936 to the late, William Olen Pipes and Ethel Lynch Pipes. Those left to cherish Sonny’s memory are his daughters, Sharon Witt of Arlington, Texas, Rachel Allen and her husband, Aaron of Spring, Texas; his sisters, Maralea...
Neely Howard Byrd, Sr.
September 5, 2019
Neely Howard Byrd, Sr., 92, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, September 5, 2019. Neely was born September 15, 1926 in Hornbeck, Louisiana to Neely Hunter Byrd and Carrie Augusta Lynch Byrd. He was a resident of the Port Arthur area for 75 years and member of Groves First Baptist Church. Neely retired from Texaco as a powerhouse engineer...
Carmen Marie Smiley
September 2, 2019
Carmen Marie Smiley, 70, of Port Arthur, passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at her residence. Carmen was born July 7, 1949 in Port Arthur to the late Malcolm Smiley and Frances Randazzo Smiley. She was a 1967 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur. Carmen in survived by her brothers, Michael Smiley of Port Arthur, and David...
Michael A. Markum
September 2, 2019
Michael A. Markum, 58, of Fannett, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019. Michael was born February 1, 1961 in Beaumont, Texas to Henry Dean Markum and Dorothy Moore Markum. He was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Andrews Presbyterian Church of Beaumont. Michael was employed as a pipe designer for Jacobs Engineering in Beaumont. He was also...
James Wiggins Avery
September 2, 2019
James Wiggins Avery, 88, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. James was born March 16, 1931 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to John B. Avery and Ethel Mae Wiggins Avery. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of Procter Baptist Church. James...
Augusta "Gussie" Fallin
September 2, 2019
Augusta "Gussie" Fallin, 100, of Austin, Texas passed away Monday, September 2, 2019 at The Heritage at Hunters Chase. She was born February 15, 1919 in DeRidder, Louisiana to Sevella Daniels Jackson. When she was young they moved to Port Arthur where she graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. In 1945 she married Marl Holmes Fallin. Gussie was very involved...
Bobbie Jo Stracener Yawn
August 31, 2019
Bobbie Jo Stracener Yawn, 70, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at her home in Nederland, Texas. Visitation will be held Tuesday, September 3, 2019 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Nederland. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, September 4, 2019 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church in Nederland with the burial at Memory...
Sallie Rozell
August 31, 2019
Sallie Rozell age 76 of Dacula, passed away on Saturday, August 31, 2019. Mrs. Rozell was always very involved serving in her church both in Texas and Georgia. Sallie was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis Rozell; parents, Charles & Mildred Chihasz. She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Alenna and Mike Hinton of Dacula, Georgia; grandchildren, Ryan...
Rebecca "Becky" Sue Ramke
August 31, 2019
Rebecca "Becky" Sue Ramke, 60, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Saturday, August 31, 2019 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Becky was born November 11, 1958 at Park Place Hospital in Port Arthur, Texas to Leon and Johnie Ruth Emerson Cutrer. She was a lifelong resident of this area. Becky graduated in 1977 from PNG High School and...
Sue Evelyn Wood Broussard
August 31, 2019
Sue Evelyn Wood Broussard, beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and aunt, died peacefully on Saturday, August 31, 2019. Sue was born on May 12, 1929 in Port Arthur, Texas to Patrick Henry Wood, Sr. and Bessie Reese Wood. She had one brother, Patrick Henry Wood, Jr. Sue was preceded in death by her parents and brother. She is survived...
Denise Ann Rode
August 29, 2019
Denise Ann Rode, 63, of Nederland passed away August 29, 2019. She was born in Groom, Texas on October 20, 1955 to John Kenneth Quirk and Marilyn B. Hermesmeyer Quirk. Denise was a administer assistant for Lamar University. Those left to cherish Denise’s memory are her husband Stephen C. Rode of Nederland; her daughter, Taisha F. Walker and her husband,...
Mary Ann Kenton
August 26, 2019
Mary Ann Kenton, 95, formerly of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, August 26, 2019 at Brookdale Nursing Home in Lakeway, Texas. Mary Ann was born June 6, 1924 in Port Arthur, Texas to Peter Cammareri and Sara Battaglia Cammareri. She was a lifelong Port Arthur resident until moving to Austin 12 years ago. She was a graduate of Thomas...
Dale Anthony Granger
August 25, 2019
Dale Anthony Granger, 60, of Houston, Texas passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 at Ben Taub Hospital. He was born October 7, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to Harris Granger and Eursula Suire Granger. Dale was the owner of Grangers Wrecker Service for over 13 years before retiring and moving to Houston. Prior to owning the wrecker service he was...