Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Ronald Glenn Hudson
July 12, 2019
Ronald Glenn Hudson, 72, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019 in Port Arthur, Texas. Ronald was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas on September 20, 1946 to the late, Paul R. Hudson and Juanita Carlisle Hudson. Ronald served his country in the United States Army Reserves and was retired from Motiva Enterprises with 36 years of service....
Flossie Marie Guidry
July 11, 2019
Flossie Marie Guidry, 98, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019. Flossie was born September 2, 1920 in Rayne, Louisiana to Clebert Thibodeaux and Hilda Robert Hebert. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 76 years and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Flossie was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years,...
Thelma Stinson McGee
July 8, 2019
Thelma Stinson McGee went to her heavenly home on July 8, 2019 at age 92. Born on November 12, 1926 to the union of Lantie “Pat” Austin and Roy Stinson, Thelma grew up in and around Nacogdoches, TX. She married V. E. “Red” McGee in February 1946. They had three daughters: Kay, Lynn, and Beth. Thelma and Red raised their...
Edith Ward McGuire
July 8, 2019
Edith Ward McGuire, 77, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Rose Place. Edith was born September 7, 1941 in Port Arthur, Texas to Arlis Halbert and Pauline Hilliard Halbert. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Val Verde Baptist Church. Edith was a retired receptionist from Marine Fueling Services. Her true calling...
Robyna Robin Prescott
July 8, 2019
Robyna Robin Prescott, 86, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019, surrounded by loved ones after a battle with cancer and other health complications. She was born in Weatherford, Texas on January 10, 1933 to Harriet Alma (Timbes) Robin and Capt. Robin Peter Robin. Robyna married James Edward Prescott, Jr. on February 10, 1951, and they shared...
Gloria Reeks Owers
July 8, 2019
Gloria Reeks Owers, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Gloria was born September 7, 1939 in Anacoco, Louisiana to Lester George Reeks and Lillie Almeda Mitchell Reeks. She was a resident of Groves for 25 years and self-employed healthcare provider. Gloria was a current member of McLewis Church of Christ...
Dorothy "Dottie" Bridegam
July 7, 2019
Dorothy “Dottie” Bridegam, 77, of Port Neches passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019. She was born August 12, 1941 in Gladewater, Texas to the late John Cosby Speir and Claudie Young Speir. She worked as an elementary school librarian for 42 years, 21 of which were with the Port Arthur I.S.D. and 21 with the Port Neches I.S.D. She...
Emma "Janie" M. Goats
July 5, 2019
Emma “Janie” M. Goats, 85, of Nederland, Texas passed away on July 5, 2019. She was born in Crow, Texas on January 25, 1934 to the late Hubert Earl Shuart and Ivey Newman Shuart. She worked as a secretary at First Baptist Church in Port Neches for sixteen and half years. She also taught Sunday School for several years and...
Brenda LaFleur Resch Myers
July 4, 2019
Brenda LaFleur Resch Myers, 78, of Groves, Texas passed away, Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Bonne Vie Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Brenda was born June 12, 1941 in Port Arthur, Texas to Morgan LaFleur and Effie Fontenot LaFleur. She was a member of Groves First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Max Myers, Sr.;...
Ellen Elizabeth Booz Gaspard
July 3, 2019
Ellen Elizabeth Booz Gaspard, 101, formerly of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Tennessee. Ellen was born April 20, 1918 in Petersburg, Virginia to Melvin Truman Aldridge and Elsie Estella George Aldridge. She was a homemaker and member of St. James Catholic Church where she participated in the Ladies of St. James. Ellen was preceded in...
Jolene Hines Neeley
July 2, 2019
Jolene Hines Neeley, of Groves, passed away peacefully at her home on July 1, 2019. Jolene was born July 27,1929 to Ellis M. Hines and Gertrude Hill Hines in Mountain View, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and married Charles Albert Neeley. She loved history and volunteered with the Port Arthur Library for several years, identifying...
Kenneth Mark Billiot
July 1, 2019
Kenneth Mark Billiot, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston, Texas. Kenneth was born July 7, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ettine T. Billiot and Sedonia Ernestine Billiot, and he was a lifelong Groves resident. Kenneth retired as a tugboat captain after 40 years of service, having worked at Gulfport...
Erline O. Wakefield
July 1, 2019
Erline O. Wakefield, 77, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born April 5, 1942 in Richton, Mississippi to Homer Overstreet and Lillian Bunch Overstreet. Erline had lived in Port Neches for 50 years and was a member of Memorial Church of Christ. A visitation for family and...
Mildred Joyce Flowers
June 30, 2019
Mildred Joyce Flowers, 88, of Port Neches passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 at her home. She was born November 14, 1930 in Orangefield, Texas to Wilke Wiltshire and Beulah LeBlanc Wiltshire. Mildred was raised in Beaumont, was a graduate of South Park High School, and was a long time resident of Orange, Texas. She was a member of First...
James Darrell Odom, Jr.
June 28, 2019
"Rev" James Darrell Odom, Jr., 83, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. James was born on October 19, 1935 in Noble, Louisiana. He married his high school sweetheart Nancy Shultz on February 29, 1955. They were married 65 years and he dedicated his entire life to God,...
Mary Elizabeth Lee Chesser
June 27, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Lee Chesser, of Port Neches, Texas died on June 27, 2019 at her home. She was born on July 15, 1922 in Florence, Alabama to parents, John D. Lee, Sr. and Noma V. Cooper Lee. Mary graduated from Central High School in Florence, Alabama in 1940 and attended Florence State College. On June 6, 1941, she married Kirk...
Carol J. Cormier
June 26, 2019
Carol J. Cormier, 72, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on June 26, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 19, 1946 to the late Willie Joseph Cormier and Emerite Smith Cormier. Carol worked as an accountant for Texaco Research for 32 years before retiring. Those left to cherish Carol’s memory are his wife of 23 years,...
Kathleen Joyce Cecilia Placette Tweedel
June 26, 2019
Kathleen Joyce Cecilia Placette Tweedel, 90, passed away Wednesday June 26, 2019 at Jefferson Nursing Home in Beaumont, Texas. Kathleen was born on September 19, 1928 in Port Arthur, Texas and grew up in the 1600 block of Thomas Boulevard. She was the second child born to Joseph Bernard and Beatrice Fruge Placette. Growing up she enjoyed visiting her maternal...
Jo Anna Cousins
June 25, 2019
Jo Anna Cousins, 85, of Nederland, Texas passed away June 25, 2019. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 11, 1934 to the late James Werner and Joicey Patterson Werner. Jo Anna served as a bookkeeper for 18 years before retiring from Nederland State Bank and was a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland. Those left to...
James "Jim" Odis Blackwell
June 25, 2019
James "Jim" Odis Blackwell, 68, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Kindred Hospital in Houston, Texas. Jim was born September 18, 1950 in Rosebud, Texas to Odis Green Blackwell and Margie Lewis Blackwell. Jim has been a resident of Groves for 25 years and was a member of the United Methodist Temple. He was a pipefitter...
Ronald Glenn Hudson
July 12, 2019
Ronald Glenn Hudson, 72, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, July 12, 2019 in Port Arthur, Texas. Ronald was born in Sulphur Springs, Texas on September 20, 1946 to the late, Paul R. Hudson and Juanita Carlisle Hudson. Ronald served his country in the United States Army Reserves and was retired from Motiva Enterprises with 36 years of service....
Flossie Marie Guidry
July 11, 2019
Flossie Marie Guidry, 98, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019. Flossie was born September 2, 1920 in Rayne, Louisiana to Clebert Thibodeaux and Hilda Robert Hebert. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 76 years and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Flossie was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years,...
Thelma Stinson McGee
July 8, 2019
Thelma Stinson McGee went to her heavenly home on July 8, 2019 at age 92. Born on November 12, 1926 to the union of Lantie “Pat” Austin and Roy Stinson, Thelma grew up in and around Nacogdoches, TX. She married V. E. “Red” McGee in February 1946. They had three daughters: Kay, Lynn, and Beth. Thelma and Red raised their...
Edith Ward McGuire
July 8, 2019
Edith Ward McGuire, 77, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Rose Place. Edith was born September 7, 1941 in Port Arthur, Texas to Arlis Halbert and Pauline Hilliard Halbert. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Val Verde Baptist Church. Edith was a retired receptionist from Marine Fueling Services. Her true calling...
Robyna Robin Prescott
July 8, 2019
Robyna Robin Prescott, 86, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Monday, July 8, 2019, surrounded by loved ones after a battle with cancer and other health complications. She was born in Weatherford, Texas on January 10, 1933 to Harriet Alma (Timbes) Robin and Capt. Robin Peter Robin. Robyna married James Edward Prescott, Jr. on February 10, 1951, and they shared...
Gloria Reeks Owers
July 8, 2019
Gloria Reeks Owers, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, July 8, 2019 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Gloria was born September 7, 1939 in Anacoco, Louisiana to Lester George Reeks and Lillie Almeda Mitchell Reeks. She was a resident of Groves for 25 years and self-employed healthcare provider. Gloria was a current member of McLewis Church of Christ...
Dorothy "Dottie" Bridegam
July 7, 2019
Dorothy “Dottie” Bridegam, 77, of Port Neches passed away on Sunday, July 7, 2019. She was born August 12, 1941 in Gladewater, Texas to the late John Cosby Speir and Claudie Young Speir. She worked as an elementary school librarian for 42 years, 21 of which were with the Port Arthur I.S.D. and 21 with the Port Neches I.S.D. She...
Emma "Janie" M. Goats
July 5, 2019
Emma “Janie” M. Goats, 85, of Nederland, Texas passed away on July 5, 2019. She was born in Crow, Texas on January 25, 1934 to the late Hubert Earl Shuart and Ivey Newman Shuart. She worked as a secretary at First Baptist Church in Port Neches for sixteen and half years. She also taught Sunday School for several years and...
Brenda LaFleur Resch Myers
July 4, 2019
Brenda LaFleur Resch Myers, 78, of Groves, Texas passed away, Thursday, July 4, 2019 at Bonne Vie Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Brenda was born June 12, 1941 in Port Arthur, Texas to Morgan LaFleur and Effie Fontenot LaFleur. She was a member of Groves First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Max Myers, Sr.;...
Ellen Elizabeth Booz Gaspard
July 3, 2019
Ellen Elizabeth Booz Gaspard, 101, formerly of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, July 3, 2019 in Tennessee. Ellen was born April 20, 1918 in Petersburg, Virginia to Melvin Truman Aldridge and Elsie Estella George Aldridge. She was a homemaker and member of St. James Catholic Church where she participated in the Ladies of St. James. Ellen was preceded in...
Jolene Hines Neeley
July 2, 2019
Jolene Hines Neeley, of Groves, passed away peacefully at her home on July 1, 2019. Jolene was born July 27,1929 to Ellis M. Hines and Gertrude Hill Hines in Mountain View, Oklahoma. She was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and married Charles Albert Neeley. She loved history and volunteered with the Port Arthur Library for several years, identifying...
Kenneth Mark Billiot
July 1, 2019
Kenneth Mark Billiot, 79, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at Memorial Herman Hospital in Houston, Texas. Kenneth was born July 7, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ettine T. Billiot and Sedonia Ernestine Billiot, and he was a lifelong Groves resident. Kenneth retired as a tugboat captain after 40 years of service, having worked at Gulfport...
Erline O. Wakefield
July 1, 2019
Erline O. Wakefield, 77, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, July 1, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born April 5, 1942 in Richton, Mississippi to Homer Overstreet and Lillian Bunch Overstreet. Erline had lived in Port Neches for 50 years and was a member of Memorial Church of Christ. A visitation for family and...
Mildred Joyce Flowers
June 30, 2019
Mildred Joyce Flowers, 88, of Port Neches passed away Sunday, June 30, 2019 at her home. She was born November 14, 1930 in Orangefield, Texas to Wilke Wiltshire and Beulah LeBlanc Wiltshire. Mildred was raised in Beaumont, was a graduate of South Park High School, and was a long time resident of Orange, Texas. She was a member of First...
James Darrell Odom, Jr.
June 28, 2019
"Rev" James Darrell Odom, Jr., 83, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, June 28, 2019 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. James was born on October 19, 1935 in Noble, Louisiana. He married his high school sweetheart Nancy Shultz on February 29, 1955. They were married 65 years and he dedicated his entire life to God,...
Mary Elizabeth Lee Chesser
June 27, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Lee Chesser, of Port Neches, Texas died on June 27, 2019 at her home. She was born on July 15, 1922 in Florence, Alabama to parents, John D. Lee, Sr. and Noma V. Cooper Lee. Mary graduated from Central High School in Florence, Alabama in 1940 and attended Florence State College. On June 6, 1941, she married Kirk...
Carol J. Cormier
June 26, 2019
Carol J. Cormier, 72, of Bridge City, Texas passed away on June 26, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 19, 1946 to the late Willie Joseph Cormier and Emerite Smith Cormier. Carol worked as an accountant for Texaco Research for 32 years before retiring. Those left to cherish Carol’s memory are his wife of 23 years,...
Kathleen Joyce Cecilia Placette Tweedel
June 26, 2019
Kathleen Joyce Cecilia Placette Tweedel, 90, passed away Wednesday June 26, 2019 at Jefferson Nursing Home in Beaumont, Texas. Kathleen was born on September 19, 1928 in Port Arthur, Texas and grew up in the 1600 block of Thomas Boulevard. She was the second child born to Joseph Bernard and Beatrice Fruge Placette. Growing up she enjoyed visiting her maternal...
Jo Anna Cousins
June 25, 2019
Jo Anna Cousins, 85, of Nederland, Texas passed away June 25, 2019. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 11, 1934 to the late James Werner and Joicey Patterson Werner. Jo Anna served as a bookkeeper for 18 years before retiring from Nederland State Bank and was a member of First Baptist Church in Nederland. Those left to...
James "Jim" Odis Blackwell
June 25, 2019
James "Jim" Odis Blackwell, 68, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Kindred Hospital in Houston, Texas. Jim was born September 18, 1950 in Rosebud, Texas to Odis Green Blackwell and Margie Lewis Blackwell. Jim has been a resident of Groves for 25 years and was a member of the United Methodist Temple. He was a pipefitter...
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