Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Katie Louise "Mama Kat" Wactor
June 25, 2019
Katie Louise "Mama Kat" Wactor, 89, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Louise was born September 9, 1929 in Newllton, Louisiana to Bolton Mercer and Mertie Dove Mercer. She was a longtime area resident and homemaker. After raising her children she went to work at K-Mart for 18 years. Louise enjoyed playing casino games, but her...
Jack Byron Herford
June 24, 2019
Jack Byron Herford, 73, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, June 24, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Jack was born July 12, 1945 in Port Arthur, Texas to George Herford and Betty Gage Herford. He was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and a self-employed Insurance Agent. Jack was a member of...
Charles Edward "Eddie" Berry
June 23, 2019
Charles Edward “Eddie” Berry, 77, of Nederland, Texas passed away June 23, 2019. He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on April 20, 1942 to the late Jerry I. Berry and Helen Pearl Hebert Berry. Those left to cherish Eddie’s memory are his wife, Carolyn Berry of Nederland; his daughter, Amanda Landry and her husband Kevin of Port Neches; his grandchildren...
Dallas Allan "Jester" Lovett
June 22, 2019
Dallas Allan “Jester” Lovett, 27, of Port Neches/Groves, Texas passed away June 22, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on May 28, 1992 to Kenneth Wayne Jester, Jr. and Sherry Lovett. Those left to cherish Dallas’s memory are his mother, Sherry Lovett of Bridge City; his father, Kenneth Wayne Jester, Jr. of Bridge City; his siblings, Dennis Guffey,...
Kevin Wayne Kotz
June 21, 2019
Kevin Wayne Kotz, 55, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Kevin was born March 31, 1964 in Beaumont, Texas to Frank Wayne Kotz and Mary Donaldson Kotz. He was a self-employed Welder and a lifelong resident of this area. A visitation for family and friends will...
Maxine Arnold Hatton
June 20, 2019
Maxine Arnold Hatton, 94, of Beaumont, Texas left her earthly home to be with the lord on June 20, 2019. She was born on December 23, 1924, to Lolla Besse Godwin Arnold and Henry Clay Arnold Sr. and lived most of her childhood in Orange and Little Cypress, Texas. In Maxine’s early teens, her family moved to Beaumont, Texas where...
Tempie Patterson
June 20, 2019
Tempie Patterson, 91, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Tempie was born March 16, 1928 in Quitman, Mississippi to Charles Wesley Miller and Pearl Elizabeth Neely Miller. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church in Port Neches. A visitation for family and friends will...
Sheryl Louise Peco
June 20, 2019
Obituary Sheryl Louise Peco 3/9/53 - 6/20/19 Beautiful and loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, meme, and friend passed away on June 20th, 2019. Sheri was a tough woman who fought to the very end. After a long 9 year battle with cancer, her body finally stopped fighting and she passed peacefully in her home in Port Arthur, TX. Sheri...
Mary Anne Drago Sigur
June 19, 2019
Mary Anne Drago Sigur, 59, of Port Arthur, Texas, died Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family members and supported by the prayers of her many friends as she left this world to be with the Lord. Mary Anne was born on May...
Mary Sue Murdock Kasper
June 18, 2019
Mary Sue Murdock Kasper, 85, of Port Neches, Texas passed away June 18, 2019. She was born in San Augustine, Texas on June 26, 1933 to the late Clyde Lyles and Fannie Walton Lyles. Sue was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Arthur. Those left to cherish Sue’s memory are her husband, James R. Kasper of Port Neches;...
Patsy Hemmenway King
June 17, 2019
Patsy Hemmenway King, 82, of Port Neches, Texas passed away June 17, 2019. She was born in Nederland, Texas on February 15, 1937 to the late Asa Hemmenway and Annie Franklin Hemmenway. Patsy worked in customer service for Market Basket before retiring and was a member of First Assembly of God in Nederland. Those left to cherish Patsy’s memory are...
William H. Sessions
June 16, 2019
William H. Sessions, 87, of Port Acres, Texas passed away June 16, 2019. He was born in Benton, Mississippi on November 13,1931 to the late, Henry Sessions and Florence Bailey Sessions. William served his country proudly in the U. S. Army with the 82nd Airborne. He retired after 44 years of service with the Port Arthur Fire Department, where he...
Shelly Beth Jordan
June 16, 2019
Shelly Beth Jordan, 55, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019. Shelly was born September 30, 1963 in Port Arthur, Texas to Amos Jean Hanes and Virginia Housman Hanes. She was a lifelong area resident, and was the manager of Groves Laundry Basket. Survivors include her husband, Alan Jordan of Groves; two sons, Ricky Collida, Jr. and wife...
Clara Ann Jones
June 16, 2019
Clara Ann Jones, 85, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019. Clara Ann was born December 17, 1933 in Williamsport, Indiana to Roy Lee Benson and Hallie Wesley Benson. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 40 years and graduated from Lamar University Beaumont with a bachelors degree in education. Clara Ann was employed as a...
Ronnie Estes
June 16, 2019
Ronnie Estes of Silsbee, Texas passed away June 16, 2019. He was born in Chipley, Florida on February 14, 1941 to the late Lilian Modell Sharp. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home on Thursday, June 20, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a memorial service to be held at 4:00 p.m.,...
Jefferson "Sonny" Ray Coker II
June 15, 2019
Jefferson “Sonny” Ray Coker, II, 45, of Lebanon, Tennessee passed away June 15, 2019. He was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on August 29, 1973 to Jefferson Ray Coker, Sr. and Myrtle Ann Wear Coker. He was a Construction Supervisor for Exxon. Those left to cherish Sonny’s memory are his wife of 24 years, Kathy Crouse Coker of Lebanon, TN; his...
Dorothy "Dottie" Nell Cosatt
June 13, 2019
Dorothy “Dottie” Nell Cosatt Dorothy Cosatt was born to Emma Trilica and Henry Kubala on July 10, 1924. She had one child, Denise Fernandez and her husband, George and one granddaughter, Carrie Piletere Hackbarth. Dottie devoted her entire life to her daughter and especially her granddaughter. She spent her younger days working at Coleman Bernard, The Shipyard, J&L electric and...
Barbara J. Collier Delcambre
June 10, 2019
Barbara J. Collier Delcambre, 82, of Port Neches, Texas passed away June 10, 2019. She was born in Port Acres, Texas on April 14, 1937 to the late Charles Wesley Collier and Grace Ferguson Collier. She grew up in Port Acres across the street from the boy that she would one day marry, Ted Delcambre. Barbara retired from Mid-Jefferson Hospital...
James Edgar Penry
June 9, 2019
James Edgar Penry, 86, of Port Neches, Texas passed away June 9, 2019. He was born in Chester, Texas on January 27, 1933 to the late Ilee Penry and Maggie Tullos Penry. He served his country proudly in the Texas National Guard and was a member of First Baptist Church of Port Neches. James retired after 30 years of service...
Darlena Kay Pelt
June 7, 2019
Darlena Kay Pelt, 56, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 at her residence. Darlena was born November 18, 1962 in Pasco, Washington to Bobby Gene Pelt and Laura Jeanette Henson Pelt. She was a lifelong area resident and worked for the US Postal Service in Beaumont. Darlena was a member of Little Flower of Jesus Catholic...
Katie Louise "Mama Kat" Wactor
June 25, 2019
Katie Louise "Mama Kat" Wactor, 89, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2019. Louise was born September 9, 1929 in Newllton, Louisiana to Bolton Mercer and Mertie Dove Mercer. She was a longtime area resident and homemaker. After raising her children she went to work at K-Mart for 18 years. Louise enjoyed playing casino games, but her...
Jack Byron Herford
June 24, 2019
Jack Byron Herford, 73, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, June 24, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Jack was born July 12, 1945 in Port Arthur, Texas to George Herford and Betty Gage Herford. He was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and a self-employed Insurance Agent. Jack was a member of...
Charles Edward "Eddie" Berry
June 23, 2019
Charles Edward “Eddie” Berry, 77, of Nederland, Texas passed away June 23, 2019. He was born in Owensboro, Kentucky on April 20, 1942 to the late Jerry I. Berry and Helen Pearl Hebert Berry. Those left to cherish Eddie’s memory are his wife, Carolyn Berry of Nederland; his daughter, Amanda Landry and her husband Kevin of Port Neches; his grandchildren...
Dallas Allan "Jester" Lovett
June 22, 2019
Dallas Allan “Jester” Lovett, 27, of Port Neches/Groves, Texas passed away June 22, 2019. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on May 28, 1992 to Kenneth Wayne Jester, Jr. and Sherry Lovett. Those left to cherish Dallas’s memory are his mother, Sherry Lovett of Bridge City; his father, Kenneth Wayne Jester, Jr. of Bridge City; his siblings, Dennis Guffey,...
Kevin Wayne Kotz
June 21, 2019
Kevin Wayne Kotz, 55, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, June 21, 2019 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Kevin was born March 31, 1964 in Beaumont, Texas to Frank Wayne Kotz and Mary Donaldson Kotz. He was a self-employed Welder and a lifelong resident of this area. A visitation for family and friends will...
Maxine Arnold Hatton
June 20, 2019
Maxine Arnold Hatton, 94, of Beaumont, Texas left her earthly home to be with the lord on June 20, 2019. She was born on December 23, 1924, to Lolla Besse Godwin Arnold and Henry Clay Arnold Sr. and lived most of her childhood in Orange and Little Cypress, Texas. In Maxine’s early teens, her family moved to Beaumont, Texas where...
Tempie Patterson
June 20, 2019
Tempie Patterson, 91, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Tempie was born March 16, 1928 in Quitman, Mississippi to Charles Wesley Miller and Pearl Elizabeth Neely Miller. She was a homemaker and a member of Southside Baptist Church in Port Neches. A visitation for family and friends will...
Sheryl Louise Peco
June 20, 2019
Obituary Sheryl Louise Peco 3/9/53 - 6/20/19 Beautiful and loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, meme, and friend passed away on June 20th, 2019. Sheri was a tough woman who fought to the very end. After a long 9 year battle with cancer, her body finally stopped fighting and she passed peacefully in her home in Port Arthur, TX. Sheri...
Mary Anne Drago Sigur
June 19, 2019
Mary Anne Drago Sigur, 59, of Port Arthur, Texas, died Wednesday, June 19, 2019, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was surrounded by family members and supported by the prayers of her many friends as she left this world to be with the Lord. Mary Anne was born on May...
Mary Sue Murdock Kasper
June 18, 2019
Mary Sue Murdock Kasper, 85, of Port Neches, Texas passed away June 18, 2019. She was born in San Augustine, Texas on June 26, 1933 to the late Clyde Lyles and Fannie Walton Lyles. Sue was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Port Arthur. Those left to cherish Sue’s memory are her husband, James R. Kasper of Port Neches;...
Patsy Hemmenway King
June 17, 2019
Patsy Hemmenway King, 82, of Port Neches, Texas passed away June 17, 2019. She was born in Nederland, Texas on February 15, 1937 to the late Asa Hemmenway and Annie Franklin Hemmenway. Patsy worked in customer service for Market Basket before retiring and was a member of First Assembly of God in Nederland. Those left to cherish Patsy’s memory are...
William H. Sessions
June 16, 2019
William H. Sessions, 87, of Port Acres, Texas passed away June 16, 2019. He was born in Benton, Mississippi on November 13,1931 to the late, Henry Sessions and Florence Bailey Sessions. William served his country proudly in the U. S. Army with the 82nd Airborne. He retired after 44 years of service with the Port Arthur Fire Department, where he...
Shelly Beth Jordan
June 16, 2019
Shelly Beth Jordan, 55, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019. Shelly was born September 30, 1963 in Port Arthur, Texas to Amos Jean Hanes and Virginia Housman Hanes. She was a lifelong area resident, and was the manager of Groves Laundry Basket. Survivors include her husband, Alan Jordan of Groves; two sons, Ricky Collida, Jr. and wife...
Clara Ann Jones
June 16, 2019
Clara Ann Jones, 85, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, June 16, 2019. Clara Ann was born December 17, 1933 in Williamsport, Indiana to Roy Lee Benson and Hallie Wesley Benson. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 40 years and graduated from Lamar University Beaumont with a bachelors degree in education. Clara Ann was employed as a...
Ronnie Estes
June 16, 2019
Ronnie Estes of Silsbee, Texas passed away June 16, 2019. He was born in Chipley, Florida on February 14, 1941 to the late Lilian Modell Sharp. A gathering of family and friends will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home on Thursday, June 20, 2019 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a memorial service to be held at 4:00 p.m.,...
Jefferson "Sonny" Ray Coker II
June 15, 2019
Jefferson “Sonny” Ray Coker, II, 45, of Lebanon, Tennessee passed away June 15, 2019. He was born in Pascagoula, Mississippi on August 29, 1973 to Jefferson Ray Coker, Sr. and Myrtle Ann Wear Coker. He was a Construction Supervisor for Exxon. Those left to cherish Sonny’s memory are his wife of 24 years, Kathy Crouse Coker of Lebanon, TN; his...
Dorothy "Dottie" Nell Cosatt
June 13, 2019
Dorothy “Dottie” Nell Cosatt Dorothy Cosatt was born to Emma Trilica and Henry Kubala on July 10, 1924. She had one child, Denise Fernandez and her husband, George and one granddaughter, Carrie Piletere Hackbarth. Dottie devoted her entire life to her daughter and especially her granddaughter. She spent her younger days working at Coleman Bernard, The Shipyard, J&L electric and...
Barbara J. Collier Delcambre
June 10, 2019
Barbara J. Collier Delcambre, 82, of Port Neches, Texas passed away June 10, 2019. She was born in Port Acres, Texas on April 14, 1937 to the late Charles Wesley Collier and Grace Ferguson Collier. She grew up in Port Acres across the street from the boy that she would one day marry, Ted Delcambre. Barbara retired from Mid-Jefferson Hospital...
James Edgar Penry
June 9, 2019
James Edgar Penry, 86, of Port Neches, Texas passed away June 9, 2019. He was born in Chester, Texas on January 27, 1933 to the late Ilee Penry and Maggie Tullos Penry. He served his country proudly in the Texas National Guard and was a member of First Baptist Church of Port Neches. James retired after 30 years of service...
Darlena Kay Pelt
June 7, 2019
Darlena Kay Pelt, 56, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Friday, June 7, 2019 at her residence. Darlena was born November 18, 1962 in Pasco, Washington to Bobby Gene Pelt and Laura Jeanette Henson Pelt. She was a lifelong area resident and worked for the US Postal Service in Beaumont. Darlena was a member of Little Flower of Jesus Catholic...