Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Dayla Denise Fisher Brown
December 26, 2018
Dayla’s Story Her journey began on July 25, 1963. She grew up in Nederland, Texas and graduated from Nederland High School in 1981. Shortly after, she met David who instantly became the love of her life. They married and quickly began their family. Dayla was an exceptional wife but an even more amazing mother to Krystle, Kacie and Kaleb. Her...
Leonard Martin Durow
December 26, 2018
Leonard Martin Durow, 73, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 22, 1945 to the late Martin Durow and Alma Moerbe Durow. Those left to cherish Leonard’s memory are his son, Brian Durow of Groves; his daughter, Traci Breaux and her husband, Richie of Fannett; his sister, Shirley Peckham...
Iola Marie Smith
December 20, 2018
Iola Marie Smith, 93, of Port Acres passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Iola was born May 31, 1925 in Little Chenier, Louisiana to the late Onezime Trahan and Margaret Benoit Trahan. She retired from the Port Arthur ISD in food service and was a member of St. Therese, the Little...
Joyce Teresa Comeaux Landry
December 19, 2018
After a long and happy life of 88 years, Joyce Landry passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at her home in Nederland, Texas. She was born of November 5, 1930 in Port Arthur. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson in 1949, a proud Yellow Jacket cheerleader. She married her high school sweetheart, Nolan. She was a beautician in the area...
Nelson Michael Leger
December 19, 2018
Nelson Michael Leger, 68, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Michael was born September 26, 1950 in Port Arthur, Texas to Nelson Joseph Leger and Yvonne Hinton Leger. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a retired Electrician with Entergy with 25 years of service. Michael was a...
Jacquelyn Cousins
December 19, 2018
Jacquelyn Cousins, 90, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Jacquelyn was born November 13, 1928 in Port Arthur, Texas to Jack Faulkner and Tossie Sapp Faulkner Myrick. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Groves First United Methodist Church. Jacquelyn retired as a medical transcriptionist from St. Mary Hospital after many years of service. She...
Judy Ann Castille
December 18, 2018
Judy Ann Castille, 72, passed away December 18, 2018 in Autumn Winds Assisted Living in Winnsboro, Texas after a battle with Dementia/Alzheimer. Judy was born July 21, 1946 in New Iberia, Louisiana to Percy John Sr. and Ann Comeaux Castille. She attended Port Arthur Business College after graduating from Port Neches-Groves High School where she was a member of the...
Lea Ann Broussard
December 17, 2018
Lea Ann Broussard, 44 of Port Acres, Texas passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. Lea Ann was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 27, 1974 to Cecil J. Broussard and the late Winnie Rabeaux Broussard. Lea Ann was a dedicated parishioner at Saint Therese the Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church where she was an active and longtime...
Lesslee Paul Salles Jr.
December 17, 2018
Lesslee Paul Salles, Jr., 81, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on December 17, 2018. Lesslee was born in Beaumont, Texas on August 25, 1937 to the late Lesslee Paul Salles, Sr. and Annie May Hillebrandt Salles. Those left to cherish Lesslee’s memory are his wife, Carolyn Inez Willingham Salles of Beaumont; his sons, Erik Salles and his wife, Charlotte of...
Ruth Marion Tannehill
December 17, 2018
Ruth Marion Tannehill, 89, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. She was born in San Francisco, California to the late Thomas Hunt and Margaret Jane Roycroft Hunt. Ruth retired as Director of Nursing at Mid Jefferson Hospital and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Nederland. Those left to cherish Ruth’s memory are her...
Martha Pauline "Polly" Thomas
December 17, 2018
Polly Thomas, age 100, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 17, 2018, at home. She was born on January 3, l918 in Lindale, Texas to Julius and Carrie Corley and was also raised by her step-mother Peggy Corley. She grew up in Port Arthur, Texas, and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. She married Louis E. Thomas on September 28,...
Patsy Lee Jordanstad Crowder Holmes
December 16, 2018
Patsy Lee Joranstad Crowder Holmes, 71, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Patsy was born in Port Arthur, Texas on December 22, 1946 to the late Hilmar Joranstad and Vinice Marie Aquillard. Patsy worked for Time Warner Cable in Charlotte, NC. For 10 years and retired from Gulf Oil with 34 years of service. She loved...
Waylon Reed Paul
December 16, 2018
Waylon Reed Paul, 15, of Groves, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018. Waylon was born May 5, 2003 in Port Arthur, Texas to Karie Suzanne Holstine and Thomas Hubert Paul. He attended Nederland ISD, and Port Neches/Groves ISD and was in the 10th Grade. Waylon is survived by his parents, Karie Hale and her husband, Jamie of Groves; his father,...
Julia Nita Franke
December 16, 2018
Julia Nita Franke, 95, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Julia was born in Port Arthur, Texas on December 24, 1922 to the late Leon K. Dennis and Julia Kelly Dennis. Julia worked in the cafeteria at C.O. Wilson Middle School for 25 years. Those left to cherish Julia’s memory are her son, Henry Franke, Jr....
Pedro S. Castillo
December 15, 2018
Pedro S. Castillo, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on August 3, 1930 in Temuco, Chile to Heriberto and Nieves Castillo. Pedro had lived in this area since 1964. He was retired as a member of the National Maritime Union with 42 years of service. A...
Benny G. Baker
December 14, 2018
Benny G. Baker, 65, of Fannett, Texas passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018. Benny was born in Madison, Tennessee on January 8, 1953 to Robert Gale Baker and Margaret Marlin Baker. Benny worked as a truck driver for most of his life, he loved the outdoors and deer hunting. Those left to cherish Benny’s memory are his loving wife...
Eric Schoenberg
December 12, 2018
Eric Schoenberg, Jr., 60, of Nederland, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Eric was born August 29, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to Eric Schoenberg, Sr. and Ruth Major Schoenberg. He was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Charles Catholic Church. Eric was a process operator and metal trades mechanic for Chevron Phillips Port Arthur, with 17...
Joan Waites
December 12, 2018
Joan Waites, 81, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Joan was born August 19, 1937 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico to Ivan Hezekiah Gray and Leona Kaylor Gray. She was a resident of Groves for 70 years and a member of Gulf Avenue Church of Christ. Joan was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, and...
Jane Parker Hickey
December 12, 2018
Jane Parker Hickey, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Jane was born February 25, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charlie Lee Blalock and Avelia Breaux Blalock. Jane was a lifelong area resident and retired from the collections department of Southwestern Bell after 16 years...
Delwood John Fontenot
December 10, 2018
Delwood John Fontenot, 71, of Nederland, Texas passed away December 10, 2018. He was born in Lafayette, Louisiana on July 20, 1947 to the late John and Pauline Vidrine Fontenot. He was a cement finisher for Lynch Construction. Delwood served his county proudly in the U. S. Army, a proud member of the Cajun Music Association, and a member of...
Dayla Denise Fisher Brown
December 26, 2018
Dayla’s Story Her journey began on July 25, 1963. She grew up in Nederland, Texas and graduated from Nederland High School in 1981. Shortly after, she met David who instantly became the love of her life. They married and quickly began their family. Dayla was an exceptional wife but an even more amazing mother to Krystle, Kacie and Kaleb. Her...
Leonard Martin Durow
December 26, 2018
Leonard Martin Durow, 73, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 26, 2018. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 22, 1945 to the late Martin Durow and Alma Moerbe Durow. Those left to cherish Leonard’s memory are his son, Brian Durow of Groves; his daughter, Traci Breaux and her husband, Richie of Fannett; his sister, Shirley Peckham...
Iola Marie Smith
December 20, 2018
Iola Marie Smith, 93, of Port Acres passed away on Thursday, December 20, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Iola was born May 31, 1925 in Little Chenier, Louisiana to the late Onezime Trahan and Margaret Benoit Trahan. She retired from the Port Arthur ISD in food service and was a member of St. Therese, the Little...
Joyce Teresa Comeaux Landry
December 19, 2018
After a long and happy life of 88 years, Joyce Landry passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at her home in Nederland, Texas. She was born of November 5, 1930 in Port Arthur. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson in 1949, a proud Yellow Jacket cheerleader. She married her high school sweetheart, Nolan. She was a beautician in the area...
Nelson Michael Leger
December 19, 2018
Nelson Michael Leger, 68, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Michael was born September 26, 1950 in Port Arthur, Texas to Nelson Joseph Leger and Yvonne Hinton Leger. He was a lifelong resident of this area and a retired Electrician with Entergy with 25 years of service. Michael was a...
Jacquelyn Cousins
December 19, 2018
Jacquelyn Cousins, 90, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 19, 2018. Jacquelyn was born November 13, 1928 in Port Arthur, Texas to Jack Faulkner and Tossie Sapp Faulkner Myrick. She was a lifelong area resident and member of Groves First United Methodist Church. Jacquelyn retired as a medical transcriptionist from St. Mary Hospital after many years of service. She...
Judy Ann Castille
December 18, 2018
Judy Ann Castille, 72, passed away December 18, 2018 in Autumn Winds Assisted Living in Winnsboro, Texas after a battle with Dementia/Alzheimer. Judy was born July 21, 1946 in New Iberia, Louisiana to Percy John Sr. and Ann Comeaux Castille. She attended Port Arthur Business College after graduating from Port Neches-Groves High School where she was a member of the...
Lea Ann Broussard
December 17, 2018
Lea Ann Broussard, 44 of Port Acres, Texas passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. Lea Ann was born in Port Arthur, Texas on October 27, 1974 to Cecil J. Broussard and the late Winnie Rabeaux Broussard. Lea Ann was a dedicated parishioner at Saint Therese the Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church where she was an active and longtime...
Lesslee Paul Salles Jr.
December 17, 2018
Lesslee Paul Salles, Jr., 81, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on December 17, 2018. Lesslee was born in Beaumont, Texas on August 25, 1937 to the late Lesslee Paul Salles, Sr. and Annie May Hillebrandt Salles. Those left to cherish Lesslee’s memory are his wife, Carolyn Inez Willingham Salles of Beaumont; his sons, Erik Salles and his wife, Charlotte of...
Ruth Marion Tannehill
December 17, 2018
Ruth Marion Tannehill, 89, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Monday, December 17, 2018. She was born in San Francisco, California to the late Thomas Hunt and Margaret Jane Roycroft Hunt. Ruth retired as Director of Nursing at Mid Jefferson Hospital and was a member of First United Methodist Church in Nederland. Those left to cherish Ruth’s memory are her...
Martha Pauline "Polly" Thomas
December 17, 2018
Polly Thomas, age 100, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 17, 2018, at home. She was born on January 3, l918 in Lindale, Texas to Julius and Carrie Corley and was also raised by her step-mother Peggy Corley. She grew up in Port Arthur, Texas, and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School. She married Louis E. Thomas on September 28,...
Patsy Lee Jordanstad Crowder Holmes
December 16, 2018
Patsy Lee Joranstad Crowder Holmes, 71, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Patsy was born in Port Arthur, Texas on December 22, 1946 to the late Hilmar Joranstad and Vinice Marie Aquillard. Patsy worked for Time Warner Cable in Charlotte, NC. For 10 years and retired from Gulf Oil with 34 years of service. She loved...
Waylon Reed Paul
December 16, 2018
Waylon Reed Paul, 15, of Groves, passed away Sunday, December 16, 2018. Waylon was born May 5, 2003 in Port Arthur, Texas to Karie Suzanne Holstine and Thomas Hubert Paul. He attended Nederland ISD, and Port Neches/Groves ISD and was in the 10th Grade. Waylon is survived by his parents, Karie Hale and her husband, Jamie of Groves; his father,...
Julia Nita Franke
December 16, 2018
Julia Nita Franke, 95, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018. Julia was born in Port Arthur, Texas on December 24, 1922 to the late Leon K. Dennis and Julia Kelly Dennis. Julia worked in the cafeteria at C.O. Wilson Middle School for 25 years. Those left to cherish Julia’s memory are her son, Henry Franke, Jr....
Pedro S. Castillo
December 15, 2018
Pedro S. Castillo, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away Saturday, December 15, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on August 3, 1930 in Temuco, Chile to Heriberto and Nieves Castillo. Pedro had lived in this area since 1964. He was retired as a member of the National Maritime Union with 42 years of service. A...
Benny G. Baker
December 14, 2018
Benny G. Baker, 65, of Fannett, Texas passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018. Benny was born in Madison, Tennessee on January 8, 1953 to Robert Gale Baker and Margaret Marlin Baker. Benny worked as a truck driver for most of his life, he loved the outdoors and deer hunting. Those left to cherish Benny’s memory are his loving wife...
Eric Schoenberg
December 12, 2018
Eric Schoenberg, Jr., 60, of Nederland, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Eric was born August 29, 1958 in Port Arthur, Texas to Eric Schoenberg, Sr. and Ruth Major Schoenberg. He was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Charles Catholic Church. Eric was a process operator and metal trades mechanic for Chevron Phillips Port Arthur, with 17...
Joan Waites
December 12, 2018
Joan Waites, 81, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018. Joan was born August 19, 1937 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico to Ivan Hezekiah Gray and Leona Kaylor Gray. She was a resident of Groves for 70 years and a member of Gulf Avenue Church of Christ. Joan was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, and...
Jane Parker Hickey
December 12, 2018
Jane Parker Hickey, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 12, 2018 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Jane was born February 25, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charlie Lee Blalock and Avelia Breaux Blalock. Jane was a lifelong area resident and retired from the collections department of Southwestern Bell after 16 years...
Delwood John Fontenot
December 10, 2018
Delwood John Fontenot, 71, of Nederland, Texas passed away December 10, 2018. He was born in Lafayette, Louisiana on July 20, 1947 to the late John and Pauline Vidrine Fontenot. He was a cement finisher for Lynch Construction. Delwood served his county proudly in the U. S. Army, a proud member of the Cajun Music Association, and a member of...
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