Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Lucy Geraldine "Jerry" Dozier
April 28, 2018
Lucy Geraldine "Jerry" Brunow Dozier, age 97, went home to her Father in Heaven on April 28, 2018. She was a loving mother and wife, a faithful servant of the Lord, and generous to all she knew. Jerry, a life-long resident of Port Arthur, Texas was born on August 10, 1920 to Johnnie Lake Brown Brunow and Gunther Harry Brunow....
Betty Weatherford
April 27, 2018
Betty Cruse Weatherford, 90, of Zavala TX, Texas passed away Friday, April 27, 2018. She was born on November 28, 1927 in Shelbyville, TX to the late, John Cruse and Stella Tyler Cruse. Betty is survived by her sons, Roy Weatherford, and wife Laura, of Port Neches, and Terry Weatherford, and wife Wanda, of Nederland; her sister, Billy Kay of...
Kathryn Phillips
April 26, 2018
Kathryn Phillips, 79, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Kathryn was born April 23, 1939 in Jennings, Louisiana to Bill Converse and Mary Baxter Converse. She was a resident of Nederland for 58 years and a member of Seventh Street Baptist Church in Nederland. Surviving relatives...
James A. Horn
April 22, 2018
James A. Horn, 83, of Beaumont, Texas passed away April 22, 2018. He was born on December 5, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late, Oliver Horn and Dimples Brown Horn. He worked for ARCO in the Human Resources Department and he served his country proudly in the U. S. Army. James is survived by his wife, Rose Marie...
Richard Earl Walker
April 22, 2018
Richard Earl Walker, 97, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Richard was born March 3, 1921 in Town Bluff, Texas to John T. Walker and Inez Tucker Walker. He was a resident of Port Neches for 73 years and a retired Duty Foreman with Sun Oil. Richard was a member...
Mary Beth Mahon
April 21, 2018
Mary Beth Mahon, 64, passed away on April 21, 2018. Born in 1954 in Pasadena, Texas to William “Bill” and Burnadean Riggins, Mary graduated in 1972 from Jessie H. Jones High School in Houston, Texas and then attended Lubbock Christian College and later went to nursing school where she obtained her LVN license. She worked for hospitals, skilled nursing facilities,...
Dr. Glenn Lacy Sr.
April 21, 2018
Dr. Glenn Lacy, Sr. 82, of Nederland, Texas., passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 18, 1935 to the late, Emmett Lacy and Ruby Finley Lacy. Dr. Lacy owned a general dental practice and practiced dentistry in the area for 36 years. Those left to cherish his memory...
Virginia Dyson Hale
April 20, 2018
Virginia Dyson Hale, 92, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born April 16, 1926 in Marthaville, Louisiana to George Dyson, Sr. and Corinne Kelly Dyson. Virginia had lived in this area for 61 years and was a member of Central Baptist Church in Port Neches. A graveside service...
Robert "Bob" "Bullet" Carlos
April 19, 2018
Robert "Bullet" Carlos Robert "Bullet" Carlos, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018. He was born May 22, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Sylvester Salvador Carlos and Mary Barbin Carlos. Bob was a lifelong area resident and member of American Legion #7, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Knights of Columbus #3491 and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He...
Violet Faye Ross
April 18, 2018
Violet Faye Ross, 94, of Porter, Texas formerly of Groves, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Kingwood Medical Center. Violet was born January 24, 1924 in Port Neches, Texas to Virgil R. Flurry and Anita Lee Flurry. She was a lifelong area resident and a member of Groves First United Methodist Church. Violet was preceded in death by her...
Charlene Williams
April 16, 2018
Charlene Williams, 86, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at Clear Lake Regional Hospital. Charlene was born December 21, 1931 in Daisetta, Texas to Emmett Hardin McKenzie and Ethel Berry McKenzie. She was a resident of Port Neches for 64 years and was a retired Port Neches-Groves ISD teacher with over 10 years of service. Charlene...
Agnes C. Courville
April 16, 2018
Agnes C. Courville, 92, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Agnes was born April 3, 1926 in Catahoula, Louisiana to Vincent Lasseigne and Estelle Rodriguez Lasseigne. She was a resident of Port Neches for 40 years and retired from Doctors Hospital as Food Service Supervisor....
Rochelle A. White-Socia
April 15, 2018
Rachelle A. White-Socia, 53, of Groves, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018 in Groves. Rachelle was born in Orange on March 30, 1965 to the late, Richard White and Lois Lehman White. Rachelle worked as a Bingo Teller for 5 years at the Eagles Bingo Hall. She is survived by her children, Juan “Jerry” Diaz and his wife, Brandy...
Willie A. Ryman, Jr.
April 15, 2018
Willie Arnold Ryman, Jr., of Port Arthur, TX, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at the age 88. He was in good company and surrounded by his loving family at the time of his passing. Willie was born March 6, 1930, in Port Arthur, TX, to Willie Arnold Ryman, Sr., and Hulda Highberg Ryman. He was...
Johnny Ray Holt
April 14, 2018
Johnny Ray Holt, 68, of Nederland, died Saturday, April 14, 2018 in Beaumont. Johnny was born February 1, 1950 in Orange to the late Paul Odell Holt and Leila Jane Jones Holt. He was employed as a switchman with Total Petro Chemical for thirty-nine years, and was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 5145. Johnny is survived by...
Joe Douglas Hawsey
April 13, 2018
Joe Douglas Hawsey, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Joe was born July 19, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to Fred Carl Hawsey and Geraldine Andrews Hawsey. Joe was a lifelong area resident and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1953 and Lamar University in...
Ray Swanzy
April 13, 2018
Ray Swanzy, 87, of Port Arthur, died Friday, April 13, 2018 in Port Arthur. Ray was born September 25, 1930 in Rosebud, Texas to the late Hilliard Dale Swanzy and Helen Elizabeth McCollum Swanzy. Ray is survived by his wife, Daisy Swanzy of Port Arthur; his daughter Rosa Lanier, and her husband Sam, of Fanette; his son Dale Swanzy of...
Bill J. "B.J." Orchid
April 11, 2018
Bill J. "B.J." Orchid passed away on April 11, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. Born in Amity, Arkansas on September 30, 1933, he was the son of Eunice and Carl Orchid. Mr. Orchid graduated from Clarks High School in Clarks, Louisiana in 1953. He was a well-known high school athlete, particularly a baseball catcher. Mr. Orchid declined an athletic scholarship...
Juanita Marie Standley
April 11, 2018
Juanita Marie Standley, 95, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Port Arthur Community Home. Juanita was born July 6, 1922 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana to Donnadieu Breaux and Elada Stoute Breaux. She was an area resident for 75 years and member of Groves First Baptist Church. Juanita retired as a commercial underwriter for Joiner...
Whitman Larry Reed
April 10, 2018
Whitman Larry Reed, 79, of Port Neches, Texas passed away in his home Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Larry was born March 29, 1939 in Orofino, Idaho to Archie Reed and Mabel Winn Reed. He was a resident of Port Neches for 43 years. As a Nurse Anesthetist for 41 years, spending 15 of those as a Locum Tenens Anesthetist. Across...
Lucy Geraldine "Jerry" Dozier
April 28, 2018
Lucy Geraldine "Jerry" Brunow Dozier, age 97, went home to her Father in Heaven on April 28, 2018. She was a loving mother and wife, a faithful servant of the Lord, and generous to all she knew. Jerry, a life-long resident of Port Arthur, Texas was born on August 10, 1920 to Johnnie Lake Brown Brunow and Gunther Harry Brunow....
Betty Weatherford
April 27, 2018
Betty Cruse Weatherford, 90, of Zavala TX, Texas passed away Friday, April 27, 2018. She was born on November 28, 1927 in Shelbyville, TX to the late, John Cruse and Stella Tyler Cruse. Betty is survived by her sons, Roy Weatherford, and wife Laura, of Port Neches, and Terry Weatherford, and wife Wanda, of Nederland; her sister, Billy Kay of...
Kathryn Phillips
April 26, 2018
Kathryn Phillips, 79, of Nederland, Texas passed away Thursday, April 26, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Kathryn was born April 23, 1939 in Jennings, Louisiana to Bill Converse and Mary Baxter Converse. She was a resident of Nederland for 58 years and a member of Seventh Street Baptist Church in Nederland. Surviving relatives...
James A. Horn
April 22, 2018
James A. Horn, 83, of Beaumont, Texas passed away April 22, 2018. He was born on December 5, 1934 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late, Oliver Horn and Dimples Brown Horn. He worked for ARCO in the Human Resources Department and he served his country proudly in the U. S. Army. James is survived by his wife, Rose Marie...
Richard Earl Walker
April 22, 2018
Richard Earl Walker, 97, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, April 22, 2018 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Richard was born March 3, 1921 in Town Bluff, Texas to John T. Walker and Inez Tucker Walker. He was a resident of Port Neches for 73 years and a retired Duty Foreman with Sun Oil. Richard was a member...
Mary Beth Mahon
April 21, 2018
Mary Beth Mahon, 64, passed away on April 21, 2018. Born in 1954 in Pasadena, Texas to William “Bill” and Burnadean Riggins, Mary graduated in 1972 from Jessie H. Jones High School in Houston, Texas and then attended Lubbock Christian College and later went to nursing school where she obtained her LVN license. She worked for hospitals, skilled nursing facilities,...
Dr. Glenn Lacy Sr.
April 21, 2018
Dr. Glenn Lacy, Sr. 82, of Nederland, Texas., passed away on Saturday, April 21, 2018 in Beaumont, Texas. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on June 18, 1935 to the late, Emmett Lacy and Ruby Finley Lacy. Dr. Lacy owned a general dental practice and practiced dentistry in the area for 36 years. Those left to cherish his memory...
Virginia Dyson Hale
April 20, 2018
Virginia Dyson Hale, 92, of Nederland, Texas passed away Friday, April 20, 2018 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born April 16, 1926 in Marthaville, Louisiana to George Dyson, Sr. and Corinne Kelly Dyson. Virginia had lived in this area for 61 years and was a member of Central Baptist Church in Port Neches. A graveside service...
Robert "Bob" "Bullet" Carlos
April 19, 2018
Robert "Bullet" Carlos Robert "Bullet" Carlos, 86, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, April 19, 2018. He was born May 22, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Sylvester Salvador Carlos and Mary Barbin Carlos. Bob was a lifelong area resident and member of American Legion #7, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Knights of Columbus #3491 and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He...
Violet Faye Ross
April 18, 2018
Violet Faye Ross, 94, of Porter, Texas formerly of Groves, passed away Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at Kingwood Medical Center. Violet was born January 24, 1924 in Port Neches, Texas to Virgil R. Flurry and Anita Lee Flurry. She was a lifelong area resident and a member of Groves First United Methodist Church. Violet was preceded in death by her...
Charlene Williams
April 16, 2018
Charlene Williams, 86, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at Clear Lake Regional Hospital. Charlene was born December 21, 1931 in Daisetta, Texas to Emmett Hardin McKenzie and Ethel Berry McKenzie. She was a resident of Port Neches for 64 years and was a retired Port Neches-Groves ISD teacher with over 10 years of service. Charlene...
Agnes C. Courville
April 16, 2018
Agnes C. Courville, 92, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, April 16, 2018 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Agnes was born April 3, 1926 in Catahoula, Louisiana to Vincent Lasseigne and Estelle Rodriguez Lasseigne. She was a resident of Port Neches for 40 years and retired from Doctors Hospital as Food Service Supervisor....
Rochelle A. White-Socia
April 15, 2018
Rachelle A. White-Socia, 53, of Groves, passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2018 in Groves. Rachelle was born in Orange on March 30, 1965 to the late, Richard White and Lois Lehman White. Rachelle worked as a Bingo Teller for 5 years at the Eagles Bingo Hall. She is survived by her children, Juan “Jerry” Diaz and his wife, Brandy...
Willie A. Ryman, Jr.
April 15, 2018
Willie Arnold Ryman, Jr., of Port Arthur, TX, went to his heavenly home on Sunday, April 15, 2018, at the age 88. He was in good company and surrounded by his loving family at the time of his passing. Willie was born March 6, 1930, in Port Arthur, TX, to Willie Arnold Ryman, Sr., and Hulda Highberg Ryman. He was...
Johnny Ray Holt
April 14, 2018
Johnny Ray Holt, 68, of Nederland, died Saturday, April 14, 2018 in Beaumont. Johnny was born February 1, 1950 in Orange to the late Paul Odell Holt and Leila Jane Jones Holt. He was employed as a switchman with Total Petro Chemical for thirty-nine years, and was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 5145. Johnny is survived by...
Joe Douglas Hawsey
April 13, 2018
Joe Douglas Hawsey, 82, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, April 13, 2018 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Joe was born July 19, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to Fred Carl Hawsey and Geraldine Andrews Hawsey. Joe was a lifelong area resident and graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1953 and Lamar University in...
Ray Swanzy
April 13, 2018
Ray Swanzy, 87, of Port Arthur, died Friday, April 13, 2018 in Port Arthur. Ray was born September 25, 1930 in Rosebud, Texas to the late Hilliard Dale Swanzy and Helen Elizabeth McCollum Swanzy. Ray is survived by his wife, Daisy Swanzy of Port Arthur; his daughter Rosa Lanier, and her husband Sam, of Fanette; his son Dale Swanzy of...
Bill J. "B.J." Orchid
April 11, 2018
Bill J. "B.J." Orchid passed away on April 11, 2018, in Port Arthur, Texas. Born in Amity, Arkansas on September 30, 1933, he was the son of Eunice and Carl Orchid. Mr. Orchid graduated from Clarks High School in Clarks, Louisiana in 1953. He was a well-known high school athlete, particularly a baseball catcher. Mr. Orchid declined an athletic scholarship...
Juanita Marie Standley
April 11, 2018
Juanita Marie Standley, 95, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at the Port Arthur Community Home. Juanita was born July 6, 1922 in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana to Donnadieu Breaux and Elada Stoute Breaux. She was an area resident for 75 years and member of Groves First Baptist Church. Juanita retired as a commercial underwriter for Joiner...
Whitman Larry Reed
April 10, 2018
Whitman Larry Reed, 79, of Port Neches, Texas passed away in his home Tuesday, April 10, 2018. Larry was born March 29, 1939 in Orofino, Idaho to Archie Reed and Mabel Winn Reed. He was a resident of Port Neches for 43 years. As a Nurse Anesthetist for 41 years, spending 15 of those as a Locum Tenens Anesthetist. Across...