Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Ronald Wayne Miles
November 24, 2017
Ronald Wayne Miles, 73, of Baytown, Texas passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 at San Jancinto Methodist Hospital. Ronald was born October 23, 1944 in Port Arthur, Texas, and resided in this area until he moved to Baytown 48 years ago. He retired in 2006 as the owner of Putt Putt Golf and Games in Baytown. Ronald proudly served in...
Carol McBride
November 23, 2017
Carol McBride, 86, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 at St. Lukes Hospital in Lufkin, Texas. Carol was born July 8, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to J.F. Patrick and Anita Prejean Patrick. She was a longtime area resident and lived in Zavalla for the past 20 years. She also was a member of First Baptist...
John "J.V." Chauvin
November 19, 2017
John "J.V." Chauvin, 90, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at his residence. J.V. was born October 3, 1927 in Houma, Louisiana to Israel Victor Chauvin and Katherine Faslund Chauvin. He was a resident of Bridge City for sixty years and was a Process Control Coordinator at Firestone retiring in 1982 and was also the founder...
Patricia Ann Ruddy
November 19, 2017
Patricia Ruddy, 78, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Patricia was born February 15, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan to Carl Wilhelm and Marion Pageau Wilhelm. Patricia was a longtime area resident and member of St. James Catholic Church. She taught CCD at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches...
Ronald Roy Castille, Sr.
November 19, 2017
Ronald Roy Castille, Sr., 58, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at his residence. Ronald was born January 22, 1959 in Port Arthur, Texas to Henry Castille, Jr. and Mary Francis Givens Castille. Ronald was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of the Baptist faith. A visitation for family and friends will be...
Elaine Ruth Laughlin
November 18, 2017
Elaine Ruth Laughlin, 76, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017. Elaine was born September 30, 1941 in Port Arthur, Texas to Morris ODonald and Vera Tompkins ODonald. Elaine was a lifelong resident of Port Acres and member of Calvary Baptist Church of Port Acres. She was an insurance agent for American National Insurance Company and retired...
Anis E. Lee
November 17, 2017
Anis E. Lee, 92, of Nederland, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Anis was born on September 28, 1925 in Pineland, TX to the late Charlie Lane and Ophelia Wright Lane. She was retired from Market Basket and Discount Foods. Anis loved to read, spend time with her family and friends, watching sports and...
Barbara "Nana" Kingston
November 17, 2017
Barbara “Nana” Kingston, 81, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Barbara was born on September 29, 1936, in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Earl James and Angelina Argento James. Those left to cherish Barbara’s memory are her loving husband of 62 years, Thomas J. Kingston of Nederland; children, Calvin Kingston and...
George O. Dugas
November 17, 2017
George O. Dugas George O. Dugas, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, November 17, 2017 at his home. He was born on December 13, 1927 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to George O. Dugas and Lillian Cormier Dugas. George was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Salt Water Anglers and VFW. He was retired as...
Mary Hathaway Conn
November 15, 2017
Mary Hathaway Conn, 78, of Port Arthur passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Houston Methodist Medical Center. She was born on June 22, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to George and Rita Perron Hathaway. Mary was a lifelong area resident and was retired from Sears as a department manager after 12 years of service. A graveside service will be...
Stephen Drew Peters
November 14, 2017
Stephen Drew Peters, 60, of Groves, Texas, went home to be with the Lord, November 14, 2017. Stephen was born in Glendale, California, on August 7, 1957 to Frank and Edna Peters. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, step daughter, Katrina Fontenot and his wife, Sheila Peters. Stephen is survived by his son, Dane Peters of...
Janet Patrice Gonzalez Arriola
November 12, 2017
Janet Patrice Gonzalez Arriola, 56, of Groves, Texas was born on November 24, 1960, in Port Arthur, Texas and passed away at her home in Groves on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Janet is preceded in death by her father, Augustine “Gus” Gonzalez and her mother, Helen Gonzalez. Those left to cherish Janet’s memory are, her children, Andrea Arriola, Guadalupe “Luqui”...
Gean Horn James
November 11, 2017
Gean Horn James, 73, of Nederland, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at her residence. Gean was born on July 20, 1944, in Port Arthur, to John Horn and Bernadette LeComb Horn. She was a lifelong resident of this area. Those left to cherish Gean’s memories, are her loving husband of 55 years, Don James of Nederland; sons, Donald...
Sheila Gale Peters
November 11, 2017
Sheila Gale Peters, 57, of Groves, Texas went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 11, 2017. She was born June 18, 1960 in Port Arthur, Texas to Jesse and Dorothy Anderson. Sheila is survived by her husband, Stephen Peters, son, Dane Peters, mother, Dorothy Anderson, brother, Jesse "Jay" Anderson and two sisters, Diane Basham and Vernelle Phillips. A...
Curtis "Pinky" Pinkston
November 10, 2017
Curtis "Pinky" Pinkston, 88, of Port Neches, Texas, finished the race of life with a checkered flag waving high on November 10, 2017. He leaves a legacy of love, integrity, knowledge, and friendship. He was truly a man among men. He was born on July 3, 1929, to Curtis J. Pinkston Sr. and Nova Ham Pinkston. His wife Zuetta Pinkston...
Douglas Gene McCorkle
November 7, 2017
Douglas Gene McCorkle, 61, of Bridge City, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at his residence. Douglas was born on March 28, 1956, in Port Arthur, to Gene McCorkle and the late Shirley Adair McCorkle. Douglas was an instrument technician for Gulf/Valero refinery. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Denise McCorkle of Bridge City; daughters,...
Mary Beth Isenblitter
November 7, 2017
Mary Beth Isenblitter, 82, of Nederland, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Mary Beth was born August 5, 1935 in East Mayfield, Texas to Brady Ross McDaniel and Mary Elizabeth Franklin McDaniel. Mary Beth was a lifelong area resident and member of First Baptist Church of Nederland. She retired as manager of Binswanger Glass Company of Beaumont. Survivors include...
Lawrence Cousins, Jr.
November 6, 2017
Lawrence Cousins, Jr., 87, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Lawrence was born February 8, 1930 in Algiers, Louisiana to Lawrence Cousins and Vivian Lannes Cousins. Lawrence was a resident of this area for 73 years and longtime member of Groves First United Methodist Church. He retired from Texaco as...
Virginia "Nell" Sconiers Barbay
November 5, 2017
Virginia "Nell" Sconiers Barbay, 92, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland, Texas. Nell was born November 21, 1924 in Cooper, Texas to William Glidewell Boyd and Eugenia Hazel Vaughn Boyd. She was a homemaker and a resident of this area for thirty years. Nell was a member of First...
Jimmy LeTulle
November 1, 2017
Jimmy LeTulle, 81, of Port Arthur, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, in Port Neches. Jimmy was born on December 7, 1935, to the late John Cleveland LeTulle and Sue McCorquedale LeTulle. He served his country in the United States Army. Jimmy retired from Huntsman as an operator after 30 years of service and he was a Captain for...
Ronald Wayne Miles
November 24, 2017
Ronald Wayne Miles, 73, of Baytown, Texas passed away Friday, November 24, 2017 at San Jancinto Methodist Hospital. Ronald was born October 23, 1944 in Port Arthur, Texas, and resided in this area until he moved to Baytown 48 years ago. He retired in 2006 as the owner of Putt Putt Golf and Games in Baytown. Ronald proudly served in...
Carol McBride
November 23, 2017
Carol McBride, 86, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, November 23, 2017 at St. Lukes Hospital in Lufkin, Texas. Carol was born July 8, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to J.F. Patrick and Anita Prejean Patrick. She was a longtime area resident and lived in Zavalla for the past 20 years. She also was a member of First Baptist...
John "J.V." Chauvin
November 19, 2017
John "J.V." Chauvin, 90, of Bridge City, Texas passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at his residence. J.V. was born October 3, 1927 in Houma, Louisiana to Israel Victor Chauvin and Katherine Faslund Chauvin. He was a resident of Bridge City for sixty years and was a Process Control Coordinator at Firestone retiring in 1982 and was also the founder...
Patricia Ann Ruddy
November 19, 2017
Patricia Ruddy, 78, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Patricia was born February 15, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan to Carl Wilhelm and Marion Pageau Wilhelm. Patricia was a longtime area resident and member of St. James Catholic Church. She taught CCD at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches...
Ronald Roy Castille, Sr.
November 19, 2017
Ronald Roy Castille, Sr., 58, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, November 19, 2017 at his residence. Ronald was born January 22, 1959 in Port Arthur, Texas to Henry Castille, Jr. and Mary Francis Givens Castille. Ronald was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of the Baptist faith. A visitation for family and friends will be...
Elaine Ruth Laughlin
November 18, 2017
Elaine Ruth Laughlin, 76, of Port Acres, Texas passed away Saturday, November 18, 2017. Elaine was born September 30, 1941 in Port Arthur, Texas to Morris ODonald and Vera Tompkins ODonald. Elaine was a lifelong resident of Port Acres and member of Calvary Baptist Church of Port Acres. She was an insurance agent for American National Insurance Company and retired...
Anis E. Lee
November 17, 2017
Anis E. Lee, 92, of Nederland, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Anis was born on September 28, 1925 in Pineland, TX to the late Charlie Lane and Ophelia Wright Lane. She was retired from Market Basket and Discount Foods. Anis loved to read, spend time with her family and friends, watching sports and...
Barbara "Nana" Kingston
November 17, 2017
Barbara “Nana” Kingston, 81, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on Friday, November 17, 2017, in Port Arthur, Texas. Barbara was born on September 29, 1936, in Charleston, West Virginia, to the late Earl James and Angelina Argento James. Those left to cherish Barbara’s memory are her loving husband of 62 years, Thomas J. Kingston of Nederland; children, Calvin Kingston and...
George O. Dugas
November 17, 2017
George O. Dugas George O. Dugas, 89, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, November 17, 2017 at his home. He was born on December 13, 1927 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to George O. Dugas and Lillian Cormier Dugas. George was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Salt Water Anglers and VFW. He was retired as...
Mary Hathaway Conn
November 15, 2017
Mary Hathaway Conn, 78, of Port Arthur passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at Houston Methodist Medical Center. She was born on June 22, 1939 in Port Arthur, Texas to George and Rita Perron Hathaway. Mary was a lifelong area resident and was retired from Sears as a department manager after 12 years of service. A graveside service will be...
Stephen Drew Peters
November 14, 2017
Stephen Drew Peters, 60, of Groves, Texas, went home to be with the Lord, November 14, 2017. Stephen was born in Glendale, California, on August 7, 1957 to Frank and Edna Peters. He was preceded in death by his mother and father, step daughter, Katrina Fontenot and his wife, Sheila Peters. Stephen is survived by his son, Dane Peters of...
Janet Patrice Gonzalez Arriola
November 12, 2017
Janet Patrice Gonzalez Arriola, 56, of Groves, Texas was born on November 24, 1960, in Port Arthur, Texas and passed away at her home in Groves on Sunday, November 12, 2017. Janet is preceded in death by her father, Augustine “Gus” Gonzalez and her mother, Helen Gonzalez. Those left to cherish Janet’s memory are, her children, Andrea Arriola, Guadalupe “Luqui”...
Gean Horn James
November 11, 2017
Gean Horn James, 73, of Nederland, passed away on Saturday, November 11, 2017, at her residence. Gean was born on July 20, 1944, in Port Arthur, to John Horn and Bernadette LeComb Horn. She was a lifelong resident of this area. Those left to cherish Gean’s memories, are her loving husband of 55 years, Don James of Nederland; sons, Donald...
Sheila Gale Peters
November 11, 2017
Sheila Gale Peters, 57, of Groves, Texas went to be with the Lord on Saturday, November 11, 2017. She was born June 18, 1960 in Port Arthur, Texas to Jesse and Dorothy Anderson. Sheila is survived by her husband, Stephen Peters, son, Dane Peters, mother, Dorothy Anderson, brother, Jesse "Jay" Anderson and two sisters, Diane Basham and Vernelle Phillips. A...
Curtis "Pinky" Pinkston
November 10, 2017
Curtis "Pinky" Pinkston, 88, of Port Neches, Texas, finished the race of life with a checkered flag waving high on November 10, 2017. He leaves a legacy of love, integrity, knowledge, and friendship. He was truly a man among men. He was born on July 3, 1929, to Curtis J. Pinkston Sr. and Nova Ham Pinkston. His wife Zuetta Pinkston...
Douglas Gene McCorkle
November 7, 2017
Douglas Gene McCorkle, 61, of Bridge City, passed away on Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at his residence. Douglas was born on March 28, 1956, in Port Arthur, to Gene McCorkle and the late Shirley Adair McCorkle. Douglas was an instrument technician for Gulf/Valero refinery. Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife, Denise McCorkle of Bridge City; daughters,...
Mary Beth Isenblitter
November 7, 2017
Mary Beth Isenblitter, 82, of Nederland, Texas passed away Tuesday, November 7, 2017. Mary Beth was born August 5, 1935 in East Mayfield, Texas to Brady Ross McDaniel and Mary Elizabeth Franklin McDaniel. Mary Beth was a lifelong area resident and member of First Baptist Church of Nederland. She retired as manager of Binswanger Glass Company of Beaumont. Survivors include...
Lawrence Cousins, Jr.
November 6, 2017
Lawrence Cousins, Jr., 87, of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, November 6, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Lawrence was born February 8, 1930 in Algiers, Louisiana to Lawrence Cousins and Vivian Lannes Cousins. Lawrence was a resident of this area for 73 years and longtime member of Groves First United Methodist Church. He retired from Texaco as...
Virginia "Nell" Sconiers Barbay
November 5, 2017
Virginia "Nell" Sconiers Barbay, 92, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, November 5, 2017 at Mid-Jefferson Extended Care Hospital in Nederland, Texas. Nell was born November 21, 1924 in Cooper, Texas to William Glidewell Boyd and Eugenia Hazel Vaughn Boyd. She was a homemaker and a resident of this area for thirty years. Nell was a member of First...
Jimmy LeTulle
November 1, 2017
Jimmy LeTulle, 81, of Port Arthur, passed away on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, in Port Neches. Jimmy was born on December 7, 1935, to the late John Cleveland LeTulle and Sue McCorquedale LeTulle. He served his country in the United States Army. Jimmy retired from Huntsman as an operator after 30 years of service and he was a Captain for...