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Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
James L. Sheppard
May 8, 2017
James L. Sheppard, 90, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at his residence. James was born January 6, 1927 in Ruston, Louisiana to Alvin W. Sheppard and Jewel Blaylock Sheppard. He was a resident of Port Neches for sixty-seven years and was the Owner of Shep's Drive In and Shep's Self Storage. He was a member...
Deborah Ann Brown
May 8, 2017
Deborah Ann Brown, 63 of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Deborah was born October 20, 1953 in Robinson, Illinois to Kenneth Leon Liston and Erma Jane Begg Liston. Deborah was a resident of Groves for 42 years and a secretary for the Port Arthur ISD. She attended...
Barbara Sue "Budgie" Holmes
May 6, 2017
Barbara Sue “Budgie” Holmes, 77, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at her residence. Barbara was born September 22, 1939 to the late John M. Benson and Edna Yaekle Benson. Barbara is survived by her loving husband, Ronald Dean Holmes of Nederland, TX; sons, Keith Homes of Nederland and Les Holmes of Livingston, TX; daughters, Tracie Brace Hatton...
Charles "Charlie" Huckaby
May 6, 2017
Charles “Charlie” Huckaby, 81, of Port Neches, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Charlie was born on October 19, 1935 in Church Point, Louisiana to the late Hugh Huckaby and Gladys Nelams Huckaby. Charlie lived most of his life in the Port Acres and Port Neches Area. He graduated from Fannett High School and married...
Doris Bleakley Woods Elkins
May 4, 2017
Doris Bleakley Woods Elkins, passed away at age 83, on Thursday, May 4, 2017. She was a resident of Friendship Haven Healthcare in Friendswood, Texas. Doris was born on June 16, 1933, in Parkdale, Arkansas to Elizabeth Yates Bleakley and Robert Crawford Bleakley. Doris is survived by her son, Phillip Kent Woods of Houston; her stepdaughter, Sandra Elkins Christian of...
David Ronald Scott
May 3, 2017
David Ronald Scott, 79, of Hildebrandt Bayou, passed away on Wednesday, May 03, 2017 in Port Arthur, TX. David was born on March 18, 1938 in Knoxville, TN. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Nederland and The American Legion #493 in Port Neches. David was a Journeyman Electrician with IBEW 479 and he proudly served...
Brenda Nell Drago
May 3, 2017
BRENDA NELL HILL DRAGO passed away at her home at 4:45 am on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Brenda was born May 16, 1940, to Lola Johnson and Thurman Walker Hill. Born in the small town of Appleby, Texas, Brenda was one of nine children and moved to Port Arthur in 1942, where she lived ever since and devoted her life...
Marie Killian
May 3, 2017
Marie Killian, 89, of Nederland, passed away on Wednesday, May 03, 2017 in Port Arthur, TX. Marie was born on November 7, 1927 in Doddridge, Arkansas to the late Bert Parker and Maude Chandler Parker. She was and will always be the matriarch of our family. Marie worked for Stanley Home Products as a Sales Representative and was well known...
Jody Roberts Domingue
May 1, 2017
Jody Roberts Domingue, 69, of Orange, Texas passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. Jody was born November 26, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas to Edwin Roberts and Dorothy Blanchard Roberts. She was a lifelong area resident. Jody was in Public Relations and Marketing at Christus St. Mary Hospital, where she started the Children's Miracle...
Patricia Ann Taylor
May 1, 2017
Patricia Ann Denton Taylor was born November 17, 1947 to Maye and Bill Denton and went to her Heavenly Father on Monday, May 1, 2017. Pat is survived by her loving husband of 37 years Don Taylor of Quinlan TX, her daughters, Sandy Dickerson of Quinlan, Sheana Silvertooth and husband Lance of Decatur, and Stephine Adams and husband Bobby of...
James "Jim" Durdin
Apr 30, 2017
Reverend James "Jim" Durdin, 79, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017, at home surrounded by his family. Jim was born February 15, 1938 in Jasper, Texas to James M. Durdin, Sr. and Katherine Yarborough Durdin. He was a graduate of Beaumont High and a resident of this area for more than 55 years. Jim was the...
Mary Kathryn Minter
Apr 30, 2017
Mary Kathryn Minter, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Mary Kathryn was born October 2, 1932 in Texarkana, Texas to Bruce W. Minter and Belva C. Partin Minter. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 64 years and was a retired nurse. Her work history included St....
Homer Louis Simon
Apr 28, 2017
Homer Louis Simon, 76, of Groves passed away Friday April 28, 2017 at his residence. Homer was born February 23, 1941 in Port Neches, Texas to Alfee Simon and Lola Landry Simon. He was a Self Employed Musician and a 30 year resident of Groves. Homer was a U.S. Army veteran. Homer was preceded in death by his son Brandon...
Timothy John "T.J." Wills
Apr 27, 2017
Timothy John "T.J." Wills, 55, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017. T.J. was born January 25, 1962 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Charles Royal Wills and Cecile Chapman Wills. He was a raised in this area, and spent several years in North Carolina before returning to this area 6 years ago. He worked at the Port...
Wynell Hollomon
Apr 27, 2017
Wynell Sturrock Hollomon, 92, of Port Neches, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 27, 2017. She was born on January 18, 1925 in Tyler County to the late Vernon Sturrock and Sylvia Fortenberry Sturrock. She was proud of her Scottish heritage. Her father was a share cropper and her mother was a homemaker. She went to...
James Brett Sheppard
Apr 26, 2017
James Brett Sheppard, 60, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017. James was born July 21, 1956 in Groves, Texas to James L. Sheppard and Nell Rose Davenport Sheppard. He was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and was a Machinist. He also worked at Shep's Self Storage. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, May 3, 2017...
Juan M. Castillo
Apr 26, 2017
Juan M. Castillo, 80, of Groves, TX succumbed to MDS/Leukemia on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 surrounded by his family at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Memorial City, Texas. He was born on December 26, 1936 to the late Alejandra and Juan C. Castillo in Alice, TX. Juan was a graduate of Alice High School and proudly served his country in the...
Clifton Beasley
Apr 26, 2017
Clifton “Cliff” Beasley, 69, of Port Neches, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at his residence. Cliff was born July 6, 1947 in Port Arthur to the late Houston Beasley and Daisy Bills Beasley. Cliff retired from Tri-Con in Beaumont as a CPA. He also served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Conflict. Cliff is survived by...
Lily Roccaforte Hauck
Apr 25, 2017
Lily Roccaforte Hauck, 91, of Port Neches, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 with her family by her side. Lily was born, September 2, 1925 in Port Arthur, to the late Antonio Roccaforte and Nicolina Graffagnino Roccaforte both of Italy, and lived most of her life in Port Arthur before moving to Port Neches in 2011. Lily graduated from...
J.V. "Jake" Justice
Apr 25, 2017
J. V. "Jake" Justice, 91, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Summer Place. Jake was born January 18, 1926 in Spurger, Texas to Ethrel Edgar Justice and Jessie Jordan Justice. He was a member of West End Baptist Church in Beaumont and he retired as a process operator from Texaco Chemical in Port Neches after many...
James L. Sheppard
May 8, 2017
James L. Sheppard, 90, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at his residence. James was born January 6, 1927 in Ruston, Louisiana to Alvin W. Sheppard and Jewel Blaylock Sheppard. He was a resident of Port Neches for sixty-seven years and was the Owner of Shep's Drive In and Shep's Self Storage. He was a member...
Deborah Ann Brown
May 8, 2017
Deborah Ann Brown, 63 of Groves, Texas passed away Monday, May 8, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Deborah was born October 20, 1953 in Robinson, Illinois to Kenneth Leon Liston and Erma Jane Begg Liston. Deborah was a resident of Groves for 42 years and a secretary for the Port Arthur ISD. She attended...
Barbara Sue "Budgie" Holmes
May 6, 2017
Barbara Sue “Budgie” Holmes, 77, of Nederland, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at her residence. Barbara was born September 22, 1939 to the late John M. Benson and Edna Yaekle Benson. Barbara is survived by her loving husband, Ronald Dean Holmes of Nederland, TX; sons, Keith Homes of Nederland and Les Holmes of Livingston, TX; daughters, Tracie Brace Hatton...
Charles "Charlie" Huckaby
May 6, 2017
Charles “Charlie” Huckaby, 81, of Port Neches, passed away Saturday, May 6, 2017 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont. Charlie was born on October 19, 1935 in Church Point, Louisiana to the late Hugh Huckaby and Gladys Nelams Huckaby. Charlie lived most of his life in the Port Acres and Port Neches Area. He graduated from Fannett High School and married...
Doris Bleakley Woods Elkins
May 4, 2017
Doris Bleakley Woods Elkins, passed away at age 83, on Thursday, May 4, 2017. She was a resident of Friendship Haven Healthcare in Friendswood, Texas. Doris was born on June 16, 1933, in Parkdale, Arkansas to Elizabeth Yates Bleakley and Robert Crawford Bleakley. Doris is survived by her son, Phillip Kent Woods of Houston; her stepdaughter, Sandra Elkins Christian of...
David Ronald Scott
May 3, 2017
David Ronald Scott, 79, of Hildebrandt Bayou, passed away on Wednesday, May 03, 2017 in Port Arthur, TX. David was born on March 18, 1938 in Knoxville, TN. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Nederland and The American Legion #493 in Port Neches. David was a Journeyman Electrician with IBEW 479 and he proudly served...
Brenda Nell Drago
May 3, 2017
BRENDA NELL HILL DRAGO passed away at her home at 4:45 am on Wednesday, May 3, 2017. Brenda was born May 16, 1940, to Lola Johnson and Thurman Walker Hill. Born in the small town of Appleby, Texas, Brenda was one of nine children and moved to Port Arthur in 1942, where she lived ever since and devoted her life...
Marie Killian
May 3, 2017
Marie Killian, 89, of Nederland, passed away on Wednesday, May 03, 2017 in Port Arthur, TX. Marie was born on November 7, 1927 in Doddridge, Arkansas to the late Bert Parker and Maude Chandler Parker. She was and will always be the matriarch of our family. Marie worked for Stanley Home Products as a Sales Representative and was well known...
Jody Roberts Domingue
May 1, 2017
Jody Roberts Domingue, 69, of Orange, Texas passed away Monday, May 1, 2017 at her home surrounded by family. Jody was born November 26, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas to Edwin Roberts and Dorothy Blanchard Roberts. She was a lifelong area resident. Jody was in Public Relations and Marketing at Christus St. Mary Hospital, where she started the Children's Miracle...
Patricia Ann Taylor
May 1, 2017
Patricia Ann Denton Taylor was born November 17, 1947 to Maye and Bill Denton and went to her Heavenly Father on Monday, May 1, 2017. Pat is survived by her loving husband of 37 years Don Taylor of Quinlan TX, her daughters, Sandy Dickerson of Quinlan, Sheana Silvertooth and husband Lance of Decatur, and Stephine Adams and husband Bobby of...
James "Jim" Durdin
Apr 30, 2017
Reverend James "Jim" Durdin, 79, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017, at home surrounded by his family. Jim was born February 15, 1938 in Jasper, Texas to James M. Durdin, Sr. and Katherine Yarborough Durdin. He was a graduate of Beaumont High and a resident of this area for more than 55 years. Jim was the...
Mary Kathryn Minter
Apr 30, 2017
Mary Kathryn Minter, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, April 30, 2017 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Mary Kathryn was born October 2, 1932 in Texarkana, Texas to Bruce W. Minter and Belva C. Partin Minter. She was a resident of Port Arthur for 64 years and was a retired nurse. Her work history included St....
Homer Louis Simon
Apr 28, 2017
Homer Louis Simon, 76, of Groves passed away Friday April 28, 2017 at his residence. Homer was born February 23, 1941 in Port Neches, Texas to Alfee Simon and Lola Landry Simon. He was a Self Employed Musician and a 30 year resident of Groves. Homer was a U.S. Army veteran. Homer was preceded in death by his son Brandon...
Timothy John "T.J." Wills
Apr 27, 2017
Timothy John "T.J." Wills, 55, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, April 27, 2017. T.J. was born January 25, 1962 in Lake Charles, Louisiana to Charles Royal Wills and Cecile Chapman Wills. He was a raised in this area, and spent several years in North Carolina before returning to this area 6 years ago. He worked at the Port...
Wynell Hollomon
Apr 27, 2017
Wynell Sturrock Hollomon, 92, of Port Neches, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 27, 2017. She was born on January 18, 1925 in Tyler County to the late Vernon Sturrock and Sylvia Fortenberry Sturrock. She was proud of her Scottish heritage. Her father was a share cropper and her mother was a homemaker. She went to...
James Brett Sheppard
Apr 26, 2017
James Brett Sheppard, 60, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017. James was born July 21, 1956 in Groves, Texas to James L. Sheppard and Nell Rose Davenport Sheppard. He was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and was a Machinist. He also worked at Shep's Self Storage. Graveside services will be held Wednesday, May 3, 2017...
Juan M. Castillo
Apr 26, 2017
Juan M. Castillo, 80, of Groves, TX succumbed to MDS/Leukemia on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 surrounded by his family at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Memorial City, Texas. He was born on December 26, 1936 to the late Alejandra and Juan C. Castillo in Alice, TX. Juan was a graduate of Alice High School and proudly served his country in the...
Clifton Beasley
Apr 26, 2017
Clifton “Cliff” Beasley, 69, of Port Neches, passed away Wednesday, April 26, 2017 at his residence. Cliff was born July 6, 1947 in Port Arthur to the late Houston Beasley and Daisy Bills Beasley. Cliff retired from Tri-Con in Beaumont as a CPA. He also served our country in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam Conflict. Cliff is survived by...
Lily Roccaforte Hauck
Apr 25, 2017
Lily Roccaforte Hauck, 91, of Port Neches, passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 with her family by her side. Lily was born, September 2, 1925 in Port Arthur, to the late Antonio Roccaforte and Nicolina Graffagnino Roccaforte both of Italy, and lived most of her life in Port Arthur before moving to Port Neches in 2011. Lily graduated from...
J.V. "Jake" Justice
Apr 25, 2017
J. V. "Jake" Justice, 91, of Beaumont, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at Summer Place. Jake was born January 18, 1926 in Spurger, Texas to Ethrel Edgar Justice and Jessie Jordan Justice. He was a member of West End Baptist Church in Beaumont and he retired as a process operator from Texaco Chemical in Port Neches after many...
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