Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
August Joseph "Auggie" Stiller
April 30, 2016
August Joseph “Auggie” Stiller, Sr, 70, of Nederland, TX, passed away April 30, 2016. He was born October 30, 1945, in Knox, Pennsylvania to the late James Andrew Stiller and Delores Brown. Auggie worked as a marine surveyor for the majority of his life. Auggie is survived by Christie L. Stiller; his daughter, Shaunette Patterson of Nederland; son August Joseph...
Patricia Danahay Bienvenu
April 29, 2016
Patricia Danahay Bienvenu, 93, of Port Neches, TX, passed away April 29, 2016. She was born March 23, 1923, in Eureka, IL to the late Daniel Michael Danahay and Reta Crawford Danahay. Patricia is survived by her daughter, Theresa Cochran of Nederland, TX; sons, Chuck Bienvenu and wife, Wanda of Nederland, TX, Rick Bienvenu of Beaumont, TX, Donnie Bienvenu and...
John Dudley Wallace Jr.
April 26, 2016
John Dudley Wallace, Jr., 90, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016. John was born March 3, 1926 in Orange, Texas to John Dudley Wallace, Sr. and Gladys Myrtle Harbert Wallace. He was a resident of Groves for 60 years and member of Friendship Baptist Church. He was a retired carpenter and former business agent for Carpenters Local...
Irene Schamber
April 26, 2016
Irene Schamber, 93, of Port Arthur, TX, passed away April 26, 2016. She was born January 4, 1923, in Primrose, NE to the late Frank Stelley and Marie Krumpus Stelley. Irene worked for many years and retired from J. C. Penney and was also a homemaker. She is survived by her daughters, Wanda Borne and husband, Thad of Port Arthur,...
Margie Ann Dumesnil
April 26, 2016
Margie A. Dumesnil, 73, of Port Neches died, Tuesday April 26, 2016 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, April 29, 2016 at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches with Rev. Shane Baxter officiating, with burial to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering...
Starling "Hoppy" Hopkins, Jr.
April 25, 2016
Starling “Hoppy” Hopkins, Jr., 86, of Nederland, Texas, passed away April 25, 2016. He was born June 4, 1929, in Honey Grove, Texas to the late Starling Allen Hopkins, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Moore Hopkins. Starling was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church of Nederland and had a great love for the Lord and his family. He was a...
Joseph Paul Gauthier
April 25, 2016
Joseph Paul Gauthier There will be a Celebration of Life for Joseph Paul Gauthier, Friday April 29, 2016 at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland. All are welcome to attend, as the family remembers Joseph. The gathering will be from 6:00 p.m. til 8:45 p.m. The service will begin at 6:45 p.m and everyone is invited to stay and visit after...
Wanda Louise Richard
April 24, 2016
Wanda Louise Brown Richard, 94, of Vidor, Texas passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016. Wanda was born April 6, 1922 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ernest Morgan Brown and Annie Della Brown. She was a lifelong area resident and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Richard; the father of her children, Charles N. Collida; daughter, Linda...
Mildred Maxine Fischer
April 24, 2016
Mildred Maxine Fischer, 91, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Mildred was born October 22, 1924 in Horatio, Arkansas to T. C. Johnson and Bessie Crowell Johnson. She was a resident of Groves for 76 years and member of Friendship Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert...
Eric Anderson Lewis
April 23, 2016
Eric Anderson Lewis, age 53, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on April 23, 2016 at home. He was the husband of Susan Lewis. They shared 26 years of marriage. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on March 24, 1963, he was the son of Ronald and Ellin Lewis of Scituate, Massachusetts. He served 4 years in the US Navy and retired...
Suzanne Grow Rose
April 22, 2016
Suzanne Grow Rose, 74 died Friday, April 22, at home in Nederland after a courageous eleven-year battle with breast cancer. Suzi was born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 31, 1942 to the late Jane Oatley Grow and Charles Melvin Grow. She is survived by Val Rose, her husband of 54 years, son Greg Rose and his wife Weena of Nederland and...
Billie Faye Reese
April 21, 2016
Billie Faye Reese, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at her home. Billie was born July 8, 1937 in Port Neches, Texas to Robert Earl Cumber and Theresa Brandin Cumber. She was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of First Assembly of God Church in Nederland. Billie worked at Cathedral in the...
Johnnie D. Lowe
April 19, 2016
Johnnie D. Lowe, 68, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Johnnie was born October 19, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas to H. A. Lowe and Gloria C. Lowe. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from Texaco Research Lab after 26 years of service. Johnnie proudly...
Rose Lee England
April 18, 2016
Rose Lee England, 91, of Port Acres, Texas, passed away April 18, 2016. She was born July 2, 1924, in Port Arthur, Texas to the late James A. Trahan and Nora Fawvor Trahan. Rose loved dancing on Friday nights at the K. C. Hall in Port Acres and she also enjoyed going to the Casino. Her door was always open...
Ray Daniels
April 17, 2016
Ray Daniels, 81, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 at The Oaks. Ray was born April 14, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to John E. Daniels and Lelda Barnes Daniels. He was a lifelong area resident and retired as an operator after 30 years of service from Firestone. He was preceded in death by his son, James...
Ronald Lynn Bailey
April 17, 2016
Ronald Lynn Bailey, 73, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away April 17, 2016. He was born March 6, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late James Walter Bailey and Margaret Helen Hitt Bailey. He is survived by sisters, Dorothy Elkins of Port Arthur, TX, Janie Nicotre and husband, Joe of Port Neches, TX, Debbie Fugate and husband, W. H....
Leo Thomas Desormeaux, Sr.
April 14, 2016
Leo Thomas Desormeaux, Sr., 99, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 in Vidor, Texas. Leo was born February 20, 1917 in Hayes, Louisiana to Myrtle Holland Desormeaux and Euclide Desormeaux. He retired from Neches Butane with 37 years of service as a Machinist. Leo was a member of Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church in Port Arthur for 69...
Mary Lou Hallford
April 13, 2016
Mary Lou Hallford, 94, of Beaumont, TX, passed away April 13, 2016. She was born January 22, 1922, in Arcola, TX to the late John Woody Sears and Gertrude Ray Burrows Sears. Mary Lou was a past Worthy Matron with the Port Acres Eastern Star and an auxiliary member of the El Mina Shriners. She is survived by daughters, Kathleen...
Brigitte Fadhli
April 10, 2016
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our beloved, Brigitte Fadhli. She left these earthly bounds peacefully on the tenth of April, 2016. Brigitte remains always in our hearts and with those who knew her for her love, strength, compassion and sense of humor. Thank you, Mother and Godspeed. A private Memorial Service will...
Ronald "Ronnie" G. Clark
April 9, 2016
Ronald (Ronnie) Glenn Clark, age 66, departed this life on April 9, 2016, in the company of his son & family in Austin, Texas. Ronnie was born on December 12, 1949 in Orange, Texas to Caggie Inez and William Prentis Clark. He graduated Starks High School in Starks, Louisiana in 1967. Ronnie leaves behind his son Heath Vaughn Clark and...
August Joseph "Auggie" Stiller
April 30, 2016
August Joseph “Auggie” Stiller, Sr, 70, of Nederland, TX, passed away April 30, 2016. He was born October 30, 1945, in Knox, Pennsylvania to the late James Andrew Stiller and Delores Brown. Auggie worked as a marine surveyor for the majority of his life. Auggie is survived by Christie L. Stiller; his daughter, Shaunette Patterson of Nederland; son August Joseph...
Patricia Danahay Bienvenu
April 29, 2016
Patricia Danahay Bienvenu, 93, of Port Neches, TX, passed away April 29, 2016. She was born March 23, 1923, in Eureka, IL to the late Daniel Michael Danahay and Reta Crawford Danahay. Patricia is survived by her daughter, Theresa Cochran of Nederland, TX; sons, Chuck Bienvenu and wife, Wanda of Nederland, TX, Rick Bienvenu of Beaumont, TX, Donnie Bienvenu and...
John Dudley Wallace Jr.
April 26, 2016
John Dudley Wallace, Jr., 90, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016. John was born March 3, 1926 in Orange, Texas to John Dudley Wallace, Sr. and Gladys Myrtle Harbert Wallace. He was a resident of Groves for 60 years and member of Friendship Baptist Church. He was a retired carpenter and former business agent for Carpenters Local...
Irene Schamber
April 26, 2016
Irene Schamber, 93, of Port Arthur, TX, passed away April 26, 2016. She was born January 4, 1923, in Primrose, NE to the late Frank Stelley and Marie Krumpus Stelley. Irene worked for many years and retired from J. C. Penney and was also a homemaker. She is survived by her daughters, Wanda Borne and husband, Thad of Port Arthur,...
Margie Ann Dumesnil
April 26, 2016
Margie A. Dumesnil, 73, of Port Neches died, Tuesday April 26, 2016 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. A Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, April 29, 2016 at Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches with Rev. Shane Baxter officiating, with burial to follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering...
Starling "Hoppy" Hopkins, Jr.
April 25, 2016
Starling “Hoppy” Hopkins, Jr., 86, of Nederland, Texas, passed away April 25, 2016. He was born June 4, 1929, in Honey Grove, Texas to the late Starling Allen Hopkins, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Moore Hopkins. Starling was a faithful member of Calvary Baptist Church of Nederland and had a great love for the Lord and his family. He was a...
Joseph Paul Gauthier
April 25, 2016
Joseph Paul Gauthier There will be a Celebration of Life for Joseph Paul Gauthier, Friday April 29, 2016 at Melancon’s Funeral Home in Nederland. All are welcome to attend, as the family remembers Joseph. The gathering will be from 6:00 p.m. til 8:45 p.m. The service will begin at 6:45 p.m and everyone is invited to stay and visit after...
Wanda Louise Richard
April 24, 2016
Wanda Louise Brown Richard, 94, of Vidor, Texas passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016. Wanda was born April 6, 1922 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ernest Morgan Brown and Annie Della Brown. She was a lifelong area resident and homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Richard; the father of her children, Charles N. Collida; daughter, Linda...
Mildred Maxine Fischer
April 24, 2016
Mildred Maxine Fischer, 91, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Harbor Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Mildred was born October 22, 1924 in Horatio, Arkansas to T. C. Johnson and Bessie Crowell Johnson. She was a resident of Groves for 76 years and member of Friendship Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilbert...
Eric Anderson Lewis
April 23, 2016
Eric Anderson Lewis, age 53, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on April 23, 2016 at home. He was the husband of Susan Lewis. They shared 26 years of marriage. Born in Brooklyn, NY, on March 24, 1963, he was the son of Ronald and Ellin Lewis of Scituate, Massachusetts. He served 4 years in the US Navy and retired...
Suzanne Grow Rose
April 22, 2016
Suzanne Grow Rose, 74 died Friday, April 22, at home in Nederland after a courageous eleven-year battle with breast cancer. Suzi was born in Cleveland, Ohio, March 31, 1942 to the late Jane Oatley Grow and Charles Melvin Grow. She is survived by Val Rose, her husband of 54 years, son Greg Rose and his wife Weena of Nederland and...
Billie Faye Reese
April 21, 2016
Billie Faye Reese, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, April 21, 2016 at her home. Billie was born July 8, 1937 in Port Neches, Texas to Robert Earl Cumber and Theresa Brandin Cumber. She was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of First Assembly of God Church in Nederland. Billie worked at Cathedral in the...
Johnnie D. Lowe
April 19, 2016
Johnnie D. Lowe, 68, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Johnnie was born October 19, 1947 in Port Arthur, Texas to H. A. Lowe and Gloria C. Lowe. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from Texaco Research Lab after 26 years of service. Johnnie proudly...
Rose Lee England
April 18, 2016
Rose Lee England, 91, of Port Acres, Texas, passed away April 18, 2016. She was born July 2, 1924, in Port Arthur, Texas to the late James A. Trahan and Nora Fawvor Trahan. Rose loved dancing on Friday nights at the K. C. Hall in Port Acres and she also enjoyed going to the Casino. Her door was always open...
Ray Daniels
April 17, 2016
Ray Daniels, 81, of Groves, Texas passed away Sunday, April 17, 2016 at The Oaks. Ray was born April 14, 1935 in Port Arthur, Texas to John E. Daniels and Lelda Barnes Daniels. He was a lifelong area resident and retired as an operator after 30 years of service from Firestone. He was preceded in death by his son, James...
Ronald Lynn Bailey
April 17, 2016
Ronald Lynn Bailey, 73, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away April 17, 2016. He was born March 6, 1943 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late James Walter Bailey and Margaret Helen Hitt Bailey. He is survived by sisters, Dorothy Elkins of Port Arthur, TX, Janie Nicotre and husband, Joe of Port Neches, TX, Debbie Fugate and husband, W. H....
Leo Thomas Desormeaux, Sr.
April 14, 2016
Leo Thomas Desormeaux, Sr., 99, of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, April 14, 2016 in Vidor, Texas. Leo was born February 20, 1917 in Hayes, Louisiana to Myrtle Holland Desormeaux and Euclide Desormeaux. He retired from Neches Butane with 37 years of service as a Machinist. Leo was a member of Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church in Port Arthur for 69...
Mary Lou Hallford
April 13, 2016
Mary Lou Hallford, 94, of Beaumont, TX, passed away April 13, 2016. She was born January 22, 1922, in Arcola, TX to the late John Woody Sears and Gertrude Ray Burrows Sears. Mary Lou was a past Worthy Matron with the Port Acres Eastern Star and an auxiliary member of the El Mina Shriners. She is survived by daughters, Kathleen...
Brigitte Fadhli
April 10, 2016
It is with great sadness and heavy hearts that we say goodbye to our beloved, Brigitte Fadhli. She left these earthly bounds peacefully on the tenth of April, 2016. Brigitte remains always in our hearts and with those who knew her for her love, strength, compassion and sense of humor. Thank you, Mother and Godspeed. A private Memorial Service will...
Ronald "Ronnie" G. Clark
April 9, 2016
Ronald (Ronnie) Glenn Clark, age 66, departed this life on April 9, 2016, in the company of his son & family in Austin, Texas. Ronnie was born on December 12, 1949 in Orange, Texas to Caggie Inez and William Prentis Clark. He graduated Starks High School in Starks, Louisiana in 1967. Ronnie leaves behind his son Heath Vaughn Clark and...