Obituaries for Melancon Levingston

In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.

Roy Tennis Smith

Roy Tennis Smith

August 11, 2014

Roy Tennis Smith, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Roy was born February 14, 1936 in Groves, Texas to Ralph Smith and Ouida Byrom Smith. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from the maintenance department of the Port Arthur Independent School District. He was a member of...

James D. Lynch Jr.

James D. Lynch Jr.

August 10, 2014

James Lynch, Jr., 50, of Port Acres, Texas passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at his residence. He was born on March 10, 1964 in Port Arthur to James D. Lynch, Sr. and Faye C. Ivy. He was a cement finisher for Lynch & Lynch. He attended Carpenter’s Way Fellowship Church in Port Neches. James had a love of...

Shirley Ponthieu Goebel

Shirley Ponthieu Goebel

August 9, 2014

Shirley Lee Ponthieu Goebel Shirley Lee Ponthieu Goebel, 78, of Groves passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Gulf Health Care in Port Arthur. She was born on September 24, 1935 in Galveston, Texas to Clinton and Angel Thibodeaux Ponthieu. She was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and attended Faith Tabernacle Church. Shirley attended...

Debra Klock

Debra Klock

August 9, 2014

Debra Ann Klock, 55, of Nederland, passed away August 9th at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was survived by her husband, James Klock of Nederland; two daughters, Brittany Klock of Nederland and Natasha Klock and family of Arizona; two step-children, James Klock Jr. and Tammy Stanley; two brothers, Curtis Boneaux and family, Raymond Boneaux and family; grandchild, Veronica Spangenberg and family...

Randy H. Turner

Randy H. Turner

August 8, 2014

Randy H. Turner Randy H. Turner, 59, of Groves passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at his home. He was born on July 4, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to Wallace and Dorla Abram Turner. Randy was employed with G.P. Industrial as a Union Steward. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Levingston Funeral...

Elton James Landry

Elton James Landry

August 8, 2014

Elton James Landry, 75, of Guadalajara, Mexico, formerly of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014 in Guadalajara, Mexico. He was born December 20, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Elton John Landry and Alma Marie Bernard. He worked in interior design. Elton is survived by his sister, Nancy Marie Landry of Nederland; brother, Kenneth...

Betty Brinkmann Jaseckas

Betty Brinkmann Jaseckas

August 7, 2014

Betty Lucyle (Brinkmann) Jaseckas It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Betty Lucyle (Brinkmann) Jaseckas on the 7th of August, 2014. Born the 8th of February, 1925, she was a lifelong resident of the city she loved, Port Arthur. Betty succumbed to cancer at 89. Betty's late parents were, Lucy Dell (Mapp) Brinkmann and Henry Ernest...

Michael Murdock Wheeler

Michael Murdock Wheeler

August 6, 2014

Michael Murdock Wheeler, 74, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on September 14, 1939 in Mobile, Alabama to the late Murdock Wheeler and Annie Ducksworth. He was a security guard for Patriot Security. Michael is survived by his wife, Carol Errington of Port Arthur; daughter,...

Faye Smith Henry

Faye Smith Henry

August 2, 2014

Faye Smith Henry, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on August 2, 2014. Faye was born in Port Arthur on August 20, 1921, to Douglas and Minnie Smith. She lived most of her life in Port Arthur before moving to Nederland and later to Kingwood. Faye was a member of the United Methodist Temple...

Thomas "Tommy" Duhon

Thomas "Tommy" Duhon

July 31, 2014

Thomas “Tommy” Duhon, 77, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on May 19, 1937 in Kaplan, LA to the late Leonce Duhon and Edna Broussard. He worked as a butcher in the retail grocery business. He served his country in the U. S. Army. Thomas is...

Carmel Plaia

Carmel Plaia

July 30, 2014

Carmel Plaia, 78, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. Carmel was born May 18, 1936 in Port Acres, Texas to Herman Joseph Choate and Lucille Nunez Choate. She was a lifelong area resident and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church where she served on the Altar Society. Carmel was also...

Michael Douglas Hawsey

Michael Douglas Hawsey

July 29, 2014

Michael "Mike" Douglas Hawsey, 51, of Brookeland, Texas passed away, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on August 2, 1962 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joe Douglas Hawsey and Joyce Gee Hawsey. Mike was a member of Church on the Rock in Nederland and had worked as an insulator for Austin Industrial. Funeral services...

Michael Barras

Michael Barras

July 29, 2014

Michael Lynn Barras, 57, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born on November 14, 1956 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Louis Rene Barras and Frances Pecorino. He worked in construction as a pipefitter, and was a member of the Golden Triangle Church on the Rock. Michael is survived by...

John Harrison Miles

John Harrison Miles

July 29, 2014

John Harrison Miles, 77, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on October 29, 1936 in Kerns, Texas to late E. D. Miles and Mary Evelyn Beamon. He was a printer line and type operator. John served his country in the U. S. Marine Corps. John...

Van Hong Nguyen

Van Hong Nguyen

July 27, 2014

Van Hong "Rose" Nguyen, 62, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. "Rose" was born October 15, 1951 in Ninh Binh, Vietnam to Manh Nguyen and Thuc Pham Nguyen. She was a resident of Port Arthur for many years and retired from the City of Port Arthur. A Mass of...

Charles L. Petkovsek

Charles L. Petkovsek

July 27, 2014

Charles L. Petkovsek Charles L. Petkovsek, "Coach" passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. He was born on May 31, 1932 in Beaumont, Texas to Andrew and Mary Petkovsek. Charles graduated from Beaumont High School in 1950 and the University of Houston in 1955. He served in the United States Army and retired as a...

Charles Nolan Theriot

Charles Nolan Theriot

July 24, 2014

Charles Nolan Theriot, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014. Charles was born May 6, 1936 in Nederland, Texas to A. Gooch Theriot and Odelia Melancon Theriot. He was an area resident for 55 years and a retired dispatcher from Marine Fueling Service Inc. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Theriot; sisters, Mary...

Reece Lamar Jones, Jr.

Reece Lamar Jones, Jr.

July 23, 2014

Reece Lamar Jones, Jr., 82, of Groves passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. Reece was born May 24, 1032 in Huntington to the late Reece and Rose Lee Jones, Sr. and lived in Groves for 57 years. He retired from Texaco Port Arthur as a Plant Inspector with 37 years of service,...

Doris Elaine Melling

Doris Elaine Melling

July 23, 2014

Elaine Brister Melling, 92, of Groves, TX. passed away July 23, 2014 at Medical Center of Southeast Texas, after a brief illness. She was born in Davis, Oklahoma to Charlsie & Henry Brister; grew up in Palacios, TX. with her thirteen siblings and moved to Pt.Neches as a teenager. She was an artist and worked in retail sales at Drydens,...

Joyce Marie Dugas

Joyce Marie Dugas

July 22, 2014

Joyce Marie Dugas, 82, of Port Arthur, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her home. She was born on August 18, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Otto Provost and Margaret Angus Provost. Joyce was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church. She was retired from Market Basket. Funeral services will be 3:00...

Roy Tennis Smith

Roy Tennis Smith

August 11, 2014

Roy Tennis Smith, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Monday, August 11, 2014 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Roy was born February 14, 1936 in Groves, Texas to Ralph Smith and Ouida Byrom Smith. He was a lifelong area resident and retired from the maintenance department of the Port Arthur Independent School District. He was a member of...

James D. Lynch Jr.

James D. Lynch Jr.

August 10, 2014

James Lynch, Jr., 50, of Port Acres, Texas passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2014 at his residence. He was born on March 10, 1964 in Port Arthur to James D. Lynch, Sr. and Faye C. Ivy. He was a cement finisher for Lynch & Lynch. He attended Carpenter’s Way Fellowship Church in Port Neches. James had a love of...

Shirley Ponthieu Goebel

Shirley Ponthieu Goebel

August 9, 2014

Shirley Lee Ponthieu Goebel Shirley Lee Ponthieu Goebel, 78, of Groves passed away Saturday, August 9, 2014 at Gulf Health Care in Port Arthur. She was born on September 24, 1935 in Galveston, Texas to Clinton and Angel Thibodeaux Ponthieu. She was a lifelong area resident and member of St. Peter's Catholic Church and attended Faith Tabernacle Church. Shirley attended...

Debra Klock

Debra Klock

August 9, 2014

Debra Ann Klock, 55, of Nederland, passed away August 9th at St. Elizabeth Hospital. She was survived by her husband, James Klock of Nederland; two daughters, Brittany Klock of Nederland and Natasha Klock and family of Arizona; two step-children, James Klock Jr. and Tammy Stanley; two brothers, Curtis Boneaux and family, Raymond Boneaux and family; grandchild, Veronica Spangenberg and family...

Randy H. Turner

Randy H. Turner

August 8, 2014

Randy H. Turner Randy H. Turner, 59, of Groves passed away Friday, August 8, 2014 at his home. He was born on July 4, 1955 in Port Arthur, Texas to Wallace and Dorla Abram Turner. Randy was employed with G.P. Industrial as a Union Steward. Funeral services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at Levingston Funeral...

Elton James Landry

Elton James Landry

August 8, 2014

Elton James Landry, 75, of Guadalajara, Mexico, formerly of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Friday, August 8, 2014 in Guadalajara, Mexico. He was born December 20, 1938 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Elton John Landry and Alma Marie Bernard. He worked in interior design. Elton is survived by his sister, Nancy Marie Landry of Nederland; brother, Kenneth...

Betty Brinkmann Jaseckas

Betty Brinkmann Jaseckas

August 7, 2014

Betty Lucyle (Brinkmann) Jaseckas It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Betty Lucyle (Brinkmann) Jaseckas on the 7th of August, 2014. Born the 8th of February, 1925, she was a lifelong resident of the city she loved, Port Arthur. Betty succumbed to cancer at 89. Betty's late parents were, Lucy Dell (Mapp) Brinkmann and Henry Ernest...

Michael Murdock Wheeler

Michael Murdock Wheeler

August 6, 2014

Michael Murdock Wheeler, 74, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on September 14, 1939 in Mobile, Alabama to the late Murdock Wheeler and Annie Ducksworth. He was a security guard for Patriot Security. Michael is survived by his wife, Carol Errington of Port Arthur; daughter,...

Faye Smith Henry

Faye Smith Henry

August 2, 2014

Faye Smith Henry, beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, was welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven on August 2, 2014. Faye was born in Port Arthur on August 20, 1921, to Douglas and Minnie Smith. She lived most of her life in Port Arthur before moving to Nederland and later to Kingwood. Faye was a member of the United Methodist Temple...

Thomas "Tommy" Duhon

Thomas "Tommy" Duhon

July 31, 2014

Thomas “Tommy” Duhon, 77, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on May 19, 1937 in Kaplan, LA to the late Leonce Duhon and Edna Broussard. He worked as a butcher in the retail grocery business. He served his country in the U. S. Army. Thomas is...

Carmel Plaia

Carmel Plaia

July 30, 2014

Carmel Plaia, 78, of Port Neches, Texas died Wednesday, July 30, 2014 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. Carmel was born May 18, 1936 in Port Acres, Texas to Herman Joseph Choate and Lucille Nunez Choate. She was a lifelong area resident and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church where she served on the Altar Society. Carmel was also...

Michael Douglas Hawsey

Michael Douglas Hawsey

July 29, 2014

Michael "Mike" Douglas Hawsey, 51, of Brookeland, Texas passed away, Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Baptist Hospital in Beaumont. He was born on August 2, 1962 in Port Arthur, Texas to Joe Douglas Hawsey and Joyce Gee Hawsey. Mike was a member of Church on the Rock in Nederland and had worked as an insulator for Austin Industrial. Funeral services...

Michael Barras

Michael Barras

July 29, 2014

Michael Lynn Barras, 57, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at his residence. He was born on November 14, 1956 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Louis Rene Barras and Frances Pecorino. He worked in construction as a pipefitter, and was a member of the Golden Triangle Church on the Rock. Michael is survived by...

John Harrison Miles

John Harrison Miles

July 29, 2014

John Harrison Miles, 77, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born on October 29, 1936 in Kerns, Texas to late E. D. Miles and Mary Evelyn Beamon. He was a printer line and type operator. John served his country in the U. S. Marine Corps. John...

Van Hong Nguyen

Van Hong Nguyen

July 27, 2014

Van Hong "Rose" Nguyen, 62, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. "Rose" was born October 15, 1951 in Ninh Binh, Vietnam to Manh Nguyen and Thuc Pham Nguyen. She was a resident of Port Arthur for many years and retired from the City of Port Arthur. A Mass of...

Charles L. Petkovsek

Charles L. Petkovsek

July 27, 2014

Charles L. Petkovsek Charles L. Petkovsek, "Coach" passed away Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Calder Woods in Beaumont, Texas. He was born on May 31, 1932 in Beaumont, Texas to Andrew and Mary Petkovsek. Charles graduated from Beaumont High School in 1950 and the University of Houston in 1955. He served in the United States Army and retired as a...

Charles Nolan Theriot

Charles Nolan Theriot

July 24, 2014

Charles Nolan Theriot, 78, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014. Charles was born May 6, 1936 in Nederland, Texas to A. Gooch Theriot and Odelia Melancon Theriot. He was an area resident for 55 years and a retired dispatcher from Marine Fueling Service Inc. He was preceded in death by his wife, Catherine Theriot; sisters, Mary...

Reece Lamar Jones, Jr.

Reece Lamar Jones, Jr.

July 23, 2014

Reece Lamar Jones, Jr., 82, of Groves passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at the Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. Reece was born May 24, 1032 in Huntington to the late Reece and Rose Lee Jones, Sr. and lived in Groves for 57 years. He retired from Texaco Port Arthur as a Plant Inspector with 37 years of service,...

Doris Elaine Melling

Doris Elaine Melling

July 23, 2014

Elaine Brister Melling, 92, of Groves, TX. passed away July 23, 2014 at Medical Center of Southeast Texas, after a brief illness. She was born in Davis, Oklahoma to Charlsie & Henry Brister; grew up in Palacios, TX. with her thirteen siblings and moved to Pt.Neches as a teenager. She was an artist and worked in retail sales at Drydens,...

Joyce Marie Dugas

Joyce Marie Dugas

July 22, 2014

Joyce Marie Dugas, 82, of Port Arthur, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at her home. She was born on August 18, 1931 in Port Arthur, Texas to Otto Provost and Margaret Angus Provost. Joyce was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur and member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church. She was retired from Market Basket. Funeral services will be 3:00...

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