Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Ruby Bernice West
July 15, 2013
Ruby Bernice West Ruby Bernice West, 87, of Huntsville, Texas formerly of Port Neches, Texas died Monday, July 15, 2013 at Odyssey House in Conroe, Texas. Ruby was born November 20, 1925 in Port Neches, Texas to William Polk Cash and Louise Bettcher Cash. She worked at Hotel Dieu and St. Elizabeth Hospital as a LVN for many years and...
Ernestine Calhoun Applegate
July 14, 2013
Ernestine Calhoun Applegate Ernestine Calhoun Applegate, 92, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013. She was born on October 27, 1920 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ernest Henry and Estelle Calhoun. Ernestine was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of The United Methodist Temple. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur...
Reda David
July 14, 2013
Reda David, 80, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on September 1, 1932 in Beckville, Panola County, Texas to Isaac Newton and Sally Jarvis Davidson, Sr. Reda had lived in this area for 65 years and was a long time member of the Aldersgate Trinity United...
Arlene W Pacetti
July 12, 2013
Arlene W. Pacetti, 85, of Cape Coral, Fl. passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Arlene was born in Pensacola, Fl. on July 30th, 1927 to Houston and Lottie Wall. She met the love of her life, Rodney Truman Pacetti and married him in 1945. They eventually settled in...
Kenneth Othel Brack
July 12, 2013
Kenneth Othel Brack Kenneth Othel Brack, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born August 16, 1936 in Fullerton, Louisiana to Louis and Elvie McWilliams Brack. He had lived in this area for over 58 years and attended Friendship Baptist Church in Groves. Kenneth worked for City Mattress,...
Rita Marie Comeaux
July 9, 2013
Rita Marie Comeaux, 83, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont, Texas. She was born in Port Neches, Texas on April 17, 1930 to the late Leanord and Ermine Tebedeaux Quebedeaux. Rita was the custodian at the Port Neches Schools and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. A Mass of...
Virgie Leola Vincent
July 9, 2013
Virgie L. Vincent, 80, of Navasota, Texas passed away July 9, 2013 at her home. She was born in Zwolle, Louisiana on January 11, 1933 to the late Jack Martinez and Maggie Bebee Martinez. Virgie was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church...
Benjamin Doyle Ashworth
July 8, 2013
Benjamin Doyle "Benny" Ashworth, 53 passed away at home on Monday, July 8, 2013 of natural causes in Bridge City, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Terry Ashworth, Jr. and Wanda Ashworth Hilton. He is survived by his son, Tyler Doyle Ashworth; sisters, Debby Nero of Port Neches, Janet Gaspard of Bridge City, and Phyllis and Roger...
Jules Joseph "JJ" Hebert Jr.
July 6, 2013
Jules J. “J.J.” Hebert, Jr., age 66, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at his home in Lumberton. He was born in Port Arthur on March 3, 1947 to the late Jules Joseph Hebert, Sr. and Irma Hyars Hebert. Jules, a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas, was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur and Lamar...
Jerry "Red" Norris
July 5, 2013
Jerry "Red" Norris, 80, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday July 5, 2013. Jerry was born March 11, 1933 in Warren, Texas to Lester Norris and Dannye Harris Norris. He was a resident of the area for 62 years and retired in 1989 from Texaco after 35 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Betty Norris...
Laura Belle Metts
July 1, 2013
Laura Belle Metts, 90, of Nederland, Texas passed away surrounded by family and friends on July 1, 2013 at the Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. She was born on November 3, 1922 in Moscow, Kansas to the late Lauren and Ethel McNicol Joy. Laura was a member of First Christian Church in Port Arthur, TX. Laura was the loving...
Helen Elizabeth Smith
July 1, 2013
Helen Elizabeth Smith, 86, of Port Neches, Texas died Monday, July 01, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Helen was born February 27, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charles T. Perdue and Emma Pearl Vernon Perdue. She was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur College. She was a homemaker...
Kenneth Hiram Sheffield, Sr.
June 30, 2013
Kenneth H. Sheffield, age 87, of Nederland, died Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Kenneth was born May 31, 1926 in Blox, Texas to the late John Bright and Hazel James Sheffield and lived in Nederland 77 years. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Friday, July 5, 2013 at the First...
Kenneth L. Jones
June 29, 2013
Kenneth L. Jones, 79, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Kenneth was born May 18, 1934 in Vanango County, Pennsylvania to Leslie H. Jones and Goldie Wagner Jones. He was a Port Arthur area resident for 76 years and member of First Baptist Church of Groves. Kenneth retired from...
Theresa Jean Giles
June 29, 2013
Theresa Jean Giles, 59, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away June 29, 2013 at the Memorial Herman Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She was born in Port Arthur to the late Aristide and Eunice Lacobie Romero. A graveside service will be held at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Theresa is...
Morris Fruge'
June 28, 2013
Morris Fruge', 90, went to his eternal rest on June 28, 2013. He was born April 19, 1923 in Orangefield, Tx. and grew up in Port Neches, Tx where he graduated from Port Neches High School in 1942. He served in the Air Force during World War ll. He went to work for the Port Neches Chronicle, and then moved...
Dick P. Connally
June 28, 2013
Dick P. Connally, 83, of Port Neches passed away on June 28, 2013. He was born June 9, 1930 in Port Arthur to Fred and Faye Connally. He married Rose Marie Broussard and has been a longtime resident of the Mid-County area. He was a graduate of St. James High School in Port Arthur. He served in the U S...
Emile Joseph Dugas, Jr.
June 27, 2013
Emile Joseph Dugas, Jr., 85, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013. Emile was born November 30, 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Emile Joseph Dugas, Sr. and Mabel Breaux Dugas. He was a resident of Port Arthur for 60 years and retired operator from Ameripol Synpol. Emile was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church and...
Gerald Ray Lynn
June 25, 2013
Gerald Ray Lynn, 79, of Nederland, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. He was born in Paris, Texas on March 10, 1934 to the Late Albert and Eula Hughes Lynn. He served his country proudly in the U. S. Army. Gerald was a carpenter with Local 410 Union.Funeral...
Leland Christopher Estes
June 24, 2013
Leland Christopher Estes, 63, of Taylor Landing, Texas died Monday, June 24, 2013 at his residence. Leland was born March 15, 1950 in Millington, Tennessee to Leland Eugene Estes and Mary Estes Reeser. He was a resident of this area for 48 years and worked construction in Beaumont and Port Arthur Shipyards, also home constrution in San Antonio and Fort...
Ruby Bernice West
July 15, 2013
Ruby Bernice West Ruby Bernice West, 87, of Huntsville, Texas formerly of Port Neches, Texas died Monday, July 15, 2013 at Odyssey House in Conroe, Texas. Ruby was born November 20, 1925 in Port Neches, Texas to William Polk Cash and Louise Bettcher Cash. She worked at Hotel Dieu and St. Elizabeth Hospital as a LVN for many years and...
Ernestine Calhoun Applegate
July 14, 2013
Ernestine Calhoun Applegate Ernestine Calhoun Applegate, 92, of Port Arthur passed away on Sunday, July 14, 2013. She was born on October 27, 1920 in Port Arthur, Texas to Ernest Henry and Estelle Calhoun. Ernestine was a lifelong resident of this area and a member of The United Methodist Temple. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur...
Reda David
July 14, 2013
Reda David, 80, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Sunday, July 14, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. She was born on September 1, 1932 in Beckville, Panola County, Texas to Isaac Newton and Sally Jarvis Davidson, Sr. Reda had lived in this area for 65 years and was a long time member of the Aldersgate Trinity United...
Arlene W Pacetti
July 12, 2013
Arlene W. Pacetti, 85, of Cape Coral, Fl. passed away on Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. Arlene was born in Pensacola, Fl. on July 30th, 1927 to Houston and Lottie Wall. She met the love of her life, Rodney Truman Pacetti and married him in 1945. They eventually settled in...
Kenneth Othel Brack
July 12, 2013
Kenneth Othel Brack Kenneth Othel Brack, 76, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born August 16, 1936 in Fullerton, Louisiana to Louis and Elvie McWilliams Brack. He had lived in this area for over 58 years and attended Friendship Baptist Church in Groves. Kenneth worked for City Mattress,...
Rita Marie Comeaux
July 9, 2013
Rita Marie Comeaux, 83, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at Harbor Hospice House in Beaumont, Texas. She was born in Port Neches, Texas on April 17, 1930 to the late Leanord and Ermine Tebedeaux Quebedeaux. Rita was the custodian at the Port Neches Schools and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. A Mass of...
Virgie Leola Vincent
July 9, 2013
Virgie L. Vincent, 80, of Navasota, Texas passed away July 9, 2013 at her home. She was born in Zwolle, Louisiana on January 11, 1933 to the late Jack Martinez and Maggie Bebee Martinez. Virgie was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Nederland. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church...
Benjamin Doyle Ashworth
July 8, 2013
Benjamin Doyle "Benny" Ashworth, 53 passed away at home on Monday, July 8, 2013 of natural causes in Bridge City, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Terry Ashworth, Jr. and Wanda Ashworth Hilton. He is survived by his son, Tyler Doyle Ashworth; sisters, Debby Nero of Port Neches, Janet Gaspard of Bridge City, and Phyllis and Roger...
Jules Joseph "JJ" Hebert Jr.
July 6, 2013
Jules J. “J.J.” Hebert, Jr., age 66, passed away on Saturday, July 6, 2013 at his home in Lumberton. He was born in Port Arthur on March 3, 1947 to the late Jules Joseph Hebert, Sr. and Irma Hyars Hebert. Jules, a lifelong resident of Southeast Texas, was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in Port Arthur and Lamar...
Jerry "Red" Norris
July 5, 2013
Jerry "Red" Norris, 80, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday July 5, 2013. Jerry was born March 11, 1933 in Warren, Texas to Lester Norris and Dannye Harris Norris. He was a resident of the area for 62 years and retired in 1989 from Texaco after 35 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Betty Norris...
Laura Belle Metts
July 1, 2013
Laura Belle Metts, 90, of Nederland, Texas passed away surrounded by family and friends on July 1, 2013 at the Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves. She was born on November 3, 1922 in Moscow, Kansas to the late Lauren and Ethel McNicol Joy. Laura was a member of First Christian Church in Port Arthur, TX. Laura was the loving...
Helen Elizabeth Smith
July 1, 2013
Helen Elizabeth Smith, 86, of Port Neches, Texas died Monday, July 01, 2013 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Helen was born February 27, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to Charles T. Perdue and Emma Pearl Vernon Perdue. She was a lifelong area resident and a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School and Port Arthur College. She was a homemaker...
Kenneth Hiram Sheffield, Sr.
June 30, 2013
Kenneth H. Sheffield, age 87, of Nederland, died Sunday, June 30, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Kenneth was born May 31, 1926 in Blox, Texas to the late John Bright and Hazel James Sheffield and lived in Nederland 77 years. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Friday, July 5, 2013 at the First...
Kenneth L. Jones
June 29, 2013
Kenneth L. Jones, 79, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Saturday, June 29, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Kenneth was born May 18, 1934 in Vanango County, Pennsylvania to Leslie H. Jones and Goldie Wagner Jones. He was a Port Arthur area resident for 76 years and member of First Baptist Church of Groves. Kenneth retired from...
Theresa Jean Giles
June 29, 2013
Theresa Jean Giles, 59, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away June 29, 2013 at the Memorial Herman Medical Center in Houston, Texas. She was born in Port Arthur to the late Aristide and Eunice Lacobie Romero. A graveside service will be held at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. Theresa is...
Morris Fruge'
June 28, 2013
Morris Fruge', 90, went to his eternal rest on June 28, 2013. He was born April 19, 1923 in Orangefield, Tx. and grew up in Port Neches, Tx where he graduated from Port Neches High School in 1942. He served in the Air Force during World War ll. He went to work for the Port Neches Chronicle, and then moved...
Dick P. Connally
June 28, 2013
Dick P. Connally, 83, of Port Neches passed away on June 28, 2013. He was born June 9, 1930 in Port Arthur to Fred and Faye Connally. He married Rose Marie Broussard and has been a longtime resident of the Mid-County area. He was a graduate of St. James High School in Port Arthur. He served in the U S...
Emile Joseph Dugas, Jr.
June 27, 2013
Emile Joseph Dugas, Jr., 85, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away Thursday, June 27, 2013. Emile was born November 30, 1927 in New Orleans, Louisiana to Emile Joseph Dugas, Sr. and Mabel Breaux Dugas. He was a resident of Port Arthur for 60 years and retired operator from Ameripol Synpol. Emile was a member of St. Catherine Catholic Church and...
Gerald Ray Lynn
June 25, 2013
Gerald Ray Lynn, 79, of Nederland, Texas passed away Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur, Texas. He was born in Paris, Texas on March 10, 1934 to the Late Albert and Eula Hughes Lynn. He served his country proudly in the U. S. Army. Gerald was a carpenter with Local 410 Union.Funeral...
Leland Christopher Estes
June 24, 2013
Leland Christopher Estes, 63, of Taylor Landing, Texas died Monday, June 24, 2013 at his residence. Leland was born March 15, 1950 in Millington, Tennessee to Leland Eugene Estes and Mary Estes Reeser. He was a resident of this area for 48 years and worked construction in Beaumont and Port Arthur Shipyards, also home constrution in San Antonio and Fort...