Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Edna Edith Sasser
June 27, 2012
Edna Sasser, 92, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Edna was born January 2, 1920 in Port Neches, Texas to Ellis Jones and Myrtis Gesner Jones. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and retired secretary from Dolby Air Conditioning. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Port Neches for 82 years, where...
Patricia Ruth Heller
June 25, 2012
Patricia Ruth Heller, 78, of Port Neches, Texas died Monday, June 25, 2012 at her residence. Patricia was born June 11, 1934 in Dorothy, West Virginia to Alonzo Evans and Helen Gillespie Evans. She was a resident of Port Neches since 2008 and a former 22 year resident of Florida. Patricia was a member of First United Methodist Church Port...
Marye Jo Fertitta
June 21, 2012
Marye Jo Fertitta, 86, formerly of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012 at The Home Place in Ganado, Texas. Marye Jo was born January 27, 1926 in Bossier City, Louisiana to James Russell Roy and Hurteline Wilson Roy. She was a lifelong area resident before moving to Jackson County, Texas 13 years ago. She was a secretary at...
Calvin Joseph Loncon
June 21, 2012
Calvin Joseph Loncon, 80, of Port Acres, Texas passed away June 21, 2012 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home in Port Arthur. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 25, 1932 to the late Allen B. Loncon and Corine Guillot Loncon.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Therese, the Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church...
Rose W. Lohmann
June 20, 2012
Rose W. Lohmann, age 88, died on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on December 18, 1923 to Francis E. and Myrtle A. Winn. Rose attended Madison College in Harrisonburg, VA, Norfolk Business College in Norfolk, VA, and Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She worked for several businesses in Virginia...
Vertie Lee Harrington
June 19, 2012
Vertie Lee Free Harrington, 75, of Mauriceville, Texas left this world for her Heavenly Home on June 19, 2012. She was born January 1, 1937 in Montgomery, Alabama to the late Claude and Fannie Mae Johnson Free.Vertie is predeceased by her parents husband, Howard Joseph Red Harrington, Sr. infant son, Billy Gene Harrington daughter, Kathy Broussard son J. C. Harrington...
Carl Robert VanDevender
June 15, 2012
Carl Robert VanDevender Carl Robert VanDevender, 75, of Port Arthur died Friday, June 15, 2012 at his home. He was born on July 6, 1936 in Port Arthur, Texas to Lee Roy VanDevender and Mildred Cherry VanDevender. Carl was a lifelong area resident and member of First Christian Church of Port Arthur where he started the hand bell choir, was...
Sue Ellen Sanders
June 15, 2012
Sue Ellen Sanders, 65, of Port Neches, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012 at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. She was born in Houston, Texas on September 5, 1946 to Rex and Meredith Rowley. Sue Ellen has resided all of her life in Port Neches and was a teacher at the Ridgewood Christian School.She is survived by her husband,...
Audrey Marie Trahan
June 14, 2012
Audrey Marie Trahan, 79, of Bridge City, Texas died Thursday, June 14, 2012 at her home. Audrey was born November 6, 1932 in Rayne, Louisiana to Francis Terro and Eva Bordes Terro. She was a resident of this area for 60 years and retired from Port Neches-Groves ISD Cafeteria. She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge...
Bobbie Jean Russo
June 14, 2012
Bobbie Jean Russo October 20th 1950 June 14th 2012 Our beloved mother, sister and friend, Bobbie Jean Birdwell Russo, 61, returned to her father in heaven on June 14, 2012. She was surrounded by loved ones when she passed and she was finally relieved from severe ailments that caused so much pain and suffering. She was born October 20, 1950...
Felix Findley
June 13, 2012
Felix Findley of Port Arthur went to his heavenly home Wednesday June 13, 2012. He was born in Port Neches, January 9, 1934 to Hulda Noack Findley and Monroe L. Findley. He attended Nederland schools and was a 1952 Nederland High School graduate. While serving in the army he was stationed at Blue Knob Air Force Base, Pennsylvania. There he...
Eunice Marjorie Walker
June 12, 2012
Eunice Marjorie Walker, 88, of Port Neches, Texas died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Eunice was born January 4, 1924, in Ragley, Louisiana to Alfred Otis Vallery and Eunice Pansye Wesley Vallery and raised in Forester, Arkansas until moving to Port Neches in 1940. She was a member of the First United Methodist...
Billie Faye Best
June 10, 2012
Billie Faye Best, 83, of Nederland, Texas passed away June 10, 2012 at the Vidor Health and Rehab in Vidor, Texas. She was born August 6, 1928 in Manning, Texas to the late William Levy and Elizabeth Patterson Causey. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Melancon39s Funeral Home, 1605 Avenue H in Nederland....
Carol Dean Jacobs
June 9, 2012
Carol Dean Jacobs, 74, of Nederland, passed away on June 9, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. He was born in Valliant, Oklahoma to the late Lennie and Madalee Sarah Maddox Jacobs on June 5, 1938. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Army. He faithfully served his Lord and Savior as a...
Letha Irene Collins
June 8, 2012
Letha Irene Collins, 99, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, June 8, 2012 at Magnolia Manor. Letha was born February 21, 1913 in Alto, Texas to Basil W.Landrum and Willie Robinson Landrum. She was a resident of Groves for 57 years and member of Val Verde Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her sons, C. C. Wallace, Jr....
Billy Michael Fitzpatrick
June 6, 2012
Michael Fitzpatrick, 57, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Michael was born August 5, 1954 in Port Arthur, Texas to Billy Joe Fitzpatrick and Marjorie Watkins Fitzpatrick. He was a lifelong area resident, member of Friendship Baptist Church and retired self employed interior designer. Survivors include his sister, Martha Nell Tucker and brother-in-law, David Tucker of El...
Patrick McBride
June 6, 2012
Patrick "Bruce" McBride, 77, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. Bruce was born in Church Point, Louisiana on March 18, 1935 to Everd and Burnadette McBride. He moved from Louisiana to Texas and was a resident of Groves, Texas most of his life. His family and friends will remember his strength,...
Helen Arline Eppler
June 5, 2012
Helen Arline Eppler, 91, of Sulphur, Louisiana passed away June 5, 2012. She was born in Fort Clark, Texas on September 10, 1920 to the late E. J. and Jessie Collins Barricklow.Helen is preceded in death by her parents and husband, Euell Eppler. She is survived by her daughter, Dinah Fontenot and husband, Richard of Sulphur, Louisiana 2 sons, Phillip...
Lance Orta
June 3, 2012
Lance Orta, 27, of Port Neches, Texas died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born February 20, 1985 in Port Arthur, Texas to Xavier Orta and Debra Thornton Orta. Lance was a 2003 graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School. Survivors include his parents, Xavier and Debra Orta; son, Julien Orta and his mother...
William Thomas Jefferson
June 2, 2012
William "Bill" Thomas Jefferson, 48, of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Bill was born August 6, 1963 in Port Arthur, Texas to Robert William Jefferson and Mary Cloos Jefferson. He was a lifelong area resident and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was preceded in death by his...
Edna Edith Sasser
June 27, 2012
Edna Sasser, 92, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2012. Edna was born January 2, 1920 in Port Neches, Texas to Ellis Jones and Myrtis Gesner Jones. She was a lifelong resident of Port Neches and retired secretary from Dolby Air Conditioning. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Port Neches for 82 years, where...
Patricia Ruth Heller
June 25, 2012
Patricia Ruth Heller, 78, of Port Neches, Texas died Monday, June 25, 2012 at her residence. Patricia was born June 11, 1934 in Dorothy, West Virginia to Alonzo Evans and Helen Gillespie Evans. She was a resident of Port Neches since 2008 and a former 22 year resident of Florida. Patricia was a member of First United Methodist Church Port...
Marye Jo Fertitta
June 21, 2012
Marye Jo Fertitta, 86, formerly of Groves, Texas passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012 at The Home Place in Ganado, Texas. Marye Jo was born January 27, 1926 in Bossier City, Louisiana to James Russell Roy and Hurteline Wilson Roy. She was a lifelong area resident before moving to Jackson County, Texas 13 years ago. She was a secretary at...
Calvin Joseph Loncon
June 21, 2012
Calvin Joseph Loncon, 80, of Port Acres, Texas passed away June 21, 2012 at Cypress Glen East Nursing Home in Port Arthur. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 25, 1932 to the late Allen B. Loncon and Corine Guillot Loncon.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Therese, the Little Flower of Jesus Catholic Church...
Rose W. Lohmann
June 20, 2012
Rose W. Lohmann, age 88, died on Wednesday, June 20, 2012 at Magnolia Manor in Groves, Texas. She was born in Portsmouth, Virginia on December 18, 1923 to Francis E. and Myrtle A. Winn. Rose attended Madison College in Harrisonburg, VA, Norfolk Business College in Norfolk, VA, and Baylor University in Waco, Texas. She worked for several businesses in Virginia...
Vertie Lee Harrington
June 19, 2012
Vertie Lee Free Harrington, 75, of Mauriceville, Texas left this world for her Heavenly Home on June 19, 2012. She was born January 1, 1937 in Montgomery, Alabama to the late Claude and Fannie Mae Johnson Free.Vertie is predeceased by her parents husband, Howard Joseph Red Harrington, Sr. infant son, Billy Gene Harrington daughter, Kathy Broussard son J. C. Harrington...
Carl Robert VanDevender
June 15, 2012
Carl Robert VanDevender Carl Robert VanDevender, 75, of Port Arthur died Friday, June 15, 2012 at his home. He was born on July 6, 1936 in Port Arthur, Texas to Lee Roy VanDevender and Mildred Cherry VanDevender. Carl was a lifelong area resident and member of First Christian Church of Port Arthur where he started the hand bell choir, was...
Sue Ellen Sanders
June 15, 2012
Sue Ellen Sanders, 65, of Port Neches, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012 at the Medical Center in Port Arthur. She was born in Houston, Texas on September 5, 1946 to Rex and Meredith Rowley. Sue Ellen has resided all of her life in Port Neches and was a teacher at the Ridgewood Christian School.She is survived by her husband,...
Audrey Marie Trahan
June 14, 2012
Audrey Marie Trahan, 79, of Bridge City, Texas died Thursday, June 14, 2012 at her home. Audrey was born November 6, 1932 in Rayne, Louisiana to Francis Terro and Eva Bordes Terro. She was a resident of this area for 60 years and retired from Port Neches-Groves ISD Cafeteria. She was a member of St. Henry Catholic Church in Bridge...
Bobbie Jean Russo
June 14, 2012
Bobbie Jean Russo October 20th 1950 June 14th 2012 Our beloved mother, sister and friend, Bobbie Jean Birdwell Russo, 61, returned to her father in heaven on June 14, 2012. She was surrounded by loved ones when she passed and she was finally relieved from severe ailments that caused so much pain and suffering. She was born October 20, 1950...
Felix Findley
June 13, 2012
Felix Findley of Port Arthur went to his heavenly home Wednesday June 13, 2012. He was born in Port Neches, January 9, 1934 to Hulda Noack Findley and Monroe L. Findley. He attended Nederland schools and was a 1952 Nederland High School graduate. While serving in the army he was stationed at Blue Knob Air Force Base, Pennsylvania. There he...
Eunice Marjorie Walker
June 12, 2012
Eunice Marjorie Walker, 88, of Port Neches, Texas died Tuesday, June 12, 2012, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Eunice was born January 4, 1924, in Ragley, Louisiana to Alfred Otis Vallery and Eunice Pansye Wesley Vallery and raised in Forester, Arkansas until moving to Port Neches in 1940. She was a member of the First United Methodist...
Billie Faye Best
June 10, 2012
Billie Faye Best, 83, of Nederland, Texas passed away June 10, 2012 at the Vidor Health and Rehab in Vidor, Texas. She was born August 6, 1928 in Manning, Texas to the late William Levy and Elizabeth Patterson Causey. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at Melancon39s Funeral Home, 1605 Avenue H in Nederland....
Carol Dean Jacobs
June 9, 2012
Carol Dean Jacobs, 74, of Nederland, passed away on June 9, 2012, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. He was born in Valliant, Oklahoma to the late Lennie and Madalee Sarah Maddox Jacobs on June 5, 1938. He proudly served his country in the U. S. Army. He faithfully served his Lord and Savior as a...
Letha Irene Collins
June 8, 2012
Letha Irene Collins, 99, of Groves, Texas passed away Friday, June 8, 2012 at Magnolia Manor. Letha was born February 21, 1913 in Alto, Texas to Basil W.Landrum and Willie Robinson Landrum. She was a resident of Groves for 57 years and member of Val Verde Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her sons, C. C. Wallace, Jr....
Billy Michael Fitzpatrick
June 6, 2012
Michael Fitzpatrick, 57, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012. Michael was born August 5, 1954 in Port Arthur, Texas to Billy Joe Fitzpatrick and Marjorie Watkins Fitzpatrick. He was a lifelong area resident, member of Friendship Baptist Church and retired self employed interior designer. Survivors include his sister, Martha Nell Tucker and brother-in-law, David Tucker of El...
Patrick McBride
June 6, 2012
Patrick "Bruce" McBride, 77, of Groves, Texas passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at Methodist Hospital in Houston, TX. Bruce was born in Church Point, Louisiana on March 18, 1935 to Everd and Burnadette McBride. He moved from Louisiana to Texas and was a resident of Groves, Texas most of his life. His family and friends will remember his strength,...
Helen Arline Eppler
June 5, 2012
Helen Arline Eppler, 91, of Sulphur, Louisiana passed away June 5, 2012. She was born in Fort Clark, Texas on September 10, 1920 to the late E. J. and Jessie Collins Barricklow.Helen is preceded in death by her parents and husband, Euell Eppler. She is survived by her daughter, Dinah Fontenot and husband, Richard of Sulphur, Louisiana 2 sons, Phillip...
Lance Orta
June 3, 2012
Lance Orta, 27, of Port Neches, Texas died Sunday, June 3, 2012 at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. He was born February 20, 1985 in Port Arthur, Texas to Xavier Orta and Debra Thornton Orta. Lance was a 2003 graduate of Port Neches-Groves High School. Survivors include his parents, Xavier and Debra Orta; son, Julien Orta and his mother...
William Thomas Jefferson
June 2, 2012
William "Bill" Thomas Jefferson, 48, of Nederland, Texas passed away Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Houston, Texas. Bill was born August 6, 1963 in Port Arthur, Texas to Robert William Jefferson and Mary Cloos Jefferson. He was a lifelong area resident and was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was preceded in death by his...