Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Mattie Fay Herring
October 1, 2023
Mattie Fay Herring Mattie Fay (Richbourg) Herring passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at her home in Port Arthur surrounded by the love and warmth of her family. A celebration of her life will be held at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, on October 4, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mattie was born December 17, 1928,...
Vernon "Pat" Waite
September 29, 2023
Vernon “Pat” Waite, 86, of Nederland, Texas joined his beloved wife, Carlie on Friday, September 29, 2023. Pat was born on October 6, 1936 in Beaumont, Texas to Robert and Edna Pearl Waite. Pat enjoyed golfing, traveling and spending time with his family. He played football for Nederland High School in 1955. Pat served his country in the United States...
Terry Lynn Champeaux
September 29, 2023
Terry Lynn Champeaux II “T-2” age 22, of West Orange, Texas, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Randall “Flipper” Doolittle and Pastor Ralph “Boa” Zampini. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will...
Patrick Henry Reeves
September 29, 2023
Patrick H. Reeves, 70, of Groves, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a service following on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. There will be a Celebration of Life following the service at the Groves KC...
Hubert Joseph Miller Jr.
September 23, 2023
Hubert Joseph Miller, Jr., 88, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away September 23, 2023, due to complications from Dementia / Alzheimer’s Disease. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., with a Celebration of Hubert’s Life to begin at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Interment...
Virginia Mae Thornton
September 22, 2023
Virginia Mae Thornton, 88, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023, at Cascades Senior Rehab in Port Arthur, Texas. Virginia was born on June 7, 1935, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.L. and Jessie Griffith. She was a wife, mother and a homemaker who took care of her family who she loved. Virginia enjoyed cooking, traveling and...
Wanda Dougharty Sparks
September 22, 2023
Wanda Dougharty Sparks, 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023, at her home in Port Neches with her loving family at her side. Wanda was born on July 18, 1939, in Newton, Texas to Frankie Kraus Dougharty and Talmadge Dougharty. She was a retired school teacher at Woodcrest Elementary for thirty years. Wanda was a...
Elizabeth Hernandez
September 22, 2023
Elizabeth Hernandez, 58, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away unexpectantly on Friday, September 22, 2023. Elizabeth was born on August 2, 1965 in Port Arthur, Texas to Phillip and Stella Todora. Elizabeth was a loving grandmother who doted on her grandchildren. She was a dedicated and loving caregiver to both her parents. In her younger years Elizabeth had an outgoing...
Wendy Ann Gardner
September 21, 2023
Wendy Ann Gardner, 53, of Groves, Texas passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at her residence in Groves with her loving family at her side. Wendy was born on December 12, 1969, in Port Arthur, Texas to Linda Clause Lowe Glenn and Johnnie Lowe. She graduated from Port Neches Groves in 1988 and was an Indianette as she took...
Annie Elizabeth Guarnere
September 18, 2023
Annie Elizabeth Guarnere, 98, of Brookeland formally of Groves, Texas passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at her residence in Brookeland, Texas. Annie was born on December 3, 1924, in Port Arthur, Texas to Victoria Bordonaro Mirabella and Joseph Mirabella. She was a retired Branch Manager for the Republic of Texas Savings and Loan. Annie was a former member...
Melvin Wayne Champagne
September 17, 2023
Melvin Wayne Champagne Melvin “Pop” Champagne, 68, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Mid Jefferson Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2023, at New Covenant Church in Port Acres. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Halliburton. Pop was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on May 23, 1955, he was...
Robert "Bobby" T. Hoffpauir
September 14, 2023
Robert "Bobby" Tyler Hoffpauir of Beaumont graduated to glory in the early morning of Thursday, September 14, 2023. He was a present part of so many lives - to know him was to love him. He had a kind, gentle and loving spirit. He was generous, fun-loving, and had a great sense of humor. He grew up in Groves with...
Virgil Wallace Poole, Sr.
September 13, 2023
Virgil Wallace Poole, Sr., passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Virgil was born on September 2, 1939 in Starks, Louisiana to George and Cora Poole.
Virgil enjoyed playing guitar and fishing, in his younger years.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents, George Lee Poole, Sr. and Cora Lee (Hock) Poole; wife, Patricia...
George Ann Tillotson
September 13, 2023
George Ann “Mimi” Tillotson, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. George Ann was born on January 18, 1936, in Port Arthur, Texas to George and Willie Wilson. George Ann was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. George Ann...
Riley C. Mitchell
September 12, 2023
Riley C. Mitchell, 93 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Riley was born in Pearl River County, Mississippi to the late, Thomas Andrew Mitchell and Myrtle Eddie Smith Mitchell. Riley was a Lab-Tech with Ameripol-Synpol and retired with 36 years of service, he was a member of First Baptist Church...
Jessica Lauren Sattler
September 12, 2023
Jessica Lauren Sattler, 36, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at The Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Memorial Mass of Christian Service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend Jim McClintock and Reverend Shane Baxter. Burial will follow at...
Ronald Dale Racca
September 12, 2023
Ronald Dale Racca, 73, of Buna, Texas, passed away at his home in Buna, Texas Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Ronald was born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on October...
Jane Elizabeth McBroom Busby
September 11, 2023
Jane Elizabeth McBroom Busby, 66, of Waxahachie, Texas formerly of Nederland, Texas passed away Monday, September 11, 2023. Jane was born on August 18, 1957 in Groves, Texas to Delbert and Norma McBroom. Jane was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was a former member of Crossroads Fellowship Church in Nederland and enjoyed singing in the choir. Jane...
Joyce and George Romero
September 11, 2023
Once upon a time, Joyce Peltier and George Romero met at a dance. They were married on October 7, 1950, and were inseparable from then on. Those that knew them loved them. Their love for each other was extraordinary. They were devout Catholics and would take to their knees every night to say their prayers. Both of their hobbies included...
Jay Dunlap Bigler
September 10, 2023
Jay Dunlap Bigler was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 5, 1947. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy before working at Park Place Hospital for 30 years. Working in the surgical department as a custodian, he kept his colleagues entertained with his witty sense of humor. He especially enjoyed the time he worked on a...
Mattie Fay Herring
October 1, 2023
Mattie Fay Herring Mattie Fay (Richbourg) Herring passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 1, 2023, at her home in Port Arthur surrounded by the love and warmth of her family. A celebration of her life will be held at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, on October 4, 2023, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Mattie was born December 17, 1928,...
Vernon "Pat" Waite
September 29, 2023
Vernon “Pat” Waite, 86, of Nederland, Texas joined his beloved wife, Carlie on Friday, September 29, 2023. Pat was born on October 6, 1936 in Beaumont, Texas to Robert and Edna Pearl Waite. Pat enjoyed golfing, traveling and spending time with his family. He played football for Nederland High School in 1955. Pat served his country in the United States...
Terry Lynn Champeaux
September 29, 2023
Terry Lynn Champeaux II “T-2” age 22, of West Orange, Texas, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, in Beaumont. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Randall “Flipper” Doolittle and Pastor Ralph “Boa” Zampini. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will...
Patrick Henry Reeves
September 29, 2023
Patrick H. Reeves, 70, of Groves, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023, at Houston Methodist the Woodlands Hospital surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. with a service following on Saturday, October 7, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. There will be a Celebration of Life following the service at the Groves KC...
Hubert Joseph Miller Jr.
September 23, 2023
Hubert Joseph Miller, Jr., 88, of Port Neches, Texas, passed away September 23, 2023, due to complications from Dementia / Alzheimer’s Disease. A gathering of family and friends will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., with a Celebration of Hubert’s Life to begin at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 28, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Interment...
Virginia Mae Thornton
September 22, 2023
Virginia Mae Thornton, 88, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023, at Cascades Senior Rehab in Port Arthur, Texas. Virginia was born on June 7, 1935, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to J.L. and Jessie Griffith. She was a wife, mother and a homemaker who took care of her family who she loved. Virginia enjoyed cooking, traveling and...
Wanda Dougharty Sparks
September 22, 2023
Wanda Dougharty Sparks, 84, of Port Neches, Texas passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023, at her home in Port Neches with her loving family at her side. Wanda was born on July 18, 1939, in Newton, Texas to Frankie Kraus Dougharty and Talmadge Dougharty. She was a retired school teacher at Woodcrest Elementary for thirty years. Wanda was a...
Elizabeth Hernandez
September 22, 2023
Elizabeth Hernandez, 58, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away unexpectantly on Friday, September 22, 2023. Elizabeth was born on August 2, 1965 in Port Arthur, Texas to Phillip and Stella Todora. Elizabeth was a loving grandmother who doted on her grandchildren. She was a dedicated and loving caregiver to both her parents. In her younger years Elizabeth had an outgoing...
Wendy Ann Gardner
September 21, 2023
Wendy Ann Gardner, 53, of Groves, Texas passed away on Thursday, September 21, 2023, at her residence in Groves with her loving family at her side. Wendy was born on December 12, 1969, in Port Arthur, Texas to Linda Clause Lowe Glenn and Johnnie Lowe. She graduated from Port Neches Groves in 1988 and was an Indianette as she took...
Annie Elizabeth Guarnere
September 18, 2023
Annie Elizabeth Guarnere, 98, of Brookeland formally of Groves, Texas passed away on Monday, September 18, 2023, at her residence in Brookeland, Texas. Annie was born on December 3, 1924, in Port Arthur, Texas to Victoria Bordonaro Mirabella and Joseph Mirabella. She was a retired Branch Manager for the Republic of Texas Savings and Loan. Annie was a former member...
Melvin Wayne Champagne
September 17, 2023
Melvin Wayne Champagne Melvin “Pop” Champagne, 68, of Lumberton, Texas, passed away on Sunday, September 17, 2023, at Mid Jefferson Hospital in Beaumont. Memorial services will be held 2:30 p.m., Saturday, September 30, 2023, at New Covenant Church in Port Acres. Officiating will be Reverend Mike Halliburton. Pop was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on May 23, 1955, he was...
Robert "Bobby" T. Hoffpauir
September 14, 2023
Robert "Bobby" Tyler Hoffpauir of Beaumont graduated to glory in the early morning of Thursday, September 14, 2023. He was a present part of so many lives - to know him was to love him. He had a kind, gentle and loving spirit. He was generous, fun-loving, and had a great sense of humor. He grew up in Groves with...
Virgil Wallace Poole, Sr.
September 13, 2023
Virgil Wallace Poole, Sr., passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023. Virgil was born on September 2, 1939 in Starks, Louisiana to George and Cora Poole.
Virgil enjoyed playing guitar and fishing, in his younger years.
Virgil was preceded in death by his parents, George Lee Poole, Sr. and Cora Lee (Hock) Poole; wife, Patricia...
George Ann Tillotson
September 13, 2023
George Ann “Mimi” Tillotson, 87, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Wednesday, September 13, 2023, at her residence surrounded by her loving family. George Ann was born on January 18, 1936, in Port Arthur, Texas to George and Willie Wilson. George Ann was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. George Ann...
Riley C. Mitchell
September 12, 2023
Riley C. Mitchell, 93 of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Riley was born in Pearl River County, Mississippi to the late, Thomas Andrew Mitchell and Myrtle Eddie Smith Mitchell. Riley was a Lab-Tech with Ameripol-Synpol and retired with 36 years of service, he was a member of First Baptist Church...
Jessica Lauren Sattler
September 12, 2023
Jessica Lauren Sattler, 36, of Nederland, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at The Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. Memorial Mass of Christian Service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Wednesday, September 20, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend Jim McClintock and Reverend Shane Baxter. Burial will follow at...
Ronald Dale Racca
September 12, 2023
Ronald Dale Racca, 73, of Buna, Texas, passed away at his home in Buna, Texas Memorial services will be held at 6:00 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday, September 25, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Ronald was born in Abbeville, Louisiana, on October...
Jane Elizabeth McBroom Busby
September 11, 2023
Jane Elizabeth McBroom Busby, 66, of Waxahachie, Texas formerly of Nederland, Texas passed away Monday, September 11, 2023. Jane was born on August 18, 1957 in Groves, Texas to Delbert and Norma McBroom. Jane was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and sister. She was a former member of Crossroads Fellowship Church in Nederland and enjoyed singing in the choir. Jane...
Joyce and George Romero
September 11, 2023
Once upon a time, Joyce Peltier and George Romero met at a dance. They were married on October 7, 1950, and were inseparable from then on. Those that knew them loved them. Their love for each other was extraordinary. They were devout Catholics and would take to their knees every night to say their prayers. Both of their hobbies included...
Jay Dunlap Bigler
September 10, 2023
Jay Dunlap Bigler was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 5, 1947. He proudly served his country in the United States Navy before working at Park Place Hospital for 30 years. Working in the surgical department as a custodian, he kept his colleagues entertained with his witty sense of humor. He especially enjoyed the time he worked on a...