Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Leah Catherine Smith-Belaire
June 15, 2023
Leah Catherine Smith Belaire, 71, of Groves, Texas, transitioned to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 15, 2023, peacefully at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Brent Sims. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 24, 2023, at...
Frank Eugene Alverson
June 14, 2023
Frank Eugene Alverson, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Methodist Hill Country Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas. Frank was born on November 11, 1931, in Aransas Pass, Texas to Ella Mae Nutt and William B. Alverson. Frank began his stent in the Navy on his 19th birthday where he was assigned to the USS Juneau. He was retired head...
Misty Nicole Womack
June 13, 2023
Misty Nicole Womack, 48, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in Nederland. Misty was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina on May 14, 1975 to Jimmy Womack, Jr. and Karen Willis Fontenot. Misty was a known lover of the horror genre of media, heavy metal music, and classical cartoons. She was a student of film, and to...
Mark Wayne Lawson Sr.
June 13, 2023
Mark Wayne Lawson Sr. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Mark Wayne Lawson Sr., who departed from this world on June 13th, 2023. Known for his tireless work ethic, love for family and friends, zest for life, passion for golf, and legendary dance moves, Mark left an unforgettable impact on this world. Mark was born in Port Arthur,...
Johnnie Daniel "Dan" Evans
June 11, 2023
Johnnie Daniel “Dan” Evans, Jr. passed away on Jun 11, 2023 after a period of declining health. He was born April 13, 1934, In Albuquerque, New Mexico to parents Johnnie Daniel and Madelyn Ione Daniels Evans. The family moved to Tennant, California, where his father was a railroad engineer for Long Bell Lumber Company. His brother, Donald Ray, and he...
Josephine "Josie" Tomplait
June 9, 2023
Josephine “Josie” Tomplait, 74, of, Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, June 9, 2023, at Forever Young Home in Groves. Josie was born June 30, 1948 in Bonita, Louisiana to Nick and Mammie Bordonaro. Josie was a parishioner of St. Therese The Little Flower Catholic Church and was an active member of the Altar Society and St. Christopher’s Kaycetts #3195....
Robbie Jo Medley
June 9, 2023
Robbie Jo Medley, 92, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023, at Cascades Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Robbie was born on August 15, 1930 in Provo, Arkansas to Effie Crow Mattingly and Roy Mattingly. She was a member of Church of God in Port Arthur and was a retired beautician who worked for various shops...
William "Bill" Messer
June 7, 2023
William “Bill” Messer, 75 of Kingwood, Texas passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at Cascades of Port Arthur. Bill was born in Houston, Texas on March 9, 1948 to the late, Pierce and Lora Messer. Bill enjoyed playing music and played with the band known as The Moving Sidewalks before they became the group known as ZZ Top. Those...
Velma Smith
June 7, 2023
Velma Smith Velma Smith, 86, of Groves, Texas, passed away on June 7, 2023, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend J.C. Coon. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will begin prior to...
Joe Henry Bailey
June 6, 2023
Joe Henry Bailey, 91, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at his residence in Port Arthur. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 9, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Chaplin Robert Pitre. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be...
Raymond Andrew Barber
June 6, 2023
Raymond Andrew Barber R.A. Barber, 95, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at his residence in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at Wilkinson Cemetery in Newton, Texas. R.A. was born in Orange, Texas, on January 14, 1928, to Clyde Andrew Barber and Hazel Hathaway-Barber. After...
Jinnie Marie Keneson
June 5, 2023
Jinnie Keneson, 64, of Sour Lake, Texas, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023, at her residence in Sour Lake, Texas. Jinnie was born in Sun Valley, California, on September 11, 1958, to Jimmy Laurel Helms and Gladys Marie Smith. She was a precious county girl who will be dearly missed. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and...
Khayman Frederick Geoffrey Davis
June 4, 2023
Khayman Frederick Geoffrey Davis, 22, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Khayman was born on August 1, 2000, in San Antonio, Texas to Theresa Marie Williston and Durward Eugene Davis. He was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches and graduated from Port...
Dr. Charles Edward McBee Jr.
June 4, 2023
Dr. Charles Edward McBee, Jr. passed away on June 4, 2023, in Deer Park, Texas. He was married to Norma Banes McBee for 65 years. They have 2 sons Bradley Kyle McBee and wife Tam McBee of Deer Park, Texas and Dr. Mathew Garth McBee of Nederland, Texas. Charles has 5 grandchildren, Alicia Cox and husband Dustin of Mansfield, Texas,...
Judith "Judy" Marie Morrison
June 3, 2023
Judith “Judy” Marie Morrison, 64, of Lumberton and formerly of Nederland passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas with her loving family at her side. Judy was born on April 25, 1959, in Port Arthur, Texas to Lillie Jo Roccaforte Reeves and Gerald M. Reeves, Sr. She was a member of St. Jude Catholic...
Joyce NanEtte Harper
June 3, 2023
Joyce NanEtte Ames Harper, 87, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas with her family by her side. Joyce was born on February 19, 1936, in Stuart, Florida to Margaret Bowman Ames and Walter V. Ames. She was a housewife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved her family dearly. Joyce...
Lincoln Cole James Carver
June 3, 2023
Lincoln Cole James Carver, 2, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at The Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur, Texas. Lincoln was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 3, 2020, to Mason Carver and Alissa Morgan. He loved to sing and dance and suddenly wrestle without warning. He loved the outdoors, drawing, and his...
Conner Lee Curtice
May 30, 2023
Conner Lee Curtice, 14, of Groves Tx, passed away on Tuesday May 30th, 2023. He was born in Port Arthur TX, on May 21, 2009, to Joshua Lee Curtice and Ashlea Rae Brown-Curtice. Funeral Services will be on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., at Encounter Church in Groves, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Brent Sparks. Burial will follow...
Christine Amelia Pelloat
May 29, 2023
Christine Amelia Pelloat, 80, of League City, Texas and formerly of Groves passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Christine was born on April 5, 1943, in Yorktown, Indiana to Marietta Werts Dowling and Harry Dowling. She had lived in the Groves area with her husband Clay for many years where they...
Sarah Teresa Pellerin
May 27, 2023
Sarah Teresa Pellerin, 77, of Kirbyville, Texas, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at her residence in Kirbyville, Texas Graveside services will be held Friday, June 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches, Texas. Sarah was born in Homer, Oklahoma, Texas, on December 18, 1945, to Jake Freeman and Ruth Hooten-Freeman. She was...
Leah Catherine Smith-Belaire
June 15, 2023
Leah Catherine Smith Belaire, 71, of Groves, Texas, transitioned to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 15, 2023, peacefully at home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, June 24, 2023, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Brent Sims. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, June 24, 2023, at...
Frank Eugene Alverson
June 14, 2023
Frank Eugene Alverson, passed away on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Methodist Hill Country Hospital in Fredericksburg, Texas. Frank was born on November 11, 1931, in Aransas Pass, Texas to Ella Mae Nutt and William B. Alverson. Frank began his stent in the Navy on his 19th birthday where he was assigned to the USS Juneau. He was retired head...
Misty Nicole Womack
June 13, 2023
Misty Nicole Womack, 48, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 in Nederland. Misty was born in Jacksonville, North Carolina on May 14, 1975 to Jimmy Womack, Jr. and Karen Willis Fontenot. Misty was a known lover of the horror genre of media, heavy metal music, and classical cartoons. She was a student of film, and to...
Mark Wayne Lawson Sr.
June 13, 2023
Mark Wayne Lawson Sr. With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Mark Wayne Lawson Sr., who departed from this world on June 13th, 2023. Known for his tireless work ethic, love for family and friends, zest for life, passion for golf, and legendary dance moves, Mark left an unforgettable impact on this world. Mark was born in Port Arthur,...
Johnnie Daniel "Dan" Evans
June 11, 2023
Johnnie Daniel “Dan” Evans, Jr. passed away on Jun 11, 2023 after a period of declining health. He was born April 13, 1934, In Albuquerque, New Mexico to parents Johnnie Daniel and Madelyn Ione Daniels Evans. The family moved to Tennant, California, where his father was a railroad engineer for Long Bell Lumber Company. His brother, Donald Ray, and he...
Josephine "Josie" Tomplait
June 9, 2023
Josephine “Josie” Tomplait, 74, of, Port Neches, Texas passed away Friday, June 9, 2023, at Forever Young Home in Groves. Josie was born June 30, 1948 in Bonita, Louisiana to Nick and Mammie Bordonaro. Josie was a parishioner of St. Therese The Little Flower Catholic Church and was an active member of the Altar Society and St. Christopher’s Kaycetts #3195....
Robbie Jo Medley
June 9, 2023
Robbie Jo Medley, 92, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Friday, June 9, 2023, at Cascades Nursing Home in Port Arthur, Texas. Robbie was born on August 15, 1930 in Provo, Arkansas to Effie Crow Mattingly and Roy Mattingly. She was a member of Church of God in Port Arthur and was a retired beautician who worked for various shops...
William "Bill" Messer
June 7, 2023
William “Bill” Messer, 75 of Kingwood, Texas passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at Cascades of Port Arthur. Bill was born in Houston, Texas on March 9, 1948 to the late, Pierce and Lora Messer. Bill enjoyed playing music and played with the band known as The Moving Sidewalks before they became the group known as ZZ Top. Those...
Velma Smith
June 7, 2023
Velma Smith Velma Smith, 86, of Groves, Texas, passed away on June 7, 2023, at Oak Grove Nursing Home in Groves, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend J.C. Coon. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will begin prior to...
Joe Henry Bailey
June 6, 2023
Joe Henry Bailey, 91, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at his residence in Port Arthur. Funeral Services will be held on Friday, June 9, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Chaplin Robert Pitre. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be...
Raymond Andrew Barber
June 6, 2023
Raymond Andrew Barber R.A. Barber, 95, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, at his residence in Port Arthur, Texas. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 1:00 p.m., at Wilkinson Cemetery in Newton, Texas. R.A. was born in Orange, Texas, on January 14, 1928, to Clyde Andrew Barber and Hazel Hathaway-Barber. After...
Jinnie Marie Keneson
June 5, 2023
Jinnie Keneson, 64, of Sour Lake, Texas, passed away on Monday, June 5, 2023, at her residence in Sour Lake, Texas. Jinnie was born in Sun Valley, California, on September 11, 1958, to Jimmy Laurel Helms and Gladys Marie Smith. She was a precious county girl who will be dearly missed. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and...
Khayman Frederick Geoffrey Davis
June 4, 2023
Khayman Frederick Geoffrey Davis, 22, of Beaumont, Texas passed away on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Khayman was born on August 1, 2000, in San Antonio, Texas to Theresa Marie Williston and Durward Eugene Davis. He was a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Port Neches and graduated from Port...
Dr. Charles Edward McBee Jr.
June 4, 2023
Dr. Charles Edward McBee, Jr. passed away on June 4, 2023, in Deer Park, Texas. He was married to Norma Banes McBee for 65 years. They have 2 sons Bradley Kyle McBee and wife Tam McBee of Deer Park, Texas and Dr. Mathew Garth McBee of Nederland, Texas. Charles has 5 grandchildren, Alicia Cox and husband Dustin of Mansfield, Texas,...
Judith "Judy" Marie Morrison
June 3, 2023
Judith “Judy” Marie Morrison, 64, of Lumberton and formerly of Nederland passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas with her loving family at her side. Judy was born on April 25, 1959, in Port Arthur, Texas to Lillie Jo Roccaforte Reeves and Gerald M. Reeves, Sr. She was a member of St. Jude Catholic...
Joyce NanEtte Harper
June 3, 2023
Joyce NanEtte Ames Harper, 87, of Lumberton, Texas passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas with her family by her side. Joyce was born on February 19, 1936, in Stuart, Florida to Margaret Bowman Ames and Walter V. Ames. She was a housewife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother who loved her family dearly. Joyce...
Lincoln Cole James Carver
June 3, 2023
Lincoln Cole James Carver, 2, of Groves, Texas, passed away on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at The Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur, Texas. Lincoln was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on August 3, 2020, to Mason Carver and Alissa Morgan. He loved to sing and dance and suddenly wrestle without warning. He loved the outdoors, drawing, and his...
Conner Lee Curtice
May 30, 2023
Conner Lee Curtice, 14, of Groves Tx, passed away on Tuesday May 30th, 2023. He was born in Port Arthur TX, on May 21, 2009, to Joshua Lee Curtice and Ashlea Rae Brown-Curtice. Funeral Services will be on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 2:00 p.m., at Encounter Church in Groves, Texas. Officiating will be Pastor Brent Sparks. Burial will follow...
Christine Amelia Pelloat
May 29, 2023
Christine Amelia Pelloat, 80, of League City, Texas and formerly of Groves passed away on Monday, May 29, 2023, at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital in Houston, Texas. Christine was born on April 5, 1943, in Yorktown, Indiana to Marietta Werts Dowling and Harry Dowling. She had lived in the Groves area with her husband Clay for many years where they...
Sarah Teresa Pellerin
May 27, 2023
Sarah Teresa Pellerin, 77, of Kirbyville, Texas, passed away on Saturday, May 27, 2023, at her residence in Kirbyville, Texas Graveside services will be held Friday, June 2, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches, Texas. Sarah was born in Homer, Oklahoma, Texas, on December 18, 1945, to Jake Freeman and Ruth Hooten-Freeman. She was...