Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
James Phillip "Blackie" Arabie
October 20, 2022
• James Phillip “Blackie” Arabie, 79, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at U.T.M. B. Hospital in Galveston, Texas with his loving family at his side. James was born on November 16, 1942, in Iota, Louisiana to Rena Dies Arabie and Lawrence Arabie. He was a retired auto mechanic for Jones Rambler in Nederland for sixteen...
Mr Benny Harold Todd
October 20, 2022
Benny Harold Todd Benny Harold Todd, 100, of Groves, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at his home in Groves. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Groves. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. There will also be Military Graveside Rites following the service at First...
Mr James "Jimmy" Spurlock Jones Jr
October 19, 2022
James “Jimmy” Spurlock Jones Jr., 80, of Houston Texas passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, in Houston, Texas after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 3:00 P.M. at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. Lester Tarver and Pastor Aaron Kemple. Visitation services will be Thursday,...
James Thomas Sarao Sr.
October 18, 2022
James Thomas Sarao, Sr. of Port Arthur, TX passed away on October 18, 2022, of a brief illness. James was born on May 30, 1947, in Houston, TX to Sam and Mary Mavis Sarao. He graduated from Vidor High School in Vidor, TX in 1965. He served in the United States Army from 1971 to 1973. He attended Lon Morris...
Kathy Ware
October 17, 2022
Kathleen (Kathy) Branham Ware, 76, of Port Neches went to be with the Lord on October 17, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Kathy was born in Baton Rouge, La on July 31, 1946, to Donovan and Eunice Branham. They moved to Leesville, La and then to Nederland, Texas in 1956 where...
Gwenda Ratcliff
October 17, 2022
Gwenda Ratcliff Gwenda Ratcliff, 84, of Groves, passed away on October 17, 2022, at her residence in Groves. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be at 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Levingston Funeral...
Joseph Michael Rider
October 16, 2022
Joseph Michael Rider “Yoda”, 39, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022, at UTMB Health League City Hospital. Joseph was born March 20, 1983 in Nederland, Texas to Michael and Donna Rider. Joseph was a devoted son, brother, uncle, husband, father and friend. He was a proud uncle and very active in his nieces’ and nephew’s lives....
Ruth T. Blanco
October 16, 2022
Ruth T. Blanco, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at her daughter’s home on Sunday, October 16, 2022, after courageously battling Alzheimer’s for many years. Ruth was born on June 16, 1938, to Howard K. ‘Buddy’ and Mildred M. ‘Maw Maw’ Thorla in Good Pine, Louisiana. They moved to Texas before her little brother was born. As part of...
Bradley Phillip Macon
October 16, 2022
Bradley Phillip Macon Bradley “Brad” Macon, 41, of Groves, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, in Lovelady, Texas. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 23, 2022, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on February 4, 1981, he was the son of Clarence “Clint” Macon and Pamela Griffin....
Marvis Loye Blackburn
October 16, 2022
Marvis Loye Blackburn Marvis Loye Blackburn, 84, of Port Arthur, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at Gilberts Assisted Living in Beaumont. Graveside Service will be 11:00 am., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Baker Bell Cemetery in Fred, Texas. Marvis was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 31, 1937, she was the daughter of Ellis Britten Bell and...
Kiara Elizabeth Haynes
October 16, 2022
Kiara Elizabeth Haynes Kiara Elizabeth Haynes, 3 months of Port Neches, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2022, at...
Jeff Wesley Boyd
October 16, 2022
Jeff Wesley Boyd Jeff “Jay” Wesley Boyd, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at his residence in Port Acres Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Pastor Mike Halliburton. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 22, 2022,...
Telena "Tina" Balsamo
October 16, 2022
"Tina" Hebert Balsamo, 52, of Groves, passed away on October 16, 2022, at her residence in Groves. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend Brent Sparks. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A Visitation will be at 5:00 p.m., Thursday,...
Onetta Ruth Hebert
October 15, 2022
Onetta Ruth Hebert, 90, of Wiergate, Texas formally of Bridge City, Texas joined her Heavenly Father on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Ruth was born September 9, 1932 in Jasper, Texas to William and Ellen Hopson. Ruth was a member of Well-Hope Christian Fellowship in Bridge City, Texas and faithful servant of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She enjoyed arts...
Diana Lynch "Snooks"
October 15, 2022
Diana Lynch “Snooks”, 61, of Groves, Texas passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022 in Groves. Diana was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 1, 1961 to Billy Lynch and the late Wanda Brooker Lynch. Those left to cherish Diana’s memory include her loving father, Billy Lynch of Groves; her daughters, Winter Cole of Groves and Alexis Loreal Penning;...
Keyden Nunez Maldonado
October 13, 2022
Keyden Nunez Maldonado, 3, of Nederland, passed away on October 13, 2022. A graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 17, at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend Carlos Torres. Keyden was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on June 29, 2019, he was the son of Kelvin Nunez and Gremal Maldonado. Although his life...
Janice Ruth Scott Ballard
October 12, 2022
Janice Ruth Scott Ballard, 75, of Vidor, Texas and formerly of Groves passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. Janice was born on October 8, 1945, in Port Arthur, Texas to Ruth Wyone Noble Scott and Billie Jack Scott. She was a retired United States Army Veteran having served for six years. Janice...
Richard Ramsey
October 12, 2022
Richard Ramsey Sr. Richard Ramsey Sr., 80, of Port Arthur, passed away on October 12, 2022, at the Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. A Mass Service will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in Groves, at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2022 Officiating will be Reverend J.C Coon Visitation will be at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, from...
Paul "Shelton" DeVillier
October 11, 2022
Paul “Shelton” DeVillier, affectionately known as “Paw Paw, Pop or Po,”85, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his beloved family. Shelton was born on April 12, 1937 in Beaux Bridge, Louisiana to George and Celimaine “Meon” DeVillier. Shelton was four years old when he moved to Port Arthur, Texas with his family....
Harvey L. Covington
October 10, 2022
Harvey L. Covington, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas joined his Lord and Savior, and his beloved wife, Gail Covington on Monday, October 10, 2022. Harvey was born May 14, 1941 in Magnolia, Arkansas to Edna (McMichael) Covington and H.D. Covington and grew up in Longview, Texas. After graduating from the University of Texas, Harvey began and ended his 40-year DuPont...
James Phillip "Blackie" Arabie
October 20, 2022
• James Phillip “Blackie” Arabie, 79, of Nederland, Texas passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at U.T.M. B. Hospital in Galveston, Texas with his loving family at his side. James was born on November 16, 1942, in Iota, Louisiana to Rena Dies Arabie and Lawrence Arabie. He was a retired auto mechanic for Jones Rambler in Nederland for sixteen...
Mr Benny Harold Todd
October 20, 2022
Benny Harold Todd Benny Harold Todd, 100, of Groves, passed away on Thursday, October 20, 2022, at his home in Groves. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, October 25, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Groves. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. There will also be Military Graveside Rites following the service at First...
Mr James "Jimmy" Spurlock Jones Jr
October 19, 2022
James “Jimmy” Spurlock Jones Jr., 80, of Houston Texas passed away on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, in Houston, Texas after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 27, 2022 at 3:00 P.M. at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches, Texas. Officiating will be Mr. Lester Tarver and Pastor Aaron Kemple. Visitation services will be Thursday,...
James Thomas Sarao Sr.
October 18, 2022
James Thomas Sarao, Sr. of Port Arthur, TX passed away on October 18, 2022, of a brief illness. James was born on May 30, 1947, in Houston, TX to Sam and Mary Mavis Sarao. He graduated from Vidor High School in Vidor, TX in 1965. He served in the United States Army from 1971 to 1973. He attended Lon Morris...
Kathy Ware
October 17, 2022
Kathleen (Kathy) Branham Ware, 76, of Port Neches went to be with the Lord on October 17, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family. Kathy was born in Baton Rouge, La on July 31, 1946, to Donovan and Eunice Branham. They moved to Leesville, La and then to Nederland, Texas in 1956 where...
Gwenda Ratcliff
October 17, 2022
Gwenda Ratcliff Gwenda Ratcliff, 84, of Groves, passed away on October 17, 2022, at her residence in Groves. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Burial will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. Visitation will be at 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Levingston Funeral...
Joseph Michael Rider
October 16, 2022
Joseph Michael Rider “Yoda”, 39, of Port Neches, Texas passed away Sunday, October 16, 2022, at UTMB Health League City Hospital. Joseph was born March 20, 1983 in Nederland, Texas to Michael and Donna Rider. Joseph was a devoted son, brother, uncle, husband, father and friend. He was a proud uncle and very active in his nieces’ and nephew’s lives....
Ruth T. Blanco
October 16, 2022
Ruth T. Blanco, 84, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away at her daughter’s home on Sunday, October 16, 2022, after courageously battling Alzheimer’s for many years. Ruth was born on June 16, 1938, to Howard K. ‘Buddy’ and Mildred M. ‘Maw Maw’ Thorla in Good Pine, Louisiana. They moved to Texas before her little brother was born. As part of...
Bradley Phillip Macon
October 16, 2022
Bradley Phillip Macon Bradley “Brad” Macon, 41, of Groves, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, in Lovelady, Texas. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 23, 2022, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. He was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on February 4, 1981, he was the son of Clarence “Clint” Macon and Pamela Griffin....
Marvis Loye Blackburn
October 16, 2022
Marvis Loye Blackburn Marvis Loye Blackburn, 84, of Port Arthur, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at Gilberts Assisted Living in Beaumont. Graveside Service will be 11:00 am., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Baker Bell Cemetery in Fred, Texas. Marvis was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on December 31, 1937, she was the daughter of Ellis Britten Bell and...
Kiara Elizabeth Haynes
October 16, 2022
Kiara Elizabeth Haynes Kiara Elizabeth Haynes, 3 months of Port Neches, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A Visitation will be at 1:00 p.m., Sunday, October 23, 2022, at...
Jeff Wesley Boyd
October 16, 2022
Jeff Wesley Boyd Jeff “Jay” Wesley Boyd, 67, of Port Arthur, Texas, passed away on Sunday, October 16, 2022, at his residence in Port Acres Texas. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, October 22, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Pastor Mike Halliburton. Visitation will be from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 22, 2022,...
Telena "Tina" Balsamo
October 16, 2022
"Tina" Hebert Balsamo, 52, of Groves, passed away on October 16, 2022, at her residence in Groves. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 21, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend Brent Sparks. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A Visitation will be at 5:00 p.m., Thursday,...
Onetta Ruth Hebert
October 15, 2022
Onetta Ruth Hebert, 90, of Wiergate, Texas formally of Bridge City, Texas joined her Heavenly Father on Saturday, October 15, 2022. Ruth was born September 9, 1932 in Jasper, Texas to William and Ellen Hopson. Ruth was a member of Well-Hope Christian Fellowship in Bridge City, Texas and faithful servant of her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She enjoyed arts...
Diana Lynch "Snooks"
October 15, 2022
Diana Lynch “Snooks”, 61, of Groves, Texas passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2022 in Groves. Diana was born in Port Arthur, Texas on February 1, 1961 to Billy Lynch and the late Wanda Brooker Lynch. Those left to cherish Diana’s memory include her loving father, Billy Lynch of Groves; her daughters, Winter Cole of Groves and Alexis Loreal Penning;...
Keyden Nunez Maldonado
October 13, 2022
Keyden Nunez Maldonado, 3, of Nederland, passed away on October 13, 2022. A graveside service will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, October 17, at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend Carlos Torres. Keyden was born in Port Arthur, Texas, on June 29, 2019, he was the son of Kelvin Nunez and Gremal Maldonado. Although his life...
Janice Ruth Scott Ballard
October 12, 2022
Janice Ruth Scott Ballard, 75, of Vidor, Texas and formerly of Groves passed away on Wednesday, October 12, 2022, at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor. Janice was born on October 8, 1945, in Port Arthur, Texas to Ruth Wyone Noble Scott and Billie Jack Scott. She was a retired United States Army Veteran having served for six years. Janice...
Richard Ramsey
October 12, 2022
Richard Ramsey Sr. Richard Ramsey Sr., 80, of Port Arthur, passed away on October 12, 2022, at the Medical Center of SETX in Port Arthur. A Mass Service will be held at Immaculate Conception Church in Groves, at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 15, 2022 Officiating will be Reverend J.C Coon Visitation will be at Levingston Funeral Home in Groves, from...
Paul "Shelton" DeVillier
October 11, 2022
Paul “Shelton” DeVillier, affectionately known as “Paw Paw, Pop or Po,”85, of Groves, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2022, at his residence surrounded by his beloved family. Shelton was born on April 12, 1937 in Beaux Bridge, Louisiana to George and Celimaine “Meon” DeVillier. Shelton was four years old when he moved to Port Arthur, Texas with his family....
Harvey L. Covington
October 10, 2022
Harvey L. Covington, 81, of Port Arthur, Texas joined his Lord and Savior, and his beloved wife, Gail Covington on Monday, October 10, 2022. Harvey was born May 14, 1941 in Magnolia, Arkansas to Edna (McMichael) Covington and H.D. Covington and grew up in Longview, Texas. After graduating from the University of Texas, Harvey began and ended his 40-year DuPont...