Obituaries for Melancon Levingston
In Memory of Our Dear Loved Ones in Nederland, Port Neches, and Groves, TX.
Theresa "Novella" Dies
January 12, 2022
Theresa “Novella” Dies, 82, of Groves and formerly of Port Acres, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Novella was born on November 14, 1939, in Church Point, Louisiana to Theobert “Pop” Elkins and Alice Oliver Elkins. She had lived in Port Acres for many years and attended the St. Theresa of...
Mr. Walter E. Moretti Jr.
January 12, 2022
Walter E. Moretti, Jr., 89, of Vidor, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Officiating will be Minister Amber Jacobs and Mrs. Patricia Scalf. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be from...
Sonja McCreery
January 11, 2022
Sonja McCreery, 79, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Sonja was born on October 2, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Clency Ronquille and Ethel Kelly Ronquille. Sonja was a long-time member of the Proctor Baptist church in Port Arthur, Texas. She served on the homebound group...
Vincent "Boy" Landry
January 11, 2022
Vincent “Boy” Landry, 85, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his residence in Groves with his loving family at his side. Vincent was born on October 5, 1936, in Cade, Louisiana to Whitney and Alena Landry. He was retired from the Texas Department of Transportation in 1993 after 35 years of service. Vincent was a...
Mark Edward Smith
January 10, 2022
Mark Edward Smith, 64, of Nederland passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur, Texas. Mark was born on September 14, 1957, in Port Arthur to Bobby Daniel “Bob” Smith and Belva Gwendolyn Amos Smith. He was a member of the Memorial Church of Christ and a retired air conditioning repair technician. Mark loved to...
Ernestina Sosa Escalante
January 10, 2022
Ernestina Sosa Escalante, 78, of Houston passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, surrounded by her family. Ernestina was born October 3, 1943, in Veracruz, Mexico to the late Heron Sosa and Josefina Escalante. Ernestina was a parishioner of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Houston. She cherished her family and enjoyed spending quality time with her grandchildren. She loved helping in...
James "Jim" Thompson
January 8, 2022
James “Jim” Thompson, 78, of Groves, Texas passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the Forever Young Home in Groves. Jim was born of November 9, 1943 to the late, Pat Thompson, Sr. and Ethel Thompson. Jim was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He loved his family with all his heart and enjoyed spending every moment possible...
Anita Ruth Johnstone McGowin
January 7, 2022
Mrs. Anita Ruth Johnstone McGowin of Port Neches TX passed away January 7, 2022 at Baptist Hospital. Nita was the daughter of the late JB and Dorothy Johnstone and was born on August 3, 1948 in Pt Arthur TX. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School where she graduated in the class of 1966. Nita was employed by Unocal in 1978...
Betty Jo Powell
January 7, 2022
Betty Jo Powell, 93, of Nederland, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, with her family at her side. Betty was born October 13, 1928, in Orange, Texas to the late Walter Gaston and Alice (Dodge) Gaston. Betty was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Port Neches. She was devoted to her faith and family. Betty enjoyed spending time...
Lissett Hernandez-Perez
January 5, 2022
Lissett Hernandez-Perez, 61, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Lissett was born on September 6, 1960, in Matanzas, Cuba to Rafael Hernandez and Acelia Perez. She was a member of the Catholic Faith and a custodian for the Port Neches Independent School District. Lissett loved...
Eric Estrada
January 5, 2022
Eric Estrada, 25, of Port Arthur passed away January 5, 2022. Eric was born August 7, 1996, in Galveston, Texas to Antonio and Estela Estrada. Eric was always happy and loved to play with the kids. He enjoyed taking them to the park and out to eat. Eric loved listening to music and dancing. Eric was preceded in death by...
Mrs. Betty Robinson
January 5, 2022
Betty Robinson, 89, of Sugar Land, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., Saturday,...
Beverly "Billie" Hebert
January 4, 2022
Beverly “Billie” Hebert, 85, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at her residence in Groves. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on April 20, 1936 to the late, Armond Anthony “A.A.” Besse and Gertrude Blanchard Besse. There was a warmth and sincerity to Billie’s presence that made a person feel effortlessly loved and at home....
Roy J. Rosetta
December 31, 2021
Roy J. Rosetta, 85, of Nederland, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Roy was born on June 28, 1936 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to the late Roy G. Rosetta and Felicia Calamia Rosetta. Roy graduated from Bishop Byrne High School in 1954 and joined the United States Air Force. He was a...
Mrs. Zelma Castille Riviere
December 31, 2021
Zelma Castille Riviere, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Immaculate Conception – St. Peter the Apostle Parish Catholic Church in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend J.C. Coon of Immaculate Conception – St. Peter the Apostle Parish...
Eddie Guidry
December 31, 2021
Eddie Guidry, 70, of Seabrook, Texas passed away Friday, December 31, 2021. Eddie was born June 1, 1951, in Port Arthur, Texas to Nonie Watts Guidry and Henry Guidry. Eddie was a loving husband, father, grandfather and a great friend to many. He was employed with Houston Dynamic Service. Eddie was a kind and loving person, as well as an...
Wallace F. Werner
December 28, 2021
Wallace F. Werner, 79, of Port Neches, Texas passed away at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas on December 28, 2021. Wallace was born on November 30, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late James I. Werner and Joicey L. Patterson Werner. Wallace was a lifetime resident of the area and a member of the First Baptist Church of...
Mr. Earl Ray Jeffery
December 28, 2021
Earl Ray Jeffery passed away peacefully on December 28, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Port Neches under the direction of Levingston Funeral Home Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend Brant Graham. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2022 at...
Wilma Jean (Jeanie) Casanova
December 27, 2021
Wilma Jean (Jeanie) Casanova, 67, of Port Arthur passed away Monday, December 27, 2021. Jeanie was born on November 9, 1954, in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Roland Edward Smith and Jo Ann DeJean Smith. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Nederland. Jeanie was a loving wife, mother, and friend. She was dedicated to caring...
Linda Frances Myers
December 26, 2021
On Sunday, December 26, 2021, Linda Frances Picou Myers, 73, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully after spending her final days surrounded by friends and family. Linda was born on July 30, 1948 in Port Arthur, TX to JD “Donald” and Lucy Hubbard Picou, Sr. She graduated in the Top 10 of the 1966 Class from Stephen F. Austin...
Theresa "Novella" Dies
January 12, 2022
Theresa “Novella” Dies, 82, of Groves and formerly of Port Acres, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas. Novella was born on November 14, 1939, in Church Point, Louisiana to Theobert “Pop” Elkins and Alice Oliver Elkins. She had lived in Port Acres for many years and attended the St. Theresa of...
Mr. Walter E. Moretti Jr.
January 12, 2022
Walter E. Moretti, Jr., 89, of Vidor, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at his residence. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Officiating will be Minister Amber Jacobs and Mrs. Patricia Scalf. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be from...
Sonja McCreery
January 11, 2022
Sonja McCreery, 79, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont, Texas. Sonja was born on October 2, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Clency Ronquille and Ethel Kelly Ronquille. Sonja was a long-time member of the Proctor Baptist church in Port Arthur, Texas. She served on the homebound group...
Vincent "Boy" Landry
January 11, 2022
Vincent “Boy” Landry, 85, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his residence in Groves with his loving family at his side. Vincent was born on October 5, 1936, in Cade, Louisiana to Whitney and Alena Landry. He was retired from the Texas Department of Transportation in 1993 after 35 years of service. Vincent was a...
Mark Edward Smith
January 10, 2022
Mark Edward Smith, 64, of Nederland passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, at the Medical Center in Port Arthur, Texas. Mark was born on September 14, 1957, in Port Arthur to Bobby Daniel “Bob” Smith and Belva Gwendolyn Amos Smith. He was a member of the Memorial Church of Christ and a retired air conditioning repair technician. Mark loved to...
Ernestina Sosa Escalante
January 10, 2022
Ernestina Sosa Escalante, 78, of Houston passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, surrounded by her family. Ernestina was born October 3, 1943, in Veracruz, Mexico to the late Heron Sosa and Josefina Escalante. Ernestina was a parishioner of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Houston. She cherished her family and enjoyed spending quality time with her grandchildren. She loved helping in...
James "Jim" Thompson
January 8, 2022
James “Jim” Thompson, 78, of Groves, Texas passed away on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the Forever Young Home in Groves. Jim was born of November 9, 1943 to the late, Pat Thompson, Sr. and Ethel Thompson. Jim was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He loved his family with all his heart and enjoyed spending every moment possible...
Anita Ruth Johnstone McGowin
January 7, 2022
Mrs. Anita Ruth Johnstone McGowin of Port Neches TX passed away January 7, 2022 at Baptist Hospital. Nita was the daughter of the late JB and Dorothy Johnstone and was born on August 3, 1948 in Pt Arthur TX. She attended Thomas Jefferson High School where she graduated in the class of 1966. Nita was employed by Unocal in 1978...
Betty Jo Powell
January 7, 2022
Betty Jo Powell, 93, of Nederland, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022, with her family at her side. Betty was born October 13, 1928, in Orange, Texas to the late Walter Gaston and Alice (Dodge) Gaston. Betty was a member of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Port Neches. She was devoted to her faith and family. Betty enjoyed spending time...
Lissett Hernandez-Perez
January 5, 2022
Lissett Hernandez-Perez, 61, of Port Arthur, Texas passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas in Port Arthur. Lissett was born on September 6, 1960, in Matanzas, Cuba to Rafael Hernandez and Acelia Perez. She was a member of the Catholic Faith and a custodian for the Port Neches Independent School District. Lissett loved...
Eric Estrada
January 5, 2022
Eric Estrada, 25, of Port Arthur passed away January 5, 2022. Eric was born August 7, 1996, in Galveston, Texas to Antonio and Estela Estrada. Eric was always happy and loved to play with the kids. He enjoyed taking them to the park and out to eat. Eric loved listening to music and dancing. Eric was preceded in death by...
Mrs. Betty Robinson
January 5, 2022
Betty Robinson, 89, of Sugar Land, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at her residence, surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 15, 2022, at Levingston Funeral Home in Port Neches. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., Saturday,...
Beverly "Billie" Hebert
January 4, 2022
Beverly “Billie” Hebert, 85, of Groves, Texas passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at her residence in Groves. She was born in Port Arthur, Texas on April 20, 1936 to the late, Armond Anthony “A.A.” Besse and Gertrude Blanchard Besse. There was a warmth and sincerity to Billie’s presence that made a person feel effortlessly loved and at home....
Roy J. Rosetta
December 31, 2021
Roy J. Rosetta, 85, of Nederland, passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Roy was born on June 28, 1936 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana to the late Roy G. Rosetta and Felicia Calamia Rosetta. Roy graduated from Bishop Byrne High School in 1954 and joined the United States Air Force. He was a...
Mrs. Zelma Castille Riviere
December 31, 2021
Zelma Castille Riviere, 88, of Groves, Texas passed away on Friday, December 31, 2021 at her home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Immaculate Conception – St. Peter the Apostle Parish Catholic Church in Groves. Officiating will be Reverend J.C. Coon of Immaculate Conception – St. Peter the Apostle Parish...
Eddie Guidry
December 31, 2021
Eddie Guidry, 70, of Seabrook, Texas passed away Friday, December 31, 2021. Eddie was born June 1, 1951, in Port Arthur, Texas to Nonie Watts Guidry and Henry Guidry. Eddie was a loving husband, father, grandfather and a great friend to many. He was employed with Houston Dynamic Service. Eddie was a kind and loving person, as well as an...
Wallace F. Werner
December 28, 2021
Wallace F. Werner, 79, of Port Neches, Texas passed away at the Medical Center of Southeast Texas on December 28, 2021. Wallace was born on November 30, 1942 in Port Arthur, Texas to the late James I. Werner and Joicey L. Patterson Werner. Wallace was a lifetime resident of the area and a member of the First Baptist Church of...
Mr. Earl Ray Jeffery
December 28, 2021
Earl Ray Jeffery passed away peacefully on December 28, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 12:00 p.m. at First United Methodist Church in Port Neches under the direction of Levingston Funeral Home Port Neches. Officiating will be Reverend Brant Graham. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2022 at...
Wilma Jean (Jeanie) Casanova
December 27, 2021
Wilma Jean (Jeanie) Casanova, 67, of Port Arthur passed away Monday, December 27, 2021. Jeanie was born on November 9, 1954, in Port Arthur, Texas to the late Roland Edward Smith and Jo Ann DeJean Smith. She was a member of the Church of Christ in Nederland. Jeanie was a loving wife, mother, and friend. She was dedicated to caring...
Linda Frances Myers
December 26, 2021
On Sunday, December 26, 2021, Linda Frances Picou Myers, 73, loving wife and mother, passed away peacefully after spending her final days surrounded by friends and family. Linda was born on July 30, 1948 in Port Arthur, TX to JD “Donald” and Lucy Hubbard Picou, Sr. She graduated in the Top 10 of the 1966 Class from Stephen F. Austin...