Cecile Melancon, 96 of Port Arthur, passed away on Tuesday, February 10, 2009 at Oakwood Manor Nursing Home in Vidor.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 AM Friday, February 13, 2009 at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Groves with Msgr. Kenneth Greig officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches under the direction of Broussard’s Mortuary in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be 5 to 8 PM Thursday, with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 PM at the mortuary.
Mrs. Melancon was a native of Lafayette, Louisiana and has lived in the Port Arthur area since 1941. She was a member of St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Groves, also served on the Alter Society, also a member of the Eagles, and several Travel Clubs, the Day Lily Club, and of course the D.A.W.N. Club.
Mrs. Melancon was preceded in death by her husbands, Ophe Breaux and Clovis Melancon.
She is survived by her four daughters, Audrey Jennusa of Port Neches, Melva Nunez of Vidor, Ena Holbrook of League City, Connie Nunez and husband Jimmy of Jasper; brother, fifteen grandchildren, twenty nine great grandchildren and fourteen great great grandchildren.
