Continuation of tree (4th child of Joseph Artemon Pitre/Irma Luquette); all known surname descendants:
9 Antoine Emmas Pitre b: 14 July 1892 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 August 1960 Plaquemine, Iberville, LA
+ Elizabeth Lezida Deville b: 5 August 1897; m: Abt. 1917 St. Landry, LA [Onezime/Florida Vasseur]; d: 16 December 1988 Plaquemine, Iberville, LA
10 Dallas Pitre b: 1918; d: 1919
10 Pershing Earl Pitre b: 23 February 1920 Mallett, St. Landry, LA; d: 19 July 2017 Ormond Beach, Volusia, FL
+Mary Kathryn Freeman b: 23 April 1924; m: 21 June 1949 Eunice, St. Landry, LA [Wiley Hartwell/Nora Hollingsworth]; d: 3 October 2003 Plaquemine, Iberville, LA
10 Phillip Pitre b: 6 November 1921 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 17 March 2002 Melville, St. Landry, LA
+Floydell Majors b: 27 June 1928 Melville, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1945 [Floyd Elmo/Willie Vartimin Sapp]; d: 25 September 2008 Melville, St. Landry, LA
10 Ella Mae Pitre b: 1923; d: 31 August 1924 Jefferson Davis, LA
10 Dennis Pitre b: 1 July 1926 Iota, Acadia, LA; d: 21 March 2001 Baton Rouge, E. Baton Rouge, LA
+Sandra P. --- d: Aft. March 2001
10 Elsie Pitre b: Abt. 1927; d: Aft. August 2017
+Jack W. Smith d: Bef. August 2017
10 Elter Mae 'Tim' Pitre b: 5 August 1930 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 31 August 2017 St. Francisville, West Feliciana, LA
+Huey Kleinpeter b: 15 January 1924 Plaquemine, Iberville, LA; m: Abt. 1950 [Paul Burton/Gertrude Druilhet]; d: 7 October 2006 Gonzales, Ascension, LA
10 Joyce Lee Pitre b: 1933; d: 1934
10 Levens Pitre b: 1933; d: 23 February 1935 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Antoine Emmas Pitre:
Census
- 1920 St. Landry, Louisiana: Amos Pitre 27 (general farmer), wife Elagade 23.
- 1930
- 1940 St. Landry, LA: Emar Pitre 47 farm laborer/farm, wife Lezadie 42, Percy 20, Philip 18 farm laborer/farm, Denis 13, Elise 12, Etta Mae 10.
WWI registration records: Emas Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 14 Jun 1893 (Mallet); wife only; tall height, tall build; light brown eyes & black hair.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 9 August 1960: Amos A. Pitre, 68, native of Prairie Ronde and a resident of Plaquemine for six years, died at 10 p.m. Monday in Plaquemine. He had been ill for about 11 months. The body is at Lafond and Son Funeral Home. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Baptist Church in Prairie Ronde. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Pitre is survived by his wife, the former Legeda Darville of Plaquemine; three sons, Dennis Pitre of Whitecastle, Phillip Pitre of Melville and Rev. Pershing E. Pitre of Lake Charles; and two daughters, Mrs. Huey P. Kleinpeter and Mrs. Jack W. Smith both of Plaquemine. Also surviving are two brothers, Ludo Pitre of Opelousas and Leon Pitre of Melville; three sisters, Mrs. Azemia Veillon of Eunice, Mrs. Theogene Darville and Mrs. Albert Darville both of Melville, and 18 grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery: Amos A. Pitre / July 14, 1892 / Aug. 8, 1960 / one who was mighty / in love toward God / and man // Lezda Pitre / Aug. 5, 1897 / Dec. 16, 1988 / she walked with love / she walked with God
Notes for Elizabeth Lezida Deville:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 18 December 1988: Opelousas - Funeral services for Mrs. Lezda Pitre, 91, of Port Allen will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Prairie Ronde Baptist Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Mrs. Pitre died at 3 p.m. Friday at the River West Medical Center in Plaquemine, La. Survivors include three sons, Rev. Pershing Pitre of New Iberia, Philip Pitre of Melville and Dennis Pitre of White Castle; two daughters, Elsie Smith of Port Allen and Elter Kleinpeter of Gonzales; 17 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on North Main Street in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
Dallas Pitre: Tombstone Inscriptions, Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery: Dallas Pitre / 1918 - 1919
Pershing Earl Pitre: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Thursday 27 July 2017: Rev. Pershing E. Pitre, 97, went on to be with the ONE he loved and served all his life on Wednesday, July 19, 2017. Born in Mallet, LA, on February 23, 1920, to Amos Antoine and Lezda Elizabeth (Deville) Pitre, he was raised in rural French communities learning to speak English upon entering the first grade of school. By the grace of God, he began a personal relationship with Jesus Christ through faith at the age of 10. At age 15, while plowing his father's field behind the family mule, Liza, he felt the call of God upon his heart to "preach the gospel". His first sermon, preached in the French language at age 18 at Prairie Ronde Baptist Church, lasted five minutes and his text was John 3:16, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." After graduating from Acadia Baptist Academy High School in Eunice, LA, he attended Louisiana College in Pineville, LA, graduating with majors in French and Bible. He then attended New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary for two years where he met and married his "mission minded" wife, Mary Kathryn Freeman. He spent most of his ministry building up small churches in rural south Louisiana among the French speaking people. His great passion was leading others to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. At age 65, he retired from full-time pastoral ministry and moved to Port Allen, LA, in 1990. He was an integral part of the First Baptist Church of Port Allen where God used him to preach on occasion, visit the sick, and always "let his light shine" for Christ. At age 93, he moved to Ormond Beach, FL, to live with his daughter Kaye and her husband Hamp. He always told God he would "serve Him as long as He gave him the strength to serve". To that end, he faithfully attended the services at Riverbend Community Church and was an active member of their ministry at Avante Nursing Home, where every Thursday morning he opened and closed in prayer and on occasion preached the Word of God. At the time of his death, he was the oldest member of Riverbend Community Church in Ormond Beach, FL. His wife of 54 years, Mary Kathryn Freeman Pitre; sons, John Pershing Pitre and Paul Douglas Pitre; brothers, Phillip and Dennis Pitre; brothers-in-law, Jack Smith and Huey Kleinpeter, predeceased him. Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Kaye (Dr. Hamp) Johnson of Ormond Beach, FL, and Trudy (Rev. Matt) Marsh of Bryan, TX. His pride and joy were his grandchildren and great-grandchildren that he prayed for many times daily. James 5:16b, "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." Grandchildren, Kathryn (Benjamin) Schonveld, Elizabeth Johnson (fiancé Scott Meachum), Ashley (Tyler) Tedcastle, Hampton (Kelly) Johnson, Jeanne Pitre, Jay Pitre, Lindsay (Brandon) Jung, Kathryn (Michael) Cannon, Elliott Marsh (fiancé Luke LeBoeuf); great-grandchildren, Maya and William Schonveld, Emery and Ella Cannon; sisters, Mrs. Elsie Smith and Mrs. Elta Mae "Tim" Kleinpeter; and many "favorite nephews" and nieces, cousins and church families from Louisiana, Florida, and Texas. Visitation will be from 5pm to 7pm on Friday, July 28, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Port Allen, and will resume on Saturday, July 29th at 9am until the services at 10am. Interment will follow at Grace Memorial Park, Plaquemine, LA. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Pershing E. Pitre Ministerial Endowed Scholarship, Louisiana College Institutional Advancement, Pineville, LA. For me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Ella Mae Pitre: Tombstone Inscriptions, Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery: Ella M. Pitre / 1924 - 1925
Joyce L. Pitre / 1933 - 1934
Phillip Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 17 March 2002: (photo included) Melville - Funeral services for Mr. Phillip Pitre, 80, will be held 11 a.m., today, at First Pentecostal Church here with burial in the First Pentecostal Cemetery. Officiating will be the Rev. Ray Majors, pastor of the First Pentecostal Church of Melville and brother-in-law to Mr. Pitre. The Rev. Majors will be assisted by Mr. Pitre's brother, the Rev. Pershing Pitre. Mr. Pitre was a native of Prairie Ronde and a resident of Melville for over 60 years. He had retired from the Louisiana State Department of Transportation with 20 years of experience in ferry boat work. Mr. Pitre was a member of the First Pentecostal Church of Melville. Survivors include: his wife of 57 years, the former Floydell Majors Pitre of Melville; two sons, Donald P. Pitre and his wife, Faye, and Floyd Pitre and his wife, Sandra, all of Melville; a daughter, Margie P. Kennedy and her husband, Roger, of Melville; a brother, the Rev. Pershing Pitre and his wife, Mary, of Port Allen; two sisters, Elsie Smith and her husband, Jack, of Port Allen, and Elter "Tim" Kleinpeter and her husband, Huey, of Gonzales; eight grandchildren, Amber Pitre, Arlen Pitre, Blaine Pitre, Crystal Pitre, Brandon Pitre, Robert Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy and Kenneth Wheaton; five great-grandchildren, Jennifer, Daniel, Jessie, Morgan and Garrette; and a host of relatives and friends. Mr. Pitre was preceded in death by his parents, Amos A. Pitre and the former Lezda Deville Pitre, natives of Prairie Ronde; three brothers, Dallas Pitre, Levens Pitre and Dennis Pitre; and two sisters, Ella Mae Pitre and Joyce Lee Pitre. Pallbearers will be Arlen Pitre, Blaine Pitre, Brandon Pitre, Robert Kennedy, Rodney Kennedy and Kenneth Wheaton. Honorary pallbearers will be Jessie Pitre, Garrette Pitre and Daniel Wheaton. Visitation is 8 a.m. until time of service, today, at First Pentecostal Church of Melville. Melancon Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Dennis Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 23 March 2001: Gonzales - Funeral services for Mr. Dennis Pitre, 74, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Saturday in Household of Faith here with burial in Faith Tabernacle Cemetery. The Revs. Scott Carter, Charles Phillips and Pershing Pitre will conduct the services. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Gonzales and a native of Iota, died at 11:40 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2001, in Baton Rouge. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retired Oil Field Superintendent, A.W.I. Inc. of New Orleans. Survivors include: his wife, Sandra P. Pitre of Gonzales; three daughters and sons-in-law, Cynthia and Gregory Landry of Baton Rouge, Debbie Coupel of White Castle, and Cathy and Mike Cross of Baton Rouge; a son, John Pitre of Gonzales; two sisters, Elsie Smith of Brusly and Tim Kleinpeter of Gonzales; two brothers, Pershing Pitre of Brusly and Phillip Pitre of Melville; six grandchildren, Lisa Fontenot, Stacy Hebert, Greg Landry, Chad Coupel, Melissa Penn and Garrett Cross; and eight great-grandchildren, James Landry, Stuart and Breanne Fontenot, Cameron, Sarah and Colin Hebert, Paige and Caitlin Penn. Mr. Pitre was preceded in death by his parents, Amos and Lizda Deville Pitre; two brothers, Dallas and Levins Pitre; and two sisters, Joyce Lee Pitre and Ella Mae Pitre. Pallbearers will be Garrett and Mike Cross, John Pitre, Gregory Sr. and Gregory Landry Jr., Chad Coupel, James Lee Boudreaux, Joshua and Jordan Derise. Visiting hours will be observed from 9 to 11:15 a.m. Saturday in Ourso Funeral Home in Gonzales, which is in charge of arrangements.
Elter Mae 'Tim' Pitre: "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me, the Crown of Righteousness, which the Lord, the Righteous Judge, will reward me on that day. And not only to me, but also to all have longed for his returning." II Timothy 4:7-8. A loving wife and mother, Elter Mae (Tim) Pitre Kleinpeter, passed away on August 31, 2017, 8:11 pm at St. Francisville Country Manor, at the age of 87. Tim was a native of Prairie Ronde and resided in Prairieville. She was a faithful member of Household of Faith church under Pastor Scott Bledsoe. Visiting at Household of Faith Church in Gonzales, La., will be held from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 5, 2017. Viewing will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 6, 2017, with the burial service beginning at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in the Household of Faith Cemetery. Service will be conducted by Pastor Scott Bledsoe and Dr. Jarrett Flood. She retired from the Iberville parish school system. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Capt. Huey Perrin Kleinpeter; her parents, Amos A. Pitre and the former Lezda Deville, both natives of Prairie Ronde; five brothers, Dallas Pitre, Levens Pitre, Dennis Pitre, Phillip Pitre, Pershing E. Pitre, and brother-in-law Jack Smith. Left to cherish her memories are: her sister, Elsie Smith, and one son and daughter in law, Timmy A. and Donna Kleinpeter, two daughters and son in law; Althea Kleinpeter Kimball; Denise and Ralph (Rocky) Frederic; 9 grandchildren, David Vercher, Gabe Vercher and wife, Winnie Vercher, Dr. Jarrett Flood and wife, Dr. Ericka Flood. Peter Flood and wife, Rachel Flood, Rachel Kimball, Micah Kimball, Adam Kimball, Timothy Kleinpeter, and Dawn Kleinpeter; 10 great grandchildren; Chase Denny, Chance Vercher, Emily Vercher, Jacob Flood, Giulia Flood, London Greenfield, Landon Flood, Layla Flood, Hannah Favors and Casidy Vercher. Pallbearers are: Peter Flood, Dr. Jarrett Flood, Rocky Frederic, Rodney Kennedy, Gabe Vercher, and Timothy Kleinpeter. The honorary pallbearers are: Jim Boudreaux, Michael Smith, Don Pitre, Jacob Flood, and Chance Vercher. Tim's testament of faith will leave a legacy for years to come for those who knew her. She was much loved by her family and friends.
Joyce Lee Pitre: Tombstone Inscriptions, Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery: Joyce L. Pitre / 1933 - 1934
Levens Pitre: Tombstone Inscriptions, Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery: Levens Pitre / 1932 - 1934
Back one generation to parents of Antoine Emmas Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Southwest Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Parishes of Acadia, Allen Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu,
Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St Landry, St Martin, St Mary and Vermillion.
Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 25 May 2022.