Continuation of tree (6th child of Arthur Pitre/Celestine Durio); all known surname descendants:
9 Adam Joseph Pitre b: 24 August 1899 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 30 September 1976 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Dora Brasseaux b: 8 September 1897; m: Abt. 1923; d: 21 November 1973 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA
10 Myrtle Mary Pitre b: 6 January 1927; d: 7 October 2021 Opelousas, St Landry, LA
+Roy Dean Ragsdale b: Abt. 1924; m: 6 December 1947 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA [H.W./---]
10 Vorise J. Pitre b: 15 November 1928; d: 8 July 1992 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Rooney Sylvester b: Abt. 1932; m: Aft. 1950 [Alton/Ann Richard]; d: 4 November 2014 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Adam Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1930 St. Landry, Louisiana: Adam Pitre 3, wife Dora 33, Myrtle 3 years 2 months, Voris 1 year 2 months, niece Mabel 1 year 4 months.
- 1940 St. Landry, LA: Adam Pitre 41 farmer/farm, wife Dora 44, Myrtle 12, Vories 11. [Hwy 219, Prairie Ronde Road]
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Adam Pitre 50 grader work/road work, wife Dora B. 52, Vorise 21.
WWI registration records: Joseph Adam Pitre; St. Landry, LA; 24 Aug 1899; Arthur L. Pitre; tall/slender; brown eyes; brown hair
WWII Records: Adam A. Pitre, res. Opelousas; b. 24 Aug 1899 St. Landry, LA; contact Octave Fontenot; signed Adam J. Pitre; 5' 9", 140 lbs., grey eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Feb 1942 Opelousas, LA.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 1 October 1976: Prairie Ronde - Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Adam Pitre, 77, of Opelousas, who died suddenly at his residence Thursday. Burial will be in the church cemetery directed by Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the old Sunset Highway. Survivors include a son, Vorise Pitre of Opelousas; a daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Ragsdale of Opelousas; a brother, Arthur Pitre of Opelousas; two sisters, Mrs. Harold Boudreaux and Mrs. Gilbert Ledoux, both of Opelousas; and four grandchildren. A rosary will be said at 8:30 tonight at the funeral home. The funeral home will close at 11 o'clock tonight and re-open at 7 a.m. Saturday until the time of services.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Prairie Ronde, LA: Dora B. Pitre / Sept. 8, 1897 / Nov. 21, 1973 / P / Adam Pitre / Aug. 24, 1899 / Sept. 30, 1976 / P
Notes for Dora Brasseaux:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 22 November 1973: Funeral services for Mrs. Adam Pitre, 76, the former Dora Brasseaux, will be held at 4 p.m. today at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Prairie Ronde. Mrs. Pitre died at 2:45 p.m. She had been ill for two years. Burial will be in the church cemetery directed by Lafond and Son Funeral Home. Mrs. Pitre, a member of the Ladies Altar Society, is survived by her husband, Adam Pitre of Prairie Ronde; one son, Vorise of Opelousas; one daughter, Mrs. Myrtle Ragsdale of Opelousas; two sisters, Mrs. Charles Fontenot of Lawtell and Mrs. Clarence Boudreaux of Lewisburg and four grandchildren.
Obituaries for the children:
Myrtle Mary Pitre: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Sunday, 10 October 2021: Opelousas - (photo) Funeral services for Myrtle Mary Pitre Ragsdale will be held on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, in the Skip Montet Chapel at Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas, La. Reverend Lambert Lein will conduct the funeral service. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 10:00 a.m. until Rosary time at 11:30 a.m. followed by 12:00 p.m. funeral time. Burial will follow at Bellevue Memorial Park in Opelousas, La. It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Myrtle Mary Pitre Ragsdale, age 94, of Opelousas, La. She passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Nursing Home. Myrtle was a 1944 graduate of Opelousas High School. In 1945, she started working as a switchboard operator for "Ma Bell". She then started working in the newspaper business as a typesetter. She worked 15 years for the Daily World Newspaper and then finished her career at the Daily Advertiser, retiring after 30 years. Myrtle was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and will be missed by all who knew and loved her. She is survived by her sons, Gary Ragsdale and wife, Karla, Michael Ragsdale; her daughter-in-law, Dennise Dossmann; her grandchildren, Jeremy Ragsdale (Sarah), Rebecca Ragsdale, Adam Ragsdale, Peyton Ragsdale, Katlin Ragsdale and her great-grandchildren, Ashton Ragsdale, Owen Ragdale Morales, and Ethen Ragsdale Morales. She was preceded in death by her parents, Adam Joseph Pitre and Dora Brasseaux Pitre; her son, Michael Woodrow Ragsdale, and her brother and sister-in-law, Vorise and Pitre. LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
Vorise J. Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 9 July 1992: Funeral services for Mr. Vorise Pitre, 63, will be held at 10 a.m. Friday in Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park. The Rev. Austin Leger will conduct the services. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Opelousas, died at 4 p.m. Wednesday in Doctors' Hospital in Opelousas. He was a former employee of La. Farm Power Company for over 30 years and was employed with the St. Landry Parish Clerk of Court's Office for 3 1/2 years. Mr. Pitre was a member of Farm Bureau and Woodmen of the World. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Rooney Sylvester Pitre of Opelousas; two daughters, Mrs. Roadie (Jacqui) Sanchez of Baton Rouge and Mrs. Charles (Donna) Durand of Plaquemine; a sister, Mrs. Myrtle Ragsdale of Opelousas; and a grandchild. Visiting hours are from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until time of services on Friday. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Bellevue Memorial Park, Opelousas, LA: Vorise J. / Nov. 15, 1928 / July 8, 1993 / PITRE
Back one generation to parents of Adam Joseph 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: 21 January 2026.