Continuation of tree (12th child of Arthur Pitre/Celestine Durio); all known surname descendants:
9 Arthur Pitre b: 29 April 1909 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 16 April 1984 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Lorena Dupre b: 28 September 1912; m: Abt. 1929 [Ville/Ermina Pitre]; d: 11 October 1998 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
10 Bernadelle Mary Pitre b: 7 July 1938 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 October 2020 Sunset, St. Landry, LA
+Yves Thibodeaux m: 18 December 1955 St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. October 2020
10 Ruth Ella Pitre b: 28 August 1942 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 5 February 2019 Church Point, Acadia, LA
+Curby Babineaux b: 1 July 1938 St. Landry, LA; m: 11 January 1958 Prairie Ronde, St Landry, LA [Verde/Louisa Hanks]; d: 29 September 2025 Church Point, Acadia, LA
Notes for Arthur Pitre:
Census
- 1930 St Landry, Louisiana: Arthur Pitre 60, wife Celestine 59, Liza 31; Arthur Jr. 21, wife Lorina 18.
- 1940 St. Landry, Louisiana: Arthur Pitre 31 farmer/farm, wife Lorina 26, Bernadel 2. [Plaisance Dirt Road to Hwy 22]
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Arthur Pitre 40 farmer/farm, wife Lorena D. 37, Bernadelle 11, Ruth Ella 7.
WWII Records: Arthur Pitre, res. Opelousas, LA; b. 28 Apr 1909 St. Landry, LA; wife Mrs. Lorena Dupre Pitre; 5'9 1/2", 147 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Opelousas, LA.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 17 April 1984: Funeral services for Mr. Arthur Pitre, 74, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of Mercy Roman Catholic Church here with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery of Prairie Ronde. Mr. Pitre, a retired highway department worker of Opelousas, died at 3:54 p.m. Monday in Opelousas General Hospital. Survivors include his wife, the former Lorena Dupre of Opelousas; two daughters, Mrs. Yves (Bernadelle) Thibodeaux of Sunset and Mrs. Curby (Ruth) Babineaux of Lewisburg; and eight grandchildren. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. today in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas, which is in charge of arrangements. The funeral home will close at 10 p.m. and reopen at 8 a.m. Wednesday until time of services.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Prairie Ronde, LA: Arthur Pitre / Apr. 28, 1909 / Apr. 16, 1984 / Lorena D. Pitre / Sept. 28, 1912 / Oct. 11, 1998
Notes for Lorena Dupre:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 12 October 1998: Funeral services for Mrs. Arthur Pitre, the former Lorena Dupre, 86, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Prairie Ronde. The Rev. David Broussard will conduct the services. Mrs. Pitre, a resident of Opelousas, died at 1:10 p.m. Sunday, October 11, 1998, in Doctors' Hospital of Opelousas. She was a housewife. Mrs. Pitre was a member of the Legion of Mary and Ladies Altar Society. Survivors include: two daughters, Mrs. Yves (Bernadelle) Thibodeaux of Sunset and Mrs. Curby (Ruth) Babineaux of Opelousas; a brother, Hillary Dupre of Eunice; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Guillory of Sulphur and Mrs. Alena Duplechain of Eunice; eight grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Pitre was preceded in death by her parents, Ville and Hermina Dupre; and her husband, Arthur Pitre in April of 1984. Visiting hours will be observed from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 7 a.m. Tuesday until time of services. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
Bernadelle Mary Pitre: Melancon Funeral Home (Grand Coteau): Sunset - Funeral services will be held Monday, October 12, 2020 at a 11:00 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church for Bernadelle Mary Thibodeaux, age 82, the former Bernadelle Pitre, who passed away Thursday, October 8, 2020 at her residence in Sunset. Interment will be in St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery in Grand Coteau. The Rev. Mark Kramer, pastor of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, will officiate at the services. Musical selections will be provided by Stephanie James. The songs will be Amazing Grace, Ave Maria, On This Day Oh Beautiful Mother, and The Old Rugged Cross. Mrs. Thibodeaux was a native of Prairie Rhonde and a resident of Sunset. Upon graduating from Opelousas High School, she went on to attend USL where she was a member of the Cajun Ladies. She retired from Opelousas Developmental Center with many years of service. She was a parishioner of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church. An active member of her community, she was a member of the Ladies Altar Society, the Church Cleaners, Sunset Library Club, and Sunset Garden Club. Bernadelle, known to many as "Berna", enjoyed traveling, going on Cajun cruises, and loved to dance, eat, and spend time with her family. Survivors include her husband of 64 years, Yves Thibodeaux of Sunset; two sons, Cedric Thibodeaux and his wife, Ima, of Columbia, SC and Chalan Thibodeaux and his wife, Melissa, of Tyler, TX; three daughters, Sharron Lyons and her husband, Chuck, of Church Point, Jennifer Padilla and her husband, Luis, of Sunset, and Kathy Jeffries and her husband, Scott, of Metairie; fourteen grandchildren, Danielle Sonnier, Chalie Gaspard, Christopher Thibodeaux, Bailey Billeaudeau, Teal Padilla, Michelle Thibodeaux, Lucas Padilla, Troy Lyons, Sarah Jeffries, Payton Padilla, Sage Thibodeaux, Zachary Jeffries, Andrew Jeffries, and Evan Thibodeaux; and thirteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Arthur Pitre and the former Lorena Dupre; one grandson, Tyler Thibodeaux; and one sister, Ruth Babineaux. A rosary will be prayed at 9:30 a.m. Monday in the funeral home. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 7:00 a.m. Monday until service time on Monday. Melancon Funeral Home of Grand Coteau is in charge of arrangements.
Ruth Ella Pitre: Guidry Funeral Home (Church Point, LA): Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, February 7, 2019 at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Church Point, LA for Ruth P. Babineaux, 76, the former Ruth Ella Pitre. Mrs. Babineaux, a long-time resident of rural St. Landry Parish near Opelousas, LA, died Tuesday morning, February 5 at her son’s home in Church Point, LA. Monsignor Emmanuel Awe will conduct the services with entombment following in the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Mausoleum of Church Point. Ruth was born in Prairie Rhonde, LA to Arthur and Lorena Dupre Pitre on August 28, 1942. She married the love of her life, Curby Babineaux, on January 11, 1958 in Prairie Rhonde. They moved to Opelousas where they had their two children, Shadwick and Kurt. Ruth was a homemaker most of her life. There wasn’t a problem in a household she didn’t know how to fix or had some kind of remedy for. She took joy in caring for others. She loved her family fiercely and made sure every Sunday they had a homecooked meal. No matter if you were family or not, everybody around knew “Granny” and that she would make sure you had plenty to eat! Ruth was a devoted and loving mother and grandmother. She would probably say her proudest moments were spent being a Granny to her grandchildren. There wasn’t a time you spoke to her that she didn’t mention one of them. Ruth was preceded in death by her father Arthur and mother Lorena. She will be forever missed and survived by her husband Curby Babineaux; sons Shad and his wife Dana and Kurt and his wife Rachael; sister Bernadette Thibodeaux and her husband Yves; grandchildren Brittany, Tyke, Hayden, Maci and Jaelyn; great-grandchildren Oaklee and Avery and countless extended family. Arrangements are being handled by Guidry Funeral Home
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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: 22 January 2026.