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 Pitre b: Abt. 1937; d: Aft. October 1998
+Yves Thibodeaux
10 Ruth EllaPitre b: Abt. 1942; d: Aft. October 1998
+Curby Babineaux
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, Bernadet 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.
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 on North Main Street 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 on the Old Sunset Hwy in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
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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: 11 June 2022.