Continuation of tree (2nd child of Charles Pitre/Marie Ophelia Comeau); all known surname descendants:
8 Charles Laurent Pitre b: 12 April 1888 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 22 December 1978 Shreveport, Caddo, LA
+ Lillian Esau Doucet b: 25 January 1890; m: Abt. 1910 St. Landry, LA; d:10 January 1986 Shreveport, Caddo, LA
9 Eddie Harold Pitre b: 18 September 1911 Calcasieu, LA; d: 13 January 2009 El Dorado, Union, AR
+Frances Marie Bass b: 29 June 1921 Shreveport, Caddo, LA; m: 9 August 1958 [Benjamin/Mae ---]; d: 13 November 2006 El Dorado, Union, AR
9 Charles L. Pitre b: 15 October 1912 Calcasieu, LA; d: 17 July 2000 La Porte, Harris, TX
9 Bonita Pitre b: 23 January 1916 Allen, LA; d: 16 June 1999
+--- Rogers
9 James Donald Pitre b: 12 July 1919 Pawnee, Allen, LA; d: 29 March 2009 Drasco, Union, AR
+Maxine Harned b: 24 November 1917; m: unknown [Ernest C./Elsie Gammon]; d: 27 March 1975 El Dorado, Union, AR
*2nd Wife of James Donald Pitre:
+Judy --- d: Aft. March 2009
9 Betty Frances Pitre b: Abt. 1931 El Dorado, Union, AR; d: Aft. March 2009
Notes for Charles Laurent Pitre:
Census
- 1910 St. Landry, Louisiana: Charles L. Pitre 22 (keeper/cigar stand).
- 1920 Pawnee Station, Allen, LA: Charles L. Pitre 31 (store manager), wife Ejor 29, Harold 8, Charles 7, Bonita 3, James 6 months.
- 1930
- 1940 El Dorado, Union, Arkansas: Charles L. Petre 51 sales & collector/retail Hardway furniture store, wife Elza Lillian 47, Harold 28 night manager/service station and tire & battery co., Bonita 24 helper extra/bakery, Betty Frances 8. [230 S. Newton]
WWI registration records: Charles Laurent Pitre; Oakdale, LA; born 12 Apr 1888 (Opelousas, LA); wife & 3 children; short height, slender build; black eyes & black hair.
Obituary: The Times (Shreveport, LA), Sunday, 24 December 1978: Charles L. Pitre, 90, of 1331 Louis St. died Friday in Schumpert Medical Center following a brief illness. Mr. Pitre, a native of Opelousas, was a 17-year resident of Shreveport and was a retired salesman for Ritchie Grocery. He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus. A Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday in the Osborn Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services will be at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday in Holy Rosary Catholic Church with the Rev. Gerard Foley, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery. Mr. Pitre is survived by his wife, Lillian Doucet Pitre of Shreveport; three sons, E.H. Pitre and J.D. Pitre, both of El Dorado, Ark.; and Charles Pitre of Houston, Texas; two daughters, Bonita Rogers and Betty Pitre, both of Shreveport; one brother, George Pitre of Opelousas; and two sisters, Louise Durio of Opelousas and Rina Pitre of Santa Monica, Calif. Pallbearers will be E.C. Joyner Jr., Jimmy Malsch, Michael Landers, D.J. Rogers, Benje Pitre and James A. Pitre.
Notes for Lillian Esau Doucet:
Obituary: The Times (Shreveport, LA), Saturday, 11 January 1986: (photo included) Shreveport - Services for Mrs. C. L. (Lillian) Pitre, 95, of Shreveport, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday January 13 at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Father Angelo Messina will officiate, assisted by Father Earl Beaulieu and Father Eric Pitre. Burial: Forest Park Cemetery. Rosary: 7 p.m. Sunday at Osborn Funeral Home Chapel. Mrs. Pitre died Friday January 10, 1986, at her residence after a brief illness. She was a native of Kinder, La. and had been a resident of Shreveport for 25 years. She is survived by one sister, Mrs. Lucille Simons of Kinder, La.; two daughters, Mrs. Bonita Rogers and Ms. Betty Pitre, of Shreveport; three sons, Charles L. Pitre of Houston, Texas, James D. Pitre of El Dorado, Ark., and Harold Pitre; twelve grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Benjamin Charles Pitre, James Anthony Pitre, Gregory Pitre, Brent L. Pitre, Mark Pitre and Gregory Davis.
Obituaries for the children:
Eddie Harold Pitre: Eddie Harold Pitre, age 97, of El Dorado AR, passed away at the Medical Center of South AR. He was born in Opelousas, LA to Charles Lewis Pitre and Lillian Esau Doucet Pitre; a retired warehouse clerk for Lion Oil Refinery; former member of the Civilian Conservation Corp; member or Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. Preceding him in death were parents, wife Frances Marie Bass Pitre, brother Charles Pitre, sister Bonita Rogers, and grand daughter Brandy Embrey. Survivors include two sons: Benje Pitre and his wife Pam of Parkers Chapel, and James Pitre and his wife Barbara of Norphlet, brother J. D. Pitre and his wife Judy of Drasco, sister Betty Frances Pitre of Houston, six grandchildren, four great-grandchildren. Memorials may be made to Holy Redeemer Catholic Church.
Tombstone Inscription, Old Parkers Chapel Cemetery, Parkers Chapel, Union Co., AR: PITRE / Harold / Sept. 18, 1911 / Jan. 13, 2009 / Aug. 9, 1958 / Frances B. / June 29, 1921 / Nov. 13, 2006
James Donald Pitre: El Dorado News Times (AR), Tuesday, 31 March 2009: James Donald Pitre, 89, of Drasco, and formerly of El Dorado, died March 29 2009, at his home. Born in Pawnee, La., he was the son of Charles Lewis and Lillian Doucet Pitre. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the South Pacific in World War II. He retired from the Rock Island Railroad, where he worked as a conductor for 33 years. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion Post El Dorado branches, a lifetime member of the UTU Union, and a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. Survivors include his wife, Judy Pitre of Drasco; two sons; Greg Davis of El Dorado and Donald Pitre of Fayetteville; his daughter, Kerrie Langley of Little Rock; four grandchildren; and a sister, Betty Pitre of Houston. A memorial service will be held at noon on Wednesday, April 1, at First Assembly of God in Smackover with the Rev. Mark Stratton officiating. The service will be followed by a reception for family members and close friends in the fellowship hall. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the Arkansas Department of Health, Hospice of Cleburne County. The family will be at the residence of Greg and Robin Davis. Family Funeral Service, 106 S. Fourth St. in Heber Springs, is in charge of the arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Arlington Memorial Park, El Dorado, Union, AR: PITRE / (left panel blank) / Maxine / Nov. 25, 1917 / Mar. 27, 1975 / lovingly remembered
Back one generation to parents of Charles Laurent 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: 20 December 2020.