Continuation of tree (2nd child of David Pitre/Selestine 'Celeste' Bell); all known surname descendants:
10 Charles Pitre b: 22 March 1896 Calcasieu, LA; d: 4 June 1976 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+ Madora Cating (Brossette) b: 30 January 1898 Calcasieu, LA; m: 15 August 1918 (licence) Calcasieu, LA [John/Emma Hay]; d: 27 November 1977 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
11 Avey Pitre b: 14 July 1919 Calcasieu, LA; d: 11 November 2004 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+Winford Martin b: 14 August 1910; m: Aft. 1930; d: 29 July 1976 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
11 Viola M. Pitre b: 1 January 1922; d: 6 November 1934 Hecker, Calcasieu, LA
11 Lola Pitre b: March 1923; d: 5 June 1923 Calcasieu, LA
11 John David 'Nix' Pitre b: 8 March 1926 Calcasieu, LA; d: 9 August 1976 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+Thester V. Brister b: 25 March 1930; m: Abt. 1945; d: 19 March 1992 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
11 Anna Bell Pitre b: 31 March 1928 Hecker, Calcasieu, LA; d: 2 April 2013 Sulphur, Calcasieu, LA
+Henry Ford Pharris b: 3 February 1925; m: Abt. 1944 [John B./Eva Leslie]; d: 26 January 1990
11 Charles Sidney Pitre b: 14 September 1931 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA; d: 10 May 1991 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+Estelle Whitman (Demerell) b: November 1930; m: 10 November 1951; d: Aft. August 2003
11 A. V. Pitre
11 Shirley Pitre b: 16 September 1932 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA; d: 20 November 2011 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
+Edward Hyatt b: 18 October 1924; m: Abt. 1947; d: 4 March 1988
Notes for Charles Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Calcasieu, Louisiana: Charles Pete 24 no occupation, wife Dora 20, Joe 4, Ava 5 months.
- 1930 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA: Charles C. Petre 34, wife Dora 32, Avy 10, Viola M. 8, John D. 3 years 4 months, Annie B. 1 year 2 months.
- 1940 outside DeQuincy, LA: Charlie Pitre 43 [$250 house value] laborer/street WPA project, wife Dora 41, John D. 14, Annabell 12, Charles S. 8, Shirley 4.
- 1950 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA: Charles Pitre 54 yard labourer/private family, wife Dora 52, Charles S. 18 laborer/welding company.
Tombstone inscriptions, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: DAD / Charlie Pitre / Mar. 22, 1896 / June 4, 1976 // MOTHER / Dora C. Pitre / Jan. 30, 1898 / Nov. 27, 1977
Obituaries for the children:
Avey Pitre: Tombstone inscriptions, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: DADDY / Winford Martin / Aug. 14, 1910 / July 29, 1976 / In Loving Memory // MOTHER / Avey Pitre Martin / July 14, 1919 / Nov. 11, 2004 / Till We Meet Again
John David Pitre: Tombstone inscriptions, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: (photo & logging truck) / 'Nix' / John David / March 8, 1926 / Aug. 9, 1976 / great lo--s li-- --- / P / PITRE / (photo) / Thester V. / March 25, 1930 / March 19, 1992 / flower of our heart. Also brass plate: John David Pitre / Cox US Navy / World War II / Mar. 8, 1926 - Aug. 9, 1976
Anna Bell Pitre: Anna Bell Pharris, born Pitre, a native of Hecker, Louisiana and a resident of DeQuincy, Louisiana died on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital, Sulphur, Louisiana. She was Baptist by faith and a member of Bible Baptist Church, DeQuincy, Louisiana. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She loved children and was a Sunday School teacher for several years at Northside Baptist Church. She was the daughter of the late Charlie and Dora Cating Pitre. She is survived by one son and wife of Oretta, Louisiana and one daughter in law of DeQuincy, Louisiana. She was also survived by 6 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband of 45 years, Henry Ford Pharris, two sons, William Pharris and Bobby Pharris, one daughter, Gloria Parker, four brothers, John Pitre, Charles Pitre, A. V. Pitre, Joseph Brossette, and four sisters, Avey Martin, Viola Pitre, Lola Pitre and Shirley Hyatt and one granddaughter, Crystal Pharris. The funeral services were held on Friday, April 5, 2013 at Christensen Funeral Home, DeQuincy, Louisiana. Interment followed at Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy, Louisiana. Christensen Funeral Home, DeQuincy, Louisiana.
Charles Sidney Pitre: Southwest Daily News (Sulphur, LA), Sunday, 12 May 1991: DeQuincy - Services for Charles S. 'Buddy' Pitre, 59, will be at 2 p.m. today, May 12, in Northside Baptist Church. Rev. Bob Colquette will officiate. Burial will be in Perkins Cemetery under direction of Perkins Funeral Home. Pitre died Friday in a local hospital. He was a lifelong resident of the DeQuincy area and a retired employee of the Calcasieu Parish School Board. He was a deacon of Northside Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Estelle Pitre of DeQuincy; two daughters, Cathy Daiken of Crossett, Ark., and Charlotte Whitman of DeQuincy; three sons, Bobby Damerell of Lake Charles and Randall and Wendell Pitre, both of DeQuincy; three sisters, Anna Bell Pharris, Shirley Hyatt and Avey Martin, all of DeQuincy; 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Tombstone inscription, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: Charles S. / 'Buddy' / Sept. 14, 1931 / May 10, 1991 / our loss is heaven's gain / Nov. 10, 1951 / PITRE /
Shirley Pitre: Shirley Hyatt, age 79, of Singer, LA., died Sunday, November 20, 2011, at Lake Charles Memorial in Lake Charles, LA. She was a life long and faithful member of Pentecostal House of Praise. She lived her life by example and was a testimony to all who knew her. She will be remembered as a very generous, modest and loving woman. She loved sewing, working in the yard and took pride in her flowers. Above all that she loved in this life, nothing compared to the love she had for her family. She was the daughter of the late Charles Pitre and the late Madora Cating Pitre. She is survived by her three daughters, Janice Mitchell of Ragley, La., Peggy Newman and husband Mickey of Singer, La., Tina Hyatt of Singer, La., three sons Donald Hyatt and wife Mary of Singer, La., Ronald Hyatt and wife Senith of Singer, La., Thomas Hyatt and wife Kelly of Orange, Texas, one sister, Anna Bell Pharris of DeQuincy, La., one daughter-in-law Janice "Sissy" Hyatt of Singer, La., seventeen grandchildren, thirty eight great-grandchildren, three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband of 41 years Edward Hyatt, son Edward "Wayne" Hyatt, grandson Carl Lynn Stampley, great- grandson Ryan Burgess, four brothers- J.D. "Nix" Pitre, Charles "Buddy" Pitre, A.V. Pitre, Joe Brosette, three sisters- Lola May Pitre, Viola Pitre and Avey Martin. The family will receive friends from 11:00 am to 11:00 pm Monday, November 21, 2011 and from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at Pentecostal House of Praise. Funeral service will be at Pentecostal House of Praise at 2:00 pm Tuesday, November 22, 2011 , Pastor David Kennon and Rev. Anthony Kennon officiating. Interment will be at Hyatt Cemetery in Fields, La.
Back one generation to parents of Charles 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: 26 May 2022.