Continuation of tree (2nd child of David Pitre/Selestine 'Celeste' Bell); all known surname descendants:
10 Charles Pitre b: 22 March 1896 Kinder, 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 Mae Pitre b: 20 January 1922 Hecker, Calcasieu, LA; d: 6 November 1934 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
11 Lola Mae Pitre b: 3 January 1923 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA; d: 6 May 1923 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
11 John David 'Nix' Pitre b: 8 March 1926 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA; d: 9 August 1976 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
+Thester 'Fiesta' Vivian Brister b: 25 March 1930 Orange Co., TX; m: 16 February 1946 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA; 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 Gillis, Calcasieu, LA; m: 6 August 1945 [John Berry/Eva Margarite Leslie]; d: 26 January 1990 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
11 Charles Sidney Pitre b: 14 September 1931 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA; d: 10 May 1991 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
+Estelle Whitman (Damerell) b: 12 November 1930 Alco, Vernon, LA; m: 10 November 1951 [Robert Lee/Viola Hyatt]; d: 9 October 2025 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA
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: 22 July 1947 DeQuincy, Calcasieu, LA [Reece/---]; 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.
Obituary: The DeQuincy News (DeQuincy, LA), Wednesday, 9 June 1976: Funeral services for Charlie Pitre, 80, were held Sunday, June 6, at his home on Anise Street. The Rev. Jack Bell, assisted by the Rev. Mid Burnett, officiated. Burial was in Perkins Cemetery under direction of Snider Funeral Home. Pallbearers were Gerald Martin, Bobby Pharris, Donald Hyatt, Terry Brossett, Preston Smith and Randal Pitre. Mr. Pitre died June 4 at his home. A native of Kinder, he had lived in DeQuincy for 43 years. He was a veteran of World War I. Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Dora Pitre; two sons, J. D. and Charles S. Pitre; three daughters, Mrs. Avey Martin, Mrs. Annabelle Pharris and Mrs. Shirley Hyatt, all of DeQuincy; one stepson, Joe Brossette of Pasadena, Tex.; one brother, Mansel Pitre of Carlyss; 29 grandchildren and 41 great-grandchildren.
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
Viola M. Pitre: Weekly American Press (LA), Friday, 9 November 1934: Viola Mae Pitre, the 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pitre, of Hecker, died at St. Patrick's hospital at 2:15 this morning, after a brief illness of three days. She is survived by her parents, and five brothers and sisters, Avey, Anna Belle, Shirley, J. D. and Charles Sidney. Funeral services were held at the home at 1:30 this afternoon, with the Rev. Manson Pitre, of DeQuincy, uncle of the deceased, officiating. Interment was in the Hay cemetery at Hecker. The services were private. Burke and Trotti were in charge.
Tombstone Inscription, Hebert Cemetery, Buller, LA: Viola Mae / Pitre / January 20, 1922 / November 6, 1934
Tombstone Inscription (presumably Hay cemetery as stone has scrawled inscription): Love / Viola Mae / Pitre B. Jan. / 20, 1922 died / Nov. 6, 1934
Lola Mae Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Rigmaiden Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: Lola Mae / Pitre / January 3, 1923 / May 6, 1923
John David Pitre: The DeQuincy News (DeQuincy, LA), Wednesday, 11 August 1976: Funeral services for John D. Pitre, 50, of DeQuincy, were Tuesday, Aug. 10 in Snider Funeral Home. Burial was in Perkins Cemetery. The Rev. Jack Bell and the Rev. Mid Burnette officiated. Mr. Pitre died at 3 a.m. Aug. 9, in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a veteran of World War II and had lived in the DeQuincy area all his life. Survivors are his wife; three daughters, Mrs. Joyce Smith of Leesville, Mrs. Judy O'Quinn and Mrs. Joan Perkins, both of DeQuincy; his mother, Mrs. Dora Pitre of DeQuincy; two brothers, Charles S. Pitre, of DeQuincy and Joe Brosett of Provincal. Also three sisters, Mrs. Adey Martin, Mrs. Anna Belle Pharris and Mrs. Shirley Hyatt, all of DeQuincy; and 13 grandchildren.
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.
Tombstone Inscription, Perkins Cemetery, DeQuincy, LA: Henry Ford / Feb. 3, 1925 / Jan. 26, 1990 / Aug. 6, 1945 / Anna Bell / born Pitre / Mar. 31, 1928 / April 2, 2013 / PHARRIS
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.
Tombstone inscription, Hyatt Cemetery, Fields, LA: Edward Hyatt / S1 US Navy / World War II / Oct. 18, 1924 - Mar. 4, 1988 // Loving wife and mother / Shirley P. / Hyatt / Sept. 16, 1932 - Nov. 20, 2011
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: 14 January 2026.