Continuation of tree (5th child of Paul Ludovic Pitre/Eva Bertrand); all known surname descendants:
10 Dallas Pitre b: 12 August 1927 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 29 November 1995 Alexandria, St. Landry, LA
+ Rosa Belle Pellerin b: 28 March 1931; m: 13 May 1946; d: 23 June 1986 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
11 Darrell James Pitre b: Abt. 1949; d: Aft. November 1995
+Sandra Marie Olivier m: 19 April 1969 Lawtell, St Landry, LA [Harry/---]
11 Linda Faye Pitre b: 13 June 1953 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
11 Glenda Faye Pitre d: Aft. November 1995
+Darrell Wayne Olivier m: 31 July 1971 Prairie Ronde, St Landry, LA [Harry/---]
11 Patricia Ann Pitre b: 30 January 1956 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA d: Aft. November 1995
+Samuel Kenneth Joubert m: 17 August 1974 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Sameul/---]
*2nd Wife of Dallas Pitre:
+ Margaret Jackson (Maxwell) m: 13 August 1988 Brookhaven, Lincoln, MS; d: Aft. November 1995 Swords, LA
Notes for Dallas Pitre:
Census
- 1940 St. Landry, Louisiana: Ledo Pitre 43 farmer/farm, wife Eva 41, Dallas 12.
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Dallas Pitre 22 service station man/service station, wife Rosebelle P. 19 clerk in grocery store/proprietor grocery store, Darrel James 1.
WWII Records: Dallas Pitre, res. Opelousas, LA; b. 12 Aug 1927 Mallet, LA; contact Ledo Pitre (same address); 5'8", 154 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 11 Aug 1945 Opelousas, LA.
MISC: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 24 January 1946: (photo) Private Dallas Pitre, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luro Pitre is in the hospital in San Antonio, Tex. He received a visit recently from his mother and father and brother, Delton, all of Prairie Ronde. As soon as he is discharged from the hospital he will return to his former station in Harlingen, Tex. He entered the Army in Nov. 1945.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 30 November 1995: Funeral services for Mr. Dallas Pitre, 68, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday in the First United Pentecostal Church in Opelousas with burial in Prairie Ronde Baptist Cemetery. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Swords, died at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, November 29, 1995, in the V.A. Medical Center in Alexandria. Survivors include: his wife, Margaret Jackson Pitre of Swords; a son, Darrell Pitre of Eunice; two stepsons, Richard Maxwell and James Maxwell, both of Brookhaven, Miss.; two daughters, Glenda Olivier of Swords and Patricia Joubert of Lumberton, Texas; a step-daughter, Laure White of Sontag, Miss.; a sister, Mrs. Lurline Vasseur of Prairie Ronde; and ten grandchildren. Visiting hours will be held from noon to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Friday until time of services. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Prairie Ronde Baptist Cemetery, LA: Dallas / "Pop" / Aug. 12, 1927 / Nov. 29, 1995 / PITRE / our loving mother / who won the battle / Rosa Belle P. Pitre / Mar. 28, 1931 / June 23, 1986
Notes for Rosa Belle Pellerin:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 23 June 1986: Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in the United Pentecostal Church of Opelousas for Mrs. Dallas Pitre, the former Belle Pellerin, 55, of Swords, who died at 4:35 a.m. today in a Lafayette hospital. Burial will be in the Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, Dallas Pitre of Swords; a son, Darrell Pitre of Swords; two daughters, Mrs. Darrell (Glenda) Olivier of Swords and Mrs. Kenneth (Patricia) Joubert of Lumberton, Texas; a brother, Eddie Pellerin of Plaisance; a sister, Mrs. Rosa Mae Duplechain of Youngsville; eight grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1-11 p.m. today and from 7 a.m. Tuesday to time of services in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home in Opelousas, which 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).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 6 February 2026.