Continuation of tree (2nd child of Eulese Ulysse Pitre/2nd Wife Dorisea Langley); all known surname descendants:
9 Elzie Joseph Pitre b: 19 August 1902 Jennings, Calcasieu, LA; d: 26 March 1964 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
+ Lovina Moreau b: 27 June 1903; m: 29 March 1924 Allen, LA [Willie/Lenora Many]; d: 14 November 1988 Kinder, Allen, LA
10 Martha Maxine Pitre b: Abt. 1927 Allen, LA; d: Aft. February 2000
+Harold D. Larson m: 1 March 1949 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA [M.E./---]
*2nd Husband of Martha Maxine Pitre:
+George Hammonds Jr. b: 8 November 1923; m: unknown; d: 6 July 1992 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
*3rd Husband of Martha Maxine Pitre:
+--- Sanger m: Bef. November 1988
10 John Sheldon Pitre b: 15 January 1932 Kinder, Allen, LA; d: 23 February 2000 Alexandria, Rapides, LA
+Launa Ann Skelton
10 Jane Alice Pitre b: 1939 Allen, LA; d: Aft. February 2000
+H. D. Larson
*2nd Husband of Jane Alice Pitre:
+--- Withers
Notes for Elzie Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Allen, Louisiana: Elzie Pitre 27 farmer/general, wife Lovinia 27, Martha 2.
- 1940 Allen, LA: Elgie Pitre 37, wife Levine 36, Maxine 12, Sheldon 7, Jane Alice 8 months.
- 1950 Allen, LA: Elzie Pitre 47 farmer/farm, wife Lovina 46, John S. 17, Jane A. 10.
Obituary: Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA), Friday, 27 March 1964: Kinder - Funeral services for Elzie J. Pitre, 61, of Route 1, Kinder, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday. Rites will be held from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church with Rev. A.J. Robichaud, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery near Elton under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home of Kinder. A Rosary will be said at the funeral home at 7 p.m. today. Mr. Pitre died at 7:15 p.m. Thursday in a Lake Charles hospital. He was a member of the Catholic church, a farmer and also in the concrete works business. He was a native of Kinder. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Loviana M. Pitre; one son, John Sheldon Pitre of LeBlanc; two daughters, Mrs. George Hammonds Jr. of Kinder and Mrs. H. D. Larson of Lake Charles; one brother, Adras P. Pitre of Jennings; one sister, Mrs. Frank Miller of Sulphur, one half-sister, Mrs. Jim Manuel of Kinder; and 10 grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Liberty Cemetery, Elton, Jefferson Davis, LA: Father / Elzie Joseph Pitre / Aug. 19, 1902 / March 26, 1964 / eternal rest grant unto him, O Lord // Mother / Lovina Moreau Pitre / June 27, 1903 / Nov. 14, 1988 / eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord
Notes for Lovina Moreau:
Obituary: The Kinder Courier News (Kinder, LA), Thursday, 24 November 1988: Funeral services for Mrs. Lovina Pitre, 85, of Kinder were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, November 15th in the St. Philip Neri Catholic Church. The Reverend Ronald Groth officiated. Burial was in the Liberty Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin's Funeral Homes. Mrs. Pitre died at 9:45 a.m. Monday, November 14 in the Allen Parish Hospital. She was a native of the Kinder area. Survivors include: one son, John S. Pitre of Mamou; two daughters, Mrs. Maxine Sanger of Lake Charles and Mrs. Jane Withers of Baton Rouge; four brothers, Harmon Moreau and Madison Moreau, both of Kinder, Lincoln Moreau of Welsh and Cletus Moreau of Sulphur; four sisters, Mrs. Ida Bararino of Elton, Mrs. Blanche Alexander of Jasper, Texas; Mrs. Inez Bryan of Hathaway and Mrs. Lurline Jordan of Kinder; 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
Obituaries for the children:
John Sheldon Pitre: Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA, 24 February 2000: Kinder - Funeral services for John S. Pitre Sr., 67, will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 25, in Ardoin Funeral Home. The Rev. Austin Park will officiate. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery. Visitation is 8 a.m.-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Friday. Mr. Pitre died at 2:45 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2000, in an Alexandria hospital. He was a native of Kinder. He was a retired welder and a veteran of the Korean War. Survivors include three sons, John Sheldon Pitre Jr. of Lake Charles and James Stewart Pitre and Joseph Steven Pitre, both of LeBlanc; one daughter, Joyce Ann Pitre of Sulphur; two sisters, Maxine Sanger of Lake Charles and Jane Withers of Baton Rouge; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Liberty Cemetery, Elton, Jefferson Davis, LA: John Sheldon 'Joe' Pitre / June 15, 1932 / Feb. 23, 2000 / too well loved to ever be forgotten
Back one generation to parents of Elzie Joseph Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- 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.