Continuation of tree (7th child of William Pitre/Josephine Axilla Thibodaux); all known surname descendants:
10 Edwin Joseph Pitre b: 24 September 1922 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 7 April 1973 New Sarpy, St. Charles, LA
+Vivian Marie Sexton b: 25 April 1923 Mosheim, Bosque, TX; m: Abt. 1940 [Lawrence L./Beulah Burdette]; d: 14 May 2008 Slidell, St. Tammany, LA
11 Sandra Faye Pitre b: Abt. 1941 Texas
+Leonard Abadie
*2nd Husband of Sandra Faye Pitre:
+--- Kinney
11 Betty Pitre b: Abt. 1943 Texas
+--- Murry
11 Josephine Pitre b: Abt. 1945 Texas
+Robert Lasseigne
*2nd Husband of Josephine Pitre:
+--- Spencer
11 Joyce Pitre
+Joseph Bourda
Notes for Edwin Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1940 St. John the Baptist, Louisiana: Willie Pitre 52 [$100 house value] labor/ditching WPA, wife Josephine 49, Anna 19 new worker, Edwin 17 new worker, Helen 16 new worker, Cleveland 12, Adam 7.
- 1950 Laplace, St. John the Baptist, LA: Edward Pitre 26 student, wife Vivian 27 food packer/food packing plant, Sandra Faye 8, Betty 6, Josephine 4, widowed father-in-law Lawrence Sexton 52 painter & paper hanger/contractor.
WWII Records: Edwin Joseph Pitre, res. Laplace, LA; b. 24 Sep 1922 Thibodaux, LA; contact Mrs. Willie Pitre (same address); 5'8", 142 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 30 Jun 1942 Reserve, LA.
Obituary: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), 8 April 1973: Edwin Joseph Pitre, on Saturday, April 7, 1973, at 3:30 o'clock p.m., beloved husband of Vivian M. Sexton Pitre; father of Mrs. Joe (Joyce) Bourda of Slidell, La., Mrs. Leonard (Sandra) Abadie of Reserve, La., Mrs. Betty Murry of New Sarpy, La., Mrs. Bobby (Josephine) Lasseigne Jr., at Laplace, La.; brother of Cleveland (Lucky) Pitre of Norco, La., Adam Pitre of La Place, La., Mrs. Agnes Oubre of Westwego, La, Mrs. Frances Bruce of Cut Off, La., Mrs. Beatrice Danos and Mrs. Anna Prestonback of Marrero, La., Mrs. Annie Guidroz of La Rose, La., Mrs. Inez La Garbo of Lutcher, La., Mrs. Helen Boudreaux of Reserve, La., also survived by 15 grandchildren, 1 great-grandchild; age 51 years; a native of Choctaw, La. and a resident of New Sarpy, La. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services at H.C. Alexander Funeral Home Inc., 821 Fourth St., Norco, La., on Monday, April 9, 1973 at 11:30 o'clock a.m. by the Rev. Jimmy Knox. Interment St. John Memorial Gardens. Pall bearers Bobby Lasseigne Jr., Leon Abadie Jr., James Duffy, Joseph Bourda, R.C. Cook and William Buckner. Parlor will be open Sunday at 2:00 o'clock.
Tombstone Inscription: St. John Memorial Gardens, Laplace, LA: PITRE / Edwin J. Pitre / Sept. 24, 1922 - April 7, 1973 / Fabien Murry IV / Dec. 10, 1963 - (blank)
Notes for Vivian Marie Sexton:
Obituary: The Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Friday, 16 May 2008: Vivian Marie Pitre, age 85, born in Waco, Texas and a resident of Greenbriar Nursing Home, on May 14, 2008 left this earth to join her loved ones. Her husband Edwin, her mother Buelah Bucker, father Lawrence Sexton, sister Lillie Blackman, granddaughter Hopemurry Lambert, great-granddaughters Hilary Murry and Wendy Lingo and a great-grandson Travis James. Survived by four daughters Joyce Bourda, Sandra Kinney, Betty Pitre and Fena Spencer; thirteen grandchildren Robert, Kevin and Frank Bourda, Aileen Frasier, Denise Cramer, Everett Lamar, Lawrence Abadie, Robin Fabien, Danny Murry, Robert Lasseigne and Larry and Sunshine Spencer; also, 13 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren. Visitation will be on Saturday, May 17, 2008 from 9am-11am. Services at Millet-Guidry L.L.C. Funeral Home Chapel, LaPlace, LA, at 11am. Interment at St. John Memorial Gardens in LaPlace, LA.
Back one generation to parents of Edwin Joseph Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
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: 11 March 2025.