Edgar Pitre

1908 Mallet, Louisiana – 1981 Eunice, Louisiana

 

 

Continuation of tree (4th child of Charles Edgar Pitre/Kate Brunson); all known surname descendants:

                9        Edgar Pitre  b: 20 October 1908  Mallet, St. Landry, LA; d: 26 February 1981  Eunice, St. Landry, LA

                                 + Audrey DeRouen  b: 9 January 1911; m: Abt. 1930; d: 14 March 2002  Eunice, St. Landry, LA

                          10          Audrey Dale Pitre  b: 31 March 1934; d: 30 September 2023  Eunice, St. Landry, LA

                                           +Carol John Dupre  b: 14 February 1930  LeJeune Cove, Acadia, LA; m: 26 July 1953 [Felix/Eva Klumpp]; d: 26 August 2021  Eunice, St. Landry, LA

 

 

Notes for Edgar Pitre:

Census

- 1930 St. Landry, Louisiana:  Edgar Pitre 60, wife Kate 50, Bernice 26, Abbey 24, John Ward 15, Edgar Jr. 22 & wife Audrey 18.

- 1940 Eunice, St. Landry, LA:  Edgar Pitre Jr. 32 [$2500 house value] mechanic/garage, wife Audrey 29, Audrey Dale 6 [Seventh Street]

- 1950 Eunice, St. Landry, LA:  Edgar Pitre Jr. 40 mechanic/bottling company, wife Audrey 37, Dale 16.

WWII Records:  Edgar Pitre Jr., res. Eunice; b. 20 Oct 1907 St. Landry, LA; contact wife Mrs. Edgar Pitre Jr.; 5' 7", 135 lbs., blue eyes & blonde hair, light complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Opelousas, LA.

 

Obituary:  Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 27 February 1981:  Eunice - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday in United Methodist Church here for Edgar P. Pitre Jr., 72, a resident of Eunice who died at 6 p.m. Thursday in an automobile accident.  Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin Funeral Home of Eunice.  Survivors include his wife, the former Audrey DeRouen of Eunice; one daughter, Mrs. Carol (Dale) Dupre of Eunice; two sisters, Mrs. Frank Best Sr. and Abbie Pitre, both of Eunice.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Eunice, LA:  Edgar Pitre, Jr. / Oct. 20, 1908 / Feb. 26, 1981  //  Audrey DeRouen Pitre / Jan. 9, 1911 / Mar. 14, 2002 / her memory is precious

 

Notes for Audrey DeRouen:

Obituary:  Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 17 March 2002:  Eunice - Funeral services for Mrs. Audrey Derouen Pitre, 91, were held 1 p.m., Friday, in the Quirk & Son Funeral Home chapel here, with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  Brother Randy Estes conducted the services.  Quirk and Son Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

 

Notes for Audrey Dale Pitre:

Obituary:  Quirk & Son Funeral Home (Eunice, LA):  Dale Pitre Dupre passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at the age of 89.  A Graveside Service for interment of her ashes will be held at 10:00 AM on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Mt. Calvary Cemetery with Deacon Gary Gaudin officiating.  Dale is survived by her cousins, Angie Cart and her husband Carl and Beth Savoy; her caregivers, Gracie Bertrand and Celena Vidrine.

Tombstone Inscription,Mount Calvary Cemetery, Euice, LA:  Audrey Dale Pitre / Mar. 31, 1934 / Sept. 30, 2023 / beloved daughter

 

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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), or tombstone inscriptions.

 

Last updated:  10 February 2026.