Continuation of tree (11th child of Magnus Hilaire Pitre/Marie Amelie Soileau); all known surname descendants:
9 Edward Pitre b: 22 June 1918 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; d: 8 January 1988 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Natile Guillory (Fontenot) b: 1 February 1908; m: Aft. 1940 [Estellie/Dolisca Marie Fontenot]; d: 15 February 1972 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
*2nd Wife of Edward Pitre:
+Lucille Debaillon (Guillory) b: 2 November 1925 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; m: Bet. February 1972-May 1979 [Ferreol/Marie Lafleur]; d: 14 August 1995 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
Notes for Edward Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana: Widow Emelie Soileau 59, Mabel Pitre 24 maid/outside, Edward 21 farm hand/farm, Leroy 17 delivery boy/market.
- 1950 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: Ellius Pitre 30, wife Natile G. 42.
WWII Records: Edward Pitre, res. Ville Platte, LA; b. 22 Jun 1918 Ville Platte, LA; mother Mrs. Emily Pitre; 5'8", 170 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Ville Platte, LA.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 10 January 1988: Ville Platte - Funeral services for Mr. Edward Pitre, 69, were held at 1 p.m. Saturday in Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church here with burial in old Ville Platte Cemetery. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Ville Platte, died at 1:15 a.m. Friday in Veterans Administration Hospital in Alexandria. He was a retired taxi driver. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lucille Deballion Pitre of Ville Platte; three stepsons, J. L. Guillory, Terryl Guillory, both of Ville Platte, and Bruce Fontenot of Jeanerett; three grandchildren. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte was in charge of all arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Edward Pitre / PFC US Army / World War II / Jun 22, 1918 - Jan 8, 1988 // Natile G. / Pitre / Feb. 1, 1908 / Feb. 15, 1972
Notes for Natile Guillory:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 16 February 1972: Ville Platte - Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte for Mrs. Edward Pitre, 64, the former Natile Guillory. She died at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Ville Platte Medical Center following a short illness. Burial was to be in the old Ville Platte cemetery with Ardoin Funeral Home of Ville Platte in charge of all arrangements. She is survived by her husband; two sons, Bruce Fontenot of Morgan City and Roland Fontenot of Lake Charles; one brother, Josiah Guillory of Mamou; four sisters, Mrs. Landry Lahaye, Mrs. Arthur Fuselier, Mrs. Gustave Hollier, Mrs. Ernest McGuire, all of Mamou; six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Notes for Lucille Debaillon:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 15 August 1995: Ville Platte - Funeral services for Mrs. Lucille Debaillon Pitre, 69, will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Sacred Heart Catholic Church here with burial in the Old Ville Platte Cemetery. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Arduce J. Guillory / born Oct. 1, 1918 / died Oct. 17, 1970 / Lucille D. Pitre / Nov. 2, 1925 / Aug. 14, 1995
Back one generation to parents of Edward 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: 3 February 2026.