Continuation of tree (13th child of Theogene Pitre/2nd wife Marie Therese Brown); all known surname descendants:
8 Edna Pitre b: 4 July 1909 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 26 February 1956 New Orleans, LA
+ Verbie Pitre b: 5 May 1913 Opelousas, St. Landry; m: Abt. 1934 [Joseph Adam/Marie Emma F. Dupre]; d: 14 May 2000 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
9 Dolores Ann Pitre b: 26 December 1935; d: Aft. August 2019
+Fred B. Fontenot b: 23 December 1932 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA; m: 3 November 1951 St. Landry, LA (divorced) [Tommy/Eve ---]; d: 17 April 2007 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
9 Bonnie Dale Pitre b: 24 January 1942; d: 15 June 2011 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Hersey G. Fontenot b: 5 February 1937; m: Abt. 1960 [Lawrence Gabriel/Eugenie Belaire]; d: 3 January 2021 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
Notes for Edna Pitre:
Census
- 1940 St. Landry, Louisiana: Edna Pitre 30 farmer/farm, wife Verbise 27, Delores 4. [Farm Road (Jules Pitre Road)]
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Edna Pitre 40, wife Verby G. 36, Dolores Ann 14, Bonnie Dale 8.
WWII Records: Edna Pitre, res. Opelousas; b. 4 Jul 1909 St. Landry, LA; contact mother Mrs. Theogene Pitre; 5' 9", 141 lbs., grey eyes & black hair, sallow complexion; stand rigidly erect; 16 Oct 1940 Prairie Ronde.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 28 February 1956: Funeral services were conducted at 10 a.m. Monday for Edna Pitre, 46-year-old Prairie Ronde farmer, who died at 5 a.m. Sunday at a New Orleans hospital. He had been ill for two weeks. The body rested at Lafond and Son Funeral Home. The rosary was recited Sunday night. Services were held at the Prairie Ronde Catholic Church. Burial was in the adjacent cemetery. Pitre is survived by his wife, the former Vervey Pitre of Prairie Ronde; and two daughters, Mrs. Fred Fontenot of Ville Platte and Miss Bonnie Pitre of Prairie Ronde. Other survivors are seven brothers, Alfred, Henry and Eddie Pitre of Opelousas, Odiah, Moise, Adelin, and Theodore Pitre of Prairie Ronde; five sisters, Mrs. Amos Reed, Mrs. Willie Ledoux, Sr., and Mrs. Lee Fontenot of Opelousas, Mrs. Tom Bihm of Prairie Ronde, and Mrs. Dewey Dupre of Plaisance; and two grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Prairie Ronde Cemetery, Prairie Ronde, LA: PITRE / Edna / July 4, 1909 / Feb. 26, 1956 / Verby P. / May 5, 1913 / May 14, 2000 / we will meet again
Notes for Verbie Pitre:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 15 May 2000: Ville Platte - Funeral services for Mrs. Verby P. Pitre, 87, will be held at 4 p.m. today in Sacred Heart Catholic Church here with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Prairie Ronde. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
Bonnie Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 17 June 2011: Bonnie P. Fontenot, January 24, 1942 - June 15, 2011 - Ville Platte (photo) It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that the family of Bonnie Pitre Fontenot, 69, announces her passing on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at Mercy Regional Medical Center. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, June 17, 2011 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ville Platte at 10:00 AM. Rite of Committal will follow at the Sacred Heart Cemetery in Prairie Ronde with Father Gene Tremie as Celebrant. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister, Bonnie's memory will be cherished by her husband of 51 years, Hersey G. Fontenot and her only son Kent G. Fontenot and his wife Lorraine of Ville Platte. Bonnie also leaves her beloved grandchildren, Justin Fontenot, Katie Fontenot and Brian Fontenot and her great-grandchildren, Evan and Mila Fontenot. She is also survived by her sister, Delores Fontenot of Ville Platte. She was preceded in death by her parents, Verby and Edna Pitre. They will welcome her with open arms and full hearts. At the request of the family, visitation will be held at Ardoin's Funeral Home in Ville Platte beginning at 3:00 PM Thursday, June 16, 2011. A Rosary will be recited that eveing at 7:30 PM. Visitation will continue Friday, June 17, 2011 from 8:00 AM until time of services that morning. Ardoin's Funeral Home in Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Prairie Ronde Cemetery, Prairie Ronde: (photo of couple) / FONTENOT / Hersey G. / Feb. 8, 1937 / (blank) / Bonnie P. / Jan. 24, 1942 / June 15. 2011
Back one generation to parents of Edna Pitre
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).
Last updated: 5 October 2022.