Elesse 'Ellis' Random Pitre
1885 Montegut, Louisiana – 1978 Houma, Louisiana
Continuation of tree (6th child of Elie Pitre/Mathilde Cornelia White); all known surname descendants:
8 Elesse 'Ellis' Random Pitre b: 8 March 1885 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 18 September 1978 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Marie Ernestine Cunningham b: 8 April 1885 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; m: 9 February 1916 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA [Robert Clement/Marie Hebert]; d: 30 March 1951 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA
9 Mable Marie Pitre b: 3 June 1918 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 13 May 2007 Chauvin, Terrebonne, LA
+Claudia 'Clodie' Joseph Blanchard b: 7 August 1910 Little Caillou, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1937 [Honore/Theresa Theriot]; d: April 1971
*2nd Husband of Mabel Marie Pitre:
+Edward Peter Malbrough b: 18 January 1918 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: Aft. 1940 [Edward Joseph/Adolphine Hebert]; d: 6 March 1963 Chauvin, Terrebonne, LA
9 Bessie Marie Pitre b: 25 December 1919 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 8 June 1969 Pensacola, Escambia, FL
+--- Lutrell
*2nd Husband of Bessie Marie Pitre:
+--- Pitre m: Abt. 1948
*3rd Husband of Bessie Marie Pitre:
+Johnny Anthony Domangue b: 26 July 1922 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: Aft. 1950 [Julien/Julienne ---]; d: 18 February 1989 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
9 Viola Josephine Pitre b: 5 March 1923 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 18 March 2005 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+ --- Gilling m: Abt. 1946
*2nd Husband of Viola Josephine Pitre:
+ Fred F. Ward b: Abt. 1910 Tennessee; m: Abt. 1949; d: Bef. November 1966
*3rd Husband of Viola Josephine Pitre:
+ --- Pitre
*4th Husband of Viola Josephine Pitre:
+ --- Lapeyrouse
Notes for Elesse Random Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Terrebonne, Louisiana: Ellis Petre 35 (oil
field/laborer), wife Arnistine 34, Mable 8, Roscia 8.
- 1930 Terrebonne, LA: Elise Pitre 45, wife Ernestine 44, Mabel 11,
Bessie 10, Viola 7.
- 1940 Terrebonne, LA: Ellis Pitre 55 janitor/oil prod. dept. [$150 house value], wife Ernestine 54, Bessie 20, Viola 17 [below Montegut, lower Terrebonne]
- 1950 Terrebonne, LA: Eles R. Pitre 65, wife Ernestine 65, Bessie 30 (mar), grandchildren William (Lutrell) 5, Leroy (Gilling) 3, & Perry (Pitre) 1.
WWI registration records: Ellis Randal Pitre; Terrebonne, LA; born 8 Feb 1885; Camelia White; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
WWII Records: Ellis Ramdom Pitre, res. Montegut, LA; b. 8 Mar 1885 Montegut, LA; contact J. Junius Lapeyrouse (Montegut, LA); 5'8", 160 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, light complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Houma, LA.
Obituary: The Courier (Houma, LA), Tuesday, 19 September 1978: Ellis Random Pitre, a resident of Rte. 1, Box 232, Montegut, died at 5:56 a.m. Sept. 18 at a local nursing home at the age of 83. Visitation at Chauvin Funeral Home is now in progress and will continue until funeral time. Funeral services are scheduled for Sept. 20, at Sacred Heart Church. Interment will follow at Dugas Cemetery. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Edward (Mabel) Malbrough of Chauvin, Viola Pitre of Houma and Bessie Pitre; one sister Mrs. Ludger Rhodes of Houma, 16 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Ernestine Cunningham Pitre; three brothers, Johnny, Lee and Forrest Pitre; and two sisters Mrs. Annie Naquin and Mrs. Mandy Chanpagne. Arrangements are being handled by Chauvin Funeral Home.
Tombstone inscription, Dugas Cemetery, Montegut, LA: Ellis Random / Pitre / March 8, 1885 / Sept. 18, 1978 // Ernestine Cunning Pitre / born April 8, 1885 / died March 30, 1951
Notes for Marie Ernestine Cunningham:
Obituary: The Terrebonne Press (Houma, LA), Sunday, 8 April 1951: Funeral services were held March 31 for Mrs. Ellis Pitre, 63, who died at her home in Montegut on March 30. Services were from the residence to Sacred Heart Catholic church with Chauvin Funeral Home in charge. Burial was at Sacred Heart cemetery. She is survived by her husband, three daughters, Mrs. Claude Blanchard, Miss Bessie Pitre and Mrs. Fred Ward; four sisters, Mrs. Wilfred LeCompte and Misses Rose, Laura and Amy Cunningham, and one brother, Adam Cunningham.
Obituaries for the children:
Mable Marie Pitre: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), 16 May 2007: Mable Pitre Malbrough, 88, a native of Montegut and resident of Chauvin, died at 5:15 p.m., Sunday, May 13, 2007. Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to funeral time Thursday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Chauvin. Mass will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Chauvin, with burial in Dugas Cemetery in Montegut. She is survived by three sons, Gerald Blanchard and wife, Beatrice, Cyrus Blanchard and companion, Terry, and Donald P. Malbrough; three daughters, Pat Sampey and husband, Whitney Sr., Juanita "Poochie" Malbrough and Cecile Neil; 23 grandchildren; 64 great-grandchildren; and 31 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward P. Malbrough; her parents, Ellis and Ernestine Cunningham Pitre; three daughters, Nancy Lee Blanchard and two infant daughters; two grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Genevieve Blanchard Turner; one son-in-law, Cleveland "Flapps" Neil; and two sisters, Bessie Pitre Domangue and Viola Pitre. Samart Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone inscription, Dugas Cemetery, Montegut, LA: Mable Marie / Pitre / June 3, 1918 / May 13, 2007 / Forever in our Hearts
Bessie Marie Pitre: The Courier (Houma, LA), Friday, 13 June 1969: Funeral services were held Tuesday, June 10, in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Mrs. Bessie Pitre, 49. Interment followed in the Dugas Cemetery under the direction of Chauvin's Funeral Home. Mrs. Pitre died on Friday, June 6, at 6 p.m. in Baptist Hospital, Pensacola, Fla. She was a resident of 217 St. Pius St. Survivors include Michael and Perry Pitre of Houma, Wayne Domangue, also of Houma and William Lutrell of Little Caillou; and three daughters, Jo Ann and Penny Domangue, and Mrs. Linda Bourg, all of Houma.
Tombstone inscription, Dugas Cemetery, Montegut, LA: Bessie Marie / Pitre / Dec. 25, 1919 / Jun. 8, 1969
Viola Josephine Pitre: Houma Courier (LA), 20 March 2005: Viola Josephine Pitre, 82, a native of Montegut and resident of Houma, died at 7:38 a.m. Friday, March 18, 2005. Visitation will be 1 to 9 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until funeral time Monday at Chauvin Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial in Dugas Cemetery. She is survived by four sons, Leroy Gilling, Kenneth Pitre of Chauvin, Darrell Pitre of Fort Lauderdale and Tony Lapeyrouse of Houma; one daughter, Rita Ward of Houma; one sister, Mabel Pitre Malbrough of Chauvin; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ellis Random Pitre and Ernestine Cunningham Pitre; two grandchildren, Mickey Joseph Guidry and Tina Marie Guidry; one great-granddaughter, Haley Nicole; and one sister, Bessie Pitre. She was a homemaker and parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Tombstone inscription,
Dugas Cemetery, Montegut, LA:
Viola Josephine / Pitre / Born March 5, 1923 / Died March 18, 2005 / Although
She Sleeps, / Her Memory Lives On
Back one generation to parents of Elesse Random 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: 14 August 2026.