Continuation of tree (1st child of Marius Pitre/Vina Langley); all known surname descendants:
9 Finest Joseph Pitre b: 15 June 1909 Welsh, Calcasieu, LA; d: 14 March 1967 Kinder, Allen, LA
+ Estelle Ortego b: 3 April 1911; m: Abt. 1929 [Charles Nezette/Angelina Arville]; d: 16 October 1971 Kinder, Allen, LA
10 Howard Pitre b: Abt. 1933; d: Aft. October 1971
10 Wanda Pitre b: Abt. 1944; d: Aft. October 1971
+Ronald Johnson m: 27 February 1965 Kinder, Allen, LA [O. P./---]
Notes for Finest Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Allen, Louisiana: Finast Pitre 30 farmer/farm, wife Estelle 29, Howard 6.
- 1950 Allen, LA: Finest Pitre 40 farmer/farm, wife Estelle 38, Howard 16, Wanda 5.
WWII Records: Finest Joseph Pitre, res. Kinder, Allen, LA; b. 15 Jun 1909 Allen, LA; contact wife Mrs. Estella Ortego Pitre; 5' 7", 155 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Oberlin, LA.
Obituary: Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA), Wednesday, 15 March 1967: Kinder - Funeral services Finest J. Pitre, 57, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday from St. Philip Neri Catholic Church with the Rev. A.J. Robichaud, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery under direction of Ardoin Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. today. Mr. Pitre died at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at his home, following a heart attack. He was a lifelong resident of Kinder and a member of the Knights of Columbus, Kinder Council 2893, and a retired farmer and cattleman. He was a member of the Allen Parish Cattlemen's Association and of the Woodmen of the World. At the time of his death, he was serving on the committee board of the Allen Parish FHA, and was employed by the Louisiana Department of Safety. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Estelle O. Pitre; one son, Howard Pitre of Kinder; one daughter, Mrs. Ronald Johnson of Iowa; one sister, Mrs. Ed Miller of Lake Charles, and one grandchild.
Notes for Estelle Ortego:
Obituary: The Kinder Courier News (Kinder, LA), Wednesday, 20 October 1971: Funeral services for Mrs. Estelle Pitre, 60, of Kinder were held last Monday at 10 a.m. at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Msgr. A.J. Robichaud, pastor, officiated. Burial was in the Liberty Cemetery with the Ardoin Funeral Home in charge. Mrs. Pitre, a life long resident of the Kinder area, died at 9:50 Saturday in the Allen Parish Hospital in Kinder. She was a member of the St. Philip Neri Altar Society and a charter member of Court St. Philip Neri Catholic Daughters of America. She was active in both organizations. Surviving are a son, Howard Pitre of Kinder; a daughter, Mrs. Wanda Johnson of Iowa; four brothers, Oscar, Eloi, and Sidney Ortego, all of Kinder and Jerome Ortego of Elton; two sisters, Mrs. Joe Courville of Elton and Mrs. Leon LaFleur of Kinder and three grandchildren. Pall bearers were her nephews, John Hamilton, Eastman Moreau, Elliott Ortego, Kenneth Fontenot, Wylace Vincent and Chester Rozas.
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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).
Last updated: 8 January 2021.