Continuation of tree (5th child of Joseph Clarence Pitre/2nd Wife Ismae Ann Savoie); all known surname descendants:
10 Floyd Joseph Pitre b: 15 February 1921 Bourg, Terrebonne, LA; d: 14 May 1968 Lockport, Lafourche, LA
+Maria Davis b: 3 October 1925 Chacahoula, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1946 [Cornelius/Ammette Olivier]; d: 6 March 2001 Lockport, Lafourche, LA
11 Errol Pitre b: Abt. 1947; d: Aft. March 2001
11 Glenn Pitre d: Aft. March 2001
11 Fay Ann Pitre d: Aft. March 2001
+--- Heard
Notes for Floyd Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Lafourche, Louisiana: Clarence Pitre 44 laborer/dairy farm, wife Ismae 42, Floyd 19 laborer/dairy farm, Emma Louise 16 maid/private house, Marion 13, Donald 10, Hudson 8, Robert 6, Anna Mae 3. [Hwy. 78]
- 1950 Lafourche, LA: Floyd Pitre 29 sugar drier/sugar refinery, wife Maria D. 24, Errol 2.
WWII Records: Floyd Joseph Pitre, res. Lockport, LA; b. 15 Feb 1921 Bourg, LA; contact Mrs. Clarence Pitre (Raceland, LA); 5'8", 148 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, dark complexion, scar on left eye (over eye); 16 Feb 1942 Thibodaux, LA.
Obituary: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Thursday, 16 May 1968: At Lockport, La., on Tuesday, May 14, 1968, Floyd Pitre, beloved husband of Maria Davis; father of Errol, Fay Ann, and Glenn Pitre; brother of Donald, Hudson and Bobby Pitre, Mrs. Fernand Bourgeois, Mrs. Earl Broussard, Mrs. Louis Eschete, Mrs. Gilbert Touro, Mrs. Lionel Chiasson and Mrs. George Breaux; son of Ismae Savoie and the late Clarence Pitre; age 47 years, a native of Bourg, La., and a resident of Lockport, La., for the past 25 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also officers and members of the VFW and the American Legion Posts of Lockport, La., are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Falgout Funeral Homes, Inc., Raceland, La., on Thursday, May 16, 1968, at 10:30 o'clock a.m. Religious services at Holy Savior Catholic Cemetery. Falgout Funeral Homes, Inc., Raceland, La., in charge.
Tombstone Inscription: Holy Saviour, Lockport, Lafourche, LA: Floyd J. Pitre / North Carolina / Tec 5 - 171 Evac Hospital / World War II / Feb. 15, 1921 - May 14, 1968. Also: Floyd Pitre / 1921 - 1968 / Maria Davis Pitre / Oct. 3, 1925 - March 6, 2001
Notes for Maria Davis:
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA): A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Friday at Holy Savior Catholic Church in Lockport for Maria Davis Pitre, 75, a native of Chacahoula and resident of Lockport, who died art 3:55 p.m. March 6, 2001. Visitation will be from 5 until 9 p.m. Thursday and 8 a.m. until funeral time at Falgout Funeral Home in Lockport. Burial will be at the church cemetery. She was the mother of Errol and Glenn Pitre and Fay Pitre Heard. She is also survived by four grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd J. Pitre; parents, Cornelius and Ammette Olivier Davis; brothers, Aimsy, Alvin and Willie Davis; and sisters, Genevieve Dupre, Irene LeBlanc and Thelma LeBouef. She was a parishioner of Holy Savior Catholic Church. She was a member of the Holy Savior Ladies Altar Society and VFW Ladies Auxiliary. Falgout Funeral Homes of Lockport is in charge of the arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Floyd Joseph 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 June 2025.