Continuation of tree (2nd child of Joseph Elie Pitre/Lena Marie Bergeron); all known surname descendants:
9 Flandris Joseph Pitre b: 3 August 1916 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 28 April 1964 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Leah Marie Pitre b: 3 June 1920 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: 4 October 1947 Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Augustin Adam/Claire H. Thibodeaux]; d: 24 March 1982 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
10 Mary L. Pitre b: Abt. 1947 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: Aft. March 2010
+Ronald A. Bourg b: 13 January 1948 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1967 [Andrew A./Pearl R. ---]; d: 19 March 2010 Perkinston, Stone, MS
10 Brenda A. Pitre b: Abt. 1948 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: Aft. March 1982
+Kim Smith
10 Suzanne T. Pitre b: December 1949 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: Aft. March 1982
+Noel Smith
10 Flandris J. Pitre b: 5 April 1951 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 3 July 1987 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Sally --- (divorced June 1981)
10 Jerome Pitre
10 Mylisse Pitre
+Dwayne Chauvin
Notes for Flandris Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana: Widow Lena Pitre 46 seamstress/at home, Flanders 23 filling attendant/retail gasoline, Eva 17 shrimp packer/shrimp factory, Effie 17 shrimp packer/shrimp factory [believe this to be duplicate of Eva], Doris 16 [Lafayette St.]
- 1950 Houma, Terrebonne, LA: F. J. Pitre 33 electrician/for self, wife Lillian M. 29, Meryl L. 2, Brenda A. 1, Suzanne.
WWII Records: Flandris Joseph Pitre, res. 710 Lafayette St., Houma, LA; b. 3 Aug 1916 Houma, LA; mother Mrs. Lena Pitre; 5'11", 147 lbs., hazel eyes & brown hair, light complexion, slight scar right cheek, scar end of right thumb; 16 Oct 1940 Houma, LA.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Houma, LA: Flandris J. Pitre / Louisiana / Tec5 87 Mecz Cav Recon Sq / World War II PH / Aug. 3, 1917 - April 28, 1964 // Flandris J. Pitre / Aug. 3, 1916 / Apr. 28, 1964 // Leah M. Pitre / June 3, 1920 / March 24, 1982 / Flandris J. Pitre Jr. / RM3 US Navy / Vietnam / Apr 5, 1951 - Jul 3, 1987
Notes for Leah Marie Pitre:
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), Thursday, 25 March 1982: Mrs. Leah P. Pitre, 61, a native and resident of Houma, died 11:50 p.m. Wednesday (24th). She was a supervisor in Central Supply for Terrebonne General Hospital. Visitation will be 4 p.m. until 10 p.m. today at the Chauvin Funeral Home. The funeral is tentatively scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel. Burial will be in the Holy Rosary cemetery. Survivors include two sons, Flandis P. Pitre, of New Orleans and Jerome Pitre, of Houma; four daughters, Mrs. Noel (Suzzannie) Smith, of Fort Sheridan, Chicago, Ill., Mrs. Ronald (Mary) Bourg, of Houma, Mrs. Kim (Brenda) Smith, of Houma, and Mrs. Dwayne (Mylisse) Chauvin of Houma; one brother, Evans Pitre, of Houma; three sisters, Mrs. Eddie (Vernice) Babin, of Houma, Mrs. Clyde (Ismay) Duplantis, of Houma and Mrs. Bernard (Pearl) LeBoeuf, of Houma, and ten grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Flandis J. Pitre; her parents, Auhustin Pitre and Clara Thibodaux Pitre; three brothers, Harris, Eustice and Virgust Pitre; and one sister, Mrs. Louis (Vivian) Bourgeois. Chauvin Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
Flandris J. Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Houma, LA: Flandris J. Pitre / Louisiana / Tec5 87 Mecz Cav Recon Sq / World War II PH / Aug. 3, 1917 - April 28, 1964 // Flandris J. Pitre / Aug. 3, 1916 / Apr. 28, 1964 // Leah M. Pitre / June 3, 1920 / March 24, 1982 / Flandris J. Pitre Jr. / RM3 US Navy / Vietnam / Apr 5, 1951 - Jul 3, 1987
Back one generation to parents of Flandris 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: 24 May 2025.