Continuation of tree (7th child of Lucien Poupon Pitre/2nd Wife Marie Enna 'Anna' Moreau); all known surname descendants:
9 Frank P. Pitre b: 27 October 1910 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA; d: 15 July 1981 Baton Rouge, E. Baton Rouge, LA
+ Freda Darbonne b: Abt. 1912; m: Abt. 1934 [Fermin/Felonise Bello]; d: 13 March 1971 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
10 Barbara Jean Pitre b: Abt. 1935; d: Aft. April 2020
+John R. Michael m: 13 May 1956 Swords, St. Landry, LA
10 Norma Loyce Pitre b: 26 February 1937 Swords, St. Landry, LA; d: 17 September 1996 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+--- Thibodeaux
*2nd Husband of Norma Loyce Pitre:
+Harold Bell Wright b: 16 December 1920; m: unknown; d: 4 January 1979
10 Ellis Pitre b: 22 June 1939; d: 3 April 2020 Eunice, St. Landry, LA
+Nathalie Mae Wulf b: 22 October 1939; m: Abt. 1960 [William/Lily Riebschlager]; d: 8 June 2017 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
10 Frank Morris Pitre b: Abt. 1940; d: Aft. April 2020
+Janice Faye Ann Thibodeaux
10 Lucien Carl Pitre b: 1 January 1944 Swords, St. Landry, LA; d: 30 June 2019 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+unknown spouse
10 Kenneth Pitre b: Abt. 1946; d: Aft. April 2020
Notes for Frank P. Pitre:
Census
- 1940 St. Landry, Louisiana: Frank Pitre 28 farmer/farm, wife Freda 27, Barbara Jeane 4, Lois 3, Elelis 8 months.
- 1950 Swords, St. Landry, LA: Frank Pitre 39 farmer/farm, wife Freda D. 37, Barbara Jean 14, Norma Lois 13, Ellis 11, Morris 9, Carrol 6, Kenneth 3.
WWII Records: Frank Pitre, res. RFD#3, Church Point, LA; b. 27 Oct 1910 Lawtell, LA; wife Mrs. Frank Darbonne Pitre; 5'6", 155 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, ruddy complexion, scar on left wrist; 16 Oct 1940 Opelousas, LA.
Birth: In SWLR vol 41: Frank Pite (Lucien & Edna Moraux) b. 11 Nov. 1909 (Chataignier Ch.: v. 2, p. 29). However, WWII registration has 27 Oct 1910. As Frank does not appear in the 1910 census, but does in the 1920 at the age of 9, I will assume the SWLR entry is a transcription error.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 16 July 1981: Funeral services for Mr. Frank Pitre, 71, will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, Opelousas, with burial in St. Ann cemetery in Swords. Mr. Pitre, a retired carpenter, died at 1:45 p.m. Wednesday in Our Lady of the Lake Hospital in Baton Rouge. He is survived by four sons, Ellis and Morris, both of Opelousas, Carl of Ville Platte and Kenneth of Eunice; two daughters, Mrs. Barbara Michael of Baton Rouge and Mrs. Norma Wright of Ville Platte; two brothers, Clifford and Robert, both of Lawtell; one sister, Mrs. Virgie Bourgeois of Lawtell and 22 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Freda Darbonne Pitre in March of 1971 and by his parents Lucien Pitre and Ann Moreau. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on N. Main is directing.
Notes for Freda Darbonne:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 15 March 1971: Swords - Funeral services for Mrs. Frank Pitre, 58, of Swords, are incomplete pending arrival of a son from the Phillipine Islands. Mrs. Pitre died at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at a Lafayette Hospital. She was the former Freda Darbonne. Surviving are her husband; four sons, Ellis, Morris and Carl Pitre, all of Opelousas, and Kenneth Pitre of Swords; and two daughters, Mrs. Harold Wright of Opelousas and Mrs. John R. Mitchell of Portsmouth, Va. Also surviving are one brother, Pierre Darbonne of Opelousas; five sisters, Mrs. Eldron Pitre and Mrs. Lillian Moreau, both of Opelousas, Mrs. Ludy Moreau of Ville Platte, Mrs. William Prudhomme of Swords and Mrs. Araste Dupre of Eunice; and 14 grandchildren.
Obituaries for the children:
Norma Loyce Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 18 September 1996: Funeral services for Mrs. Norma P. Wright, 59, are incomplete at this time with burial in St. Ann Cemetery in Swords. Mrs. Wright, a resident of Lawtell, died at 7:55 p.m. Tuesday, September 17, 1996, in Lafayette General Hospital. Survivors include: a son, Kenneth Michael Wright of Lake Charles; two daughters, Mrs. Scott (Denise) McDaniel of Ville Platte and Mrs. Keith (Tina) LaFleur of Eunice; four brothers, Kenneth Pitre of Eunice, Carl Pitre of Ville Platte, Morris Pitre of Opelousas and Ellis Pitre of Swords; a sister, Mrs. Barbara Michael of Baton Rouge; and five grandchildren, Alexandra Smith, Sydia McDaniel, Haley Nunez, Cecily-Ann Wright and Derk Lafleur. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Bell Wright Jan. 1979 and her parents, Frank and Freda Darbonne Pitre. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on North Main in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Ellis Pitre: Eunice News (LA), Monday, 6 April 2020: Ellis Pitre passed away on Friday, April 3, 2020 at the age of 80. A Private Graveside Service will be held at Billeau Cemetery with Deacon Chuck Ortego officiating. A Memorial Service will be planned at a later date. Ellis is survived by two sons, Pat Pitre and wife Donna, Quinon Pitre; seven daughters, Kim Smith and husband Craig, Jo Lynn Vacarro and husband Dominic, Roxanne Venable, Rhonda Pitre, Misty Pitre and husband Kevin, LaRee Sanchez and husband Johnny, Tina Chovanetz and husband Kevin; two brothers, Morris Pitre and wife Janice, Kenneth Pitre; one sister, Barbara Michael, twenty grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Fredia Darbonne Pitre, one son, Shane Pitre; one brother, Carl Pitre; one sister, Norma Pitre.
Lucien Carl Pitre: LaVille Funeral Home (Ville Platte, LA): Lucien Carl Pitre Sr. January 1, 1944 - June 30, 2019: Swords - Visitation for Mr. Lucian Carl Pitre Sr., 75, will be held Tuesday, July 2, 2019, from 4PM-10PM, with a rosary being recited at 6:30PM. Carl, a resident of Swords, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019 at Opelousas General Hospital in Opelousas. He will be missed by his loving children Byran Whitchard of Statesboro, Georgia, Carl Pitre and wife Susan of Ville Platte, Mickey Johnson and wife Tammy of Ville Platte, Missy Richard and husband Scott of Ragley; companion Linda Jeansonne Rachal of DuPont; brothers Ellis Pitre of Swords, Morris “Kie” Pitre of Opelousas, Kenneth Pitre of Eunice; sister Barbara “Bobbie” Michael of Baton Rouge; 8 grandchildren, Abby Launey, Katie Thibodeaux, Amber Johnson, Austin Trahan, Emily Pitre, Landon Richard, Alex Pitre, Dannie Whitchard; 3 great-grandchildren Riley Launey, Amelia Thibodeaux, Molly Launey. He is preceded in death by his parents Frank and Freda Darbonne Pitre, and sister Norma Wright.
Back one generation to parents of Frank P. 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: 31 July 2024.