Frank Sherman Pitre

- 1940 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA:  Sherman Pitre 51 [$5000 house value] farmer/farm, wife Elsie 42, Sherman Deloss 4 months, stepdaughter Joyce Peloquin 20, stepson Curtis Peloquin 16.

WWI registration records:  Frank Sherman Pitre; Jefferson Davis, LA; born 5 Oct 1888 (Fenton); single; medium height, slender build; blue eyes & light hair.

WWII Records:  Frank Sherman Pitre, res. 6 mi. N.E. Fenton, LA; b. 5 Oct 1888 Jeff Davis, LA; contact Mrs. F. S. Pitre (same address); 5'9", 185 lbs., blue eyes & gray hair, light complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Jennings, LA.

Obituary:  The Welsh Citizen (Welsh, LA), Thursday, 17 July 1975:  Funeral services for Sherman M. Pitre, 86-year-old lifetime resident of Fenton and a retired rice farmer, were held at St. Charles Baromeo Catholic Church in Fenton at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, July 14.  Burial followed in the LeBleu Cemetery under the direction of Hixson Funeral Home of Welsh.  Mr. Pitre had passed away at the Welsh General Hospital at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday, July 13.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Elsie Pitre of Fenton; by one son, Deloss Pitre of Fenton; by one stepson, Curtis Peloquin of Iowa; by two stepdaughters: Mrs. Bernice Corbello of Lake Charles and Mrs. Joyce Karam of Fenton; by one brother, Sidney Pitre of Fenton, and by one sister, Mrs. Ada Guilliumin of St. Landry.

Tombstone inscription, Lebleu Cemetery, Fenton, LA:  PITRE / father / Sherman / Oct. 5, 1888 / July 13, 1975 / mother / Elsie Miller / July 6, 1897 / Nov. 12, 1981 / the Lord is my shepherd   ///   Malcolm Wayne / infant child of / Mr. and Mrs. / Sherman Pitre / Nov. 7, 1937 / Nov. 9, 1937

Misc. from The Rice Belt Journal (Welsh, LA):

- 13 February 1914:  We are sorry to report that Mr. Sherman Pitre has been ill for several days with fever.  We hope to see Sherm out again in a few days.

- 13 October 1914:  Mr. C.J. Phelps of Fenton has his thrashing outfit at Mr. Sherman Pitre and will thrash Monday.  Mr. Pitre says the rice is good and he expects a good yield.

- 15 June 1915:  Mr. Sherman Pitre lost a fine saddle nag last week.  Mr. Pitre said it was either poison or probably botts.  Mr.

Pitre would have readily given up his best mule instead of his mare, which was his favorite animal on the farm.

- 8 March 1918:  Sidney and Sherman and Miss Lillie Pitre and their mother of Fenton were here on business Saturday.

- 26 April 1918:  James Johnson, Sherman Pitre and Miss Lillie Pitre of Fenton were Welsh business visitors Tuesday.

Obituaries for the children:

Sherman Deloss Pitre:  Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA), 8 January 2000:  Welsh - Funeral services for Deloss Pitre, 60, will be at 1 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 9, in Hixson Funeral Home.  The Rev. Augustine Mulanjanay will officiate.  Burial will be in LeBleu Cemetery in Fenton.  Visitation is 2-10 p.m. today, with a wake service at 7:30 p.m. and a rosary at 8 p.m.; and from 8 a.m. Sunday.  Mr. Pitre died Friday, Jan. 7, 2000, in the Welsh hospital.  He was a native of Lake Charles and had lived in Welsh for 60 years.  He was a member of St. Charles Boromeo and of Beefmasters Breeders United.  Survivors include his wife, Sandra Gail Frederick Pitre of Welsh; one son, Shane Pitre of Fenton; one daughter, Katrina Pitre Johnson of Fenton; one brother, Curtis Peloquin of Iowa, La.; and one grandchild.

 

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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).

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