Continuation of tree (6th child of Maximillien Eveque Pitre/Leocade Adelaide Marie Dantin); all known surname descendants:
9 Harris Bernard Pitre b: 20 May 1912 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA; d: 14 May 1993 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Eunice Gisclair b: 6 September 1915 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA; m: Abt. 1939 [Eusebe/Nora Savoie]; d: 4 March 1988 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
Notes for Harris Bernard Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA: Widower Millian Pitre 48, Victoria 25, Maximillien 20, Harris 18, Edna 16, Louisa 15, Felix 12.
- 1940 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA: Maxemilien
Pitre 62 widower [$600 house value], Victoria 31, son Harris 22 manager/clothes
pressing shop, wife Emma 19.
- 1950
WWII Records: Harris Bernard Pitre, res. Golden Meadow, LA; b. 20 May 1912 Golden Meadow, LA; wife Mrs. Harris Bernard Pitre; medium height, 170 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, light brown complexion, right collarbone broken; 16 Oct 1940 Thibodaux, LA.
Obituary: The Courier (Houma, LA),
Sunday, 16 May 1993: (photo) Harris Bernard Pitre, 80, a native of
Golden Meadow and resident of Houma, died at 12:50 p.m. Friday, May 14, 1993.
Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to funeral time Monday at Falgout Funeral Home
in Houma. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Holy Rosary Cemetery in Houma. He is survived by one
brother, Maximillian Pitre Jr. of Cut Off; and four sisters, Blanche P. Hebert
and Laura P. Hill, both of Westwego, La., and Elizabeth P. Callais of Cut Off
and Edna P. Danos, both of Cut Off. He was preceded in death by his wife,
Eunice Gisclair Pitre; his parents, Maximillian and Leocade Dantin Pitre Sr.;
two brothers, Felix Pitre and I. J. Pitre; and one sister, Victoria P. Cheramie.
He was a member of the Living Word Church and was ordained by the Gospel
Ministry in 1982. He was also a local businessman.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Houma, LA: Harris B. Pitre / 1912 - 1993 // Eunice G. Pitre / 1915 - 1988
Notes for Eunice Gisclair:
Obituary: The Courier (Houma, LA), Friday, 4 March 1988: (photo) Eunice Gisclair Pitre, 72, a native of Cut Off and a resident of Houma, died at 1:35 a.m. today. Visitation will be from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. until funeral time Saturday at Falgout Funeral Home of Houma. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel. Interment will be in Holy Rosary Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Harris B. Pitre; her father, Euzebe Gisclair; one brother, Neilton G. Gisclair of Cut Off; three sisters, Sophia G. Thomassie of Larose; Mrs. Thelma G. Sistrunk of Houma, and Mrs. Juanita G. Danos of Cut Off. She was preceded in death by her mother, Nora Savoie Gisclair; and two sisters, Nola G. Blanchard and Velma Gisclair. Falgout Funeral Home of Houma is handling the arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Harris Bernard Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- South Louisiana Vital Family Records: Terrebonne Genealogical Society
- 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: 19 August 2026.