Continuation of tree (5th child of Joseph Vige Pitre/Marie Eliza Fontenot); all known surname descendants:
9 Jean Baptiste Curley Pitre b: 14 June 1908 Chataignier, St. Landry, LA; d: 29 December 1978 Mamou, Evangeline, LA
+ Celida Bertrand b: 20 October 1906; m: Abt 1926 [Ozeme/Genevieve Vasseur]; d: 19 November 1990 Mamou, Evangeline, LA
10 Elvin Pitre b: 16 March 1928; d: 26 April 1994 Mamou, Evangeline, LA
+Anna Belle Guillory d: Aft. October 1995
10 Rufus Pitre b: 11 July 1930 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 17 September 2008 Arnaudville, St. Landry, LA
+Helen Guillory b: 12 January 1935 Washington, St Landry, LA; m: unknown [Simon/Mary Elaine Smith]; d: 18 March 2007 Arnaudville, St. Landry, LA
10 Enola Pitre b: 28 July 1933; d: 4 January 1991 Mamou, Evangeline, LA
+Anthony Perron b: 20 October 1930; m: unknown; d: 14 July 1998 Alexandria, Rapides, LA
10 Maynola Pitre b: 24 July 1939; d: 27 December 2007 Mamou, Evangeline, LA
+Elvin J. Fontenot
10 Etheline Anna Pitre b: Abt. 1941; d: 25 March 2000 Mamou, Evangeline, LA
+Daniel Fontenot d: Aft. March 2000
10 Annie Lee Pitre b: Abt. 1943; d: Aft. March 2000
+Donald Gene Guillory
*2nd Husband of Annie Lee Pitre:
+--- Bare
10 Mary Lou Pitre b: Abt. 1946; d: Bet. April 1994- March 2000
+--- Johnson
Notes for Jean Baptiste Curley Pitre:
Census
- 1930 St. Landry, Louisiana: Curley Pitre 21, wife Celida 23, Alvin 3 years 1 month.
- 1940 St. Landry, LA: Culey Pitre 33 farmer/farm, wife Sedelia 35, Elvin 11, Rufus 9, Enola 7, Minnie Nola 9 months. [south along the St. Landry line in the woods]
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Curly Pitre 39 farmer/farm, wife Celodia 42, Elvin 22 (sep) farm hand/farm, Rufus 19 (sep) farm hand/farm, Minola 10, Ethlyene 8, Annie Lee 6, Mary Lou 3.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Prairie Ronde Baptist Church Cemetery, LA: Celida B. Pitre / Oct. 20, 1906 / Nov. 19, 1990 / gone but not forgotten // Curley Pitre / June 14, 1908 / Dec. 29, 1978 / gone but not forgotten
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 29 December 1978: Prairie Ronde - Funeral services are incomplete but will be held Saturday in the First Baptist Church here for Curley Pitre, 71, resident of Mamou, who died at 12 a.m. today at his residence following a long illness. Burial will be in the church cemetery directed by Ardoin's Funeral Home of Mamou. Survivors include his wife, the former Selida Bertrand of Mamou; two sons, Elvin Pitre of Pine Prairie and Rufus Pitre of Beggs; five daughters, Mrs. Elvin Fontenot, Mrs. Daniel Fontenot, Mrs. Jene Johnson and Mrs. Anthony Perron, all of Mamou, and Mrs. Donald Guillory of Pine Prairie; one brother, Austin Pitre of Eunice; four sisters, Mrs. Melvin Manuel, Mrs. Marshall Dupre, Mrs. Eugene Havel and Mrs. Wilfred Ryder, all of Eunice; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Notes for Celida Bertrand:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 20 November 1990: Mamou - Funeral services for Mrs. Joseph Curley Pitre, the former Celida Bertrand, 85, will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the First Baptist Church here with burial in the Baptist cemetery in Prairie Ronde. Mrs. Pitre, a resident of Mamou, died at 8:45 p.m. Monday in Savoy Medical Center in Mamou. Survivors include: two sons, Elvin Pitre of Pine Prairie and Rufus Pitre of Beggs; five daughters, Mary Lou Johnson, Maynola Fontenot, Etheline Fontenot and Enola Perron, all of Mamou, and Anna Lee Bare of Easton; a brother, Albert Bertrand of Ville Platte; two sisters, Mrs. Pearl Fontenot and Mrs. Ruby Granger, both of Opelousas; 15 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Mamou is in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
Elvin Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 27 April 1994: Mamou - Funeral services for Mr. Elvin Pitre, 66, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday in Ardoin's Funeral Home Chapel here with burial in Ortego Cemetery in Lanse Griese. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Pine Prairie, died at 8:09 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, in Savoy Medical Center in Mamou. Survivors include: His wife, Anna Belle Pitre of Pine Prairie; a brother, Rufus Pitre of Leonville; four sisters, Maynola Fontenot, Anna Fontenot and Mary Lou Johnson, all of Mamou, and Annie Lee Dare of Easton. Visiting hours are from 10 a.m. today until time of services on Thursday. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Mamou is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Ortego Cemetery, Evangeline Parish, LA: E. P. / My / Lord / Elvin Pitre / Mar. 16, 1928 / Apr. 26, 1994 / E. P.
Rufus Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 18 September 2008: (photo) Opelousas - Funeral services for Rufus Pitre, 78, will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, September 18, 2008, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas, followed by interment in the St. Leo the Great Catholic Church Cemetery. The Rev. Austin Leger will conduct the Mass of Christian Burial. Mr. Pitre who was a native of Prairie Ronde and a resident of Arnaudville, died at 5:40 a.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2008, in the J. Michael Morrow Nursing Home in Arnaudville. He was a carpenter and painter by trade and will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Survivors include his daughters, Darlene Theriot and husband, Corey, ofYoungsville, Melissa Pitre, of Leonville, and step-daughter, Susie Bergeron and husband, Jay, of Leonville; step-sons, John Ray Lalonde and wife, Lorna, of Cecilia, and Kenneth Lalonde, of Opelousas; a sister, Mrs. Annie Lee Pitre, of Pine Prairie; 12 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. Mr. Pitre was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Guillory Pitre; his parents, Curley and Celida Bertrand Pitre; a brother, Elvin Pitre, four sisters, Enola Perron, Manola Fontenot, Anna Fontenot, and Mary Lou Johnson. Visiting hours will be observed in the Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas on Wednesday from 4 p.m. until 9 p.m. and re-open at 9 a.m. Thursday. A rosary service held at 7 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Leo Cemetery, Leonville, LA: PITRE / Helen / Jan. 12, 1935 / Mar. 18, 2007 / Rufus / July 11, 1930 / Sept. 17, 2008
Enola Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 9 January 1991: Mamou - Funeral services for Mrs. Anthony (Enola) Perron, 57, were held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the First Baptist Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Perron, a resident of Mamou, died Friday at her residence. Survivors include: her husband, Anthony Perron of Mamou; two sons, Robert Perron of Ville Platte and Michael Anthony Perron of Mamou; a daughter, Mrs. Huey (Bernardine) Manuel of Mamou; two brothers, Elvin Pitre of Pine Prairie and Rufus Pitre of Beggs; four sisters, Mrs. Mary Lou Johnson, Mrs. Magnolia Fontenot and Mrs. Etheline Fontenot, all of Mamou, and Mrs. Anna Lou Bare of Pine Prairie; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Mamou was in charge of arrangements.
Maynola Pitre: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), Sunday, 30 December 2007: Maynola Pitre Fontenot, July 24, 1939 - December 27, 2007: Mamou - Funeral services were held for Maynola Pitre Fontenot, 68, of Mamou, at First Baptist Church in Mamou at 2 p.m., Friday, December 28. Burial followed in the Ortego Cemetery. Mrs. Fontenot died at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, December 27, 2007, at Savoy Medical Center in Mamou. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Mamou. Survivors include her husband, Elvin J. Fontenot of Mamou; one son, Bobby K. Fontenot of Mamou, one brother, Rufus Pitre of Arnaudville; one sister, Annie Lee Pitre of Pine Prairie; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents, Curley and Celida Pitre; one brother, Elvin Pitre, and three sisters, Enola Perron, Anna Fontenot and Mary Lou Johnson. Brother Ervin Goodman officiated. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Mamou was in charge of arrangements.
Etheline Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Monday, 27 March 2000: Mamou - Services for Etheline Fontenot will be at 11 a.m. today in First Baptist Church, Mamou. Burial will be in Ortego Cemetery under direction of Ardoin's, Mamou. Fontenot, 58, of Mamou, died Saturday, March 25, 2000, in her residence. She was a homemaker. Survivors include her husband, Daniel Fontenot of Mamou; two sons, Mitchell Fontenot and Steven Fontenot, both of Mamou; one daughter, Tammy Fontenot of Mamou; one brother, Rufus Pitre of Leonville; two sisters, Maynolia Fontenot of Mamou and Anna Lee Bare of Easton; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends may call today until time of services in the church.
Mary Lou Pitre: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), Thursday, 30 December 1999: Mrs. Gene Johnson, June 12, 1947 - December 24, 1999: Easton - Funeral services were held for Mrs. Gene Johnson, the former Mary Lou Pitre, 52, of Mamou at First Baptist Church of Mamou at 11 a.m., Saturday, December 25. Burial followed in the Ortego Cemetery in Easton. A homemaker, Mrs. Johnson died at 12:50 a.m., Friday, December 24, 1999, at her residence in Mamou after a long illness. Survivors include her husband, Mr. Gene Johnson of Mamou; her son, Mr. Randy David Johnson of Mamou; two daughters, Mrs. Robert (Angela) McGee and Mrs. Karen Duplechin both of Mamou; one brother, Rufus Pitre of Leonville; one sister, Mrs. Anna Lea Bare of Pine Prairie; 16 grandchildren. Ardoin's Funeral Home of Mamou was in charge of arrangements.
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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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