Continuation of tree (4th child of Charles Laurent Pitre/Lillian Isaure Doucet); all known surname descendants:
9 James Donald Pitre b: 12 July 1919 Pawnee, Allen, LA; d: 29 March 2009 Drasco, Union, AR
+Maxine Russell Harned (Dark) b: 24 November 1917 Kansas; m: 14 May 1949 El Dorado, Union, AR [Ernest Clyde/Elsie Gammon]; d: 27 March 1975 El Dorado, Union, AR
*2nd Wife of James Donald Pitre:
+Judy Trouville d: Aft. March 2009
10 Donald Brent Pitre b: 25 July 1959 Opelousas, St Landry, LA; d: Aft. March 2009 Fayetteville, AR
Notes for James Donald Pitre:
Census
- 1930 El Dorado, Union, Arkansas: Charles L. Pitre 42 commercial salesman/groceries, wife Ezar 40, Harold 18, Charles 17 salesman/drug store, Bonita 14, James 10. [511 Newton Court]
- 1940 Bastrop, Morehouse, Louisiana: James Petrie 20 soda water dispenser/drug store, lodging.
- 1950 El Dorado, Union, AR: Widow Elsie Harned 60 manager/cafe, daughter Maxine Pitre 32 waitress/cafe, husband James D. Pitre 30 brakeman/railroad, 2 roomers.
WWII Records: James Donald Pitre, res. 2930 NW 27 St., Miami, FL; b. 12 Jul 1919 Pawnee, LA; mother Mrs. Charles Lewis Pitre (230 S. Newton St., El Dorado, AR; 5'8", 136 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Miami, FL.
Obituary: El Dorado News Times (AR), Tuesday, 31 March 2009: James Donald Pitre, 89, of Drasco, and formerly of El Dorado, died March 29 2009, at his home. Born in Pawnee, La., he was the son of Charles Lewis and Lillian Doucet Pitre. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the South Pacific in World War II. He retired from the Rock Island Railroad, where he worked as a conductor for 33 years. He was a member of the VFW and American Legion Post El Dorado branches, a lifetime member of the UTU Union, and a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and one sister. Survivors include his wife, Judy Pitre of Drasco; two sons; Greg Davis of El Dorado and Donald Pitre of Fayetteville; his daughter, Kerrie Langley of Little Rock; four grandchildren; and a sister, Betty Pitre of Houston. A memorial service will be held at noon on Wednesday, April 1, at First Assembly of God in Smackover with the Rev. Mark Stratton officiating. The service will be followed by a reception for family members and close friends in the fellowship hall. In lieu of fl owers, donations can be made to the Arkansas Department of Health, Hospice of Cleburne County. The family will be at the residence of Greg and Robin Davis. Family Funeral Service in Heber Springs, is in charge of the arrangements.
Notes for Maxine Russell Harned:
Obituary: El Dorado News Times (AR), Friday, 28 March 1975: Maxine Pitre, 57, of 2306 Lorene St., died Thursday in a local hospital after a brief illness. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Bailey Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Roy B. Hilton officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Cemetery. Survivors include her husband, J. D. Pitre; two sisters, Mrs. Dors Moreland of Maryland and Mrs. Vera Rogers of Waterville, O.; her mother, Mrs. Elsie Harned of El Dorado. The family will be at E. H. Pitre home at 2311 Helena St.
Tombstone Inscription, Arlington Memorial Park, El
Dorado, AR: PITRE / (left panel blank) / Maxine / Nov. 25, 1917 /
Mar. 27, 1975 / lovingly remembered
Back one generation to parents of James Donald 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: 16 March 2026.