Continuation of tree (4th child of Laurent Pitre/Eran Kimball); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Floyd Pitre b: 29 April 1918 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: 28 May 2006 Eunice, St. Landry, LA
+Margaritte Louise Comeaux b: 28 March 1921 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX; m: 27 February 1938 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX [Theodule/Laurance Duhon]; d: 5 April 2008 Eunice, St. Landry, LA
10 Shirley Ann Pitre b: 1939 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX; d: Aft. April 2008
10 Floyd J. Pitre b: Abt. 1940
+Jan ---
10 Loretta Mae Pitre b: Abt. 1942
+Harry Anthony Fruge m: 28 May 1960 St. Anthony's, Eunice, St. Landry, LA [Howard/---]
Notes for Joseph Floyd Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana: Joseph F. Pitre 22 intake & cold friction bureau/WPA, wife Margaret 19, Shirley Ann 1, lodger Nita Perry 20 [324 Madison]
- 1950 Eunice, St. Landry, LA: Joseph F. Pitre 31 bookkeeper & salesman/motor company, wife Margaret 29 saleslady/silver craft co., Shirley A. 11, Floyd J. 9, Loretta 7.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 30 May 2006: Eunice - Funeral services for J. Floyd Pitre Sr., 88, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Quirk and Son Funeral Home here, with burial in St. Paul Cemetery. Pitre died Sunday, May 28, 2006. Quirk and Son Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of the arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Paul Cemetery, Eunice: PITRE / (inscribed plaque) Floyd J. Pitre Sr. / CPL US Army / World War II / Apr. 29, 1918 - May 28, 2006 // J. Floyd / Apr. 29, 1918 / May 28, 2006 / Margaritte C. / Mar. 28, 1921 / Apr. 5, 2008
Notes for Margaritte Louise Comeaux:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 6 April 2008: Eunice - Funeral services for Margaritte Comeaux Pitre, 87, will be held Tuesday, April 8, 2008, at 10 a.m. at Quirk and Son Funeral Home in Eunice with entombment to follow at St. Paul Mausoleum. The Rev. Edward Duhon, St. Anthony's Catholic Church, will officiate. Mrs. Pitre passed away Saturday, April 5, 2008. Visitation will begin Monday, April 7, 2008, from 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. and again Tuesday, April 8, from 8 a.m. until service time. A rosary will be prayed Monday, at 6 p.m. She is survived by her son, Floyd Pitre, Jr. and his wife, Jan, of Lafayette; two daughters, Shirley A. Pitre, of Carencro, and Loretta P. Fruge and her husband, Harry, of Eunice; a brother, Francis Ray Pitre, of Houston; 12 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd Pitre, Sr.; her parents, Theodule and Laurance Duhon Pitre; four sisters, Isobell C. Bouillion, Mary Jane Thompson, infant sisters, Gladys and Grace Comeaux. Quirk and Son Funeral Home of Eunice is in charge of the arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Floyd 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: 29 August 2022.