James Joseph Pitre

1922 Houma, Louisiana – 1996 Houma, Louisiana

 

 

Continuation of tree (4th child of Joseph James Pitre/Josephine Leonard); all known surname descendants:

                    10        James Joseph Pitre  b: 8 February 1922  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 10 April 1996  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                                   +Hazel Marie Authement  b: 18 January 1922  Little Caillou, Terrebonne, LA; m: 3 January 1942 [Martial A./Henriette E. Chiasson]; d: 1 April 2007  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                              11       Michael James Pitre  b: 1 June 1943  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 14 August 2009  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                                            +Sandra L. Brown    d: Aft. May 2014      

                              11       Gary Paul Pitre  b: Abt. 1946; d: Aft. April 2007

                                            +Hilda ---

                              11       Linda Marie Pitre  b: Abt. 1948; d: Aft. April 2007

                                            +Glen Henley

 

 

Notes for James Joseph Pitre:

Census

- 1940 Connely, Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana:  James Pitre 43 oyster shucker/fish industry [$800 house value], wife Josephine 42, James 13, Floyd 12, Ray 11, Geraldine 4, Arnold 3.  [Pitre Lane]

 

- 1950 Terrebonne, LA:  James Pitre 28 deck hand/oil field, wife Hazel A. 28, Michael J. 6, Gary P. 3, Linda M. 2.

WWII Records:  James Joseph Pitre Jr., res. 1404 East Park Ave., Houma, LA; b. 8 Feb 1922  Houma, LA; contact T. C. Guidry (1423 East Park Ave., Houma, LA); recently discharged from US Army; 5'9", 164 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, rudyy complexion; 31 Aug 1945 Houma, LA.

Obituary:  James Joseph "Jimmy" Pitre Jr., 74, a native and resident of Houma, died at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 1996.  Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to funeral time Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church.  Mass will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the church with burial in the church cemetery.  He is survived by his wife, Hazel Authement Pitre of Houma; two sons, Michael James and Gary Paul Pitre, both of Houma; one daughter, Linda Pitre Henley of Marrero; two brothers, Ray and Floyd Pitre, both of Houma; 10 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Josephine Leonard Pitre Sr.; five brothers, Gayden, Roy, Raymond, Gerald, and A. J. Pitre; and two sisters, Hilda Pitre and Geraldine Pitre Ledet.  He was a retired supervisor for the city of Houma water plant, a U.S. Army Veteran; member of the V.F.W., fourth degree Knights of Columbus.  He was an usher and parishioner of Holy Rosary Catholic Church.

Tombstone Inscriptions, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Houma, LA:  James Joseph Pitre / SGT US Army / World War II / Feb 8, 1922 - Apr 10, 1996 / beloved mother / Hazel A. Pitre / 1-18-22 - 4-1-07

 

Notes for Hazel Marie Authement:

Obituary:  Houma Courier (LA), Tuesday, 3 April 2007:  Hazel Marie Authement Pitre, 85, a native of Little Caillou and resident of Houma, died at 6:45 p.m. Sunday, April 1, 2007.  Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Thursday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church.  Mass will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery.  She is survived by two sons, Michael J. Pitre and wife, Sandra, and Gary P. Pitre and wife, Hilda, of Houma; one daughter, Linda Marie Henley and husband, Glen, of Marrero; one sister, Mildred Shadduck of Houma; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband, James J. Pitre Jr.; her parents, Martial Authement and Henrietta Chaisson Authement; seven brothers, Wilfred, Wilson, George, Jackson, Jimmy, Isreal and Harry Authement; and three sisters, Adele Cantrelle, Edna Price and Lena Pitre.  She was a homemaker and a parishioner of Holy Rosary Catholic Church.  Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Michael James Pitre:  Chauvin Funeral Home (LA), Monday, 17 August 2009:  Michael Pitre Sr., 66, a native and resident of Houma, La., died Friday, Aug. 14, at 6:55 p.m.  He is survived by his wife, Sandra Brown Pitre of Houma; three sons, Michael Pitre, Jr. of Houma, Robert Pitre and wife Rosalyn of Houma, and Christopher Pitre of St. Croix; one daughter, Jeanette Pitre Robichaux and husband Scott of Raceland, La.; one brother, Gary Pitre and wife Hilda of Houma; one sister, Linda Pitre Henley and husband Glen of Marrero, La.; and five grandchildren, Beau Stevens, Tyler Pitre, Tayler Pitre, Madison Robichaux and Kaitlyn Robichaux.  He was preceded in death by his parents, James Joseph Pitre Jr. and Hazel Authement Pitre.  He was Catholic and a parishioner of St. Louis Catholic Church.  He was a self-employed machinist.  He was a veteran of the United States Air Force.  Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 18, at St. Louis Catholic
Church with Mass of Christian Burial to follow.  Burial will be at the church cemetery.  Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
 

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Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:

- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes  (Rev. Hebert)

- 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.

 

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