James Pitre
1917 Houma, Louisiana – 2001 Montegut, Louisiana
Continuation of tree (2nd child of Daniel Forest Pitre/Bertha Mary Breaux); all known surname descendants:
9 James Pitre b: 4 November 1917 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 13 July 2001 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA
+Alma Rhodes b: 24 October 1924 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; m: 21 April 1946 [Cleveland Joseph/Hazel Robichaux]; d: 25 July 1988 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA
10 James Pitre d: Aft. July 2001
10 Gwynne Pitre d: Aft. July 2001
+--- May
Notes for James Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Montegut, Terrebonne, Louisiana: Forrest Pitre 57 trapper/fur [$1500 house value], wife Bertha 45, Horace 26 trapper/fur, James 22 skipper/gas boat, Norris 13, Lionel 11, Rosalie 6, Lucy 3. [Terrebonne Main Road]
- 1950 Terrebonne, LA: James Pitre 32 laborer/oil, wife Alma 26, James Jr. 1.
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), 16 July 2001: A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. today at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montegut for James "Jimmie" Pitre Sr., 83, a native of Houma and resident of Montegut, who died at 10:30 a.m. July 13, 2001. Burial was at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Montegut. He was the special friend of Glinda Guillory; father of James Pitre Jr. of Houma and Gwynne May of Conroe, Texas; and brother of Horace Pitre Sr. of Baton Rouge, Lionel Pitre and Rosalee Crochet of Montegut and Lucy Mahon of Houma. He is also survived by three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma Rhodes Pitre; parents, Forrest and Bertha Breaux Pitre; and brother, Norris Pitre. He was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was a member of the American Legion Post 272. He was a retired employee of Texaco. Samart Funeral Home and Crematorium of Houma was in charge of the arrangements.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Montegut, LA: James P. Pitre / T Sgt US Army / World War II / Nov. 4, 1917 - Jul. 13, 2001 / Purple Heart / Jimmie (underneath) Mrs. James Alma R. Pitre / Oct. 24, 1924 - July 25, 1988
Notes for Alma Rhodes:
Obituary: The Courier (Houma, LA), Tuesday, 26 July 1988: Alma Rhodes Pitre, 63, a native and resident of Montegut, died at 8:55 a.m. Monday. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until funeral time Wednesday at the Montegut Fire Station. A Mass of Christian burial will be said at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with interment following in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, James Pitre Sr.; one son, James Pitre Jr. of Houma; one daughter, Gwynne Pitre of Houston; one brother, Ruble Rhodes of Houma; and two grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Cleveland and Hazel Robichaux Rhodes. She was a parishioner of Sacred Heart Church. Chauvin Funeral Home is handling 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.
Last updated: 11 August 2026.