Continuation of tree (8th child of Jules Pitre/Gabrielle Pitre); all known surname descendants:
9 Jules Pitre b: 24 September 1899 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 18 August 1979 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Pearl Helen Fontenot b: 10 November 1902 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1921 St. Landry, LA [Thomas Edmond/Marie Eliza Ledoux]; d: 14 August 2000 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
10 Myra Louise Pitre b: 4 January 1923 Opelousas, St Landry, LA; d: Aft. February 2016
+Walter Anthony Gass b: 25 March 1920 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: 10 February 1945 Camp Claiborne Catholic Chapel, Rapides, LA [Walter H./Edna Dugas]; d: 1 February 1982 Baton Rouge, E. Baton Rouge, LA
*2nd Husband of Myra Louise Pitre:
+Vincent McGinnis m: Aft. February 1982
10 Leo Pitre b: Abt. 1923; d: Aft. 1930
10 Gerald Pitre b: Abt. 1931; d: Aft. February 2016
+Anna Lee Beaugh m: 3 June 1961 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Theo/---]
10 Beverly Ann Pitre b: Abt. 1933; d: Aft. February 2016
+Francis Doucet
10 Earl Garland Pitre b: Abt. 1936; d: Aft. February 2016
+Joan Evelyn Bosworth b: August 1939; m: 14 May 1966 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Frederick/Evelyn Western]
10 Charles Kenneth Pitre b: 19 January 1942; d: 17 February 2016 Covington, St Tammany, LA
+Elaine Meche b: Abt. 1963; d: Aft. February 2016
Notes for Jules Pitre:
Census
- 1930 St. Landry, Louisiana: Jules Pitre 29, wife Pearl 27, Mary L. 7, Leo 6.
- 1940 St. Landry, LA: Jules Pitre 40 newspaper man/town newspaper, wife Pearl 37, Myra Louise 17, Gerald 8, Beverly Ann 6, Earl 3, widowed mother Gabriel 72. [Route 2, Prairie Ronde Road]
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Jules P. Pitre 50 census enumerator/Government Census, wife Pearl F. 47, Gerald 18, Beverly 16, Earl 13, Kenneth 8.
WWI registration record: Jules P. Pitre Jr.; St. Landry, LA; born 24 Sep 1899; Jules P. Pitre Sr.; tall height, slender build; blue eyes & brown hair.
WWII Records: Jules P. Pitre, res. Opelousas, LA; b. 24 Sep 1899 St. Landry, LA; contact Mr. Leo Pitre (Opelousas, LA); 5'8", 125 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, sallow complexion, little finger on left hand crooked; 16 Feb 1942 Opelousas, LA.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 19 August 1979: Last rites will be held at 3 p.m. today in the Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas for Jules P. Pitre, 79, of Prairie Rhonde, who died suddenly at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Opelousas General Hospital. Burial will be in the Sacred Heart Mausoleum in Prairie Rhonde directed by the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the old Sunset Highway in Opelousas. Survivors include his wife, the former Helen Pearl Fontenot of Prairie Rhonde; three sons, Gerald Pitre of Opelousas, Earl Pitre of Metairie and Kenneth Pitre of Chalmette; two daughters, Mrs. Walter (Myra) Gass of Baton Rouge and Mrs. Francis (Beverly) Doucet of Grand Prairie; one brother, Walter Pitre of Lawtell; one sister, Mrs. Edgar (Ella) Prudhomme of Lawtell; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Elks Club of Opelousas.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Prairie Ronde
Cemetery, LA: PITRE / Jules P. / 1899 - 1979 / Pearl F. / 1902 - 2000
Notes for Pearl Helen Fontenot:
Obituary: Lake Charles American Press (Lake Charles, LA), 15 August 2000: Prairie Ronde - Funeral services for Mrs. Jules (Pearl Fontenot) Pitre, 97, of Opelousas, will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 16, from Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. Austin Leger will officiate. Entombment will be in the church mausoleum under the direction of Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Homes of Opelousas. Visitation is 4-10 p.m. today, with a rosary at 8 p.m., and from 8 a.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Pitre died at 12:15 a.m. Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, in an Opelousas care center. She was a housewife. Survivors include three sons, Gerald Pitre of Opelousas, Earl Pitre of Lake Charles and Kenneth Pitre of Chalmette; two daughters, Myra P. McGinnis of Denham Springs and Beverly P. Doucet of Grand Prairie; one sister, Gladys Hidalgo of Opelousas; 14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and four step-great-grandchildren.
Obituaries for the children:
Charles Kenneth Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 19 February 2016: (photo) Prairie Ronde - A Mass of Christian Burial will be held for Kenneth "Tee" Pitre, age 74, at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 20, 2016, in the Sacred Heart Chapel in Prairie Ronde, LA with visitation beginning at 9:00 a.m. and a rosary being prayed at 10:30 a.m. all in the church. Reverend Austin Leger will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal will take place at the church cemetery. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Covington, LA, previously of Chalmette, LA, died on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Lakeview Regional Medical Center in Covington, LA. Kenneth served his country proudly in the United States Air Force. Charles enjoyed deer hunting and fishing. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who will be missed by all. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Elaine Meche Pitre, of Covington, LA; his son, Kevin Michael Pitre of Gonzales, LA; his daughter, Michelle Pitre Chunn and husband, Steven Chunn, of Covington, LA; his brothers, Gerald Pitre of Opelousas, LA; Earl Pitre of Baton Rouge, LA; his sisters, Myra Pitre Gass of Denham Springs, LA and Beverly Pitre Doucet of Grand Prairie, LA. He is also survived by 3 grandchildren, Taylor Chunn, Garrett Chunn and Justin Gorsch. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jules P. and Pearl Fontenot Pitre of Opelousas, LA. Pallbearers will be Taylor Chunn, Garrett Chunn, Justin Gorsch, Gerald Pitre, Earl Pitre and Barry Gass. Honorary pallbearer will be Steven Chunn. LaFond-Ardoin Funeral Home of Opelousas has been entrusted with the funeral arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Prairie Ronde Cemetery, Prairie Ronde, LA: PITRE / C. Kenneth / Jan. 19, 1942 / Feb. 17, 2016 / forever in our hearts. At base: Charles Kenneth Pitre / A1C US Air Force / Jan 19, 1942 - Feb 17, 2016 / in loving memory
Back one generation to parents of Jules 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).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 12 February 2026.