Continuation of tree (3rd child of Laurent Pitre/Eran Kimball); all known surname descendants:
9 Lawrence J. Pitre b: 12 September 1910 Grand Prairie, St. Landry, LA; d: 14 July 1972 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Hilda Soileau b: 13 May 1909 Washington, St. Landry, LA; m: Abt. 1929 [Gilbert/Mary Welch]; d: 27 February 2002 Washington, St. Landry, LA
10 Donald Pitre b: Abt. 1930
+Joy ---
10 Jacqueline Pitre b: Abt. 1931
+Lee Smith
10 William Pitre b: Abt. 1935
+Glenda ---
10 Herman Glenn Pitre b: Abt. 1944
+Tessie Fisher
10 Carole Pitre b: Abt. 1946
+James Bertrand
Notes for Lawrence J. Pitre:
Census
- 1930 St. Landry, LA: Laurant Pitre 44, wife Eran 42, Floyd 12, nephew Lester Kimball 11; son Lawrence 19, wife Hilda 20.
- 1940 St. Landry, LA: Lawrence Pitre 29 farmer/farm, wife Hilda 30, Donald 9, Jacklin 8, Willie 4; widowed father Laurent 53 farmer/farm.
- 1950 Washington, St. Landry, LA: Lawrence Pitre 39 truck driver/potato shipper, wife Hilda 40 seamstress/sewing, Donald P. 19 garage helper/service station, Jacqueline 18 office work/school board, Willie 14, Herman G. 5, Carole 3.
WWII Records: Lawrence J. Pitre, res. Star Route, Washington, LA; b. 12 Sep 1910 Grand Prairie; contact wife Mrs. Lawrence J. Pitre; 5' 9", 135 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Opelousas.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 14 July 1972: Washington - Lawrence Pitre, Washington business man, died at 9:30 a.m. today at Opelousas General Hospital. He was 61. Pitre had been ill since February. His body is at Lafond and Son Funeral Home in Opelousas. Arrangements for services are incomplete. Pitre was born and reared in Grand Prairie but had resided in Washington all his adult life. He is survived by his widow, the former Hilda Soileau of Washington; three sons, Donald and Glenn Pitre, both of Washington, and William 'Billy' Pitre, staff member of the Daily World, Opelousas; two daughters, Mrs. Levoys Smith and Mrs. James Bertrand, both of Opelousas. Other survivors are his father, Laurent Pitre of Opelousas; a brother, Floyd Pitre of Eunice; two sisters, Mrs. M. J. Doucet of Opelousas and Mrs. H. H. Thoms of Rosa; and 18 grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, LA: Lawrence J. Pitre / Sept. 12, 1910 / July 14, 1972 / Christ is my hope / Hilda S. Pitre / May 13, 1909 - Feb. 27, 2002
Notes for Hilda Soileau:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 28 February 2002: Washington - Funeral services for Mrs. Hilda S. Pitre, 92, will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church here with burial in Cedar Hill Cemetery. The Rev. Ralph Landry will conduct the services. Mrs. Pitre, a resident and native of Washington, died at 8:42 a.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2002, in Opelousas General Hospital. She worked for Abdalla Clothing Store in Opelousas for 40 years as a clothing salesperson. Mrs. Pitre belonged to the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Rosary Group of Washington. Survivors include: two daughters, Jacqueline (Jackie) Smith and husband Lee, and Carole Bertrand, both of Opelousas; three sons, Donald Pitre and wife Joy, and Glenn Pitre and wife Tessie, both of Washington, and William (Billy) Pitre and wife Glenda of Opelousas; 21grandchildren; and 27 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Pitre was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence J. Pitre; her parents, Gilbert and Mary Welch Soileau; and a grandchild, Mickey Pitre. Visiting hours will be observed from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Friday until time of services. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sibille Funeral Home, 2309 George Drive, Opelousas, is in charge of arrangements.
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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: 11 June 2022.