Continuation of tree (1st child of Edgar Pitre/Anna Dupre); all known surname descendants:
11 Leroy Pierre Pitre b: 24 February 1923 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 16 October 1997 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Annabelle Fontenot b: 2 January 1924 Church Point, Acadia, LA; m: January 1943 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Willie/Maria Carriere]; d: 29 June 2003 Opelousas, St Landry, LA
12 Rebecca Ann Pitre b: 26 September 1946 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. July 2003 Houston, Harris, TX
+Vernon Manuel b: 15 August 1945 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA; m: 19 June 1965 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Edward/Edith Matthews] (divorced 2 May 1979 TX); d: 30 September 1990 Harris, TX
*2nd Husband of Rebecca Ann Pitre:
+--- Callahan m: Aft. 1979
*2nd Wife of Leroy Pierre Pitre:
+Ella Mae Thibodeaux (Faul, Lavergne, Richard) b: 27 December 1921; m: Abt. 1960; d: 11 December 2006 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Leroy Pierre Pitre:
Census
- 1940 St. Landry, Louisiana: Edgar Pitre 40 farmer/farm, wife Anna 39, LeRoy 17 helper/farm, Ella Mae 14, Kermit 8. [Plaisance Dirt Road to Hwy 22]
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Leroy A. Pitre 27, wife Annabelle F. 25, Becky Ann 3.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 16 October 1997: Funeral services for Mr. Leroy Pierre Pitre, 74, will be held (time pending) Friday in Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Prairie Ronde. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Prairie Ronde, died at 12:06 a.m. today (Thursday, October 16, 1997) in Senior Village Nursing Home in Opelousas. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include: his wife, Mrs. Ella Mae Thibodeaux Pitre of Prairie Ronde; four stepsons, Delton Faul of Toledo Bend, Elroy Faul of Thibodaux, Merlin Lavergne of Bay St. Louis, Miss., and Bobby Richard of Lafayette; a daughter, Becky Callahan of Baton Rouge; a brother, Kermit Pitre of Opelousas; a sister, Ella Mae Fontenot of Opelousas; three grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Visiting hours will be observed from 2 to 10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. Friday until time of services. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Prairie Ronde Cemetery, LA: Leroy P. / Pitre / Feb. 24, 1923 / Oct. 16, 1997 // Ella Mae T. / Pitre / Dec. 27, 1921 / Dec. 11, 2006
Notes for Annabelle Fontenot:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 11 July 2003: Memorial services for Mrs. Anna B. (Fontenot) Theriot will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, July 12, 2003, in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas. Mrs. Theriot, a native of Church Point and a resident of Opelousas, died at 1:30 a.m. Sunday, June 29, 2003, in Senior Village Nursing Home in Opelousas. Survivors include a daughter, Rebecca (Becky) Cunningham of Houston, Texas; two sons, Charles Theriot of Carencro and Burton Theriot of Opelousas; five grandsons, Bradly Manuel of Houston, Texas, Brian Manuel of Rawlins, Wy., Brock Manuel of Kirbyville, Texas, Brent Theriot of Lafayette and Tanner Theriot of Carencro; six great-grandchildren; a brother, Nelson Fontenot of Lake Charles; and four sisters, Lola Dupre of Opelousas, Azeline Stelly of Krotz Springs, Rose (Goy) Fontenot of Lake Charles and Ament Leger of Reeves. Mrs. Theriot was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Theriot; her parents, Willie and Maria (Carrier) Fontenot; and three brothers, Amos Fontenot of Eunice, Wilson Fontenot of Luling and Euell Fontenot of Lufkin, Texas; and three sisters, Eula Jagneaux of Ville Platte, Eurella Leger of Opelousas and Gene Morvant of Port Arthur, Texas.
Tombstone Inscription, Bellevue Memorial Park, Opelousas, LA: Leo / Oct. 8, 1933 / Aug. 3, 1991 / together forever / Anna Belle F. / Jan. 2, 1924 / June 29, 2003 / THERIOT
Notes for Ella Mae Thibodeaux:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 13 December 2006: Funeral services for Mrs. Ella Mae Pitre, 83, will be held at 1 p.m. today at Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery in Prairie Ronde. Mrs. Pitre, a resident of Prairie Ronde, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday at Opelousas General Health System. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Leroy Pierre 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 births, marriages & deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the LA vital statistics collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 24 March 2026.