Continuation of tree (3rd child of Paul Ludovic Pitre/Eva Bertrand); all known surname descendants:
10 Leroy Pitre b: 7 August 1920 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA; d: 6 September 1979 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA
+ Dolly Rita Dupre b: 18 January 1924; m: Abt. 1940 [Leonard/Agnes McGee]; d: 30 December 1992 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
11 Gene Autry Pitre b: 26 October 1940; d: 10 October 1998 Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA
+Goldie Lucille Brewer m: 17 May 1962 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
11 Wilfred Pitre b: 6 August 1945; d: 19 August 2012 Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, LA
+ Louise Rita Guidry m: 1 April 1969
*2nd Wife of Wilfred Pitre:
+Verna d' Augereau
*2nd wife of Leroy Pitre:
+ Geneva Latiolais b: 12 August 1942 Church Point, Acadia, LA; m: 11 February 1967 [Phillip/Ursula ---]; d: 1 December 1989 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
11 Ledo Waven Pitre
Notes for Leroy Pitre:
Census
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 7 September 1979: Prairie Ronde - Funeral services were to be held at 2 p.m. today in the Prairie Ronde Baptist Church here for Leroy Pitre, 59, of Prairie Ronde, who died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the Opelousas General Hospital. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on N. Main St. of Opelousas was in charge of arrangements with burial in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Geneva Latiolais Pitre of Prairie Ronde; three sons, Gene Autray Pitre of Los Angeles, Calif., Wilfred Pitre of Opelousas; Ledo Waden Pitre of Prairie Ronde; one brother, Dallas Pitre of Swords; one sister, Mrs. Theodore (Lurline) Bassbur of Prairie Ronde and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Delton Pitre and Harris Pitre.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Prairie Ronde Baptist Cemetery, LA: Leroy Pitre / Aug. 7, 1920 / Sept. 6, 1979 // Geneva L. / Pitre / Aug. 12, 1942 / Dec. 1, 1989
Notes for Geneva Latiolais:
Obituary: The Church Point News (LA), Wednesday, 13 December 1989: Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Sunday, December 3, 1989 in the St. Bridget Catholic Church in Lawtell for Geneva Pitre, the former, Geneva Latiolais, 47, of Prairie Ronde. The Church Point native died Friday, Dec. 1 in the Lafayette General Hospital following a short illness. Burial was in the Prairie Rhonde Baptist Cemetery under the direction of Sibille Funeral Home in Opelousas. Survivors are one son, Ledo Pitre of Prairie Rhonde; one daughter-in-law, Danielle Pitre; two sisters, Mrs. Glen (Ana Belle) Bourgeois of Church Point and Mrs. Ray (Fay) Quebodeaux of Lake Charles; one grandson, Phillip Pitre. She was preceded in death by her husband, Leroy Pitre and her parents, Phillip and Ursula Latiolais. Pallbearers were Glen Bourgeois, Dale Miller, Bobby Richard, Ray Deville, Allen Quebodeaux and Phillip Quebodeaux. She was employed at the Acadia-St. Landry Guest Home in Church Point.
Obituaries for the children:
Wilfred Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 21 August
2012: (photo) Breaux Bridge - Wilfred Pitre, 67, passed away on
Sunday, August 19, 2012 at his residence in Breaux Bridge. Funeral
services will be held at 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 , at First
United Pentecostal Church in Breaux Bridge. Interment will follow at
d'Augereau - Green Cemetery in Breaux Bridge. The family requests that
visiting hours be observed from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. on Monday and
continue on Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until time of service at First United
Pentecostal Church, 3454 Main Hwy, Breaux Bridge, LA 70517. Wilfred was a
former Pastor of the First Apostolic Church in Brookhaven, Mississippi. He
enjoyed fishing, hunting and was a craftsman of rustic furniture.
Survivors include wife, Verna d' Augereau Pitre of Breaux Bridge; his
son, Boisy G. Pitre and his wife, Toni of Opelousas; his daughters,
Naomi Beth Pitre and Rebekah Dawn Pitre, both of Breaux Bridge; his brother,
Ledo Waven Pitre of Crowley; and two step grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his father, Leroy Pitre; his mother, Dolly Dupre'
and his brother, Gene Autry Pitre. Pallbearers will be Boisy
Pitre, Mitch Pitre, Marlin d'Augereau, Allen d'Augereau, Darrell Pitre and
Darrell Olivier. Honorary pallbearers will be Lee Morrison, Milton
d' Augereau, Harry d' Augereau, Harry Johnson, Dirk Soileau, Jerry Delaughter
and Ronnie Lacombe. Pellerin Funeral Home is in charge of
arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Leroy 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: 11 December 2020.