Continuation of tree (1st child of Adam Pitre/Melanie Prejean); all known surname descendants:
9 Lastie Pitre b: 23 May 1898 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 2 September 1929 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Mary Lucinda Carroll b: 15 December 1899 Grand Prairie, St. Landry, LA; m: 25 September 1918 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA [Thomas Robinson/Seraphine Normand]; d: 13 October 1990 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
10 Mark Anthony Pitre b: 1 October 1919 Mallet, St. Landry, LA; d: 12 April 1998 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
+Betty Jean French b: 10 October 1923 Illinois; m: Abt. 1944 [Orion/Susie English]; d: 28 November 2009 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
10 Frankie Bell Pitre b: 27 May 1921 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA; d: 12 October 2014 Monroe, Ouachita, LA
+Edwin P. Domingue b: 10 February 1903; m: January 1943; d: 5 January 1995 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA
10 Marjorie Claire Pitre b: 26 September 1923 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA; d: 22 June 2001 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Joseph Nolan b: 8 October 1919 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA; m: 18 May 1942 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [George/Helen Lucas]; d: 20 December 1973 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
10 Mary Pitre b: 1924 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA; d: 15 July 1924 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Lastie Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Mallet, St. Landry, Louisiana: Lastie Pitre 21 (general farmer), wife Lussinday 20, Mark 2 months; sister-in-law Ada Carol 16.
- 1930 St. Landry, LA: Widow Lessie Pitre 30, widowed mother Mele D. Boone 61, widowed sister Viola Carroll 24 & her 4 children), brother Daniel Boone 16, divorced brother John Carroll 34.
- 1940 St. Landry, LA: Widow Lucinda Pitre 40 laundress/steam laundry, Anthony 21 mechanic/Chevrolet garage, Frankie Belle 18 bookkeeper/Opelousas Loan co., Marjory 16, widowed sister Ida Iles 50, widowed brother Daniel Boone 28 laborer/electric dept.
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Widow Lucinda C. Pitre 50, widowed sister Ida C. Iles 60, lodger Benoit Prather 28 roughneck/oil company.
WW1 registration records: Lastie Pitre; St. Landry, LA; born 23 May 1898; Adam Pitre; medium height, slender build; black eyes & black hair.
Obituary: Clarion News (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 5 September 1929: Lastie Pitre, 31, was buried Tuesday morning at Lawtell following his death in western Opelousas Tuesday. He is survived by his wife and three children.
Tombstone Inscription: Saint Bridget Cemetery, Lawtell, LA: Lou C. Pitre / Dec. 15, 1899 / Oct. 13, 1990 / Lastie Pitre / May 23, 1898 / Sept. 2, 1929
Notes for Mary Lucinda Carroll:
Obituary: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Sunday, 14 October 1990: Opelousas - Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church for Lucinda Carroll Pitre, 90, who died at 7 a.m. Saturday in an Opelousas hospital. Burial will be at St. Brigette Cemetery in Lawtell. Survivors include a son, Mark A. Pitre of Opelousas; two daughters, Frankie P. Domingue and Marjorie P. Nolan of Opelousas; a sister, Mrs. Burton Helton of Opelousas; nine grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild. Visiting hours will be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and from 8 a.m. to service time Monday. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sunday. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
- Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 24 October 1990: Card of Thanks - We would like to take this means to extend our sincere thanks and appreciation to all who helped so beautifully and sincerely at the death of our beloved Lucinda Carroll Pitre who passed away Saturday Oct. 13, 1990. Special thanks to Father Mike Arnaud, Father Paul Metrejean and Father Martin Maraist, Mr. Joe Fontenot who sang so beautifully, Dr. A.E. Williams who was not only her doctor, but a very dear friend of the family, Dr. R.C. Theriot and nurses in the Emergency room, Staff at Doctors' Hospital, Nurses at Home Bound Care, Sheriff Howard Zerangue, Opelousas Police Dept, Members of The Rosary Altar Society of Our Lady of Mercy Church and the food committee, to the wonderful and most heartwarming staff and personnel and staff at Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas for such a beautiful job, to relatives and friends and all who assisted us in our hour of grief, prayers, masses, floral offerings, food. All of you will always have our everlasting gratitude and sincere thanks. Signed: Mark A. Pitre (son), Frankie Domingue and Marjorie Nolan daughters, Son-in-Law and daughter-in-law, Grandchildren, Mrs. Berton Helton sister
Obituaries for the children:
Mark Anthony Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Monday, 13 April 1998: Funeral services for Mr. Mark "Pete" Anthony Pitre Sr., 78, will be held (time pending) Tuesday in Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Opelousas with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park. The Rev. Angelo Cremaldi will conduct the services. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Opelousas, died at 4:10 p.m. Sunday, April 12, 1998, in Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center in Lafayette. He was a retired Exxon employee and a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Marines. Survivors include: his wife, Betty French Pitre of Opelousas; two sons, David Pitre of Baton Rouge and Mark Pitre Jr. of Chattanooga, Tenn.; two daughters, Susan Pitre of Lafayette and Linda Mikovitz of Valdosta, Ga.; two sisters, Mrs. Frankie Domingue of Lafayette and Mrs. Marjorie Nolan of Opelousas; seven grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Mr. Pitre was preceded in death by a grandson, Douglas Roberts; and his parents, Lastie and Lucinda Carroll Pitre. Pallbearers will be David Pitre, Mark Pitre Jr., Mike Mikovitz, Greg Rabalais, Ed Domingue, Robert Nolan, Kevin Roberts and Peter Mikovitz. Visiting hours will be observed from 4 to 9 p.m. today and from 7 a.m. Tuesday until time of services. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the Old Sunset Road in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Frankie Bell Pitre: Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Tuesday, 20 October 2014: (photo included) Opelousas - A Mass of Christian Burial for Mrs. Frankie Pitre Domingue will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas. Msgr. Paul Metrejean will celebrate the Mass. Rite of Committal and Interment will follow in the Bellevue Memorial Park. Mrs. Domingue passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2014, at Avalon Place in Monroe, LA, at the age of 93. She was a longtime resident of Opelousas and resided in Lafayette prior to moving to Monroe. She was a wonderful wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend. She was a homemaker and seamstress. She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren. She was a past member of the Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church Ladies' Altar Society of Opelousas. Survivors include her son, Edwin Domingue, Jr. and wife, Mary of Lafayette; her daughter, Shirley Metrejean and husband, Larry of Monroe; five grandchildren, Larry Metrejean, Jr., Eddie Metrejean, Chris Metrejean, Stephanie Touchet, and Jennifer Arnaud; and ten great-grandchildren, Kirsten, Lorrie, Steven, Daniel, Emily, and Will Metrejean; Caroline Metrejean, Seth Domingue, Katie Touchet, and Arik Arnaud. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edwin P. "Doc" Domingue, Sr.; sister, Marjorie Nolan; brother, Mark A. Pitre; and her parents, Lastie Pitre and Lucinda Carroll Pitre. Pallbearers will be Larry Metrejean, Eddie Metrejean, Chris Metrejean, Daniel Metrejean, Steven Metrejean, and Seth Domingue. Visiting hours will be observed in the Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas on Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.. On Wednesday, the funeral home will reopen at 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. A Rosary service will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday evening in the funeral home.
Marjorie Claire Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 26 June 2001: Funeral services for Mrs. Joe Nolan, the former Marjorie Pitre, 77, were held at 1 p.m. Sunday in Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Opelousas with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park. The Rev. Robert Courville of Krotz Springs conducted the services. Mrs. Nolan died at 9 p.m. Friday, June 22, 2001, in Doctors' Hospital of Opelousas. Survivors include: a son, Raymond "Ray" Nolan of Port Barre; a daughter, Mrs. Lonnie (Peggy) Domingue of Lafayette; a sister, Mrs. E.P. (Frankie) Domingue of Lafayette; and eight grandchildren. Mrs. Nolan was preceded in death by: her husband, Joseph Nolan; her parents, Lastie and Lucinda Carroll Pitre; a brother, Mark Anthony Pitre; a son, Robert Nolan; and a daughter, Mary Nolan Mayers. Visiting hours were observed from 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday and from 8 a.m. Sunday until time of services. A rosary was recited at 6:30 p.m. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the Old Sunset Highway in Opelousas was in charge of the 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: 2 September 2022.