Continuation of tree (8th child of Joseph Pitre/Marie Louise Soileau); all known surname descendants:
9 Luke Pitre b: 28 May 1915 Grande Prairie, Evangeline, LA; d: 26 March 2001 Baton Rouge, E. Baton Rouge, LA
+Pearl Brignac b: 7 March 1920; m: October 1937 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 September 1985 Baton Rouge, E. Baton Rouge, LA
10 Bernadene 'Deanie' Pitre b: Abt. 1938
+Matherne Bourque
10 Rena Ann Pitre b: Abt. 1940
+--- Sebastien
*2nd Husband of Rena Pitre:
+John Felder
10 Karen Pitre b: Abt. 1942
+Erroll Gauthreaux
Notes for Luke Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana: J. L. Pitre 54, wife Louisa 49, Ambroise 23, Carlton 20, J.B. 18, Luke 14, Mary 11, and brother Kassuth Pitre 45.
- 1940 Evangeline, LA: Luke Pitre 24 farmer/renter, wife Purl 20, Burnidine 1.
- 1950 St. Landry, LA: Luke Pitre 34 farmer/farm, wife Pearl 29, Bernadine 11, Rena Anne 9, Keran 7.
Obituary: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA),
Thursday, 29 March 2001: Luke
"Pete" Pitre, A retired security guard for the state of Louisiana
and a resident of Baton Rouge, he died Monday, March 26, 2001, at the home of
his daughter, Karen Gautreau. He was 85 and a native of Grand
Prairie. Visiting was at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., from
5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday. Visiting at Our Lady Queen of Angels Catholic
Church, Opelousas, from 10 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m. Thursday,
conducted by the Rev. Angelo Cremaldi. Interment in Bellevue Memorial
Park, Opelousas. Survived by three daughters, Deanie Bourque and
husband Matherne of Grand Prairie, Rena Felder Sebastian and husband John
Felder and Karen Gautreau and husband Errol, all of Baton Rouge; two
sisters, Rita Ortego and Belle Ardoin, both of Ville Platte; 11
grandchildren, Donna Brignac, Mona Esquilin, Liz Roberie, Patty Bourque,
James Ricky Sebastian, Roxane Eskan, Renee Sebastian, Lisa McLean, Lori
McGregor, Jamie Vanbiber and Jill Keith; 20 great-grandchildren and a
great-great-grandchild. Preceded in death by his wife, Pearl Brignac
Pitre. Pallbearers will be James Ricky Sebastian, John Elvin Pitre,
John McLean, Johnny McGregor, Craig Vanbiber and Lyle Brignac. In lieu of
flowers, memorial donations may be made to American Heart Association.
Notes for Pearl Brignac:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 4 September 1985: Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday in Our Lady Queen of Angels Church here for Mrs. Luke Pitre, the former Pearl Brignac, 65, of Baton Rouge. Mrs. Pitre, a resident of Baton Rouge, died Tuesday at 4 p.m. in Our Lady of the Lake Hospital. She is survived by her husband, Luke Pitre of Baton Rouge; three daughters, Mrs. Mathern Bourque of Grand Prairie, Mrs. Erroll Gauthreaux and Mrs. Rena Sebastien, both of Baton Rouge; 11 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be from 1-11 p.m. today with a rosary to be recited at 6:30 p.m. in the Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on the old Sunset Road in Opelousas, which is in charge of arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Luke Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- 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.