Continuation of tree (7th child of Magnus Hilaire Pitre/Marie Amelie Soileau); all known surname descendants:
9 Marshall Adam Pitre b: 20 July 1907 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 29 June 1971 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Bridget Brignac b: 22 November 1908; m: 14 January 1926 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA [Remy/Isola Deshotels] (divorced); d: 7 October 1990 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
10 James Calvin Pitre b: 14 February 1927 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 October 2005 Kenner, Jefferson, LA
+Genevieve Rita Leblanc m: July 1959 New Orleans, LA; d: Aft. October 2005
10 Geneva Pitre b: 8 May 1930; d: 18 February 1983 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+Raymond Babb b: 13 August 1930 Lecompte, Rapides, LA; m: 2 June 1951 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA [Edward/Barbara Beard]; d: 10 January 2017 Alexandria, Rapides, LA
10 Norwood Lee Pitre b: 24 August 1931 Washington, St. Landry, LA; d: 23 October 2021 Bossier City, Bossier, LA
+Juanita Corley m: September 1952 Los Angeles, CA
*2nd Wife of Norwood Lee Pitre:
+Mable P. Hood b: 2 April 1929 Homer, Claiborne, LA; m: February 1961 [Claude/Etta ---]; d: 14 April 2010 Shreveport, Caddo, LA
10 Lessie Lee Pitre b: 24 August 1934; d: 1 March 2014 New Orleans, LA
+Donald Joseph Rock b: 16 July 1926 New Orleans, LA; m: 25 July 1953 New Orleans, LA [John/Mena Alberts]; d: 20 June 1984 Kenner, Jefferson, LA
*2nd Husband of Lessie Lee Pitre:
+Richard Norman Tipton b: 19 August 1932 Los Angeles, CA; m: 27 August 1988 Harris, TX (divorced 28 Aug 1995 TX); d: 21 September 1999 Houston, Harris, TX
*3rd Husband of Lessie Lee Pitre:
+Leonard Christian Litzsinger b: 10 January 1934 St. Louis, MO; m: Aft. April 2008; d: 11 October 2013 Raleigh, Wake, NC
10 Delores Ann Pitre b: 22 January 1937 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 December 2005 Stafford, Ocean, NJ
+Stanley Joseph Kostick b: June 1937 Minersville, Schuylkill, PA; m: 20 April 1957 New Orleans, LA [Joseph/Anna Burdis]; d: Aft. December 2005
10 Emma Joy Pitre b: 16 July 1941; d: 9 May 2005
+John Joseph Chaney b: 27 December 1943 Maine; m: 20 August 1966 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA [John J./---]
*2nd Husband of Emma Joy Pitre:
+Farrell James Fontenot b: 12 April 1942 Kaplan, Vermilion, LA; m: 3 March 1973 [Leo/Inez Herpin]; d: 13 May 2013 Jennings, Calcasieu, LA
10 Donna R. Pitre b: Abt. 1942; d: Aft. December 2005
+Douglas Haas m: 8 August 1964 New Orleans, Orleans, LA [Arnold A./Palma J. Neeley]
Notes for Marshall Adam Pitre:
Census
- 1930 St. Landry, Louisiana: Marshall Pitre 22, wife Bridgett 21, James C. 3 years 1 month.
- 1940 Evangeline, LA: Marshall Pitre 31 clerk/saloon, wife Bridget 30, J.C. 13, Janeva 9, Norward 8, Lessie 5, Delores 2, lodger Leo Ledey 30 (Negro) farm/labor.
- 1950 Lafayette, Lafayette, LA: Divorced Marshall Pitre 44 orderly male nurses aid/state hospital, lodging.
- 1950 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA: Divorced Bridget Brignac 40 cook/public school lunch room, Geneva 20 receptionist/doctor’s office, Lessie L. 16, Dolores A. 13, Emma J. 8, Donna R. 7.
WWII Records: Marshall Pitre, res. 70 Lower Lafleur, Ville Platte, LA; b. 20 Jul 1907 Ville Platte, LA; contact wife Mrs. Marshall Pitre (same address); 6' 1", 204 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Ville Platte, LA
Misc.: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), Thursday, 15 March 1951: Norwood Pitre, U.S. Navy, stationed in San Francisco and J. C. Pitre, U.S. Army, stationed at Camp Carson, Colorado, visited relatives here last week.
Obituary: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), Thursday, 1 July 1971: Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church for Marshall Pitre, aged 63, who died at the Ville Platte Medical Center at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. Burial was in the Old Ville Platte Cemetery with Ardoin's Funeral Home in charge. Survivors include two sons, James V. Calvin Pitre of New Orleans and Norwood Pitre of Shreveport; five daughters, Mrs. Raymond Babb of Maringouin, Mrs. Don Roch of Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Stanley Kostick of New Jersey, Mrs. Douglas Haas of New Orleans, and Mrs. Joy Chaney of Ville Platte; one brother, Edward Pitre and one sister, Mrs. Ed Ortego, both of Ville Platte; sixteen grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Marshall / Pitre / July 20, 1907 / June 29, 1971
Notes for Bridget Brignac:
Obituary: The Ville Platte Gazette (Ville Platte, LA), Thursday, 11 October 1990: Funeral services were held at Sacred Heart Church at 10 a.m. Tuesday, for Mrs. Marcellous Fontenot, the former Bridget Brignac, 81, with burial following in the church Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin's Funeral Home of Ville Platte. Mrs. Fontenot, a resident of Ville Platte, died at 5 a.m. Sunday, at Humana Hospital of Ville Platte, after a long illness. Survivors include two sons, James Pitre of New Orleans and Norwood Pitre of Houma; four daughters, Mrs. Richard (Lessie) Tipton of Houston, Texas, Mrs. Stanley (Delores) Kostick of Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey, Mrs. Farrell (Joy) Fontenot of Scott and Mrs. Douglas (Donna) Haas of Metairie; 17 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Obituaries for the children:
James Calvin Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Thursday, 26 October 2005: James Calvin Pitre, age 78, on Tuesday, October 4. Husband of Gennie LeBlanc. Father of Cindy Weaver, Cathy Horton & her husband Joseph. Son of the late Marshall Pitre and Bridget Brignac. Brother of Norwood Pitre, Lessie "lee" Tipton, Delores A. Kostick, and Donna R. Haas. Grandfather of Matthew Weaver and Caitlyn & Ashlyn Horton. He was a native of Ville Platte, LA and a resident of Kenner, LA for the past 31 years. The relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Funeral Mass from Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home Chapel, on Thursday, October 6, 2005 at 2:00 PM. Visitation will be from 12:00 PM until time of service.
Geneva Pitre: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Sunday, 20 February 1983: Ville Platte - Funeral services for Mrs. Raymond Babb, 52, will be held at 3 p.m. today in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church here with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Babb, the former Geneva Pitre, died Friday at 8:25 p.m. in the Ville Platte General Hospital following a short illness. Survivors include her husband, Raymond Babb of Lecompte; mother, Mrs. Bridget Brignac of Ville Platte; three daughters, Mrs. Lester McLin Jr. and Mrs. Gray Waller, both of Livingston and Mrs. Gray Norflect of Lecompte; two brothers, James Pitre of New Orleans and Norwood Pitre of Arcadia; four sisters, Mrs. Donald Rock and Mrs. Douglas Haas, both of New Orleans, Mrs. Ferryl Fontenot of Scott and Mrs. Stan Kostick of Toms River, N.J.; six grandchildren. Ardoin Funeral Home of Ville Platte is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Geneva P. Babb / May 8, 1930 / Feb. 18, 1983 / Pauline Brignac / Mar. 3, 1905 / Feb. 18, 1925
Norwood Lee Pitre: Rose-Neath Funeral Home (Shreveport, LA): Norwood Lee Pitre, August 24, 1931 - October 23, 2021: A graveside service for Norwood Lee "Pete" Pitre, 90, will be held on Saturday, November 6, 2021 at Arlington Cemetery in Homer, Louisiana at 12:30 p.m. A visitation will be held Saturday, November 6, 2021 prior to the graveside service at Rose-Neath Funeral Home, Shreveport, Louisiana from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Officiating the service will be Rev. Joe Donakey of Summer Grove United Methodist Church. Pete was born on August 24, 1931 in Washington, Louisiana to Marshall Pitre and Bridgett Pitre and passed away on October 23, 2021 in Bossier City, Louisiana. Pete was a resident of Shreveport and worked as a salesman in the paper product industry before retiring. For his favorite hobby, he enjoyed fishing. He loved his family and having get-togethers with them. He enjoyed entertaining everyone with a good ol' fashion fish fry with the fish being caught by him from his many fishing trips. He served in the United States Navy during the Korean War before marrying the love of his life, Mable Hood. Pete is preceded in death by his parents and his wife, Mable Hood Pitre. Left to cherish his memory is his son, James Lee Pitre and wife, Dinora. He was a wonderful husband, father and friend. He will be greatly missed.
Lessie Lee Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Tuesday, 11 March 2014: (photo) Lessie Lee Rock Litzsinger, the beloved wife of the late Donald Joseph Rock, the late Richard Tipton and the late Leonard Litzsinger, passed away after a courageous battle with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) and the challenges of that disease. Lessie is survived by daughters: Patricia Rock Spann (Baxter), Susan Rock Horst (Roger), Sally Rock Wallace (Kenny), Liz Rock Lund (Danny); stepchildren: Sherri Saunders (Steve), Michael Litzsinger and Karen Mays (Tim). She was known as 'Gramy' to her 18 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. Lessie is also survived by her sister, Donna Haas (Doug), her brother, Norwood Pitre and her sister-in-law, Gennie Pitre. She was preceded in death by her brother, James C. Pitre and sisters: Genevieve Babb, Dolores Kostick and Emma Joy Fontenot. Lessie was a loving woman from Ville Platte, Louisiana, the daughter of Marshall Pitre and Bridget Brignac Pitre Fontenot. She attended Ville Platte High and was in the graduating class of 1952. She enjoyed playing on the basketball team, singing in the choir and marching in front of the band. She spent her life caring for her loved ones and sharing her love of cooking with all. She loved eating red beans and rice on Mondays with Donna and Gennie, spending time with her children and grandchildren, wearing the color pink, watching the New Orleans Saints, drinking red wine, and praying the Rosary. Lessie's daughters would like to thank the loving and supportive staff of the Tom and Gail Benson Cancer Center and the Neuro ICU Critical Care Nurses at Ochsner Hospital. Lessie will be greatly missed while her loved ones continue the tradition of time with family well spent, enjoying her love of cooking and sharing her recipes for generations to come. Friends and family are invited to a Memorial Mass on Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. at St. Philip Neri Church, Metairie, LA. Interment will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made.
Tombstone Inscription, Garden of Memories, Metairie, LA: Lessie Rock Litzsinger / in loving memory / Aug 24, 1934 - Mar 1, 2014
Delores Ann Pitre: Asbury Park Press (Asbury Park, NJ), Wednesday, 7 December 2005: Delores A. 'Dee' Kostick, 68, of Forked River, Lacey, died Sunday, Dec. 4, at Southern Ocean County Hospital, Stafford. Mrs. Kostick was born in Ville Platte, La., and lived in Forked River, Toms River and Barnegat before moving back to Forked River three years ago. She was a receptionist in Dr. Rosen's dermatology office in Forked River before retiring in 2000. She was a parishioner of St. Pius X Church, Forked River. Surviving are her husband of 48 years, Stanley; two sons, Michael of Barnegat, and Craig of Bayville, Berkeley; a daughter, Angela Marmarou of Marlton; a brother, Norwood Pitre of Louisiana; two sisters, Lee Tipton and Donna Haas, both of Louisiana; and six grandchildren. A memorial service for Mrs. Kostick will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Pius X Church, Forked River. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Hospital, Memphis, TN. Layton's Home for Funerals, Forked River, is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Manahawkin, NJ: KOSTICK / Stan / 1937 - (blank) / Dee / 1937 - 2005
Emma Joy Pitre: Tombstone
Inscription, Kaplan Cemetery, Kaplan, LA: FONTENOT / Farrell J. / Apr.
12, 1942 / May 13, 2013 / Emma Joy P. / July 16, 1941 / May 9, 2005
Back one generation to parents of Marshall Adam 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: 3 February 2026.