Continuation of tree (5th child of Martin Leandre Douradou Pitre/Marie Odile Vicknair); all known surname descendants:
9 Murville Joseph Pitre b: 1 January 1927 Assumption, Lafourche, LA; d: 24 June 2009 Chackbay, Lafourche, LA
+ Florence Theresa Barrilleaux b: 7 May 1929 Schriever, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1950 [Marcilien/Corrine Antoinette Poche]; d: 21 October 1986 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
10 Nona Marie Pitre b: 24 July 1952 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 9 July 1999 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Nelson Hidalgo
*2nd partner of Nona Marie Pitre:
+Juliana Griggs
10 Preston Paul Pitre b: 23 August 1953 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 23 July 2019 Schriever, Terrebonne, LA
+Judy ---
10 Timothy J. Pitre b: 4 April 1955 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 27 September 2014 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Juliette Rouge (Cortez) m: Abt. 1991; d: Aft. September 2014
10 Phillip Nolan Pitre b: 22 December 1956 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 20 October 1999 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
10 Anthony Jules Pitre b: 21 November 1957; d: 5 May 1967 Franklin, St. Mary, LA
10 Maedain Pitre d: Bef. September 2014
+Donovan Roger
10 Regina Pitre d: Aft. July 2019
+Owen Kliebert
10 Karen Pitre d: Aft. July 2019
+Chester Sanchez
10 Cecile Pitre d: Aft. July 2019
+Rickey Chiasson
*2nd Wife of Murville Joseph Pitre:
+ Clodine Josephine Toups (Templet) b: 10 August 1915 Galliano, Lafourche, LA; m: Aft. 1970 [Lovincy/Camilla Gisclair]; d: 27 February 2005 Chackbay, Lafourche, LA
Notes for Murville Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1940 rural Thibodaux, Lafourche, Louisiana: Edgard Pitre 64 ('upkeep'), wife Rita 53, Edgard A. 32 laborer/farm, Maurice 19 laborer/farm, Raoul 18 new worker/farm, Mervil 13, Leander 11. [Greenwood Plantation]
- 1950 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA: Merville N. Pitre 23 carpenter/housing construction, wife Florence T. 20
WWII Records: Merville Nolan M. Pitre, res. Trinity Plantation, Napoleonville, LA; b. 1 Jan 1927 Valence Plantation, Assumption, LA; mother Mrs. Rita Pitre (same address); 6'2", 160 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 31 Jan 1945 Napoleonville, LA.
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), Thursday, 25 June 2009: Murville Joseph Pitre, 82, a native of Assumption Parish, La., and a resident of Chackbay, La., died Wednesday, June 24, at 8:20 a.m. He is survived by his sons, Preston Pitre and Timothy Pitre; daughters, Maedain Roger, Regina Kliebert, Karen Sanchez and Cecile Chiasson; brother, Leander Pitre; sister, Marie Andras; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Florence Barrilleaux; second wife, Clodine Templet Pitre; parents, Edgard Pitre and Rita Gros Pitre; sons, Anthony Pitre and Phillip Pitre; daughter, Nona Pitre Hidalgo; brothers, Joe Pitre, John Pitre, Morris Pitre and Edgar Pitre; and sisters, Lucille Hofman, Odela Benoit and Mable Bonvillain. Visitation will be 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday, June 27, at Thibodaux Funeral Home with mass to follow at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in Chackbay. Burial will be at the church cemetery. Thibodaux Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Our Lady of Prompt Succor Cemetery, Chackbay, LA: Clodine T. Pitre / Aug. 10, 1915 - Feb. 27, 2005 / Murville N. Pitre / Jan. 1, 1927 - June 24, 2009
Notes for Clodine Josephine Toups:
Obituary: 28 February 2005: Clodine
Josephine Toups Templet Pitre, 89, a native of Galliano and resident of
Chackbay, died Feb. 27, 2005. Visitation will be 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Chackbay. A Mass of
Christian burial will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the church, with burial
at the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband, Murville Pitre;
sons, Jelco Templet and Carroll Templet; daughter, Dessie Templet;
sister, Lareica Pitre; stepchildren, Maldain P. Roger, Preston
Pitre, Timothy Pitre, Regina P. Kliebert, Karen P. Sanchez and Cecile P.
Chaisson; grandchildren, Verna Rachal, Elyrin Bonvillian Jr., Leonce
Bonvillian, Juanita B. Rome, Allan Templet, Rebecca Falgoust, Wesley, Micheal,
Freddie, Rebecca, David, Joey, Carroll Jr. and Terry Templet; 19
great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; eight step-grandchildren;
and seven step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her
husband, Freddie Sylvesta Templet; parents, Lovency and Camilla
Gisclair Toups; stepchildren, Nona P. Hidalgo, Philip and Anthony Pitre;
brothers, Cleo, Claude, Lolis and Claydaimier Toups; sisters, Flavia
Bouvier, Leoda Gros, Selica Schouest, Flazia Duet; grandson, Jelco Joseph
Templet Jr.; and great-grandson, Joseph Rachal.Thibodaux
Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
Nona Marie Pitre: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), Monday, 12 July 1999: A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Schriever for Nona Marie Pitre, 46, a native of Thibodaux and resident of Houma, who died at 4:30 a.m. July 9, 1999. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until funeral time at the church. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Thibodaux. S he was the companion of Juliana Griggs; daughter of Murville Pitre; mother of Nelson J. "Sonny" Hidalgo and Tina H. Guidry; and sister of Preston P., Timothy J., and Phillip N. Pitre, Maedain P. Rogers, Regina P. Kliebert, Karen Sanchez and Cecile Chiasson. She is also survived by three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her mother, Florence T. Barrilleaux, and brother, Anthony J. Pitre. She was Catholic. She was a shipfitter for Halter Marine in Lockport. Donations to Juliana Griggs, 130 Lost Bayou Court, Houma are preferred. Samart Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of arrangements.
Preston Paul Pitre: It is with great sadness
that we announce the death of Preston Paul Pitre (Schriever, Louisiana),
born in Thibodaux, Louisiana, who passed away on July 23, 2019, at the age of
65, leaving to mourn family and friends.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Murville Pitre and Florence Barrilleaux;
and his siblings, Maedain P. Roger, Nona P. Hidalgo, Timothy J. Pitre,
Phillip N. Pitre and Anthony J. Pitre. He is survived by: his pet
Charlie; his former wife Judy Pitre; his sisters, Karen P. Sanchez
(Chester), Cecile P. Chiasson (Ricky) and Regina P. Kliebert; and his
siblings-in-law, Juliette Pitre, Nelson Hidalgo Sr. and Donovan Roger.
He is also survived by 8 nieces and nephews; 14 great-nieces and nephews and 7
great-great nieces and nephews.
Timothy J. Pitre: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA):
Timothy "Dog" Pitre, 59, a native of Thibodaux and a resident
of Houma, passed away Saturday, September 27, 2014. He was born on April
4, 1955. A visitation will be held in his honor on Thursday, October 02,
2014 at Thibodaux Funeral Home from 8:30 AM until the religious service at 11:00
AM. The burial will follow in Garden of Memories Cemetery, Gray, LA.
He is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Juliette Rouge Pitre; step
children, Dawn C. Rogers and husband Quinn, Michael Cortez and fiance Jessica
Boudreaux, and Jean Cortez and wife Heidi; siblings, Preston Pitre,
Regina P. Kliebert and husband Owen, Karen P. Sanchez and husband Chester, and
Cecile P. Chiasson and husband Rickey; 9 grandchildren and 3
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Murville
Pitre and Florence Barrilleaux; siblings, Maedain P. Roger, Nona P.
Hidalgo, Philip and Anthony Pitre; and step-daughter, Cherise Bourg.
He was employed in the past by; B. F. Goodrich, McDermott, Chabill's Tire Traxx,
Parker Ind., and Curtis Callais Welding. Thibodaux Funeral Home Inc. is in
charge of arrangements.
Phillip Nolan Pitre: Lafourche Daily Comet
(LA), October 1999: A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at
10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Genevieve Catholic Church in Thibodaux for Phillip
Nolan Pitre, 42, a native and resident of Thibodaux, who died at 9:55 a.m.
Oct. 20, 1999. Visitation will be 8 a.m. until funeral time at the church.
Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Thibodaux. He was the son of
Murville Joseph Pitre; step-son of Clodine Pitre; and
brother of Preston and Timothy Pitre, Madene Roger, Regina Kliebert, Karen
Sanchez and Cecile Chaisson. He was preceded in death by his mother,
Florence Theressa Barrilleaux Pitre; brother, Anthony Pitre; and
sister, Nona Pitre. Samart Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of
arrangements. [Correction: In Phillip Nolan Pitre's obituary his sister,
Maedain Roger; and mother, Florence Theresa Barrilleaux Pitre, names were
misspelled.]
Anthony Jules Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Saturday, 6 May 1967: Pitre - On Friday, May 5, 1967, at 9:20 o'clock a.m., Anthony J. Pitre, son of Merville Pitre and Florence Barrilleaux Pitre; brother of Mae Dain, Nona Marie, Preston, Timothy, Philip, Regina, Karen and Cecile Pitre; grandson of Corinne Barrilleaux Lapeyrouse and the late Marcellan Barrilleaux and the late Mr. and Mrs. Edgar L. Pitre, age 9 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Landry's Funeral Home, Thibodaux, La., on Saturday, May 6, 1967, at 10 o'clock a.m., followed by Requiem High Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Thibodaux, La. Interment in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation this Friday, May 5, 1967, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday, May 6, 1967, 7 a.m. until funeral time.
- Morning Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Saturday, 6 May 1967: Mishaps take 5 lives: (excerpt) In Franklin, young Pitre died of injuries suffered when he was hit by a man preparing to throw a baseball during a firemen's fair. The boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merville T. Pitre, was standing near the baseball-throwing booth last Saturday when a man reached back to throw a ball. He accidentally hit the child with either his hand or the ball before the ball was released. The boy suffered a concussion and had been confined to a hospital since the mishap.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Thibodaux, LA: R.I.P. / Anthony Jules Pitre / born Nov. 21, 1957 / died May 5, 1967
Back one generation to parents of Murville Joseph Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- 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: 7 March 2025.