Continuation of tree (5th child of Wilfred Jean Pitre/Lillian Marie Zeringue); all known surname descendants:
9 Milfred Luke Pitre b: 23 June 1924 Bayou Lafourche, LA; d: 7 November 2008 Donner, Terrebonne, LA
+Cecelia Bourgeois b: 9 October 1929; m: Abt. 1947; d: 23 July 2023 Donner, Terrebonne, LA
10 Lorene Margaret Pitre b: Abt. 1948; d: Aft. July 2023
+Kenneth Paul Arceneaux m: 15 April 1967 Chacahoula, Terrebonne, LA [Howard/---]
10 Wade Joseph Pitre b: 11 July 1951 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 23 August 1951 Terrebonne, LA
10 Denver D. Pitre b: 9 April 1955 Donner, Terrebonne, LA; d: 31 January 2003 Schriever, Terrebonne, LA
+Sharon LaJaunie
10 Hurley Joseph Pitre b: 31 May 1958 Schriever, Terrebonne, LA; d: Aft. July 2023
+Connie Mary Bourgeois m: 4 December 1976 Chacahoula, Terrebonne, LA [Irvin Joseph/Mercedes Hebert]; d: Aft. July 2023
Notes for Milfred Luke Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Chacahoula, Terrebonne, Louisiana: Wilfred Pitre 45 common laborer/railroad, wife Lillian 41, Joseph 23 cane cutter/on farm, Loubell 21, Russel 19 helper/filling station, Kermit 18, Milfred 16, Shelby 13, Waldon 11, Jessie 5, Royse 3, Bessie 1.
- 1950 Terrebonne, LA: Milfred L. Pitre 25 oil lease cook/oilfield drilling co., wife Cecelia A. 20, Lorene M. 1, J. 12; widower Russel J. Pitre 29 painter/misc. painting, his children Tonie Ann 7 & Sandra M. 4.
Obituary: Houma Courier (LA), Tuesday, 11 November 2008: Milfred L. Pitre, 84, a native of Bayou Lafourche and a resident of Donner, died Friday, Nov. 7, 2008. Funeral service was held at 1 p.m. Monday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Chacahoula, with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Cecelia Bourgeois Pitre; one son, Hurley Pitre and wife, Connie; one daughter, Lorena Pitre Arceneaux and husband, Kenneth; three brothers, Joseph, Kermit and Jesse Pitre; six grandchildren, Kent Arceneaux, Heather Comeaux, Travis Pitre, Tabitha English, Jennifer Gauthreaux and Kyle Arceneaux; and six great-grandchildren, Trey and Bryce Comeaux, Chelsey and Emily Gauthreaux, Landon English and Cooper Arceneaux. He was preceded in death by his parents Wilfred Pitre and Lillian Zeringue Pitre; two sons, Wade and Denver Pitre; four brothers, Shelby, Royce, Andrew and Russell Pitre; and one sister, Lou Bell Pitre Bourgeois. He was a parishioner of St. Lawrence Church in Chacahoula and was retired from McDermott in 1976 after 31 years. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 till 1946 and was a member of the American Legion Post #354 in Gibson. Thibodaux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Lawrence Cemetery, Chacahoula, LA: MILFRED PITRE FLY-- / Milfred L. Pitre / born June 23, 1924 - died Nov. 7, 2008 / Cecelia B. Pitre / born Oct. 9, 1929 - (blank)
Notes for Cecelia Bourgeois:
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (Thibodaux, LA), Wednesday, 26 July 2023: (photo) Donner - Cecelia Bourgeois Pitre, 93, a native of Chacahoula, Louisiana, and resident of Donner, Louisiana passed away on July 23, 2023. A visitation will be held in her honor on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church - Chacahoula, Schriever, Louisiana from 9:00 a.m. until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. The burial will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery - Chacahoula, Schriever, Louisiana. She is survived by her son, Hurley Pitre (Connie); daughter Lorena Arceneaux (Kenneth); grandchildren, Kent Arceneaux, Heather Arceneaux Comeaux (Ty), Kyle Arceneaux (Shelly), Jennifer Pitre Rogers, Travis Pitre (Kristi) and Tabitha Pitre English (Jon); great grandchildren, Trey and Bryce Comeaux, Chelsey and Emily Gautreaux, Cooper, Beau, and Easton Arceneaux, Landon and Christian English, Taylor Pitre; great-great-grandchildren, Paislee and Elijah Gauthreaux. She was preceded in death by her husband Milfred L. Pitre; parents, Leo and Odile Bourgeois; sons, Denver Pitre, Wade Pitre; brothers, Joseph, Clarence, Percy and Lionel Bourgeois, Roy Boudreaux, sisters, Felecie Benoit, Mabel Bourgeois and Bernice Adams. A special heart felt thank you to Tess Daigle, her special niece. Thibodaux Funeral Home, Inc. is in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
Wade Joseph Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Lawrence Cemetery, Chacahoula, LA: Wade J. Pitre / July 11, 1951 - Aug. 23, 1951 / Denver D. Pitre / Apr. 9, 1955 - Jan. 31, 2003
Denver D. Pitre: Lafourche Daily Comet (Thibodaux, LA), Monday, 3 February 2003: (photo) Denver D. Pitre, 47, a native of Donner and resident of Schriever, died Jan. 31, 2003. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 11 a.m. today at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Chacahoula with burial in the church cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Sharon Lajaunie Pitre; his parents, Milfred Pitre and Cecelia Bourgeois Pitre; daughter, Jennifer Pitre; brother, Hurley Pitre; sister, Lorena Pitre Arceneaux; and grandchild, Chelsey Gauthreaux. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Wilfred and Lillian Pitre and Leo and Odile Bourgeois; and brother, Wade Pitre. He was employed by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office. Thibodaux Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Lawrence Cemetery,
Chacahoula, LA: Wade J. Pitre / July 11, 1951 - Aug. 23, 1951 / Denver
D. Pitre / Apr. 9, 1955 - Jan. 31, 2003
Back one generation to parents of Milfred Luke 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: 27 August 2026.