Continuation of tree (8th child of Leandre Edgard Pitre/Marie Rita Lily Gros); all known surname descendants:
9 Morris 'Maurice' Luke Pitre b: 22 September 1920 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 30 May 1990 Marrero, Jefferson, LA
+Evelina Borne b: 8 August 1929; m: Abt. 1947 [Albert/Lovinia Thibodeaux]; d: 19 February 2017 New Orleans, LA
10 Maurice Luke Pitre b:17 June 1948 Marrero, Jefferson, LA; d: 24 July 1982 Marrero, Jefferson, LA
10 Martin J. Pitre b: 10 December 1955; d: Aft. February 2017
- +Beatriz A. --- b: 24 March 1961
Notes for Morris 'Maurice' Luke 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 Marrero, Jefferson, LA: Maurice L. Pitre 29 crane operator/wholesale roofing company, wife Eveline M. 20, Maurice L. 1.
WWII Records: Maurice Luc Pitre, res. Thibodaux, LA; b. 22 Sep 1920 Lafourche, LA; contact Mrs. Edgar Pitre (same address); 5'7", 156 lbs., hazel eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Feb 1942 Thibodaux, LA.
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA): Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Mothe Funeral Home in Harvey for Maurice Luke Pitre Sr., 69, a native of Thibodaux and resident of Marrero, who died at 5:25 p.m. Wednesday (30 May 1990). Visitation will be from 6-11 p.m. today. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park. He was the husband of Evelina Borne Pitre; father of Martin James Pitre; and brother of Marie Andras, Raoul, Merville and Leander Pitre. He also is survived by one granddaughter. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rita Gros and Edgar Pitre; son, Maurice L. Pitre Jr.; sister, Mabel Bonville, Lucille Hoffmann, Odile Benoit; and brothers, Edgar and John Pitre. Mothe Funeral Home, Harvey, is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Westlawn Memorial Park, Gretna,
LA: PITRE FAMILY / SP4 Maurice L. Pitre, Jr. / June 17, 1948 - July 24,
1982 / CPL. Maurice L. Pitre, Sr. / Sept. 22, 1920 - May 30, 1990 / Theresa
Marie Pitre / Aug. 30, 1979 - Sept. 13, 1994 / Evelina M. Pitre / Aug. 8, 1929 -
Feb. 19, 2017 / Martin J. Pitre / Dec. 10, 1955 - (blank) / Beatriz A. Pitre /
Mar. 24, 1961 - (blank). At the base: Maurice Luke Pitre Sr. / CPL
US Army / World War II / Sep 22, 1920 - May 30, 1990
Notes for Evelina Borne:
Obituary: The New Orleans Advocate (New Orleans, LA), Thursday, 23 February 2017: Evelina Pitre passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at the age of 87. Evelina is preceded in death by her husband, Maurice L. Pitre Sr.; son, Maurice L. Pitre Jr.; granddaughter, Theresa Marie Pitre; parents, Albert Borne and Lovinia Tibodeaux. She is loving mother of Martin Pitre (Beatriz "Bea"). She is devoted grandmother of Sara Jade Pitre. She is also survived by other family members and friends. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a visitation on Thursday, February 23 , 2017 from 9:00 AM until 11:00 AM with a funeral mass to follow from the chapel of Mothe Funeral Home, Harvey, LA. Interment Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Gretna.
Obituaries for the children:
Maurice Luke Pitre: The Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Monday, 26 July 1982: Maurice L. Pitre Jr. of Marrero, LA on Saturday, July 24, 1982, beloved son of Evelina Borne and Maurice L. Pitre, Sr., brother of Martin J. Pitre, uncle of Theresa Marie Pitre, grandson of Mrs. Lovinia Thibodeaux and the late Albert C. Borne, Edgar Pitre and Marie Rita Gros Pitre, age 34 years, a native and lifetime resident of Marrero, LA. Relatives and friends of the family, also employees of New Orleans Private Patrol, Johns Manville Corp., Office of Family Security, Jefferson Parish Levy District and faculty and students of UNO are invited to attend the mass of Christian burial from the chapel of Mothe Funeral Homes, Inc., Harvey, LA on Tuesday, July 27, 1982 at 11:00 a.m. Interment Westlawn Memorial Park. Parlors will be open Monday, July 26, 1982 from 6:00 p.m. until midnight.
Tombstone Inscription, Westlawn Memorial Park, Gretna, LA: PITRE FAMILY / SP4 Maurice L. Pitre, Jr. / June 17, 1948 - July 24, 1982 / CPL. Maurice L. Pitre, Sr. / Sept. 22, 1920 - May 30, 1990 / Theresa Marie Pitre / Aug. 30, 1979 - Sept. 13, 1994 / Evelina M. Pitre / Aug. 8, 1929 - Feb. 19, 2017 / Martin J. Pitre / Dec. 10, 1955 - (blank) / Beatriz A. Pitre / Mar. 24, 1961 - (blank). At the base: Maurice Luke Pitre Sr. / CPL US Army / World War II / Sep 22, 1920 - May 30, 1990
Martin J. Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Westlawn Memorial Park, Gretna,
LA: PITRE FAMILY / SP4 Maurice L. Pitre, Jr. / June 17, 1948 - July 24,
1982 / CPL. Maurice L. Pitre, Sr. / Sept. 22, 1920 - May 30, 1990 / Theresa
Marie Pitre / Aug. 30, 1979 - Sept. 13, 1994 / Evelina M. Pitre / Aug. 8, 1929 -
Feb. 19, 2017 / Martin J. Pitre / Dec. 10, 1955 - (blank) / Beatriz A. Pitre /
Mar. 24, 1961 - (blank). At the base: Maurice Luke Pitre Sr. / CPL
US Army / World War II / Sep 22, 1920 - May 30, 1990
Back one generation to parents of Morris 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: 7 March 2025.