Continuation of tree (4th child of Fernand Pitre/Ida Dupre); all known surname descendants:
11 Murray J. Pitre b: 8 March 1922 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 3 June 1991 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Irma Louise Dussor b: 10 February 1920; m: January 1949 New Orleans, Orleans, LA [Peter/Anna Endermann] (divorced January 1965 New Orleans, LA); d: 24 February 2008 Metairie, Jefferson, LA
12 Patricia Ethel Pitre b: December 1949; d: Aft. July 1965
*2nd Wife of Murray J. Pitre:
+Dorothy Vivian Madden (Laverty) b: 15 December 1930 Oak Grove, West Carroll, LA; m: unknown; d: 23 December 2001 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Murray J. Pitre:
Census
- 1940 St. Landry, Louisiana: Ferdinand Pitre 48 farmer/farm, wife Ida 43, Stanwood 19 helper/farm, Murry 18 helper/farm, Wilfrid 15, Whitney 13.
- 1950 New Orleans, Orleans, LA: Peter Dussor 74 blacksmith/railroad, wife Annie G. 64, Peter E. 39 helper on delivery truck/department store, wife Leona 33, son-in-law Murray J. Pitre 29 carman helper/railroad, wife Irma L. 30, Patricia E. (Dec) (2707 N. Robertson St.)
WWII Records: Murray Pitre, res. Opelousas, LA; b. 8 Mar 1922 Ville Platte, LA; contact Mrs. Ferdina Pitre (same address); 5'6", 142 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion, scar on left arm next to elbow; 30 June 1942 Opelousas, LA.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Tuesday, 4 June 1991: Funeral services for Mr. Murry J. Pitre, 69, will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in Sibille Funeral Home Chapel in Opelousas with burial in Bellevue Memorial Park. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Opelousas, died at 4:10 p.m. Monday in Opelousas General Hospital. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army, a retired merchant seaman and a member of the Jacques De Molay Masonic Lodge of New Orleans #389 F&AM. Survivors include: his wife, Vivian Madden Pitre of Opelousas; two stepsons, Michael Laverty of Shreveport and Kevin Laverty of Lafayette; two daughters, Mulis Ann Doucet of Rayne and Suzanne Lyons of Opelousas; two brothers, Wilfred and Herbert Pitre, both of Opelousas; a sister, Mrs. Millian Pitre Johnson of Opelousas; two grandchildren and a step-grandchild. Visiting hours will be held from 4-10 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. until time of services on Wednesday. A rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Bellevue Memorial Park, Opelousas, LA Murray J. Pitre / US Army / World War II / Mar 8, 1922 - Jun 3, 1991
Notes for Dorothy Vivian Madden:
Obituary: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Monday, 24 December 2001: Opelousas - Dorothy Vivian Madden Pitre, 71, of Opelousas, died at 12:01 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 23, 2001, in Sibille Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Bellevue Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is from 8 a.m. today until services. Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Murray J. Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- 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 births, marriages & deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the LA vital statistics collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 27 March 2026.