Continuation of tree (1st child of Joseph Alidor Pitre/Amelia Babin); all known surname descendants:
9 Norris Joseph Pitre b: 12 December 1892 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 10 October 1961 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Mary Alcida Trahan b: 16 April 1896 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1913 Terrebonne, LA [Oscar/Fedora Olivier]; d: 14 May 1993 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
10 Beulah Josephine Pitre b: 23 December 1914 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 18 December 2004 Bridge City, Terrebonne, LA
+Whitney Joseph Poche b: 2 June 1913 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: Abt. 1937 [Alexander/Judith Bourgeois]; d: 6 April 1982 Bridge City, Terrebonne, LA
10 Harold Joseph Pitre b: 1 May 1918 Franklin, St. Mary, LA; d: 13 May 1993 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Elsie Newman b: 16 September 1920; m: Abt. 1949; d: 4 April 2013 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
10 Marguerite Pitre b: 29 April 1920 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 31 October 1993 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Victor Solito b: 16 January 1918; m: Abt. 1945; d: 20 March 1984 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
10 Willa Mae Pitre b: 1 January 1922 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 15 November 1986 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Benjamin Hur Taylor b: 2 March 1913 Denton, Denton, TX; m: Abt. 1945 [John Benjamin/Amma Hynds]; 12 September 1980 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
10 Ethel Rita Pitre b: 17 March 1924 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 8 July 2014 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Weaser Joseph Charpentier b: 24 November 1920 Little Caillou, Terrebonne, LA; m: February 1942 New Orleans, LA [Lawrence/Alice Martin]; d: 17 June 2001 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
10 Michael Norris Pitre b: 27 May 1927 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 25 April 2009 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Josephine Ann Sacco b: 16 November 1926 Labadieville, Lafourche, LA; m: 8 July 1958 [John Melchoire/Anna M. Paternostra]; d: 2 May 2006 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
10 Lois Pitre b: 7 June 1931 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 7 February 2002 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Norris Anthony Carlos b: 22 March 1922; m: Abt. 1947 [Bartolmae/Ida Boudreaux]; d: 24 September 1996 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
10 Leroy Francis Pitre b: 11 October 1932 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 2 July 2005 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Annie Lee Lecompte b: Abt. 1929; m: 13 April 1952 Lafourche, LA [Fernand/Annette Chiasson]; d: Aft. July 2005
Notes for Norris Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Terrebonne, Louisiana: Norris J. Pitre 27 (canning factory/process man), wife Alcida M. 24, Barbale 5, Harry J. 1 (Brooklyn Avenue).
- 1930 Terrebonne, LA: Norris Pitre 37, wife Alcida 34, Beulah 15, Harold 12, Margaret 10, Willemae 8, Ethel 6, Michael 2 years 10 months.
- 1940 Houma, Terrebonne, LA: Norris J. Pitre 47 truck driver/transfer line, wife Alcida M. 44, Harold J. 22 truck driver/transfer line, Marguerite N. 20 laundress, Willa M. A. 18, Ethel R. 16, Michael N. 12, Lois M. 8, Leroy F. 7 [255 McKinley Street]
- 1950 Houma, Terrebonne, LA: Norris Pitre 57 laborer/delivery freight, wife Alcida 54, Michael 23 clerk/retail dry goods, Leroy 17.
WWI registration records: Norris Joseph Pitre; Terrebonne, LA; born 12 Dec 1892 (Houma); wife & 2-year old child; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
WWII records: Norris Joseph Pitre, res. 255 McKinley St., Houma; b. 12 Dec 1892 Houma, LA; contact Murphy Pitre (Wright St.); employed by Pitre Bros. (Wright St.); 5'11", 137 lbs., gray eyes & gray hair, light complexion; 26 Apr 1942 Houma, LA.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: Norris J. Pitre / Dec. 12, 1893 - Oct. 10, 1961 / PITRE / Alcida T. Pitre / born April 16, 1896 / died May 14, 1993 / Harold J. Pitre / born May 1, 1918 / died May 13, 1993 / Elsie N. Pitre / born Sept. 16, 1920 / died April 4, 2013
Obituaries for the children:
Beulah Josephine Pitre:
Houma Courier (LA), 20 December 2004: Beulah Josephine Pitre Poche',
90, a native of Houma and resident of Bridge City, died at 11:34 a.m. Dec. 18,
2004. Visitation will be 8 to 11 a.m. Tuesday at Chauvin Funeral Home in
Houma. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
the funeral home chapel, with burial at St. Francis de Sales No. 2 Cemetery.
She is survived by her daughter, Mabel Landry of Bridge City; brothers,
Michael and Leroy Pitre, both of Houma; sister, Ethel Charpentier
of Houma; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Whitney Joseph Poche'; parents,
Norris and Alcida Trahan Pitre; son, Carroll Poche'; brother,
Harold Pitre; and sisters, Lois Carlos, Willa Mae Taylor and Marguerite
Solito. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Harold Joseph Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Friday, 14 May 1993: Harold Joseph Pitre at East Jefferson General Hospital on Thursday, May 13, 1993 at 10:16 o'clock AM. Beloved husband of Elsie Newman Pitre. Son of Alcida Trahan Pitre and the late Norris Pitre. Brother of Beulah Poche, Marguerite Solito, Ethel Charpentier, Lois Carlos, Michael Pitre, Leroy Pitre and the late Willa Mae Taylor. Also survived by nieces and nephews. Aged 75 years. A native of Franklin, La. and resident of Metairie, La. Relatives and friends of the family, also officers and members of American Legion Post No. 0125, employees of Southeastern Motor Freight, and Friends of Bond Crown Co-- of Continental Can Company are invited to attend the funeral from the Jefferson Chapel of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Funeral Home, on Saturday, May 15, 1993 at 11:00 o'clock AM. Interment in St. Francis De Sales No. 2, Houma, La. at 1:00 o'clock PM. Visitation on Friday, May 14, 1993 after 6:00 o'clock PM until 10:00 o'clock PM and on Saturday after 9:00 o'clock AM until service times.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: Norris J. Pitre / Dec. 12, 1893 - Oct. 10, 1961 / PITRE / Alcida T. Pitre / born April 16, 1896 / died May 14, 1993 / Harold J. Pitre / born May 1, 1918 / died May 13, 1993 / Elsie N. Pitre / born Sept. 16, 1920 / died April 4, 2013
Marguerite Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: Victor "Vic" Solito / Jan. 16, 1918 - Mar. 20, 1984 / Marguerite P. Solito / Apr. 29, 1920 - Oct. 31, 1993
Willa Mae Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: Ben H. Taylor / AOM 2 US Navy / World War II / Mar 2, 1913 - Sep 12, 1980 / Willa Mae P. Taylor / Jan. 1, 1922 - Nov. 15, 1986 / Gerald F. Taylor / Oct. 25, 1954 - July 5, 2009
Ethel Rita Pitre: Ethel Pitre Charpentier, 90, a native and resident of Houma, died at 7:55 a.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2014. Visitation will be 6-9 p.m. Friday and from 8 a.m. until funeral time Saturday at Falgout Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with burial in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 2. She is survived by her son, Charles "Poug" and wife, Lois Charpentier; daughters, Beverly Cressoine, and Alice and husband, Myron "Moon" LeBoeuf; six grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Weaser "Hood" Joseph Charpentier; parents, Norris and Alcida Trahan Pitre; brothers, Harold, Michael and Leroy Pitre; and sisters, Beulah Poche, Willa Mae Taylor, Margarette Solito and Lois Carlos. Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: CHARPENTIER / Weaser J. / Nov. 24, 1920 / June 17, 2001 / Ethel Rita / March 17, 1924 / July 8, 2014
Michael Norris Pitre: Houma Courier (LA), Monday, 27 April 2009: Michael Norris Pitre, 81, a native and resident of Houma, La., died Saturday, April 25, at 5:35 a.m. He is survived by his sons, John Pitre and wife Holly, and David Pitre and wife Merry; daughters, Anne Pitre Dufresne and husband Timothy, and Janet Pitre Brunet and husband Glenn; sister, Ethel Charpentier; grandchildren, Jesse Brunet, Sarah Folse, Jennifer Pitre, Cindy Pitre, David Pitre Jr. and Cody Pitre; and step-grandson, Michael Gros. He was preceded in death by his wife, Josephine S. Pitre; parents, Norris Pitre and Alcida Trahan Pitre; brothers, Harold Pitre and Leroy "Bo" Pitre; and sisters, Beulah Poche, Willa Mae Taylor, Lois Carlos and Marguerite Solito. Visitation will be 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, at Falgout Funeral Home in Houma with the funeral service to follow. Burial will be at St. Francis #2 Cemetery. Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: Michael Norris Pitre / May 27, 1927 / April 25, 2009 / rest in peace // Josephine Sacco Pitre / Nov. 16, 1926 / May 2, 2006 / rest in peace
Lois Pitre: Houma Courier (LA), Friday, 8 February 2002: Lois Pitre Carlos; age 70, a native and resident of Houma, died at 12:25 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, 2002. Visitation today and until funeral time Saturday at Chauvin Funeral Home. Mass at the funeral home with burial in St. Frances de Sales Cemetery No. 2. She is survived by three sons, Wayne Carlos of Franklin, and Bary and Craig Carlos of Houma; two brothers, Michael and Leroy Pitre of Houma; two sisters, Beulah Poche of Bridge City and Ethel Charpentier of Houma; six grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; two step-grandchildren and three step great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norris Anthony Carlos; her parents, Norris Pitre and Alcida Trahan Pitre; one brother, Harold Pitre; and two sisters, Willa Mae Taylor and Marguerite Solito. She was a homemaker and a parishioner of Holy Rosary Catholic Church.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: Norris A. Carlos / US Navy / World War II / Mar. 22, 1922 - Sep. 24, 1996 / Lois P. Carlos / June 7, 1931 - Feb. 7, 2002
Leroy Francis Pitre: Houma
Courier (LA), Monday, 4 July 2005: Leroy "Bo" Francis Pitre, 72, a native and
resident of Houma, died at 9:45 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2005. Visitation
will be from 6 to 10 p.m. Monday at Chauvin Funeral Home in Houma and from 8:30
a.m. to funeral time Tuesday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church. Mass will
be 11 am. Tuesday at the church, with burial at St. Francis de Sales Cemetery
No. 2. He is survived by his wife, Annie Lee LeCompte Pitre; three
daughters, Myra Adams and husband, John, of Gray, Connie Hebert and
husband, Joel, and Denise Marmande and husband, Al, of Houma; one
brother, Michael Pitre of Houma; one sister, Ethel Charpentier of
Houma; seven grandchildren, Gregory Adams, Jeffrey Adams, Jennifer Landry,
Travis Hebert, Sarah Zeringue, Al Marmande II and Eric Marmande; and four
great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Noris J.
Pitre and Alcida Trahan Pitre; one brother, Harold Pitre; and four
sisters, Beulah Poche', Marguerite Solito, Willa Mae Taylor and Lois Carlos.
He was a retired wireline operator with Otis-Halliburton. He was a
volunteer at Southland Market Place, St. Bernadette Catholic Church and Annual
Retreatment Manresa Retreat Home. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean
War. He was a parishioner of St. Bernadette Catholic Church. In lieu
of flowers, donations can be made to St. Bernadette Church Building Fund.
Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Norris 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: 1 September 2022.