Orleans Pierre Pitre

1916 Cut Off, Louisiana – 1994 Cut Off, Louisiana

 

 

Continuation of tree (8th child of David 'Alexie' Pitre/Philomene Elisa Adams); all known surname descendants:

                  9          Orleans Pierre 'Tom' Pitre  b: 12 February 1916  Cut Off, Lafourche, LA; d: 1 February 1994  Cut Off, Lafourche, LA 

                                 +Adeline Marie Pitre  b: 24 April 1921  Galliano, Lafourche, LA; m: 30 April 1946  Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Elfere Joseph/Romella Lafont]; d: 10 December 2000  Galliano, Lafourche, LA

                           10        Ricky P. Pitre  b: Abt. 1949; d: Aft. December 2000

                           10        Tanya Pitre    d: Aft. December 2000

                                          +Schreiber

 

 

Notes for Orleans Pierre Pitre:

Census

- 1940 Lafourche, LA:  David Pitre 62 farmer, wife Eliza 58, Orleans 24 pilot/small boat.  [Hwy 77 between Cut Off & Galliano]

 

- 1950 Lafourche, LA:  Orleans A. Pitre 32 explosive, wife Adline M. 28, Ricky P. 1.

 

Obituary:  The Courier (Houma, LA), Thursday, 3 February 1994:  Orleans P. "Tom" Pitre, 77, a native and resident of Cut Off, died at 9:20 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, 1994.  Visitation will be from noon to funeral time today at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Galliano.  Mass will be at 2 p.m. at the church with burial in Cheramie Cemetery in Galliano.  He is survived by his wife, Adeline Pitre of Cut Off; one son Ricky Pitre of Louisville, Colo.; one daughter, Tanya Schreiber of Houma; one brother, Harris Pitre of Cut Off; and three grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, David and Lisa Adams Pitre; three brothers, Fedless, Edless and Loveless Pitre; and three sisters, Thea Guidry, Edola Gisclair and Frances Guidry.  He was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Galliano, an Army veteran of World War II, and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Cheramie Cemetery, Galliano, LA:  Orleans "Tom" Pitre / 2-12-1916 - 2-1-1991 / Adeline Pitre / 4-21-1921 - 12-10-2000

 

Notes for Adeline Marie Pitre:

Obituary:  Lafourche Daily Comet (LA):  A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Galliano for Adeline Marie Pitre, 79, a native and resident of Galliano, who died at 7:20 a.m. Dec. 10, 2000.  Visitation will be from 8 a.m. until funeral time at the church.  Burial will be at Cheramie Cemetery in Galliano.  She was the mother of Ricky Pitre and Tanya Schreiber; and sister of Eugene and Dudley Pitre and Ophelia Lafort.  She is also survived by three grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by her husband, Orleans Pitre; parents, Elfer and Romalie Lafont Pitre; and sister, Georgette Pitre.  She was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

 

 

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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:  9 August 2026.