Percy Frederic Pitre
1916 Lafourche, Louisiana – 1971 New Orleans, LA
Continuation of tree (3rd child of Joachin Joseph Pitre/Henriette Marguerite Esponge); all known surname descendants:
9 Percy Frederic Pitre b: 8 June 1916 Lafourche, LA; d: 21 December 1971 New Orleans, LA
+Noelie Boudreaux b: Abt. 1920 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: Abt. 1944 [Lovincy/Ida Bourgeois]; d: 23 December 2009 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
10 Kermit Thomas Pitre b: 29 December 1946 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA; d: 23 January 1997 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
+Nora Cheramie b: 20 October 1953 Golden Meadow, Lafourche, LA; m: unknown [Joseph/Clara Guidry]; d: 23 January 1997 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
10 Sheila Pitre b: 2 December 1949; d: Aft. December 2009
+Paul Curole
Notes for Percy Frederic Pitre:
Census
- 1950 Lafourche, LA: Percy F. Pitre 33 truck driver/shrimp industry, wife Noelie 29, Kermit 3, Shelia (2 Dec 1949), parents Joacin Pitre 61, wife Henrietta 57.
WWII Records: Percy Fedrick Pitre, res. Golden Meadows, LA; b. 8 Jul 1916 Golden Meadows, LA; contact Mr. Jackin Pitre (same address); 5'6", 140 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, light brown hair; 16 Oct 1940 Thibodaux, LA.
Death Notice: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Wednesday, 22 December 1971: Percy F. Pitre, 55, Veterans Hospital.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Galliano, LA: Percy F. Pitre / Pvt 449 AAA AW BN CAC / World War II / June 8 1916 - Dec 21 1971
Notes for Noelie Boudreaux:
Obituary: Noelie B. Pitre, 88, a native of Thibodaux and resident of Cut Off, died at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time today at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. Mass will be 11 a.m. today at the church, with burial in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. She is survived by one daughter, Shelia P. Curole and husband, Paul Sr.; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Percy F. Pitre; her parents, Lovincy and Ida Bourgeois Boudreaux; one son, Kermit Pitre; one daughter-in-law, Nora Pitre; five brothers, Ivy Boudreaux, Volney Boudreaux, Norman Boudreaux, Norby Boudreaux and Julian Boudreaux; two sisters, Bernice Riche' and Julie Navarre; and one grandchild. She was a homemaker and parishioner of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church. Her hobbies were cooking, bingo and a caretaker for family members. Samart-Mothe Funeral Home of Cut Off is in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
Kermit Pitre: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), January 1997: A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. today at Samart Funeral Home in Cut Off for Kermit Thomas Pitre, 50, a native of Golden Meadow and resident of Cut Off, who died at 6:12 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23. Burial was in Cheramie Cemetery. He was the son of Noelie Boudreaux Pitre; father of Kelly Pitre and Shelly Pitre Breaux; and brother of Sheila Curole. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nora Cheramie Pitre: father Percy F. Pitre; and son Audie Pitre.
[Nora Pitre: Lafourche Daily Comet, January 1997: A funeral service was scheduled for 10 a.m. today at Samart Funeral Home in Cut Off for Nora Cheramie Pitre, 43, a native of Golden Meadow and resident of Cut Off who died at 6:12 p.m. Thursday Jan. 23. Burial was in Cheramie Cemetery. She was the wife of Kermit T Pitre; daughter of Joseph and Clara Guidry Cheramie; mother of Kelly Pitre and Shelly Pitre Breaux; sister of Dudley and Ernest Cheramie, Lorraine Guidry and Irene Bourgeois. She was preceded in death by her husband, Kermit T. Pitre; parents, Joseph and Clara Guidry Cheramie; and son, Audie Pitre.]
[Audie Pitre: Lafourche Daily Comet, January 1997: A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. today at Samart Funeral Home in Cut Off for Audie Thomas Pitre, 26, a native of Galliano and resident of Cut Off who died at 6:12 p.m. Thursday Jan. 23. Burial was in the Cheramie Cemetery. He was the grandson of Noelie Pitre; and the brother of Kelly Pitre and Shelly Pitre Breaux. He is preceded in death by his parents, Kermit and Nora Cheramie Pitre; paternal grandfather Percy Pitre; and maternal grandparents, Joseph and Clara Cheramie.]
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Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- 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: 10 August 2022.