Continuation of tree (3rd child of Romain Delafosse Pitre/Emma Josephine Williams); all known surname descendants:
8 Roy Arthur Pitre b: 8 June 1907 Thicket, Hardin, TX; d: 10 June 1961 Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, TX
+Mildred Mae Simmons (Loftis) b: 21 March 1908 Louisiana; m: Aft. 1930 [Valery/Grace Cole]; d: 13 March 1997 Liberty, Liberty, TX
Notes for Roy Arthur Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Liberty, Liberty, Texas: Roy A. Pitre 32 [$4000 house value] welder's helper/tool shop, wife Mildred 32 stenographer/real estate, stepson Jack Loftis 12. [San Jacinto]
- 1950 Liberty, Liberty, TX: Roy A. Pitre 42 welder/oil field, wife Mildred M. 42 stenographer/oil co., widowed mother-in-law Grace A. Simmons 73.
WWII Records: Roy Arthur Pitre, res. Liberty, TX; b. 8 June 1907 Hardin, TX; contact wife Mrs. Mildred Mae Pitre; 5' 10 1/2", 196 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, light brown complexion, small scar on forehead; 16 Oct 1940 Liberty, TX.
Obituary: The Liberty Vindicator (TX), Thursday, 15 June 1961: Funeral services for Roy A. Pitre, 54, were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the First Baptist Church with Rev. J.R. Breland, Galveston, officiating, assisted by Rev. Roland Jones, pastor of the church. Graveside Masonic rites were held at Fairlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements were directed by Allison Funeral Service. Mr. Pitre died suddenly about 1:30 a.m. Saturday, June 10, in Nacogdoches after suffering a heart attack. A native of Thicket, Texas, he had been a resident of Liberty for 33 years, was a member and deacon in the First Baptist Church, a member of the Liberty Masonic Lodge and a veteran of World War II. He was a salesman for the Jewel Electric Products Co. He is survived by his wife, Mildred Pitre and mother, Mrs. R.D. Pitre, Sr., both of Liberty; a son, Jack Loftin of Seminole; two brothers, R.D. Pitre of Morgan City, La., and Leo Pitre of Raywood; two sisters, Mrs. Douglas Shell, Liberty, and Mrs. M.M. Flournoy, Huntington and four grandchildren. Pallbearers were L.T. Brookshire, Sam Bass, Cecil Tate, Ed Minter, Lloyd Blake, Bill Griffin, Albert Reid and Sylvis Long. Honorary pallbearers were the board of deacons of the First Baptist Church.
Tombstone Inscription, Fairlawn Cemetery, Liberty: Mildred Mae Pitre / Mar. 21, 1908 / Mar. 13, 1997
Notes for Mildred Mae Simmons:
Tombstone Inscription, Fairlawn Cemetery, Liberty: Mildred Mae Pitre / Mar. 21, 1908 / Mar. 13, 1997
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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/Texas deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana/Texas Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 4 October 2022.