Raoul Joseph Pitre

1914 Thibodaux, Louisiana – 1993 Thibodaux, Louisiana

 

 

Continuation of tree (3rd child of Raoul Pierre Pitre/Marie Annette Soignier); all known surname descendants:

                    9          Raoul Joseph Pitre  b: 22 May 1914  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 3 March 1993  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA

                                  +Florence Roger  b: 10 February 1920  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 25 June 1950  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Leo/Helen Clement]; d: 30 December 2012  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA      

                             10       Carolyn Pitre    d: Aft. December 2012

                                            +Steven Stilts 

 

      

Notes for Raoul Joseph Pitre:   

Census

- 1950 Lafourche, Louisiana:  Widow Inez S. Pitre 66, son Raoul Jr. 38 farm helper/farm, niece Rose Mary Hebert 20 (sep), grandson Willie Paul Hebert 2.

 

WWII Records:  Raoul Joseph Pitre, res. Lafourche, LA; b. 22 May 1914 Lafourche, LA; father Mr. Raoul Pitre; 5'7", 184 lbs., black eyes & black hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Thibodaux, LA.

 

Obituary:  Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), 3 March 1993:  A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 10:30 a.m. today at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux for Raoul Pierce "Black" Pitre, 78, a native of Lafourche Parish and resident of Thibodaux, who died at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 3.  Interment was in the St. Joseph Cemetery.  He was the husband of Florence Roger Pitre; father of Carolyn Stilts.  He is also survived by two grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Raoul and Annette Soignet Pitre; two brothers, Clay and Walter Pitre; and a sister, Anastacia Theriot.  Falgout Funeral Home of Raceland was in charge of the arrangements.

 

Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Thibodaux, LA:  Raoul J. Pitre Jr. / Sgt US Army / World War II / May 22, 1914 – Mar. 3, 1993 / Florence Roger Pitre / February 10, 1920 - December 30, 2012

 

Notes for Florence Roger:

Obituary:  The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Thursday, 3 January 2013:  Florence Roger Pitre, 92, a native and resident of Thibodaux, LA, died Sunday, December 30, 2012.  Visitation will be on Friday, January 4, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm at Landry's Funeral Home in Thibodaux, LA and on Saturday, January 5, 2013 from 9am till funeral time at 11am, St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux, LA.  Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Thibodaux, LA.  She is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Stilts and husband Steven of Thibodaux, LA; sisters, Eula Borne of Reserve, LA and Ouida Mae Faucheux of Lutcher, LA; brother, Earl Roger and wife Ethel of Eunice, LA; granddaughter, Stephanie Stilts of Hattiesburg, MS.  She is preceded in death by her husband, Raoul "Black" Pitre of Thibodaux, LA; her parents, Leo and Helen Clement Roger of Thibodaux, LA; sisters, Ruby Richard of Schriever, LA, Earline Gaubert and Doris Bourgeois of Thibodaux, LA; brothers Malvin, Algi, and Milton Roger of Thibodaux, LA; grandson, Sean Michael Stilts of Thibodaux, LA.  Landry's Funeral Home of Thibodaux, LA in charge of arrangements.
 

 

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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:  4 April 2025.