Continuation of tree (3rd child of Joseph James Pitre/Josephine Leonard); all known surname descendants:
10 Roy Joseph Pitre b: 12 August 1920 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 16 May 1955 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Gladys Portier b: 1 September 1920 Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1939 [George/Louise Chaisson]; d: 6 July 2000 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
11 Gerald Paul Pitre b: 28 April 1941 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 14 November 2008 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Geraldine Trahan b: 31 May 1940 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: unknown [Guideon/Helen Ardoin]; d: 12 March 2001 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
Notes for Roy Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1930 Terrebonne, Louisiana: James Pitre 33, wife Josephine 31, Mildred 11, Roy 9, James J. 8, Raymond 6, Floyd 3, Ray 1 year 6 months.
- 1940 Terrebonne, LA: George Portier 48 mechanic/garage [$800 house value], wife Louise C. 48, son-in-law Roy Pitre 19 oyster shucker/sea food, wife Gladys 19, father-in-law Norbert Chaison 60 widower [Morgan addition]
- 1950 Bayou Cane, Terrebonne, LA: Roy J. Pitre 29 pile driver on oil well construction/oil co., wife Gladys M. 29, Gerald P. 8.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: Roy J. / Pitre / Louisiana / PFC / A 15 Engr C BN / World War II / August 12, 1920 / May 16, 1955 /// G I PORTIER / George I. Portier / PVT US Army / World War I / Jun 21, 1891 - Jun 14, 1976 / Louise C. Portier / 1899 - 1977 / Gladys Portier Pitre / Sept. 1, 1920 - July 6, 2000
Notes for Gladys Portier:
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), July 2000: A
Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at Falgout
Funeral Home Chapel for Gladys Portier Pitre, 79, a native of Chauvin and
resident of Houma, who died at 4:55 p.m. July 6, 2000. Visitation will be
from 6 to 10 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until funeral time at the funeral home.
Burial will be at the St. Francis de Sales II Cemetery in Houma. She was
the mother of Gerald P. Pitre of Houma. She is also survived by
three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in
death by her husband, Roy Joseph Pitre, and parents, George I. and
Louise Chaisson Pitre. Falgout Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of
arrangements.
Obituary for the son:
Gerald Paul Pitre: Falgout Funeral Home (LA), Saturday, 15
November 2008: Gerald Pitre, 67, a native and resident of Houma,
died Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at 2:51 a.m. Visitation will be from 4 to 8
p.m. Sunday and 8 to 11 a.m. at Falgout Funeral Home. Services will be 11
a.m. Monday at St. Bernadette Catholic Church, with burial in Bayou Black
Cemetery. He is survived by his sons, John and wife, Maria, and Jamie
and wife, Becky; his daughter, Alena Pitre; and three grandchildren,
Kourtney, Logan and Brennan Pitre; and parents Roy and Gladys Portier
Pitre. He was a parishioner of St. Bernadette. He retired from
Schlumberger Well Services after 31 years. Falgout Funeral Home is in
charge of arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Roy 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: 4 June 2025.