Continuation of tree (9th child of Lucien Poupon Pitre/2nd Wife Marie Enna 'Anna' Moreau); all known surname descendants:
9 Robert Edward Pitre b: 24 February 1919 St. Landry, LA; d: 6 August 1993 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA
+ Antoinette Boone b: 21 October 1921 Swords, St. Landry, LA; m: March 1939 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Octave/Evelia Lejeune]; d: 18 June 1996 Lawtell, St. Landry, LA
10 Shirley M. Pitre b: Abt. 1940; d: Aft. April 2008
+Terry Perron
10 Perlie J. Pitre b: Abt. 1943; d: Aft. April 2008
+--- Welock
*2nd Husband of Perlie Pitre:
+--- Myers
10 Lucius Joseph Pitre b: Abt. 1945; d: Aft. April 2008
+Judith Marie Borne b: Abt. 1947; m: 11 December 1965 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Charles J./---]
10 Margaret Pitre b: 29 December 1947 Eunice, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 April 2008 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+J. Collins Lavergne m: unknown (divorced November 1983)
*2nd Husband of Margaret Pitre:
+Floyd Richard Parsons b: 23 October 1939; m: 28 January 1994; d: 1 May 2021
10 Robert Edward Pitre b: 9 November 1960; d: Aft. April 2008
10 Marjorie Pitre d: Aft. April 2008
+Donald W. Fuselier
10 Manuella Pitre d: Aft. April 2008
+--- Barnard
10 Annette Pitre d: Aft. April 2008
+Ricky Quibodeaux
10 Gladys Pitre d: Aft. April 2008
+--- Arnaud
*2nd Husband of Gladys Pitre:
+--- Lavergne
10 Jeanette Pitre d: Aft. April 2008
+--- Huff
*2nd Husband of Jeanette Pitre:
+--- Colligan
Notes for Robert Edward Pitre:
Census
- 1930 St. Landry, LA: Laule P. Pitre 63, wife Anna 43, widower Clifford 22, Hazel 21, Frank 19, Virgie 15, Robert 11, Elridgess 24, wife Ena 22 & sons Erlidge Jr. 4 years 1 month, Jessie J. 1 year 6 months.
- 1940
- 1950 Eunice, St. Landry, Louisiana: Robert E. Pitre 31 road grader/Parish road repair, wife Antoinette B. 28, Shirley M. 9, Pearley J. 6, Louis J. 4, Margaret 2.
WWII Records: Robert Edward Pitre, res. Rt. 4, Opelousas, LA; b. 24 Feb 1919 Lawtell, LA; wife Mrs. Robert Pitre; 5'7", 152 lbs., gray eyes & brown hair, light complexion, tatoo on right arm; 16 Oct 1940 Opelousas, LA.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Friday, 13 August 1993: Lawtell - Funeral services for Mr. Robert Pitre, 74, will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday in St. Bridget Catholic Church here with burial in Pitre Cemetery in Prairie Ronde. Mr. Pitre, a resident of Lawtell, died recently at his residence. Survivors include: two sons, L.J. Pitre of Ville Platte and Robert E. Pitre Jr. of Port Barre; eight daughters, Mrs. Perlie Wedlock of Lawtell, Mrs. Terry Perron of Mamou, Mrs. Margaret Pitre Lavergne of Opelousas, Mrs. Margie Pitre Fusilier of Mamou, Mrs. Manuella Bernard of Galveston, Texas, Mrs. Annette Quibodeaux of Church Point, Mrs. Gladys Arnaud and Mrs. Jeanette Huff, both of Lewisburg; a brother, Cliff Pitre of Lawtell; a sister, Mrs. Vergie Bourgeois of Duson; 30 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Visiting hours are from 3 p.m. Saturday until time of services on Sunday. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Lafond-Ardoin Funeral Home on North Main in Opelousas is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Pitre Cemetery, St. Landry, LA: Robert Edward Pitre / Feb. 24, 1919... Aug. 6, 1993 / son of Lucien P. Pitre / & Anna Moreau. Also: Robert E. Pitre Sr. / US Army / World War II / Feb. 24, 1919 - Aug. 6, 1993
Notes for Antoinette Boone:
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Thursday, 20 June 1996: Savoy - Funeral services for Mrs. Antoinette Boone, 74, were held at 11 a.m. today in St. Thomas Chapel here with burial in the church cemetery. Mrs. Boone, a resident of Lawtell, died Tuesday, June 18, following a short illness. Survivors include: two sons, L. J. Pitre of Ville Platte and Robert Edward 'Bobby' Pitre Jr. of Port Barre; eight daughters, Mrs. Terry (Shirley) Perron of Mamou, Mrs. Floyd (Margaret) Parsons of Tyler, Texas, Mrs. Donald W. (Margie) Fuselier of Mamou, Ms. Manuella Barnard of Galveston, Texas, Mrs. Ricky (Annette) Quibodeaux of Bosco, Mrs. Gladys Arnaud and Ms. Jeanette Pitre, both of Lewisburg, and Ms. Pearly Welock of Lawtell; 28 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. Visiting hours began at 1 p.m. Wednesday until time of services today. A rosary was recited at 7 p.m. Quirk & Son Funeral Home of Eunice was in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Thomas Cemetery, Savoy, St. Landry, LA: Antoinette Boone / Oct. 21, 1921 / June 18, 1996
Obituaries for the children:
Margaret Pitre: The Town Talk (Alexandria, LA), Thursday, 10 April 2008: (photo) Opelousas - Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Pitre Parsons, 60, will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2008, in the Sibille Funeral Home Chapel of Opelousas. Interment will follow in the St. Leo the Great Cemetery in Leonville. Msgr. Louis Melancon will conduct the services. Mrs. Parsons was born in Eunice, and was a resident of Opelousas. Mrs. Parsons passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 at her residence. Survivors include her husband, Mr. Floyd Parsons, of Opelousas; one daughter, Michele Lavergne of Carencro; two brothers, L. J. Pitre of Ville Platte and Bobby Pitre of Port Barre; seven sisters, Shirley Perron of Lafayette, Pearlie Myers of Lewisburg, Marjorie Fusilier of Mamou, Manuella Barnard of Mamou, Annette Quibodeaux of Church Point, Gladys Lavergne of Grand Prairie, and Jeanette Colligan of Church Point; grandson, James Branham and granddaughter, Colleen Branham, both of Carencro. Ms. Parsons was preceded in death by her parents, Robert and Antoinette Boone Pitre and one son, Mark Lavergne. Visiting hours will be observed on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, from 5 p.m. until 9 p.m. in the Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas. On Thursday visitation will continue from 8 a.m. until the time of services. Pallbearers will include Shawnee Leger, L. J. Pitre, Bobby Pitre, Ricky Quibodeaux, Louis Myers and Anthony Branham. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Sibille Funeral Home of Opelousas.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Leo Cemetery, Leonville,
LA: Margaret P. / Dec. 29, 1947 / Apr. 8, 2008 / true / Jan. 28, 1994 /
love / Floyd R. / Oct. 23, 1939 / May 1, 2021 / PARSONS
Back one generation to parents of Robert Edward Pitre
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 deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 31 July 2024.