Robert Edward Pitre

1919 St. Landry, Louisiana – 1993 Lawtell, Louisiana

 

 

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

                                          +Terry Perron

                            10       Perlie J. Pitre  b: Abt. 1943

                                          +--- Welock

                                        *2nd Husband of Perlie Pitre:

                                          +--- Myers

                            10       Lucius Joseph Pitre  b: Abt. 1945

                                          +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 Parsons    d: Aft. April 2008

                            10       Robert Edward Pitre

                            10       Marjorie Pitre

                                          +Donald W. Fuselier

                            10       Manuella Pitre

                                          +--- Barnard

                            10       Annette Pitre

                                          +Ricky Quibodeaux

                            10       Gladys Pitre

                                          +--- Arnaud

                                        *2nd Husband of Gladys Pitre:

                                          +--- Lavergne

                            10       Jeanette Pitre

                                          +--- Huff

                                        *2nd Husband of Jeanette Pitre:

                                          +--- Colligan

 

 

Notes for Robert Edward Pitre:

Census

- 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.

 

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, LAAntoinette 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.

 

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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 deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).

 

Last updated:  3 October 2022.