Continuation of tree (2nd child of Jean Baptiste Pitre/Florence Emily Jeannisse); all known surname descendants:
9 William Austin Pitre b: 8 February 1910 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 24 February 2005 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
+Ruth Griffith b: 21 December 1913 Jayess, Lawrence, MS; m: Abt. 1940; d: 19 July 2005 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX
10 William Austin Pitre b: Abt. 1942 Texas
+Colleen ---
10 Daniel Y. Pitre b: Abt. 1947 Texas
+Cheryl ---
Notes for William Austin Pitre:
Census
- 1930
- 1940 Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas: William Pitre 30 merchant marine [903 Eweles Street]
- 1950 Port Arthur, Jefferson, TX: William Pitre 40 operator helper in event de waxing units/oil refinery, wife Ruth G. 36, William Jr. 7, Daniel Y. 3.
Obituary: The Beaumont Enterprise (TX), Friday, 25 February 2005: William Pitre, Sr., 95, of Port Arthur passed away Thursday, February 24, 2005 at Park Place Medical Center in Port Arthur. Services will be conducted at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 26, 2005 at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home in Port Arthur with Rev. Stephen McCrate officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of friends will take place from 5:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. Friday with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Born on February 8, 1910 to his parents, Jean and Emily Pitre in Ville Platte, Louisiana; Mr. Pitre had lived in Port Arthur for over eighty years. He was a retired operator in the motor oil department at Texaco Oil Refinery for over thirty-three years, a member of the O.C.A.W. #423. Mr. Pitre was a member of the National Maritime Union and was an Engineering officer in the Merchant Marines during World War II. He was also past Democratic Precinct Chairman and was very active in Democratic politics. Survivors include his wife of sixty-five years, Ruth Griffith Pitre of Port Arthur; sons, William Pitre, Jr. and his wife Colleen of Port Arthur; Danny Pitre and his wife Cheryl of Orange; six grandchildren, Jennifer Davis, Stephanie Wilkins, Ryan Pitre, Laurie Moreau, John Pitre and Brent Pitre; four great-grandchildren and Mr. Pitre would have had four great-great-grandchildren, two of which are twins, they are expected in the near future. The family would like to thank Park Place Hospital, Promise Specialty Hospital, Dr. Allen Williamson and his staff for all of their care they gave to our dad. The family would like to offer special thanks to his caregiver, Sandra Brunotte, thanks so much for taking care of daddy, he will miss you and we know you will miss him.
Tombstone Inscription, Oak Bluff Memorial Park, Port Neches, Jefferson, TX: PITRE / William / Feb. 8, 1910 / Feb. 24, 2005 / Ruth G. / Dec. 21, 1913 / July 19, 2005
Notes for Ruth Griffith:
Obituary: The Beaumont Enterprise (TX), Thursday, 21 July 2005: Ruth G. Pitre, 91, of Port Arthur passed away Tuesday, July 19, 2005 at Cypress Glen West Nursing Home in Port Arthur. Services will be conducted at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 23, 2005 at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home in Port Arthur with Rev. Joy Richards officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Bluff Memorial Park in Port Neches. A gathering of friends and family will take place from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Friday at the funeral home. Mrs. Pitre was born December 21, 1913 in Jayess, Mississippi. She moved to Port Arthur in the early 1930's and worked at the Kress Store in downtown Port Arthur. She later was employed at Sears and Roebuck and retired from there in the late 1970's. Ruth then went back to work at the Fair Store in Jefferson City and when the store closed; she went to work at Beallis in Central Mall. Mrs. Pitre finally retired at the young age of 84. Mrs. Pitre was the wife of William Pitre, Sr. who passed away on February 24, 2005. She is survived by her two sons, Danny Pitre and his wife Cheryl of Orangefield, William Pitre, Jr. and his wife Colleen of Port Arthur; grandchildren, Jennifer Davis of Houston, Ryan Pitre of Bridge City, Stephanie Wilkins of Port Neches, Laurie Moreau of Nederland, John Pitre of Houston and Brent Pitre of Houston; six great grandchildren, Stephen Rougeau, Lauren Wilkins, Whitleigh and Saylor Moreau, Ethan and Cole Pitre, Braeden Pitre and Sydney Billington; sisters, Edith McGrew of Silver Creek, Mississippi and Louise Callender of Kenner, Louisiana; brothers, Wayne Griffith of Nederland, Gene Griffith of Brookhaven, Mississippi, Kenneth Griffith of Sontag, Mississippi and Lavon Griffith of Elberta, Alabama. The family wishes to thank the staff at Cypress Glen West Nursing Home and Odyssey Hospice for their excellent care and compassion during Mrs. Pitre's illness.
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Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- 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).
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