Continuation of tree (6th child of Fernand Pitre/Ida Dupre); all known surname descendants:
11 Widnay Pitre b: 24 March 1927 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 1 January 1980 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+Jessie Rose Lafleur b: 1 October 1927; m: Abt. 1946 [Hampton Joseph/Thelma Marie Joubert]; d: 11 February 2023 Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, LA
12 Carrol Bruce Pitre b: 11 October 1947 Opelousas, St Landry, LA; d: 25 April 2012 Zachary, East Baton Rouge, LA
+Christine Champagne b: Abt. 1942; m: Abt. 1967; d: Aft. February 2023
12 Joseph Pitre d: Aft. February 2023
+Maureen ---
12 Travis Pitre d: Aft. February 2023
+Pauline ---
12 Brenda Pitre d: Aft. February 2023
+Stanley Rome
Notes for Widnay Pitre:
Census
- 1940 St. Landry, Louisiana: Ferdinand Pitre 48 farmer/farm, wife Ida 43, Stanwood 19 helper/farm, Murry 18 helper/farm, Wilfrid 15, Whitney 13.
- 1950 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA: Whitney Pitre 23 attending school/veteran school, wife Rose L. 22, Carol 2.
Obituary: Daily World (Opelousas, LA), Wednesday, 2 January 1980: An Opelousas man died Tuesday from injuries suffered Monday in a one-vehicle accident about seven miles north of Opelousas on U.S. 167. Widnay Pitre, 52, of Rt. 6 Box 415, died in the Opelousas General Hospital Monday morning. The exact time of death was not known by a spokesman for Louisiana State Police Troop K. According to the accident report filed by Troop K, Pitre was travelling north on the highway at approximately 10:15 p.m. Monday when he lost control and ran off the roadway on the left side of the road. The car entered a left-hand curve and travelled approximately 300 feet on the shoulder before striking a bridge railing. The car followed the bridge railing for several feet then swerved sharply left across the roadway. The vehicle struck the bridge railing, became airborne and went over the railing into a ditch on the right side. The car skidded approximately 90 feet before coming to rest on its side in a coulee. One passenger in the vehicle, Mrs. Jessie Rose Pitre, 52, of the same address, told officers the headlights from an oncoming car had blinded Pitre. Mrs. Pitre suffered only minor injuries in the crash. The investigating officer for Troop K estimated the speed of the Pitre vehicle to be in excess of 70 miles per hour at the time of the accident. The vehicle sustained heavy damage in the mishap. Both passengers were removed to the Opelousas General Hospital by the Fire District III rescue unit. Pitre was charged with failure to maintain control and a blood alcohol test was taken and will be analyzed at the Louisiana State Police Criminalistics Laboratory in Baton Rouge. Funeral services for Pitre were to be held at 1 p.m. today in the St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas with burial in the Cedar Hills Cemetery in Washington with Sibille's Funeral Home in charge. He is survived by his wife, Rose Lafleur Pitre of Opelousas; three sons, Bruce and Joseph Pitre, both of Baton Rouge and Travis Pitre of Opelousas; one daughter, Brenda Rome of Donaldsonville; four brothers, Wilfred, Murray, Herbert and Stanward Pitre, all of Opelousas; one sister, Million Johnson of Opelousas; his mother, Mrs. Ida Pitre of Opelousas; six grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Washington, LA: Widnay Pitre / US Army / World War II / Mar 24, 1927 - Jan 1, 1980
Notes for Jessie Rose Lafleur:
Obituary: The Advocate (LA), 14 February 2023: Memorial services will be held Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at a 2:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington for Jessie Rose Pitre Chelette, age 95, who passed away Saturday, February 11, 2023 at Jefferson Manor Nursing Home in Baton Rouge. Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Chelette was a native of the Plaisance/Ville Platte area and lived most of her life in Opelousas/Washington. A devout Catholic, she was a parishioner of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Washington and was very strong in her faith, praying the rosary daily. Her greatest joy was found in being a mother and grandmother. Survivors include two sons Joey Pitre and his wife, Maureen, of Baton Rouge, and Travis Pitre and his wife, Pauline of Prairieville; one daughter, Brenda Rome and her husband, Stanley, of Gonzales, daughter in law Christine Pitre of Zachary; nine grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her son Bruce Pitre, her first husband, Widnay Pitre; her second husband, Willie Peter Chelette; her parents, Joseph Hampton Lafleur and the former Marie Thelma Joubert; one grandchild, Joseph Pitre; her brother, Robert Louis Lafleur; and two sisters, Gloria Mae Roberie and Elizabeth Josephine "Betty Jo" Thibodeaux. A rosary will be prayed at 12:00 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. The family requests that visiting hours be observed from 10:00 a.m. Wednesday until service time on Wednesday.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Catherine's Cemetery, Baton Rouge, LA: Rose Chelette / Oct. 1, 1927 / (blank)
Obituaries for the children:
Carroll Bruce Pitre: The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) , 26 April 2012: Carrol Bruce Pitre, a resident of Zachary, LA and a native of Opelousas, LA, died peacefully at his home on Wednesday, April 25, 2012. He was retired, after working for over 34 years for Exxon. Visitation will be at Charlet Funeral Home, Inc. in Zachary on Thursday, April 26, 2012 from 5pm until 8pm, then on Friday, April 27, 2012 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Zachary from 9am until funeral services at 10, conducted by Rev. M. Jeffery Bayhi. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery in Baker. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Christine Champagne Pitre; one daughter, Susan Pitre Myers and her husband Kevin of Central; one son, Michael Scott Pitre and his special friend Karrie Debenport of Belle Chase, LA; his mother, Jessie Rose Chelette of Gonzales; one sister, Brenda Rome and her husband Stanley of Gonzales; two brothers, Joseph Pitre and his wife Maureen of Baton Rouge and Travis Pitre and his wife Pauline of French Settlement; three grandchildren: Haley Nicole Young, Jacob Myers, and Haley Myers. He was preceded in death by his father, Widnay Pitre. Pallbearers will be Isaac Bellard, Cecil Manchester, Harold Prejean, Scott Pitre, Kevin Myers, and Bernard Sonnier. He was an avid and active golfer, and a marshall at Beaver Creek Golf Course in Zachary. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Baton Rouge; Baton Rouge, LA. Special thanks to Lane Regional Medical Center and Lane Home Health, and all of his golfing buddies.
Back one generation to parents of Widnay 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 births, marriages & deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the LA vital statistics collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 27 March 2026.