MERCEDES PITRE Obituary: Lafourche Parish, La. Submitted by: Louis Lavedan Source: Daily Comet, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. 4 Oct 2005 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** NOTES: 1. The date preceding the obituary is the date of posting on the WWW, not the date of death. ================================ September 30. 2005 12:00AM Mercedes Pitre Mercedes R. Pitre, 84, a native of Galliano and resident of Golden Meaodw, died at 3:31 a.m. Sept. 30, 2005. Visitation will be 8 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Samart Funeral Home in Cut Off. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Galliano, with burial at Cheramie Cemetery in Galliano. She is survived by her sister Rose Adams; five grandchildren; and 10 great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jack Pitre Jr.; parents, Etienne and Claudia Chouest Rousse; son Neal Pitre; brothers Clovis, Cleophas, Morris, Harrison and Nolan Rousse; sisters Orecia Pitre, Marcelit Guidry and Lorraine Rousse. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph Church and a member of the Ladies Altar Society. She enjoyed cooking and taking care of her family. Samart Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.