Carl Aden Pitre

ELTON Funeral services for Mr. Carl Aden Pitre, 81, will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, February 5, 2015 in the First Baptist Church of Elton with Bros. Dore Langley, Pat Thomas and Jake Crowell officiating. Burial will be in the China Cemetery under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings. Visitation will be in the funeral home Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.; and at the church on Thursday from 10:00 a.m. until time of services. Mr. Pitre died at 1:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 3, 2015 in the Southwest Louisiana War Veterans Home in Jennings. Mr. Pitre was a lifelong resident of Elton and was owner of a dry cleaning business. He was a Godly man, devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and friend. He leaves behind a legacy with the Sign Shop, Real Tailors and Cleaners and with his school bus route. He had a God given talent, a good business man and a love for children. He is survived by his wife, Deloris Pitre of Elton; two daughters, Lori Hanks and husband Philip of Buna, Texas, Shawn Nichols and husband Scott of Pineville; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild. He is preceded in death by his parents, Alias and Lucinda Bertrand Pitre; and two sisters, Madelyn Philpot Greene and Annette Pitre.