Providence Baptist Church Cemetery - Vernon Parish Louisiana Submitted by Jane P. McManus ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** From Pitkin in Vernon Parish, take LA Hwy. 10 West, and go approximately 2.8 miles past Marlow Cemetery. Near the town of Cravens, the road turns sharply North. Turn left at this point (FR 1902) and go approximately 5.0 miles. Providence Baptist Church is located on the right side of the road. The cemetery is located to the right of the Church, is fenced and well maintained. The large area under fence is divided into four sections, but burials were recorded in rows from the South fence next to the Church to the North fence beginning on the left side. There were a large number of new funeral markers with names only, possibly placed at previously unmarked burials. Tombstone inscriptions recorded by Jane McManus 19 Mar 1994. Submitted by Jane McManus on 14 February 2000. Row 1: [Unreadable funeral marker, fresh flowers - no information] Brown, F. W. - 15 Dec 1937 [only date, small concrete marker] Calcote, Infant of R. C. & Mollie Calcote [5 funeral markers, 5 identical burials - no dates] Gill, Infant daughter of M&M S. W. J. Gill - 21 Feb 1907 Gill, William Jessie - 11 Oct 1885/7 Feb 1951 Father Gill, Veny - 2 May 1894/1 Mar 1962 Mother [Above 2 burials have identical stones ] Gill, Harlis - 1920/1979, Tec. 5 US Army WW2 J-----, (?) Robert - [unreadable dates on marker, infant grave, vault] Franklin, Elizabeth - 27 May 1902/28 Apr 1984 Mother Bailey, George T. - 11 Feb 1882/12 Jun 1977 Austin, Bethine Grace - born & died 20 Mar 1992 [funeral marker] Johnson, Wilmer - 23 Jan 1902/[no dates] [son of Josiah Johnson] Daddy Johnson, Lila W. - 7 Jun 1899/8 Jul 1978 Mama [Above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 18 Aug 1921 Row 2: Clark, Owen M. - 6 Apr 1929/8 Mar 1986 Pop Clark, Mildred J. - 25 Oct 1922/3 Aug 1990 Mom [Above 2 burials have double stone] Jackson, James - [funeral marker, no information] Jackson, Ernest - [funeral marker, no information] Johnson, Alice - [funeral marker, no information] Johnson, Infant of Alice - [funeral marker] [unreadable hand lettered concrete slab - no information] Perkins, Ellen - 17 Sep 1883/19 Feb 1954 Mother Gill, Adam - [funeral marker, no information] McMullen, Infant of Sue - [funeral marker - no dates] Borel, Geraldine A. - 15 Oct 1927/[no dates] Borel, Felix Joseph - 18 May 1901/15 Aug 1992, Pvt. US Army [Above 2 burials have double stone - children's name on reverse side] [unreadable funeral marker - no information] McMullen, Emeline - [unreadable funeral marker - no dates] McMullen, W. S. - age 13 years - d. 1937 [funeral marker] [slab with handlettered information] [unreadable marker - infant grave - no information] McMullen, ?Doris? - b&d 29 Jul 1947 [almost unreadable] McMullen, Infant of M&M George McMullen - [funeral marker - no dates] McMullen, Pamela Kay - [funeral marker - no dates] Row 3: [2 unreadable funeral markers - no information] Ashworth, Johnnie - [funeral marker, no information] Ashworth, Johnnie - 1919/1928 [Above 2 burials are separate graves, same names, with fresh flowers at both] Ashworth, Ellis - 1 Aug 1897/15 Jun 1934 Father Ashworth, Anglena - 9 Feb 1903/5 Aug 1968 Mother [Above 2 burials have double stone] Borel, Tommy Joe - 17 Oct 1949/17 Apr 1964 Our Son [concrete cross - 4 feet tall, 3 feet wide, no information] White, Hazel - 31 Jan 1908/24 May 1957 Mother White, Mark - 3 Mar 1904/7 Nov 1965 Father [Above 2 burials have double stone] White, Doyla V. - 1933/1990 Row 4: White, Lorene B. - 16 May 1919/14 Jun 1962 Mother Slaughter, ? - [unreadable funeral marker - no information] Slaughter, Infant of Jim Slaughter - [funeral marker - no dates] Slaughter, Jim - [funeral marker - no dates] Brown, Beea A. - 21 Sep 1885/5 Feb 1945 Brown, Marion C. - 7 Jun 1885/30 Mar 1952 [Above 2 burials have double stone] Rickmon, D. M. - 4 Sep 1875/8 Jan 1919 White, Nancy - 15 Aug 1861/26 Jan 1926 White, John - 19 Sep 1838/10 Sep 1904 [Above 2 burials have double stone] Gill, Infant son of B. A. & M. S. Gill - died 14 Aug 1904 White, William C. - 28 Feb 1867/30 Oct 1941 Father White, Margrett B. - 26 Dec 1873/6 Nov 1923 Mother [Above 2 burials have double stone] White, Mike - 15 Apr 1907/8 Feb 1929 [unreadable funeral marker, with fresh flowers - no information] Row 5: Stephens, Barbara W. - 24 Jun 1943/13 Jul 1971 Mother White, Tommy - [funeral marker - no information] White, Anna Bell - [funeral marker - no information] [small iron cross with unreadable plaque] White, Rose B. - 3 Jul 1878/9 Jan 1948 Ma White, John C. - 10 Mar 1873/12 Mar 1964 Pa [Above 2 burials have double stone] Bailey, Fred "King" - 20 Aug 1898/19 Apr 1971 [unreadable funeral marker - no information] White, Infant of John & Liza White - [funeral marker - no information] White, Infant of John & Liza White - [funeral marker - no information] Calcote, Minnie - [funeral marker - no information] [unreadable funeral marker - no information] Bailey, Barney L. - 19 Aug 1894/29 Jun 1923 Bailey, Jessie Ann - 8 Nov 1919/28 Feb 1925 [above 2 burials have identical stones] West, Infant of Lotus West - [funeral marker, no information] [unreadable funeral marker - no information] Nash, Oler - [funeral marker only, no dates] [This is Ola White, wife of Abram Nash, daughter of John & Nancy White] Nash, Infant of Oler Nash - [funeral marker, Infant of Abram Nash & Ola White - no dates] White, Bertha Cryar - 30 Sep 1908/2 Mar 1935 Mother [under large cedar tree] Gill, Saphronie - 10 Jul 1884/16 Jul 1957 Gill, Burrel A. - 4 Jan 1884/16 Mar 1976 [Above 2 burials have double stone] Row 6: Johnson, Susie Gill - 19 Mar 1906/9 Oct 1968 Mother Johnson, Robert L. - 26 Apr 1871/17 Feb 1962 Johnson, Bettie H. - 31 Mar 1870/11 Aug 1942 [Above 2 burials have double stone] Johnson, Ervin C. - 11 Jul 1904/22 Sep 1988, Pfc. US Army WW2 White, Robert Lee - 25 May 1889/28 Sep 1956 Father White, Mary Nash - 10 Oct 1889/12 Aug 1971 Mother [daughter of Benjamin Nash & Almarinda Johnson] [Above 2 burials have double stone] White, Infant of J. Lee White - 27 Feb 1929/28 Feb 1929 [slab, funeral marker] West, Infant of John - [funeral marker - no information] Green, Walter - [funeral marker - no information] Green, Servill - [funeral marker - no information] Corsey, Infant of Alice - [slab, funeral marker - no dates] White, William C. - 17 May 1934/3 Nov 1938 Row 7: Lopez, Jessica Louama - 25 Jul 1983/26 Jul 1983 White, Raleigh Russell - 4 Dec 1917/9 Mar 1985 Father [Above burial has double stone - no inscription on 2nd side] - Married 13 Aug 1938 White, Minnie L. - 12 Aug 1895/18 May 1981 Mother White, Henry J. - 26 Sep 1888/11 Mar 1962 Father [Above 2 burials have double stone] [unreadable funeral marker, with flowers - no information] White, Robert [funeral marker - no dates] White, Troy [funeral marker - no dates] Jackson, Alvey, son of J. J. & E. M. Jackson - 19 Jul 1912/[unreadable death date] Jackson, Carl - 1 Nov 1923/21 Dec 1923 [funeral marker - handlettered slab] Jackson, Mattie - 1868/?1917 or 1947? [almost unreadable funeral marker] Walter, Infant of Iva - [funeral marker - no dates] Bailey, Iva J. Wable - 10 Sep 1909/30 Oct 1974 Mother Moore, Evan - 15 Jul 1988 [only date, infant grave] Johnson, Infant - [funeral marker, no dates] Johnson, Infant - [funeral marker, no dates] Johnson, Madeline - 16 Feb 1932/5 Dec 1975 Daughter Johnson, Esther Nash - 8 May 1907/16 Nov 1980 Mother [daughter of Penny Nash & Lora White] Wollman, Gerhardt B. - 9 Sep 1919/22 May 1984, US Army WW2 White, Rovena M. - 16 Oct 1901/18 Sep 1987 Mother White, Elijah "Pat" - 9 Feb 1892/2 Dec 1961 Daddy [Above 2 burials have double stone] White, Edith - 29 Mar 1920/17 Jun 1973 Davis, Patsy Jones - 23 Jan 1941/[no dates] Mother Davis, Elmer E. - 31 Dec 1913/20 Sep 1973 Father [Above 2 burials have double stone] Johnson, Elton Brady Sr. - 20 Jul 1931/16 Apr 1991, Cpl. US Army Korea Row 8: Knight, Infant son of Mark & Louise Knight - 15 May 1973 Knight, Charlie Dave - 12 Apr 1958/15 Sep 1976 Bailey, Elaine - 18 Mar 1935/10 Aug 1975 Bailey, Edith Clara - 12 Mar 1909/29 Jan 1991 Mother Bailey, Abb - 11 Oct 1894/18 Jan 1970 Father [Above 2 burials have double stone] Paxton, Infant - [4 funeral markers, 4 identical burials - no dates, slab] Paxton, Infant of Bess Paxton - [funeral marker - no dates] Row 9: Calcote, Infant - [Hixson funeral marker - no dates] Calcote, Melba Lue - 1938/1939 [slab] Calcote, Trinica Dee - 20 Feb 1934/22 Feb 1934 Calcote, Gertie - 13 Nov 1901/10 Apr 1983 "Mother" Calcote, Ross - 3 Sep 1891/4 Mar 1964 Calcote, Andrew James - 25 Nov 1907/25 Jun 1987, Pfc. US Army WW2 Calcote, Percy E. (Betty) - 1872/1951 Calcote, Joseph R. - 1859/1919 Bailey, Sidney Calcote - 18 Feb 1905/31 Mar 1977 [wife of Richard Bailey] Calcote, Infant daughter of Julius & Martha Calcote - 1916 Calcote, Infant son of Julius & Martha Calcote - 1918 Calcote, Infant, daughter of Collin & Willie Mae Calcote - 11 Nov 1940 Hickman, William K. - 24 Jul 1918/5 Mar 1961, LA SC2 USNR WW2 Father Hickman, Billie Jean - 1939/1940 Hickman, Roger Dale - [funeral marker, no dates] [unreadable funeral marker - no information] Calcote, Ada A. - 8 Mar 1894/26 Apr 1979 Mother Calcote, Joseph H. - 6 Apr 1886/4 Jun 1973 Father [Above 2 burials have double stone] Jackson, Vernist - 23 Sep 1913/28 Oct 1991 Calcote, Ralph C. - 28 Aug 1914/16 Feb 1986, Tec. 4 US Army WW2 Calcote, Mollie - 24 Jul 1921/[no dates] [Above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 27 Apr 1935 Calcote, Martha Gill - 12 Dec 1888/8 Dec 1978 Mama Calcote, Julius Henry - 7 Oct 1883/23 Nov 1972 Papa [Above 2 burials have double stone] Row 10: Stewart, Fannie M. - 25 May 1901/30 Jan 1992, age 90 yr 8 mo 5 da Stewart, Raymond H. [Henry] - 31 Jan 1909/9 Feb 1995 [Above 2 burials have double stone] Knight, Charles Michael Jr. - 7 Feb 1973/21 Jun 1975 Dean, Lela M. - 13 Aug 1923/9 Feb 1981 Dean, Raymond D. - 10 Jul 1914/24 Mar 1986 [Above 2 burials have double stone] - Married 22 May 1961 Bailey, Edith C. - died 29 Jan 1991, age 81 yrs [funeral marker] Ashworth, Charles Edward - 27 Jul 1949/15 Oct 1981 Father [son of Frank Ashworth & Hazel White] Ashworth, Infant son of Hazel W. Ashworth - 16 Mar 1951/16 Mar 1951 Ashworth, Infant son of Hazel W. Ashworth - 16 Mar 1952/16 Mar 1952 [2 identical slabs, dates as carved, are exactly 1 year apart] Ashworth, Frank - 1906/1978 Father [slab] Ashworth, Thomas H., son of Beulah J. Ashworth - 8 Apr 1921/10 Jun 1933 Son [slab] Ashworth, Beulah J.[Johnson] - 5 Dec 1902/4 Jun 1974 Mother [daughter of Josiah Johnson] Ashworth, Henderson - 15 Jan 1892/19 Jul 1976 Daddy [above 2 burials have identical stones and double slab under large tree] Ashworth, Lizene - [slab, funeral marker -no dates] [Father of Frank Ashworth] Jackson, Joe Mae - 15 Jul 1924/26 Feb 1982 Jackson, Albert L. - 27 Jul 1907/17 Jan 1974 [Above 2 burials have double stone] Bailey, George Edward - 19 Apr 1971/1 Jan 1986 Bailey, George E. - 10 Dec 1884/24 Nov 1969 Bailey, Tenia - 1896/1924 Mother Bailey, Danyel G. - 19 Feb 1907/12 Aug 1986 Sanson, Billie Fay - 21 May 1931/12 Jun 1958 Knight, Charles W. - 4 Mar 1927/18 Sep 1944 Knight, Fannie White - 25 May 1901/[no dates] Mother Knight, Benjamin H. - 15 Oct 1892/21 Aug 1970 Father [Above 2 burials have double stone] James, L. Leon - 11 Feb 1944/17 Nov 1944 James, Lois Knight - 30 May 1922/29 Apr 1975 Mama James, Leonard - 11 Oct 1907/10 Nov 1976 Daddy [Above 2 burials have double stone] Row 11: Bailey, Hollis, infant son of M&M Lawrence Bailey - 9 Dec 1953 [no last name], Baby Girl - born dead 28 Sep 1957 [handlettered marker] Jackson, Joy M. - 2 Nov 1925/[no dates] Mother Jackson, Johnnie W. - 6 Sep 1918/22 Nov 1950 Father [Above 2 burials have double stone] Jackson, Oliver E. - 29 Jun 1891/27 Dec 1960 Father Jackson, Matilda B. - 7 May 1891/16 Sep 1967 Mother [Above 2 burials have double stone] Jackson, Shorty - [funeral marker, - no dates] Jackson, Mrs. Clyde - [homelettered marker - no dates] Townley, Johathan Gene - died 1 Aug 1989, age 0 yrs [funeral marker] Jackson, James Lemor - [funeral marker - no dates] Jackson, Jeffery - [burial with shells] [funeral marker - no dates] Jackson, Infant of Shorty Jackson - [funeral marker - no dates] Jackson, Thelma - 23 Oct 1923/3 Sep 1946 Jackson, James Ennis - 25 May 1900/30 Jul 1976 Husband Jackson, Lula Doyle - 15 Jan 1900/19 Jan 1987 Wife [Above 2 burials have double stone - 2 single vaults] Hunt, Everett Douglas - 26 Apr 1919/[no dates] Daddy Hunt, Georgie Mae - 11 Aug 1923/28 Jan 1984 Mama [Above 2 burials have double stone] Hunt, Troy L. - 31 Jan 1957/14 Jan 1989 Row 12: Brister, Brita Amenda - 19 Jan 1982, 26 yrs 7 mos 2 das [funeral marker] Jackson, Arz Oliver - 1915/1976, US Army WWI2 [funeral marker unreadable] Mills, Ethel Orton - 14 Jan 1949/25 Dec 1969 Mills, Dallas James - 23 Sep 1965/9 Apr 1986 [above 2 burials have identical stones] Row 13: Jackson, Thelma - [funeral marker - no dates] Bailey, Elmo - 5 Nov 1905/9 Jan 1971 Bailey, Ida J. - 16 Jan 1905/22 Feb 1985 [Above 2 burials have double stone] Jackson, Clarence R. - 9 Dec 1922/10 Jun 1967, LA Sgt. US Air Force WW2 Johnson, Baby Boy - 5 May 1961, age 1 da [funeral marker] [unreadable handlettered slab with flowers - no information] Banks, William B. - 1 Sep 1971/1 Sep 1971 Bailey, Ronnie Lynn - 12 Jul 1960/16 Feb 1984 [handlettered marker, American Flag] Goo..?, Buffy Lynn, infant of ---nda "Calcote" Goo--? - 14 Apr 1974/15 Apr 1974 [handlettered marker, almost unreadable] [2 adult vaults - no information] Row 14 & 15: Parrot, Stacy Denise - 6 Aug 1972/9 Aug 1972 [funeral marker] Talalay, Ethel M. - 18 Apr 1925/24 Apr 1976 Wife & Mother Bailey, Richard C. - 19 Sep 1903/7 Jun 1987 Father Louise, Joe, Elma, & Glenda [names of children on stone] Bailey, Elma Dea - 3 Sep 1935/31 Jan 1986, West, Messec. Campbell [2 identical white crosses, side by side in Southeast corner] Johnson, William Grady - 18 Jun 1927/31 Jul 1986 Johnson, Tommie Oakes - 18 Dec 1932/1 Jun 1981 [Above 2 burials have double stone - two vaults] - [halfway across cemetery]