Wake County, NC - Cemeteries File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Shirley Olson October 12, 2000 SHIRLEY & GORDON OLSON CEMETERY SURVEY: NEW PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETERY LOCATED: ON JOHNSON POND ROAD, WAKE COUNTY, BELOW HILLTOP-NEEDMORE ROAD, ABOUT 1/2 MILE ON THE RIGHT. THE CHURCH IS LOCATED ON HILLTOP- NEEDMORE CLOSE BY. DIRECTIONS: SOUTH ON HWY. 401, TURN RIGHT (WEST) ON HILLTOP-NEEDMORE ROAD, CROSS LAKE WHEELER ROAD, CONTINUE TO JOHNSON POND ROAD, TURN LEFT, CEMETERY IS AHEAD ON RIGHT BEHIND A ROW OF CEDAR TREES. THE CEMETERY IS NEAT, BUT MANY GRAVES ARE NOT MARKED. OF THOSE THAT ARE MARKED IT IS OFTEN A METAL TAG ON A STEM THAT CAN EASILY BE REMOVED. MOST INTERRED ARE AFRICAN AMERICAN. THE "IN GROUND MARKERS" (IN GR MARKER) ARE SOMETIMES POLISHED STONE, PROFESSIONALLY ENGRAVED, BUT MORE OFTEN THEY ARE A SLAB OF CONCRETE COVERING THE GRAVE WITH EITHER A TABLET OR A CRUDE SCRATCHING OF THE NAME AND DEATH DATE ON THE SURFACE. IT IS IN A RURAL AREA RAPIDLY TURNING INTO SUBURBS AND MAY BE IN SERIOUS DANGER. THERE IS A SMALL PARKING AREA, AND A GATE THAT IS NOT LOCKED. THE GRAVES HAVE BEEN RECORDED FROM LEFT TO RIGHT. WE FOUND AN ADDITIONAL BURIAL AREA WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE FROM THE FRONT, IT IS SHADED BY LARGE OAKS AND FURTHER OFF THE ROAD. ROW 1 1. AN UNMARKED GRAVE 2. WARREN WOODS, B. NOV. 1, 1922-D. APRIL 22, 1986 IN GR. MARKER 3. OLLIE H. LONGMIRE, 1925-1986 4. BRIGGS POWELL, 1905-1986 SMALL METAL PLATE 5. LEONIA UMPHREY, B. DEC. 25, 1900--D. APRIL 12, 1987 IN GR MARKER 6. MARIE McDOUGAL, B. AUGUST 11, 1916-D. JUNE 17, 1987 7. ABNER (CLEON) UMPHREY B. APRIL 27, 1935-D. JUNE 21, 1987 8. ROBERT PAYNE, B. AUGUST 12, 1923-D. SEPT. 26, 1987 9. FREDDIE LEWIS AUSTIN, B. 1940-D. 1987 10. GAIL R. UNDERWOOD, B. 1968-1988 11. ALSBURN B. RAY, B. NOV. 17, 1933-D. MAY 3, 1988 12. REV. LACY GENE YATES, B. 1933-D. 1988 13. JOHNNY KEMP BAKER, B. 1907-1989 14. WALTER ROGER McDOUGAL, B. APRIL 4, 1919-D. MAY 19, 1989 a Mason symbol on this marker 15. BIRTA PEGRAM PEARSON, B. 1894--1989 16. NANCY A. McLEOD, B. FEB. 28, 1957-D. APRIL 4, 1990 a small heart is engraved on her marker with "love" in it's center 17. RICHARD McIVER, B. JAN. 18, 1914-D. NOV. 16, 1989 18. SAMUEL THOMAS, B. 1933-D. 1990 SMALL METAL PLATE, 19. FELTON H. RAY, B. 1927-D. 1990 20. ALVIS B. RAY, B. JUNE 17, 1915-D. DEC. 25, 1990 IN GR MARKER 21. CALVIN C. PEGRAM, B. 1926-D. 1991 SMALL METAL PLATE ROW 2 NOTE: A NUMBER OF UNMARKED GRAVES ON THIS ROW 22. STARKISHE L. McLEOD, B. JUNE 20, 1982-D. APRIL 13, 1985 IN GR MARKER "our baby" 23. ANDREW DOCKERY, B. 1983-D. 1984 SMALL METAL PLATE 24. ARTHUR LEE BANKS, B. OCT. 27, 1927-D. NOV. 17, 1981 IN GR MARKER "with love" 25. JESSIE N. PEGRAM, SGT. US ARMY, WW 2, B. 1923-D. 1982 26. WOODLEY BANKS, B. JUNE 3, 1902-D. MAR. 8, 1983" "a new kind of peace" 27. RICHARD ALLIE BANKS, TEC 4 US ARMY, WW 2, B. MAY 8, 1915-D. AUG. 31, 1983 28. THOMAS SURLES, B. 1962-D. 1984 SMALL METAL MARKER 29. REGINALD EDWARD SIDNEY, B. JUNE 16, 1962-D. JUNE 24, 1984 NICE STONE 30. LEON DEVON BAIN, B. SEPT. 17, 1964-D. APRIL 14, 1985 "beloved son" 31. MRS. CLIDE McDOUGAL, B. OCT. 7, 1913-D. JUNE 10, 1985 IN GRND MARKER 32. PRESTON GERALD SR., B. 1906-D. 1985 33. WALTER L. HOLLAND, B. FEB. 16, 1943-D. DEC. 14, 1985 "son" 34. HOLLIS L. WINSTON, B. MAR. 20, 1935-D. JAN. 17, 1986 R0W 3 NOTE: A NUMBER OF UNMARKED GRAVES ON THIS ROW 35. TALBERT JONES, B. JAN. 8, 1919-D. FEB. 12, 1992 36. CURTIS McDOUGAL, B. OCT. 25, 1931-D. DEC. 24, 1991 37. JAMES A. WINSTON, B. MAY 2, 1946-D. OCT. 21, 1991 38. VIRGIL CLINTON RAY, PVT US MARINE CORPS, MARKER IS SUNKEN AND DATES CANNOT BE READ 39. SNOW B. ADAMS, B. SEPT. 3, 1895-D. MAY 7, 1976 40. HOTRICK McDOUGAL, B. DEC. 2, 1913-D. OCT. 11, 1976 A MONUMENT 41. TILE COVERING SET FLUSH W. GROUND, 3 x 4 FT., 2 CONCRETE BLOCKS AS MARKERS, NAMES UNREADABLE 42. A GRAVE MARKED ONLY BY ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS 43. W RAY, B. 1937-D. 1979 SMALL METAL MARKER 44. NATHAN DENNING, B. SEPT. 24, 1887-D. MAY 21, 1979 IN GRND MARKER 45. ALLA RICHARDS, 1922 CONCRETE SLAB, BROKEN AND WEED COVERED HAND INSCRIPTION SCRATCHED INTO SURFACE 46. SIRLESTER M. MILLER, B. DEC. 17, 1917-D. DEC. 24, 1980" ALSO A METAL MARKER, BENT, MRS. S.M. MILLER, NO DATE seagraves & pierce,funeral home 47. MR EXDO SMALL BROKEN METAL MARKER 48. NO ID ROW 4 NOTE: A NUMBER OF UNMARKED GRAVES ON THIS ROW 49. EMORY LEE PEGRAM, B. 1928-D. 1992 trice funeral home F/V 50. ETHEL R. PEARSON, B. JUNE 12, 1911-D. FEB. 26, 1992 RAISED CONCRETE SLAB WITH MARBLE SLAB ON TOP INSCRIBED 51. LILLIE U. AUSTIN, DIED MAY 13, 1973 4 X 4 FT. FLUSH SLAB, SCRATCHED IN WET CONCRETE ROW 5 NOTE: A NUMBER OF UNMARKED GRAVES ON THIS ROW 52. KENNETH E. ADAMS, B. FEB. 13, 1959-D. JAN. 23, 1993 SMALL IN GR MARKER, ALSO A METAL MARKER 53. EVANGELIST ANNA LOU McIVER, B. SEPT. 30, 1915- SMALL IN GR MARKER D. SEPT. 30, 1992 54. HOLLIS McCULLERS, SR., B. 1912-D. 1992 SMALL METAL MARKER haywood funeral home 55. A SMALL HOME MADE CONCRET MARKER ABT. 1 FT. HIGH WITH A HAND SCRIBED INSCRIPTION NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DECIPHER T ,BACKWARD R ,U N E, BACKWARD R J,BACKWARD R, A I T O N DEC. 25, 1905 56. DONALD GEORGE RAY, NORTH CAROLINA, SP3, US ARMY KOREA SMALL MARBLE IN GR MARKER JAN. 2, 1932-FEB. 7, 1970 4" HIGH ROW 6 NOTE: A NUMBER OF UNMARKED GRAVES ON THIS ROW 57. GLENNIE McCULLERS, D. 1997 SMALL METAL MARKER 58. GOLLON UMPHREY, B. JULY 24, 1923-D. MAY 19, 1993 CONCRETE IN GR SLAB 59. LLOYD OR FLOYD EDWARD MANN, AUG. 3, 1965 CONC. SLAB WITH CORNER BROKEN ROW 7 NOTE: A NUMBER OF UNMARKED GRAVES ON THIS ROW MONUMENT 60. UMPHREY, JOSEPH, B. DEC. 14, 1882-D. AUG. 8, 1944 LULA, B. JULY 2, 1881-D. JUNE 19, 1935 ROW 8 NOTE: A NUMBER OF UNMARKED GRAVES ON THIS ROW 61. AND 62. TWO UNMARKED CONCRETE SLABS , POSITION 4 AND 5 ROW 9 NOTE: A NUMBER OF UNMARKED GRAVES ON THIS ROW 63. McCULLERS 3 FT. HIGH DBL MONUMENT W. CONCRETE HENRIETTA, 1823-1938 ISAAC, 1824-1929 SLABS FLUSH W. GRND, 2 FOOTSTONES, asleep in Jesus H Mc and I Mc NOTE: NOT FAR FROM HERE IS THE INTERSECTION KNOWN AS McCULLERS CROSSROADS. 1010 RD. WAS McCULLERS RD., CROSSES 401 S., FAYETTEVILLE RD. ROW 10 IS IRREGULAR NOTE: A NUMBER OF UNMARKED GRAVES ON THIS ROW 64. MATTIE, WIFE OF THOMAS WILDER, B. JULY 10, 1900-D. FEB. 25, 1938 42" UPRIGHT MONUMENT Not Lost Blest Thought, But gone before, Where we shall meet To part no more 65. MALLIE UMPHREY, NORTH CAROLINA, PVT, 423 RES LABOR BN, QMC, WW I B. JAN. 1, 1897-D. FEB.1, 1947 A SMALL UPRIGHT MONUMENT 66. ROBERT NORWOOD, B. APR. 3, 1889, D. OCT. 11, 1924 A SMALL MONUMENT VERY CLOSE TO THE ROAD 67. S. CLEMENS, D. 1923, AGED 67, A MASONIC EMBLEM ON THE MONUMENT WHICH IS BADLY BROKEN 68. AUTNEY DAVIS, 1863-1927 A SMALL MONUMENT 68. AN IN GROUND MARKER, NO INSCRIPTION 69. CAROLINA, WIFE OF RICHARD DAVIS, D. OCT. 28, 1898, AGE 79 MONUMENT Honored, Beloved and Wept, Here Mother Lies 70. LAURA, WIFE OF PERON YATES, D. JUNE 30, 1928, AGE 50 YEARS MONUMENT TO THE REAR OF THE CEMETERY IS THIS RATHER HIDDEN SECTION SHADED BY OAKS, DECORATED BUT SOMEWHAT UNKEMPT, AND AGAIN, NOT ALL GRAVES MARKED AND SOME WITH TEMPORARY METAL MARKERS THAT ARE EASILY LOST. ROW 1 REAR 71. VIRGINIA RAY THOMAS, B. OCT. 15, 1906-D. JAN. 2, 2000 MONUMENT we miss you "muh", your family 72. MICHAEL DRATTON, B. 1960-D. 2000 SMALL METAL MARKER 73. NELLIE BURTON, B. 1911-D. 2000 74. OTHA ROWLAND, B. 1933-D. 2000 75. THOMAS DRATTON, B. 1901-D. 2000 76. VASTIE UTLEY WINSTON, B. JULY 17, 1909-D. MAY 28, 1999 77. EDNA G. THOMAS, 1912-1938 78. KENNETH THOMAS, B. MAR. 14, 1948-D. OCT. 22, 1998 IN GRND MARKER loving father and husband 79. DORIS N. JORDAN, B. SEPT. 9, 1930-D. DEC. 1, 1998 LG GRANITE UPRIGHT MARKER Beloved wife, mother and grandmother W. FOOTSTONE ROW 2 REAR 80. MR, JAMES J. NEWKIRK, 1917-1999 SM METAL MARKER seagroves funeral home 81. LARRY SMITH, D. JUNE 18, 1947-D. SEPT. 14, 1999 IN GRND MARKER beloved son of Leonard and Lucille M. Smith 82. FRANKIE LANE THOMAS, 1953-1999 SM METAL MARKER trice funeral home 83. UNMARKED ROW 3 REAR 84. LONNIE MORRIS, 1906-1999 SM METAL MARKER 85. DEAN McKITHEN, 1957-1998 86. ROBERT L. ROWLAND, US ARMY, KOREA SMALL UPRIGHT MARKER B. JUNE 8, 1931-D. JUNE 5, 1998 beloved father 87. WASHINGTON H. RAY NICE MONUMENT B. AUG. 19, 1938, D. MAR. 17, 1997 we love you Daddy 88. UNMARKED 89. JAMES C. LONGMIRE, 1921-1998 SM METAL MARKER ROW 4 REAR 90. SOPHIA C. McDOUGAL, B. JUNE 14, 1932-D. DEC. 30, 1996 NICE MONUMENT 91. MITTIE V, RICHARDSON, B. AUG. 7, 1920-NOV. 6, 1996 NICE MONUMENT in loving memory & (monument inscribed "Precious memories, how they linger") 92. DANIEL LEE McKITHEN, PVT, NOV. 24, 1955-OCT. 5, 1995 ROW 5 REAR 93. JOHN WESTLY YATES, 1928-1996 SM METAL MARKER lee funeral home 94. SUSIE JONES UMPHREY, B. OCT. 11, 1926-D. JULY 19, 1994 IN GRND CONCRETE SLAB INSCRIBED 95. LESSIE MAY LYONS, B. FEB. 8, 1930-D. NOV. 1, 1994 IN GRND MARKER 97. HELEN CROWDER McDONALD, B. JAN. 21, 1936-D. JAN. 12, 1995 LG MARBLE SLAB COV. GRAVE haywood funeral home 98. WILLARD A. UTLEY, B. JAN. 1, 1931-D. SEPT. 21, 1995 3' HIGH GRANITE MONUMENT beloved husband and father footstone HUSBAND haywood funeral home ROW 6 REAR SEVERAL UNMARKED GRAVES, OBLITERATED 99. LUCILLE RAMEY, 1919-1994 SM METAL MARKER 100. LEONARD JONES, 1935-1994 101. NO NAME OR MARKER 102. EARNEST WINSTON, JR., B. JUNE 30, 1938-D. AUG. 2, 1994 SM UPRIGHT MARKER in loving memory footstone "FATHER" Mason symbol on marker ROW 7 REAR 103. JAMES ELTON RICHARDSON, B. FEB. 1, 1915-D. OCT. 27, 1993 IN GRND SLAB 104. LEROY AUSTIN, 1908-1993 SMALL METAL MARKER UNMARKED CONC. SLAB 105. LAWRENCE A. WINSTON, B. JUNE 11, 1944-D. AUG. 10, 1993 IN GRND MARKER 106. MARY LOU RAY BROCKINGTON, 1913-1994 SM METAL MARKER ROW 8 REAR 107. CHARITY W. BRANCH, B. APR. 13, 1931-D. MAY 29, 1993 CONC. SLAB, INSCRIBED Pastor-Nathaniel Woods Historian-Ms. Ruby Banks Mail address-PO # 850 Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 Tel. 919 552 3531 The cemetery is the original site of New Providence Baptist Church, which was founded in 1860. The original church was demolished when the new church was built in 1967-68 and most records destroyed. _________________________________________________________________________ USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. The electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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