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Providence Cemetery

Barton Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.2737 N;  Longitude, -87.4415 W
Congressional Location:	NE-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 8; TOWNSHIP 3S; RANGE 9W
Common Directions:	Located adjacent to Providence Church, on the south side of County Road 550S, at the intersection with County Road 675E; about 3 miles west of Somerville.
Last updated	Jun 2023

The following list is a sincere attempt to show all known graves using several different sources and periodically updated headstone photographs. There may be other graves which are unknown/unlisted due to missing, unreadable, destroyed, or broken markers.

If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown here, or of any incorrect information whatsoever, I would be grateful for your assistance. Drop me an email and let me know. Please avoid however, notifying me of very recent burials that do not appear here. I will capture and incorporate these on the next scheduled cemetery update.

George Pickersgill

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Bridges	Priscilla	12 Mar 1941	22 Feb 2013	nee BUCK.  Wife of Jerry Paul KELL, 1st; and Kenneth Otto BRIDGES, 2nd.  Daughter of Alva G & June Barbara BUCK. (Click here to view obituary.)	3870	E	5
Broadwell	Clara E	--	10 Oct 1894	Daughter of W P & P E BROADWELL  Age 12 YRS & 9 MO.	9272	W	15
Broadwell	Ethel Cousert	1884	1911	nee COUSERT. First wife of Thomas F BROADWELL. Married 8 Jun 1902.	8446	C	6
Broadwell	Thomas F	29 Oct 1880	30 Dec 1923	Husband of Ethel (COUSERT) BROADWELL. Married 8 Jun 1902. Age 43 Yrs 2 Mo 1 Day.	8450	C	7
Brown	Perry G	15 Mar 1835	29 Jun 1867	Company "E", 65th. Indiana Volunteers  (Note: Bottom of stone is illegible.)	8931	W	8
Bruce	Barbara A	1933	1933	--	9282	W	16
Bruce	Bryce J	26 Dec 1952	5 Jun 2008	Husband of Nancy L (WILLIS) BRUCE. Married 25 Aug 1973.  Son of Dale & Norma Jean BRUCE. “Son: David W” (Click here to view obituary.)	8194	E	10
Bruce	Clarence L	1905	1948	Husband of Irma M BRUCE.	8139	E	8
Bruce	Ethel I	1917	1966	Wife of Roy M BRUCE	8161	E	9
Bruce	Infant	1939	1939	Infant daughter of Kenneth M & Lucille BRUCE.	8216	E	10
Bruce	Irma M	1911	19__	Wife of Clarence L BRUCE.	8139	E	8
Bruce	James W	1886	1953	Husband of Stella (MAXAM) BRUCE	8160	E	9
Bruce	Kenneth M	30 Oct 1905	20 Feb 1985	Husband of Lucille BRUCE.  Son of James Wilber & Stella BRUCE	8217	E	10
Bruce	Lucille	9 Dec 1911	25 Nov 1969	Wife of Kenneth M BRUCE	8217	E	10
Bruce	Nancy L	14 Aug 1952	--	nee WILLIS. Wife of Bryce J BRUCE. Married 25 Aug 1973. “Son: David W”	8194	E	10
Bruce	Roy M “Jim”	1913	1989	Husband of Ethel I. BRUCE.  Son of James Wilber & Stella BRUCE	8161	E	9
Bruce	Stella M	1884	1943	nee MAXAM.  Wife of James W BRUCE	8160	E	9
Bruce	William E	19 Aug 1879	3 Jun 1947	--	8140	E	8
Buck	Aeldine G	--	16 Nov 1927	Infant daughter of Benjamin H & Augusta C BUCK.	8352	C	4
Buck	Augusta C	1896	1940	Wife of Benjamin BUCK. “Mother”	8351	C	4
Buck	Benjamin H	1897	1967	Husband of Augusta BUCK. “Father”	8351	C	4
Buck	James E "Jim"	1 Nov 1950	--	Husband of Tara Michele (HICKS) BUCK.  Married 17 Aug 1974.	3340	E	3
Buck	Mabel B	13 Jul  1902	7 Mar 2005	nee HARBISON.  Wife of George N RILEY, 1^st and Benjamin H BUCK, 2^nd.  Daughter of James T & Flora (AYDELOTTE) HARBISON. (Note: Buried with first husband, George RILEY.) (Click here to view obituary.)	8221	E	10
Buck	Tara Michele	17 Oct 1950	26 Apr 2013	nee HICKS.  Wife of James E "Jim" BUCK.  Married 17 Aug 1974. Daughter of William Curtis & Peggy Jean HICKS. (Click here to view obituary.)	3340	E	3
Burchfield	Catherine	--	12 Jul 1878	Daughter of Thomas & Sarah BIRCHFIELD. Aged 30 yrs	No headstone found or identified, August 2010.	?	?
Burchfield	Sarah	--	12 Jul 1881	Wife of Thomas BURCHFIELD. Aged 74 yrs	8534	C	11
Burchfield	Thomas	--	25 Dec 1880	Son of Thomas & Sarah BIRCHFIELD. Aged 28 yrs	No headstone found or identified, August 2010.	?	?
Burden	Ina Marie	5 Feb 1925	5 Sep 1998	nee WILLIS.  Wife of Robert L BURDEN.	8042	E	5
Burden	Robert L	16 May 1934	15 Jan 1999	Husband of Ina Marie (WILLIS) BURDEN. US Navy, Korea.	8042 8043	E	5
Burnes	Buelah	16 Oct 1935	16 Oct 1935	--	8343	C	4
Burnes	Clarence L	1905	1948	Husband of Irma BURNES	No headstone found or identified, August 2010.	?	?
Burnes	Clifford	3 Jan 1928	5 Jan 1928	--	8343	C	4
Burnes	Daniel L	1877	1964	--	8012	E	5
Burnes	Donald Lee	17 Apr 1939	30 Dec 1987	--	7953	E	3
Burnes	Earl	15 Mar 1924	18 Mar 1924	--	8343	C	4
Burnes	Herschel W	21 Sep 1922	7 Jun 1980	Husband of Elva BURNES. “Father”  (Click here to view obituary.)	8055	E	6
Burnes	Irma M	1911	--	Wife of Clarence BURNS	No headstone found or identified, August 2010.	?	?
Burnes	John William	1867	22 Jan 1952	Husband of Mary Lillie (CAHALLA) BURNES   Married  30 Dec 1951.	8098	E	7
Burnes	Larry	20 May 1921	11 Jun 1941	--	8343	C	4
Burnes	Leonard	21 Oct 1936	26 Oct 1936	--	8343	C	4
Burnes	Mary Lillie	1873	1964	nee CAHALLA.  Wife of John William BURNES. Married 30 Dec 1889.	8098	E	7
Burnes	Nellie E	21 Jan 1901	30 Dec 1971	Wife of Russell BURNES.	7983	E	4
Burnes	Russell W	24 Sep 1896	14 May 1972	Husband of Nellie BURNES.	7983	E	4
Burns	Cheryl E	9 Nov 1944	9 Aug 2017	nee WILSON.  Wife of Wendell E BURNS.  Married 2 Sep 1966.  Daughter of Oris Orvel WILSON & Mary (SCHMITZ) WILSON SHAY.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0399	E	1
Burns	Claude E	1906	--	Husband of Dessie BURNS	No headstone found or identified, August 2010.	?	?
Burns	Dessie P	1907	--	Wife of Claude BURNS	No headstone found or identified, August 2010.	?	?
Burns	Dewey M	8 Jul 1898	15 Aug 1984	Husband of Virginia M BURNS	7925	E	2
Burns	Doyle E	15 Nov 1925	31 Jul 2001	Husband of Patsy (SKELTON) BURNS. Married 1 Jun 1951. “Our Daughter: Kathleen Mae’ “Our Granddaughters: Natalie Mrie, Norene Malia, Erica Jade” Pvt., US Army, Korea.	3328 7959 7960	E	3
Burns	Ethel	1 Mar 1906	14 Jun 1975	nee GENTRY.  Wife of Lonie S. BURNS.	8015	E	5
Burns	Franklin D	--	10 Nov 1881	Aged 10 yrs 8 ds.	9430	W	20
Burns	Ichal W	1922	1980	--	No headstone found or identified, August 2010.	?	?
Burns	John Carlos	9 Jan 1929	12 Jan 1929	Son of George W & Tillie BURNS	9087	W	12
Burns	Lillian Shay	--	28 Apr 2008	Infant daughter of Jeff BURNS & Misty BUTLER. (Note: On same marker as William Alan Critchfield”) (Click here to view obituary.)	8458	C	7
Burns	Lonie S	28 Feb 1893	22 Jul 1965	Husband of Ethel (GENTRY) BURNS. Indiana, Private 8th. Company, Coast Artillery, WW I.	8015 8016	E	5
Burns	Patsy A	3 Jan 1933	24 Dec 2015	nee SKELTON. Wife of Doyle E BURNS. Daughter of Arcillian & Helen (BLACKETER) SKELTON. Married 1 Jun 1951. “Our Daughter: Kathleen Mae’ “Our Granddaughters: Natalie Mrie, Norene Malia, Erica Jade”  (Click here to view obituary.)	3328 7959	E	3
Burns	Robert A	--	10 Feb 1864	Son of D & A E BURNS  Aged 3 mos 1 dys	8885	W	7
Burns	Wendell E	12 Aug 1942	1 Sep 2011	Husband of Cheryl  (WILSON) BURNS.  Married 2 Sep 1966.  Son of Lonie & Ethel (GENTRY) BURNS.  YN3, US Navy, Vietnam. (Click here to view obituary.)	0399 0290	E	1
Burns	Virginia M	10 May 1902	9 Dec 1978	Wife of Dewey W BURNS	7925	E	2
Burns	William E	19 Aug 1879	3 Jun 1947	--	No headstone found or identified, August 2010.	?	?
Burton	Alexander	1 May 1836	20 Jun 1900	Husband of Mary E BURTON.	9416	W	20
Burton	Amos	--	12 Dec 1869	Husband of Mary (SHANE) BURTON Aged about 70 Years.	9449	W	20
Burton	Bertis M	10 Jan 1887	30 Dec 1972	Husband of Stella M BURTON, 1^st; and Ona E BURTON, 2^nd.	8311	C	3
Burton	Charles Roy	26 Nov 1908	5 Jan 1993	Son of Bertis M & Stella M BURTON. “Dad”	8312	C	3
Burton	Daniel	22 Sep 1842	18 Jul 1861	Son of Amos & Mary (SHANE) BURTON.	9448	W	20
Burton	David M	19 Dec 1862	1 Aug 1912	Husband of Sarah J BURTON. “Buckskin Camp No 64”	8305	C	3
Burton	Delila H	2 Jan 1832	19 Dec 1900	nee MOATS.  Wife of Benjamin BURTON.  Married 16 Oct 1856.  Daughter of John & Mary (HUFFSTUTLER) MOATS.  Age:  68 years, 11 months, 17 days. (Gibson County Health Dept. H-34, p. 21.)	No headstone found or identified.	W	?
Burton	Eliza	--	15 Mar 1862	Daughter of L & S BURTON  Aged 6 Ys 7 Ms 7 ds	9362	W	18
Burton	Levi	--	5 Sep 1862	Aged 60 Years	9363	W	18
Burton	Margaret	--	7 Sep 1859	Daughter of Benjamin & Delilah (MOATS) BURTON Aged 8 da’s	9445	W	20
Burton	Margaret	19 Dec 1862	2 Apr 1865	Daughter of Alexander & Mary E BURTON	9439	W	20
Burton	Mary	--	1 Mar 1860	nee SHANE*  Wife of Amos BURTON.  Married 18 Jan 1827 in Fredrick County, Virginia.  Daughter of William & Hannah "Polly" (LIGHT) SHANE. Aged 54 yrs 15 ds. (Note: Bottom of stone is missing.) *Note:  Surname spelled variously as "Sheehan & Shehen)	9450	W	20
Burton	Mary A	--	26 Aug 1863	Daughter of Benjamin & Delilah (MOATS) BURTON Aged 11 ms 28 ds	9446	W	20
Burton	Mary E	28 Jul 1840	13 Apr 1903	Wife of Alexander BURTON.	9415	W	20
Burton	Ona E	19 Dec 1891	26 Jun 1986	Second wife of Bertis M BURTON	8311	C	3
Burton	Samuel J	--	18 Oct 1866	Son of Alexander & Mary E BURTON. Aged 1 yr 8 ms 18 ds	9436	W	20
Burton	Sarah J	1865	1952	Wife of David M BURTON	8306	C	3
Burton	Stella M	12 Mar 1889	31 May 1914	First wife of Bertis BURTON	8309	C	3

Section and Row definitions. 

For purposes of this listing the cemetery was divided into three sections:  East (E,) Center (C) and West (W).  Row were numbered beginning on the east side of each section.  Rows in the older West section are somewhat irregular.

8941	7897
7898 View of the East Section, looking south.	8228  View of the Center Section, looking south.
8576  View of the south half of the West Section, from the southwest corner of church.	9460 USGS, Bench Mark at nothwest corner of cemetery.