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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 updatedJun 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.
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George Pickersgill

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#                      Photo

Sect-
ion

Row

Rice

Thomas J

11 Aug 1833

21 Sep 1856

Son of Washington & L RICE 

9386

W

19

Rice

Washington

--

5 Jan 1854

Aged 66 Years.

“Soldier of 1812”

9387

W

19

Richards

D Pat

18 Mar 1895

2 Dec 1972

Husband of Flora A RICHARDS 

8133

E

8

Richards

Flora A

22 Apr 1896

27 Sep 1970

Wife of Pat RICHARDS 

8133

--

--

Richards

Lonie Bail

8 Apr 1924

14 Mar 1926

Son of D Pat & Flora A RICHARDS 

9086

W

12

Richards

Ollie I 

8 Apr 1914

10 Nov 1943

Son of D Pat & Flora A RICHARDS.


Indiana, Private, Battery "A", 171st  FA BN, WW II.  P.H., Africa-Sicily-Italy

KIA in Italy 






8131

8132


From the Princeton Clarion, 14 Jan 1944

E

8

Ricketts

Tom

--

23 Apr 2008

Husband of Mitzi (MORGAN) RICKETTS.

Aged 66 years.

US Army.

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Riddle

Edward S

14 Jun 1898

29 Nov 1979

  --

8246

C

1

Riddle

Ethel E

1915

10 Jan 2001

Wife of Oscar RIDDLE.

8201

E

10

Riddle

Isabelle

3 Jun 1858

28 Sep 1928

“Mother”

8245

C

1

Riddle

Oscar

1909

1973

Husband of Ethel E RIDDLE 

8201

E

10

Riley

Audrie

1899

1946

Wife of Melvin RILEY 

8158

E

9

Riley

Bernice

1914

1946

nee AHLMANN
First wife of Curtis W RILEY 

8156

E

9

Riley

Bertis C

1900

1964

Husband of Faye H. RILEY.  Married 12 Jan 1921 

8220

E

10

Riley

Beverley A "Granny"

20 Oct 1940

--

Wife of George L "Pappy" RILEY. 


Married:  21 Jun 1958.


Our Children:  Buddy; Timmy; Jimmy; Sheri; Tammy; Debbie.

0401
3335

E

3

Riley

Carlos R

12 Oct 1903

26 May 1978

Husband of Fay J RILEY. 

8059

E

6

Riley

Carlos R, Jr

6 Sep 1930

14 May 1988

Husband of Marjorie E (NANCE) RILEY.  Married 30 Nov 1952.  Son Carlos R & Fay J RILEY.

“Our Children:  Allen J, Diana L, Beth Ann, Robert P”

8057

8058

E

6

Riley

Cora L

7 May 1921

2 Oct 1999

nee NULL.  Wife of Loren RILEY.


Aged 78 years.

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Riley

Curtis W

25 Feb 1913

22 Jul 1990

Husband of Bernice RILEY, 1st and Lora Jenett  (GARRISON) RILEY, 2nd, married 3 sep 1947

“Father”

“Our Children:  Lloyd, Denzil, George, Susan”


(Note:  Marker with first wife is located in East Section, Row 9.)

8156

0301

8280

C

2

Riley

Delima M

2 Dec 1929

6 May 2012

nee LECOCQ.  Wife of Richard W. RILEY.  Married 16 Jan 1950.  Daughter of Frank & Flora (STRICKLAND) LOCOCQ. 


(Click here to view obituary.)


(Note:  Date of death not carved as of 11 Oct 2012.)

0287

E

2

Riley

Doyle Owen

15 Jun 1917

29 Feb 1984

--

8159

E

9

Riley

Elsie

1879

1933

Wife of Lawrence RILEY 

8435

C

7

Riley

Fay J

14 Jul 1907

1 Apr 2001

Wife of Carlos R RILEY.

8059

E

6

Riley

Faye H

1904

 13 Nov 1992

nee HARBINSON.  Wife of Bertis RILEY.  Married 12 Jan 1921

8220

E

10

Riley

George Edward

2 Jan 1950

19 Nov 1950

Son of L. & E. RILEY 

8278

C

2

Riley

George Loren, Sr. "Pappy"

19 May 1940

21 Oct 2015

Husband of Beverley A "Granny" RILEY. 


Married:  21 Jun 1958.


Son of Loren & Cora (NULL) RILEY. 


Our Children:  Buddy; Timmy; Jimmy; Sheri; Tammy; Debbie.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0401
3335

E

3

Riley

George N

1898

1937

Husband of Mabel B RILEY 

8221

E

10

Riley

Gladys A

26 Jul 1911

27 Oct 1977

Wife of Norman E RILEY.  Married 4 Apr 1928

7937

E

3

Riley

Infant

--

15 Oct 1933

Infant son of Curtis & Bernice RILEY 

8277

C

2

Riley

Lauren Grace

24 Jun 2001

25 Jan 2001

Infant daughter of James & Lori (MAJORS) RILEY.

0288

E

1

Riley

Lawrence

1877

1955

Husband of Elsie RILEY 

8435

C

7

Riley

Lloyd Edward

7 Mar 1925

7 Mar 1945

Son of George N & Mabel B RILEY.


Cpl., 25th Reg., 4th Marine Div., US Marine Corps, WW II.  2 PH.

“Killed (on his birthday) at Iwo Jima, Mar. 1945”







(Click here to read about the battle of Iwo Jima)

8222

8223


From the Evansville Press, 4 Apr 1945

E

10

Riley

Lora Jenett

19 Nov 1927

20 Mar 2011

nee GARRISON.  Second wife of Curtis W RILEY.  Married 3 Sep 1947.  Daughter of Denzil & Alta M (RANDOLPH) GARRISON.


“Mother”


“Our Children:  Lloyd, Denzil, George, Susan”

(Click here to view obituary.)

0301

8280

C

2

Riley

Loren

1918

1973

Husband of Cora (NULL) RILEY.


“Dad”

7943

E

3

Riley (Buck)

Mabel B

13 Jul 1902

7 Mar 2005

nee HARBISON.  Wife of George N RILEY, 1st and Benjamin H BUCK, 2nd.  Daughter of James T & Flora (AYDELOTTE) HARBISON.

Died at the age of 102

8221

E

10

Riley

Marjorie E

9 Sep 1933

24 Mar 1999

nee NANCE.  Wife of Carlos R RILEY, Jr.  Married 30 Nov 1952.

“Our Children:  Allen J, Diana L, Beth Ann, Robert P”

8057

8058

E

7

Riley

Melvin

1894

1958

Husband of Audrie RILEY 

8158

E

9

Riley

Nicholas

1871

1945

Husband of Susan E RILEY.

“Father” 

8157

E

9

Riley

Norman E

22 Jun 1909

28 Jun 1982

Husband of Gladys A. RILEY.  Married 4 Apr 1928

7937

E

3

Riley

Richard W

16 May 1927

14 Jul 1973

Husband of Delima M (LECOCQ) RILEY.  Married 16 Jan 1950 

0287

E

2

Riley

Susan E

1874

1949

Wife of Nicholas RILEY.

“Mother”

8157

E

9

Riley

Timothy W

1 May 1961

29 Mar 1971

Son of George Loren & Beverley RILEY, Sr.


"Loving Son"

Died of wound to the head after accidental shooting (by his sister).

7941


From the Evansville Courier & Press, 30 Mar 1971

E

3

Rindfort

Andrew

?

?

Civil War.


No headstone found or identified.
 

?

?

Roberts

Jennie B

1904

6 Jan 1992

Wife of Therman ROBERT.

8097

E

7

Roberts

Therman

1908

1951

Husband of Jennie ROBERTS 

8097

E

7

Robinson

 

--

--

(Homemade Stone) 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Robinson

Albert

1877

1956

Husband of Lillie ROBINSON 

8093

E

7

Robinson

Alta

--

14 Aug 1883

Daughter of D J & M J ROBINSON 

Aged 2 y. 4 m. 4 d.

8686

W

3

Robinson

David F

--

22 Nov 1878

Son of D J & M J ROBINSON

Aged 1 yr. 1 mo. 10 ds.

(Note:  Middle of carving is illegible.)

8689

W

3

Robinson

Janet E

22 Oct 1938

20 Sep 2017

nee WILLIAMS. 

Daughter of Estell & Juanita (DAVIS) WILLIAMS. 

(Click here to view obituary.)


Photo not yet available.

?

?

Robinson

Lillie

1874

1951

Wife of Albert ROBINSON 

8093

E

7

Robinson

Nancy P

--

24 Jul 1875

Daughter of D J & M J ROBINSON 

Aged 1 yr. 6 mos. 19 dys.

(Note:  Stone is now almost illegilble.)

8688

W

3

Robinson

Patience C Montgomery

22 Feb 1845

27 Oct 1912

nee MONTGOMERY.  Wife of William Henry ROBINSON.  Married 13 Sep 1866.

8515

C

10

Robinson

Rose Mary Hale

20 Dec 1936

25 Oct 2019

nee HALE.  Wife of Charles G ROBINSON.


Daughter of Arthur & Mary Irene (RICHARDS) HALE


Click here to view obituary.


0430

E

8

Robinson

William Henry

abt Dec1842

--

Husband of Patience C (MONTGOMERY) ROBINSON.  Married 13 Sep 1866.

Corp., Co. K, 58th Ind. Inf.

8514

C

10

Rogers

Anna E

14 Sep 1856

29 Jul 1898

nee ANDERSON.  First wife of Charles ROGERS.  Married 3 Jul 1880.

9095

W

12

Rogers

Charles

1858

1917

Husband of Anna E ROGERS, 1st, married 3 Jul 1880; and Ida May (FINCH) GILLESPIE ROGERS, 2nd, married 18 Jun 1903.

9094

W

12

Rogers

Elsbury

--

8 Aug 1863

Aged 39 yrs. 3 mos. 30 dys.

(Note:  Bottom half of stone is now illegible.)

9206

W

14

Rogers

Ida May Gillespie

26 Dec 1862

24 Sep 1945

nee FINCH.  Wife of Calvin B GILLESPIE, 1st, married 1 Oct 1880; and Charles ROGERS, 2nd, married 18 Jun 1903.

8572

C

12

Rogers

Jane

2 Nov 1826

16 Sep 1883

“Mother”

9111

W

12

Romerhausen

Anna

1872

1944

  --

8372

C

5

Roy

Etta M

6 Jul 1886

4 Mar 1966

nee CAHALA.  Wife of Norman G ROY. 


Daughter of William & Julia CAHALA.


“Mother”

8676

W

3

Roy

Ivan N

20 Oct 1914

10 Mar 1999

Husband of Julia C ROY, 1st, married 15 Mar 1936; & Mildred (MURPHY) HOPE ROY, 2nd.

7975

E

4

Roy

Julia C

17 Nov 1918

1 Apr 1988

First wife of Ivan N ROY.  Married 15 Mar 1936.

7975

E

4

Roy

Marilyn Jean "Jeanie"

10 Dec 1940

25 Dec 2015

nee CHAMBERS.  Wife of Rudy L ROY.


Married 15 Jul 1961


Daughter of Oscar & Dorothy (ADLER) CHAMBERS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

7950

E

3

Roy

Norman G

20 Apr 1880

29 Jan 1946

Husband of Etta M ROY.

“Father”

8676

W

3

Roy

Rudy L

3 Jan 1937

--

Husband of Marilyn Jean "Jeanie" (CHAMBERS) ROY.


Married 15 Jul 1961.


Son of Ivan N & Julia C ROY.

7950

E

3

Rutledge

Alean J

13 Oct 1913

23 Apr 2005 

nee BURNS.  Wife of Hersel L RUTLEDGE.  Daughter of John & Mary (KAHALEY) BURNS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

8029

E

5

Rutledge

Alice M

16 Feb 1905

7 Aug 1981

  --

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Rutledge

Frances

2 Nov 1826

16 Sep 1883

  --

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Rutledge

Hersel L

16 Feb 1917

6 Jul 1981

Husband of Alean J RUTLEDGE.

Pvt., US Army, WW II, Korea.

8029

8031

E

5

Rutledge

John B 

abt 1838

--

Son of Johnson & Margaret RUTLEDGE.

Aged 23 y’s. 3 m’s. 13 d’s.

Pvt., Company "E", 80th. Regiment, Indiana Volunteers 

(Note:  Stone is broken across date of death.)

8963

W

9

Rutledge

Johnson

--

20 Apr 1881

Husband of Margaret Elizabeth (McCIDELY).

Aged 79 Years.

8970

W

9

Rutledge

Luciana

--

30 Aug 1880

Son of W D & A C RUTLEDGE

Aged 1 Ms.

8566

C

12

Rutledge

Margaret

18 Feb 1805

--

nee McCIDELY.  Wife of Johnson RUTLEDGE.

Married 20 Mar 1821.

Aged 59 y’s. 6 m’s.

8962

W

9

Rutledge

Maude Pearl

19 Aug 1884

23 Jul 1898

Daughter of W D & A C RUTLEDGE. 

8565

C

12

Rutledge

William T

11 Jun 1879

26 Apr 1880

Son of S G & A G RUTLEDGE 

No headstone found or identified, August 2010.

?

?

Rutter

Cora A

8 Mar 1881

17 Aug 1898

Wife of C G RUTTER 

8639

W

2

Rutter

Ida May

1876

1915

nee HEIRONIMUS.  Wife of Clarence RUTTER 

8360

C

5

Rutter

Roy V

2 Aug 1898

2 Sep 1898

Son of C G & Cora A RUTTER 

8637

8638

W

2

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.