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070    PROVIDENCE BAPTIST CHURCH   -   Surname starts with B

Location - 1319 Virgilina Rd (Hwy 49), Roxboro.

Coordinates: 36d 24m 55.2s N; 78d 57m 04.8s W Click here for Online Maps

Providence Baptist Church Cemetery is located on NC 49 approximately 2 miles north of Roxboro. The oldest part of the cemetery is on the north side of the educational building which stands now and was built in 1955. This building is on the site where the first church was built in 1862. According to the church records, the first pastor, Rev. William Ennis Oakley, was the first one to be buried in the cemetery. He was born April 3 1805 and died Sept 7 1876. No doubt there are some earlier graves but no markers exist as proof. The cemetery on the west side of the educational building is the next oldest. The third cemetery is on the other side of the old road leading from Roxboro to South Boston Va.. The oldest grave in this area is 1918.

In 1961 Longhurst Cotton Mill deeded the private cemetery joining the church cemetery to the church. This portion of the cemetery is located off of Providence Road. The Dunn cemetery which is joined to the Longhurst Cotton Mill cemetery is not included in this list below at this time. Several graves were moved to Providence Cemetery in April 1977, when CP&L constructed Mayo Lake as part of the construction of the Mayo Power Plant. Even though all of the graves appear to be associated with the Providence Cemetery, only 3 are kept up by the church, the Dunn Cemetery and Old Longhurst cotton mill cemetery are kept up by family members. At the present time a person has to be member of Providence Baptist Church to obtain a cemetery lot in the church portion and some of the Longhurst Cotton Mill Area. Most of the Longhurst Cotton Mill Area and the Dunn Cemetery are owned by family members who purchased them from the Cotton Mill before 1961. But to me, all of these cemeteries are collectively known as the Providence Cemetery.

View #2 of the cemetery. View #3 of the cemetery. View #4 of the cemetery. View #5 of the cemetery.
View of the church. View of the church sign.

Survey by Danny Lamberth in April 2000. Survey updated by Allen Dew in January 2016. Survey updates by Melanie Sabins in February 2016. All photographs by Melanie Sabins and John Sabins in January 2016.



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1. Banks, Cathy Gentry   (b. 25 Sep 1944 - d. 16 Mar 2007)
Wife of Larry Carlton Banks
2. Banks, Larry Carlton, Sr.   (b. 7 Feb 1948 - d. 8 Jun 2005)
Husband of Cathy Gentry Banks
3. Bauer, Carl Lewis   (b. 20 May 1881 - d. 25 Jan 1947)
4. Beaver, Grover F.   (b. 1 Apr 1897 - d. 6 Jul 1950)
5. Beaver, Mallie Carver   (b. 27 Dec 1903 - d. 28 Jul 1988)
6. Beaver, Zora Elizabeth   (b. 10 Mar 1908 - d. 7 Nov 1988)
7. Bivens, Alice S.   (b. 30 May 1882 - d. 29 Mar 1945)
Wife of Eddley C. Bivens. Bivens monument.
8. Bivens, Eddley C.   (b. 17 Oct 1880 - d. 5 Jan 1939)
Husband of Alice S. Bivens. Bivens monument.
9. Bivens, Eula C.   (b. 27 Apr 1919 - d. 20 Aug 1997)
At Rest
10. Bivens, Fornie   (b. 12 Feb 1902 - d. 12 Oct 1988)
Husband of Lillie Bivens. Bivens monument.
11. Bivens, Lillie C.   (b. 10 Oct 1904 - d. 5 Dec 1981)
Wife of Fornie Bivens. Bivens monument.
12. Blair, Charlie   (b. 4 Jul 1914 - d. 26 Jan 1936)
13. Blalock, Basil Edmond   (b. 18 Jul 1933 - d. 16 Apr 1947)
Tho' lost to sight to memory dear
14. Blalock, Carol Jean   (b. 3 Mar 1944 - d. 3 Mar 1944)
Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Blalock
15. Blalock, Etta Carver   (b. 1897 - d. 1989)
Wife of Oscar Blalock
16. Blalock, Marcia Ann   (b. 13 Apr 1945 - d. 13 Apr 1945)
Daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Melvin Blalock
17. Blalock, Myrtle Reaves   (b. 8 Feb 1915 - d. 10 Feb 2001)
Wife of William Melvin Blalock
18. Blalock, William "Oscar"   (b. 6 Feb 1892 - d. 16 May 1940)
Husband of Etta Blalock
19. Blalock, William Melvin   (b. 15 Jun 1915 - d. 11 Jan 1997)
Husband of Myrtle Reaves Blalock
20. Bohannon, Nora Lee Reaves   (b. 15 May 1961 - d. 28 Apr 2009)
21. Bomar, Helen Walker   (b. 30 Mar 1937 - d. 28 Jan 2015)
22. Bowen, Carolyn Jane   (b. 5 Aug 1947 - d. 26 Jan 1958)
23. Bowen, Charlie "Elmo"   (b. 24 Mar 1917 - d. 5 Mar 1988)
Husband of Mattie B. Bowen. TEC 5 US Army WW-II Military marker.
24. Bowen, Douglas Mollock   (b. 22 Aug 1936 - d. 6 Sep 1936)
Another view.
25. Bowen, Henry T.   (b. 29 Nov 1878 - d. 9 May 1952)
Husband of Mollie Elizabeth Jones Bowen.
26. Bowen, Howard Thomas   (b. 14 May 1918 - d. 30 Jun 1972)
Husband of Mary Jackson Bowen. S SGT CO B 158 ENGR BN WW-II Military marker.
27. Bowen, Mary Jackson   (b. 8 Mar 1925 - d. Reserved)
Wife of Howard Thomas Bowen
28. Bowen, Mattie B.   (b. 3 Dec 1915 - d. 30 Dec 1976)
Wife of Charlie Elmo Bowen
29. Bowen, Mollie Elizabeth Jones   (b. 23 Nov 1879 - d. 31 May 1930)
Wife of Henry T. Bowen. Daughter of Robert Jones and Edna Mitchell Jones.
30. Bowens, Bessie   (b. 28 Sep 1913 - d. Not listed)
Wife of Eugene Bowens
31. Bowens, Eugene   (b. 7 Mar 1904 - d. 25 Oct 1952)
Husband of Bessie Bowens
32. Bowers, Bessie Edwards Jones   (b. 14 Jul 1887 - d. 11 May 1965)
Wife of William Thomas Jones and Unknown Bowers.
33. Bowes, Annie Dixon   (b. 10 Jul 1893 - d. 7 Sep 1970)
Wife of Robert B. Bowes. Bowes monument.
34. Bowes, Lawrence Thomas   (b. 3 Jul 1921 - d. 9 Nov 1988)
Husband of Sophia McFarland Bowes. Married 8 Jun 1946
35. Bowes, Mason Matthew   (b. 12 Aug 1927 - d. 2 Jul 2011)
AS US Navy. A Life Lived Easy Honest and Well. Bowes monument.
36. Bowes, Robert B.   (b. 11 May 1888 - d. 23 Dec 1950)
Husband of Annie Dixon Bowes. Woodmen of the World Memorial. Dum Tacetclamat. Bowes monument.
37. Bowes, Sophia McFarland   (b. 2 Jun 1922 - d. Reserved)
Wife of Sophia McFarland Bowes. Married 8 Jun 1946
38. Bowling, Ethel Clayton   (b. 6 Jun 1924 - d. Reserved)
Wife of John Henry Bowling. Married 4 Jul 1940
39. Bowling, Infant   (b. 1984 - d. 1984)
40. Bowling, John Henry   (b. 15 Nov 1919 - d. 5 Sep 1989)
Husband of Ethel Clayton Bowling. Married 4 Jul 1940. Cameo picture. SC3 US Navy WW-II Military marker.
41. Bowling, Kristie Nicole   (b. 29 Oct 1984 - d. 4 Nov 1984)
Sweetly Sleeping
42. Boyd, Estelle Perkins   (b. 27 Jul 1927 - d. Reserved)
The Lord Is My Shepherd. Foot marker.
43. Brann, Elsie Snow   (b. 30 Sep 1931 - d. Reserved)
Wife of Ernest William Brann
44. Brann, Ernest William   (b. 25 Jun 1927 - d. 6 Jul 2000)
Husband of Elsie Snow Brann. PFC US Army WW-II Military marker.
45. Brooks, Donald E.   (b. 24 Nov 1935 - d. 30 Jan 2007)
SP4 US Army Gone But Not Forgotten
46. Brooks, Frances Parker   (b. 1805 - d. 1880)
47. Brooks, Infant Daughter   (b. 1960 - d. 1960)
48. Brooks, Infant Son   (b. 1962 - d. 1962)
49. Brooks, Laura Fuller   (b. 21 Mar 1908 - d. 13 Oct 1996)
Walking Through Heaven With God
50. Brooks, Richard David, Jr.   (b. 7 May 1804 - d. 29 Mar 1882)
51. Buchanan, Addie Bell Gravitte   (b. 12 Jan 1899 - d. 25 Dec 1976)
Wife of Elbert Watkins Buchanan
52. Buchanan, Albert Arthur   (b. 20 Aug 1887 - d. 9 May 1904)
53. Buchanan, Andrew Jackson   (b. 25 Apr 1827 - d. 9 Jan 1907)
Husband of Mary Frances White Buchanan
54. Buchanan, Ann Rebecca Oakley   (b. 30 Jun 1852 - d. 26 Nov 1913)
Wife of John Wiley Buchanan
55. Buchanan, Earnest Grady   (b. 28 Aug 1897 - d. 11 Oct 1918)
Closeup. First Sergeant, Company Richmond Blues. Died at Camp Crane Rockford Illinois. WW-I.
56. Buchanan, Elbert Watkins   (b. 28 Mar 1895 - d. 5 Feb 1975)
Husband of Addie Bell Gravitte Buchanan. Private US Army Military marker.
57. Buchanan, Horace   (b. 1882 - d. 31 Dec 1945)
Husband of Mary Barnett.
58. Buchanan, Infant   (b. 16 Jun 1914 - d. 16 Jun 1914)
Jim and Nancy Buchanan
59. Buchanan, Jennie V.   (b. 14 Feb 1861 - d. 30 Sep 1863)
60. Buchanan, Jerreal Boyd   (b. 2 Jun 1923 - d. 21 Apr 1982)
Husband of Sibyl Garrett Buchanan. SGT US Army WW-II Military marker.
61. Buchanan, John   (b. 21 Mar 1809 - d. 30 May 1892)
Husband of Sarah Gentry
62. Buchanan, John Wiley   (b. 14 Aug 1832 - d. 13 Dec 1905)
Husband of 1) Nancy Whitt Buchanan and 2) Ann Rebecca Oakley Buchanan. Son of John and Sarah Gentry Buchanan
63. Buchanan, Kate L.   (b. Abt 1860 - d. 26 Apr 1914)
Age 54. Mother. Foot marker.
64. Buchanan, Mary Frances Whitt   (b. 15 Apr 1830 - d. 19 Oct 1883)
Wife of Andrew Jackson Buchanan. Daughter of James Jones and Sarah Gravitte Whitt.
65. Buchanan, Nancy Whitt   (b. 10 Mar 1833 - d. 8 Mar 1879)
Wife of John Wiley Buchanan. James Jones & Sarah Gravitte Whitt
66. Buchanan, Pearl Whitt   (b. Sep 1888 - d. 20 Mar 1958)
Wife of Robert Jones Buchanan. Sr.
67. Buchanan, Robert Jones, Jr.   (b. 1 May 1915 - d. 14 Sep 1968)
Husband of Elva Chandler
68. Buchanan, Robert Jones, Sr.   (b. 18 Apr 1884 - d. 26 Feb 1971)
Husband of Pearl Whitt
69. Buchanan, Roberta D.   (b. 24 Sep 1896 - d. 2 May 1957)
70. Buchanan, Sarah E.   (b. 2 Jul 1886 - d. 11 Jun 1887)
Daughter of John Wiley Buchanan
71. Buchanan, Sarah Gentry   (b. 28 Feb 1811 - d. 12 Jun 1891)
Wife of John Buchanan
72. Buchanan, Sibyl Garrett   (b. 12 May 1923 - d. 12 Apr 2007)
Wife of Jerreal Boyd Buchanan
73. Buchanan, Thomas G.   (b. 13 Jun 1892 - d. 7 Apr 1981)
74. Buchanan, Wilbur Dunn   (b. 5 Sep 1924 - d. 17 Mar 2008)
75. Buchanan, William James, Jr.   (b. Jul 1854 - d. 2 Jul 1908)
Husband of Kate L. Buchanan