Providence

Providence, Arkansas

White Counrt Central School Re-Union June 28th, 2008 CANCELLED

Providence School Reunion
     The annual reunion of old Providence School students, their families and friend will be held on July 5 from 111 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the White County Central Cafeteria. Lunch will be turkey, , ham, and "fixin's" and will be served near noon.
     The new secretary, Guy Humphries, asks that names, addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses be sent to him, so that anyone who has not previously attended may be invited. The cost is $10 per person and any surplus after the $100 for the 2004 mailing and the cost of the meal will go to the Central scholarship fund.
     Humphries is compiling a booklet containing memories of his schoolmates to be printed and distributed. Anyone who cares to share theirs may send them to uss@ipa.net or 441 Highway 385 N, Judsonia, AR 72081; 501-729- 5734.

Located on Hwy 156, the old Searcy-Batesville Road which was built in the 1930s, Providence was the primary route for those migrating through Searcy, Little Rock and farther Southwest because the the Old Southwest Trail/Military Road was not convenient.

The Old Providence Cemetery was supposedly originall a burial ground for slaves from the farm of Elijah Little who settlled there in 1832 and from which the city of Providence grew.