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Somerville Cemetery

Barton Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.2744 N;  Longitude, -87.3816 W
Congressional Location:	SE-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 2; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 9W
Common Directions:	Located around the Somerville Community Church, in Somerville, Indiana,  on both the north and south  sides of CR-550 S, between CR-1000 E and SR-57.
Last updated	15 Jun 2020

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using several different sources. There may be other graves which are unknown due to missing, unreadable, destroyed or broken markers.   
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Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions.	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Pancake	Royal, Jr	6 Sep 1923	6 Sep 1923	--	7525	SE	11
Paul	David E	13 Jun 1921	4 May 2005	Husband of Marilyn A PAUL. US Navy and Coast Guard, WW II.	7492	SE	10
Paul	Marilyn A	25 Feb 1931	15 Feb 2004	Wife of David E PAUL.	7492	SE	10
Pearson	Ernest C	10 Sep 1921	--	Husband of Wilma L PEARSON.	7302	NW	5
Pearson	James W	26 Apr 1849	1 Jun 1923	--	7398	SE	5
Pearson	Wilma L	24 May 1918	15 Dec 1991	Wife of Ernest PEARSON.	7302	NW	5
Perkins	Irene	1866	1953	nee McGREGOR.  Wife of Isaac R PERKINS.	7346	SE	1
Perkins	Isaac R	1870	1936	Husband of Irene PERKINS.	7346	SE	1
Petty	Viola L	15 Nov 1918	10 Nov 1978	�Mother�	7161	NE	12
Phelps	Billie Joe	27 Dec 1938	30 Jul 1997	Husband of Sharon (BELL) PHELPS. Married 6 Sep 1958. �Our Son: Dean Kenneth� �Our Grandchildren: Austin and Tori� SP4, US Army.	7246 7247	NE	15
Phelps	Sharon Sue	20 Nov 1939	--	nee BELL. Wife of Billie Joe PHELPS. Married 6 Sep 1958. �Our Son: Dean Kenneth� �Our Grandchildren: Austin and Tori�	7246 7247	NE	15
Phillips	Betty Darlene	4 Aug 1922	14 Aug 1976	Wife of G Melton PHILLIPS.	7325	NW	8
Phillips	G Melton	12 May 1921	15 Sep 1997	Husband of Betty Darlene PHILLIPS. US Army, WW II.	7325	NW	8
Piercy	M Leon	25 Sep 1934	29 Oct 2017	Son of William C & Stella (HELM) PIERCY. �Friend of Larry & Jesse� Click here to view obituary.	0368	NW	1
Polk	Infant	--	--	--	Headstone not found or identified, Aug 2010.	S?	?
Porter	Jesse Isom	17 Mar 1888	20 Oct 1963	Husband of Mollie Jackson (SMITH) PORTER.  Son of Isom& Emily (HARRIS) PORTER.	7201	NE	13
Porter	Mollie Jackson	29 May 1891	14 Jul 1966	nee SMITH.  Wife of Jesse Isom PORTER.  Daughter of Thomas & Nancy (GRAY) SMITH.	7201	NE	13
Powers	Jewel Marie	--	7 Jul 1944	Daughter of Hilbert & Syble POWERS.	7526	SE	11
Powers	William Emory	--	11 Sep 1942	Son of Hilbert & Syble POWERS.	7527	SE	11
Pruitt	Nellie V	13 Nov 1912	24 Feb 1995	nee O�NEAL.  Daughter of George J & Sarah (REED) O�NEAL. �Mother�	7489	SE	10
Pryor	Anna Sue	31 Aug 1952	--	--	7084	NE	8
Rader	Fred	1876	1950	Husband of Nellie RADER.	7129	NE	11
Rader	Nellie	1892	1949	Wife of Fred RADER.	7129	NE	11
Reagon	Sarah Jane	1889	1954	�Mother�	7062	NE	7
Reed	Barbara	--	--	--	Headstone not found or identified	S?	?
Reed	J A Franklin	1863	1918	Husband of Nellie (GEARS) REED.  Married 22 Feb 1885. �Father�	7433	SE	7
Reed	Jarvis	--	--	--	Headstone not found or identified, Aug 2010.	S?	?
Reed	Michael A	22 Sep 1950	25 Nov 1975	Husband of Carolyn REED. �Father of Charles�	7225	NE	14
Reed	Nellie	1865	1941	nee GEARS.  Wife of J A Franklin REED.  Married 22 Feb 1885. �Mother�	7433	SE	7
Reed	William B	1918	1977	�Father� �Brother�	7224	NE	14
Reel	Burley, Jr.	12 Mar 1935	--	Husband of Vonda M REEL. Married 17 Oct 1967.	7385	SE	4
Reel	Vonda M	30 Aug 1936	12 Mar 2005	Wife of Burley REEL, Jr. Married 17 Oct 1967.	7385	SE	4
Riddle	Della Sharp	1886	1983	nee McGREGOR.  Wife of Walter SHARP, 1^st, married 23 Dec 1907; and William T RIDDLE, 2^nd.	7637	SW	3
Riddle	William T	1860	1949	Second husband of Della (McGREGOR) SHARP RIDDLE.	7637 7638	SW	3
Riley	Darwin	21 Mar 1918	10 Jun 1992	Husband of Phyllis V (MASON) RILEY. SSgt., US Army Air Corps, WW II.	1061 1062 7086	NE	8
Riley	Phyllis V	15 Nov 1927	13 Mar 2011	nee MASON.  Wife of Darwin RILEY.  Daughter of Shelby & Mary (DOERNER) MASON. (Click here to view obituary.)	1061	NE	8
Rogers	Frank J	1881	1946	�Father�	7347	SE	1
Russell	Hollie Boyd	9 Dec 1946	26 Nov 1966	Son of Hollie W RUSSELL & Wilma RUSSELL PEARSON.  Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class USS CORAL SEA, VA-25, TF 77, 7TH FLEET United States Navy. HOLLIE B RUSSELL is on the Wall at Panel 12E Line 123 www.VIRTUALWALL.org (Click here to view obituary.)	7303 7304 From the Princeton Daily Clarion, 28 Nov 1966	NW	5
Rutledge	Ezekiel	21 Mar 1812	2 Mar 1891	Husband of Mary (HUNTER) RUTLEDGE.	7611	SW	1
Rutledge	Jemima	22 Oct 1836	4 Jul 1914	nee DOUGLAS.  Wife of John A RUTLEDGE.  Married 27 Feb 1855. �Married�	7467 7468	SE	9
Rutledge	John A	28 Sep 1834	7 Jan 1906	Husband of Jemima (DOUGLAS) RUTLEDGE.  Married 27 Feb 1855. Pvt., Co. B, 58th Inf. Reg., Indiana, Civil War.	7467	SE	9
Rutledge	Mary	17 Sep 1826	--	nee HUNTER.  Wife of Ezekiel RUTLEDGE.  Married 17 Jan 1867.	7612	SW	1
Schenks	Grover W	26 Jul 1939	26 Nov 2002	Pfc., US Army, Vietnam. (Note: On same stone as John H SCHENKS.)	7418 7419	SE	6
Schenks	John H	26 Nov 1940	1 Sep 1978	(Note: On same stone as Grover W SCHENKS.)	7418	SE	6
Schmett	Christian H	27 Aug 1894	5 Jan 1976	Husband of Madia D SCHMETT. Pvt., US Army, WW I.	7174 7175	NE	12
Schmett	Madia D	19 Oct 1900	6 Nov 1970	Wife of Christian H SCHMETT.	7174	NE	12
Schmidt	Marilyn Kay	12 Aug 1946	9 Aug 2002	�Mother of: Sandy Kay, Michael William�	7111 7112	NE	9
Sells	Helen A	12 Jul 1892	26 Sep 1980	Wife of Robert H SELLS.	7311	NW	6
Sells	Robert H	12 Dec 1884	15 May 1967	Husband of Helen A SELLS.	7311	NW	6
Shane	Grace M	1887	1948	nee DUTT.  Wife of Harry A SHANE.  Married 8 Dec 1925, Marion Co., Indiana.	7139	NE	11
Shane	Harry A	1885	1958	Husband of Grace M (DUTT) SHANE.  Married 8 Dec 1925, Marion Co., Indiana.	7138	NE	11
Sharp	Avis A	1 Dec 1910	22 Nov 1991	nee JENKINS.  Wife of Eugene G SHARP.	7051	NE	6
Sharp	Eugene G	27 Dec 1908	26 Aug 1985	Husband of Avis A (JENKINS) SHARP.	7051	NE	6
Sharp	George Edmond	24 Aug 1927	9 Dec 2009	Husband of Judith Ann SHARP.	7035	NE	5
Sharp	Judith Ann	17 Mar 1931	--	Wife of George Edmond SHARP.	7035	NE	5
Sharp	Kenneth Lee	29 Jul 1937	24 Aug 2016	Husband of Roberta Alta (BROCK) SHARP.  Married:  11 Oct 1958.  Son of Eugene & Avis (JENKINS) SHARP.  US Army.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0360	NE	?
Sharp	Roberta Alta "Bertie"	8 Jul 1940	2 Dec 2019	nee BROCK.  Wife of Kenneth Lee SHARP.  Married:  11 Oct 1958.  Daughter of Cleneath "Song" & Gladys (SMITH) BROCK. (Click here to view obituary.)	0360	NE	2
Sharp	Russel W	1946	1961	--	7049	NE	6
Sharp	Walter	1887	1914	First husband of Della (McGREGOR) SHARP RIDDLE.  Married 23 Dec 1907.	7637	SW	3
Shenk	Barbara	1941	1978	--	Headstone not found or identified, Aug 2010.	S?	?
Shoultz	Walter	1886	1923	--	7417	SE	6
Simmons	Barbara E	22 Sep 1946	22 Dec 2011	nee FOLSOM.  Wife of William L SIMMONS. Married 9 Nov 1968.  Daughter of Charles & Cleda (RICHARDSON) FOLSOM. �Our Children: Jerry, Minnie, Tona�  (Click here to view obituary.)	1059 1060	NE	8
Simmons	William L	24 Sep 1945	19 Apr 2009	Husband of Barbara E (FOLSOM) SIMMONS.  Married 9 Nov 1968. Son of Rosemary SIMMONS. �Our Children: Jerry, Minnie, Tona�	1059 1060	NE	8
Simpson	Joel R	2 Nov 1933	4 Jan 2007	Son of Cecil & Mary (WHEELER) SIMPSON.  (Click here to view obituary.)	7272	NW	2
Simpson	Sarah L Ingram	23 Apr 1861	3 Mar 1895	Wife of Jarrett M INGRAM, 1^st; and George SIMPSON, 2^nd, married 19 Nov 1890.	7702	SW	5
Skelton	Artemissa	21 Nov 1840	--	nee DUFF.  Wife of Elias SKELTON.  Married 21 Mar 1878.	7415	SE	6
Skelton	Clara E	1879	1959	Wife of Clarence O SKELTON.	7101	NE	9
Skelton	Clarence O	1872	1953	Husband of Clara E SKELTON.	7101	NE	9
Skelton	Earl J	1896	1960	Wife of Jeanetta A (WALKER) SKELTON.	7089	NE	8
Skelton	Elias	26 Nov 1836	30 Jan 1916	Husband of Artemissa (DUFF) SKELTON.  Married 21 Mar 1878. Co. F, 42^nd Reg. Ind. Vol.	7415 7416	SE	6
Skelton	Frank	1868	--	Husband of Helen (PEARSON) SKELTON.  Married 1 Apr 1893.  Son of Ralph SKELTON.	7396	SE	5
Skelton	Helen	1872	1919	nee PEARSON.  Wife of Frank SKELTON.  Married 1 Apr 1893.  Daughter of George PEARSON.	7396	SE	5
Skelton	Jeanetta A	1903	20 Nov 1984	nee WALKER.  Wife of Earl J SKELTON.	7089	NE	8
Skelton	Millard C	12 May 1895	14 Jun 1895	Son of J W & A A SKELTON.	7626	SW	2
Skomp	Mabel V	11 Sep 1910	29 Jul 1912	Daughter of Fred & Lucy (O�NEAL) SKOMP.	7420	SE	6
Slinker	Edward	2 Jun 1896	3 Aug 1969	Indiana, Pvt., Co., F, 78^th Infantry, WW I.	7059	NE	6
Smith	Belva	17 Feb 1885	11 Jul 1904	--	7766 From the Evansville Journal, 21 Jul 1904	SW	8
Smith	Hester E	8 Apr 1866	28 May 1891	nee McGREGOR.  Wife of John E SMITH.  Married 9 Dec 1884.	7769	SW	8
Smith	John E	12 Jun 1854	10 Mar 1893	Husband of Hester E (McGREGOR) SMITH.  Married 9 Dec1884.	7769	SW	8
Smith	Martha	29 Jun 1839	30 Aug 1894	nee MARTIN.	7559	SE	14
Snitzler	Antone	?	?	(Note:  Added per 1939 WPA Veterans Graves Registration Survey.)	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
Sokeland	Estel	1894	1978	nee McGREGOR.  Wife of Martin W SOKELAND.  Married 19 Jan 1912.  Daughter of Samuel & M J McGREGOR.	7520	SE	11
Sokeland	Haskel K	1921	1922	Infant son of Martin W & Estel (McGREGOR) SOKELAND.	7521	SE	11
Sokeland	Martin Lemuel	27 Aug 1937	9 Oct 2011	Husband of Mary Juanita (MEIER) SOKELAND.  (Click here to view obituary.)	7519	SE	11
Sokeland	Martin W	1892	1957	Husband of Estel (McGREGOR) SOKELAND.  Married 19 Jan 1912.  Son of John & Martha A SOKELAND.	7520	SE	11
Sokeland	Mary Juanita	16 Dec 1941	--	nee MEIER. Wife of Martin Lemuel SOKELAND.	7519	SE	11
Sovercool	Elizabeth Jane	--	25 Feb 1890	nee McGREGOR.  Wife of James SOVERCOOL.  Married 23 Jul 1850. Aged 61 Y. 3 M. 12 D.	7872	SW	11
Sovercool	James	30 Jan 1827	17 Aug 1893	Husband of Elizabeth Jane (McGREGOR).  Married 23 Jul 1850. Co. F, 42^nd Reg. Ind. Inf.	7870	SW	11
Spear	?	--	--	(Wooden cross)	7236	NE	14
Sprowl	William	29 Oct 1813	8 Jan 1889	�Born in Chester District, South Carolina.� Aged 75 Y. 2 M. 29 D.	7625	SW	2
Stiles	Minnie Moore	1885	1926	--	7421	SE	6
Stoffel	Christina	1870	1951	--	7061	NE	7
Strain	Nancy Jane	1856	26 Mar 1906	nee NULL.  Wife of James STRAIN.  Married 22 Sep 1880.	Headstone not found or identified	S?	?
Strain	Rachel	20 Apr 1895	26 Aug 1924	--	Headstone not found or identified	S?	?
Stuckey	Billy W	5 May 1930	17 Aug 1978	Husband of Hazel I STUCKEY.	7044	NE	6
Stuckey	Billy Wayne	10 Jun 1978	10 Jun 1978	Son of Billy & Partricia STUCKEY.	7074	NE	7
Stuckey	Dolores B	28 Sep 1954	--	Wife of Phillip T STUCKEY.	7040	NE	6
Stuckey	Hazel I	2 Feb 1934	3 Feb 2002	Wife of Billy W STUCKEY.	7044	NE	6
Stuckey	Kent A, Sr.	6 Feb 1957	7 Apr 2001	Son of Billy W & Hazel I STUCKEY. Age 44.	7042	NE	6
Stuckey	Phillip T	24 Feb 1955	24 May 2005	Husband of Dolores STUCKEY.	7040 7041	NE	6
Sturgeon	Agnes H	1892	17 Nov 1991	Wife of Zean �Dick� STURGEON.	7106	NE	9
Sturgeon	Zean �Dick�	1890	1965	Husband of Agnes H STURGEON.	7106	NE	9
Sutton	Maude H	1884	1963	nee MANAHAN.	Headstone not found or identified	S?	?
Swain	Della M	14 Sep 1939	--	Wife of Ralph H SWAIN. Married 11 Oct 1958.	7036	NE	5
Swain	Ralph H	18 Jan 1927	19 Nov 2009	Husband of Della SWAIN.  Married 11 Oct 1958. Son of  Herman & Edith (GILLAND) SWAIN. (Click here to see obituary.)	7036	NE	5

Sections and Rows.
For purposes of this listing, the cemetery was divided into four Sections:  Northwest (NW), Northeast (NE), Southwest (SW), and Southeast (SE.)  Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of each section.  

7007 View of the Northeast section of the cemetery.	7343  View of Southeast section of the cemetery.
7896 View of the Southwest section of the cemetery.	7256 View of Northwest section of the cemetery.