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Francisco I.O.O.F. Cemetery

Center Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:

Latitude, 38.3290 N;  Longitude, -87.4510 W

Congressional Location:

SW-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 19; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 9W

Common Directions:

Located on the west side of the south end of Second Street in Francisco.

Last updated

     May 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

Inscriptions & Notes

Photo #                   Photo

Sect-
ion

Row

Hightower

Charles Warner

 --

25 Apr 1935

--

0744

B

8

Hightower

Dorothiea L

1914

1982

Wife of Warner HIGHTOWER. 

0740

B

8

Hightower

Warner

3 May 1907

30 Dec 1990

Husband of Dorothiea L HIGHTOWER.


Pvt., US Army, WW II.

0740

0741

B

8

Hill

Alonzo

19 Nov 1909

15 Aug 1992

Husband of Musetta P HILL.  Married 29 Jan 1927.


Pvt., US Army, WW II.

1734

1735

D

3

Hill

Claude

1903

1965

Husband of Ruby L  HILL 

1228

C

1

Hill

Eliza

1 Mar 1887

--

Wife of Joseph HILL.

"Mother" 

1226

C

1

Hill

Elsie P

1896

1983

Wife of Walter HILL.

1259

C

2

Hill

Fay G

1897

1935

Wife of Joseph F HILL.

"Mother" 

0603

B

2

Hill

Fern Louise

12 Sep 1923

9 Jan 1925

Daughter of Joseph F & Fay G HILL 

0602

B

2

Hill

Forrest W

10 Nov 1923

4 Apr 1992

Husband of Marjorie L  HILL, 1st; and Lena HILL, 2nd.  Son of Claude & Ruby L HILL.  


US Navy, WW II.


1243

C

1

Hill

Joseph

20 Feb 1873

20 Dec 1960

Husband of Eliza HILL.

"Father" 

1226

C

1

Hill

Marjorie L

31 May 1928

26 Nov 1973

First wife of Forrest W HILL 

1243

C

1

Hill

Musetta P

1 Jun 1909

26 Oct 1986

Wife of Alonzo HILL.  Married 29 Jan 1927

1734

D

3

Hill

Nella Jean

6 Jan 1953

4 Jan 2004

Wife of William E HILL, Jr.

“Mother”

“Our children:  Jay, Billy, John, Rick, Melissa, Kyle”

1585

1586

D

14

Hill

Ruby L

1904

1986

Wife of Claude HILL 

1227

C

1

Hill

Steven W

1 Aug 1949

6 Apr 1979

Husband of Karen HILL.

Died in a house fire.

1780


From the Evansville Press, 7 Apr 1979

D

1

Hill

Walter

1895

1958

Husband of Elsie P HILL.

1259

C

2

Hill

William E, Jr.

16 Feb 1957

--

Husband of Nella Jean HILL.

“Father”

“Our children:  Jay, Billy, John, Rick, Melissa, Kyle”

1585

1586

D

14

Hillyard

Abraham

--

28 Sep 1890

Aged 49 Yrs. 11 Ms.


Company "F", 2nd. Regiment, Kentucky Calvary.

0821

A

1

Hobson

Doris Ilene

16 Sep 1925

4 Dec 1984

Wife of William T HOBSON.

1696

D

6

Hobson

William T

25 Jul 1925

9 Oct 1989

Husband of Doris Ilene HOBSON.

1696

D

6

Hoke

Mary D

--

--

(Partially Illegible; now too worn to read.) 

0814

A

1

Hoke

Samuel

--

6 Oct 1866

Aged 44 y’s. 1 m. 19 d’s.

0815

A

1

Holderbaugh

Faye

1900

1979

--

0785

B

10

Holderbaugh

Robert Miley

1922

1988

Son of Faye HOLDERBAUGH. 

0785

B

10

Hollon

Esther

1900

1980

Wife of William Rex HOLLON.

1166

A

19

Hollon

Eunice

1900

1986

Wife of Max HOLLON.

1495

C

8

Hollon

George A

1872

1943

Husband of Lorettie HOLLON 

0735

B

8

Hollon

John D

3 Jul 1918

4 Dec 1919

Son of George & Loretta HOLLON 

0734

B

8

Hollon

Lance

1927

1927

--

0738

B

8

Hollon

Lorettie

1874

1922

Wife of George A. HOLLON.
"Mother"

0735

0736

B

8

Hollon

Lucy Jane

1905

1959

--

0737

B

8

Hollon

Max

1900

1936

Husband of Eunice HOLLON.

Killed in an underground mine accident.

1495


From the Evansville Press, 19 Aug 1936

C

8

Hollon

William Rex

1898

1938

Husband of Esther HOLLON.

1166

A

19

Hope

Howard "Mose"

9 Sep 1906

18 Oct 1989

Husband of Marie (BRUBECK) HOPE.


(Note:  Buried at Mount Tabor Cemetery; see Washington Twp, Cemetery Listings.)

1693

D

6

Hope

Marie

27 Sep 1917

14 Aug 1983

nee BRUBECK.  Wife of Howard "Mose" HOPE.

1693

D

6

Hopkins

Julina

14 Jan 1814

1 Oct 1878

nee INGRAM.  Wife of Willison HOPKINS.  Married 20 Jul 1837 

Aged 64 Yrs. 8 M’s. 17 D’s.

0916

0915

A

6

Hopkins

Willison "Wilk"

12 Aug 1812

12 Jul 1899

Husband of Julina (INGRAM) HOPKINS.  Married 20 Jul 1837 

0915

A

6

Horrall

Cleaver D

--

--

Husband of Mary HORRALL 

Aged 39 yrs. 10 mos. 15 dys.

No headstone found; 13 Apr 2010.

 

 

Horrall

Mary

25 Dec 1849

--

Wife of Cleaver D. HORRALL 

No headstone found; 13 Apr 2010.

 

 

Hostetter

Helen Jean

23 Nov 1912

19 Jul 2006

nee HELSLEY.  Daughter of David & Hattie (BROWN) HELSLEY. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0634

B

4

Hottel

Lillian A

1900

--

Wife of Ralph L HOTTEL, Sr.

1475

C

8

Hottel

Ralph L , Sr

1898

1980

Husband of Lillian A HOTTEL.

1475

C

8

Houchins

Ivel C

1917

1974

Married 3 Apr 1937.  Husband of Rives L HOUCHINS.  Married 3 Apr 1937.

“Dad”

1388

C

6

Houchins

Rives L

1919

2004

Wife of Ivel C HOUCHINS.  Married 3 Apr 1837.

“Mom”

1388

C

6

Hubbard

Melvina

1873

1958

Wife of Monroe HUBBARD 

1149

A

18

Hubbard

Monroe

1874

1940

Husband of Melvina HUBBARD 

1149

A

18

Huebner

Dolly M

25 Jan 1922

27 Apr 2008

nee STILES.  Wife of Kenneth A HUEBNER, Sr.  Married 24 Dec 1939.  Daughter of James T & Martha (NALL) STILES. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1653

D

9

Huebner

Herbert J

9 Jan 1953

13 Jan 1995

"Husband".  "Father" 

1655

D

9

Huebner

Kenneth A, Jr

14 Nov 1944

5 Jul 2017

Husband of Sharon HUEBNER. 


Son of Kenneth & Dolly M (STILES) HUEBNER, Sr.


US Army
 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0187


D

15

Huebner

Kenneth A, Sr

13 Aug 1919

4 Jun 2001

Husband of Dolly M (STILES) HUEBNER.  Married 24 Dec 1939.


SN, US Navy.  SSgt., US Air Force, WW II, Korea.

1653

1654

D

9

Huebner

Michael E.

28 Jul 1948

31 Jul 2020

SGT, USMC
Vietnam




5645 GAP

D

5

Huebner

Sharon S

8 Nov 1950

15 Sep 2022

nee WADE
Wife of Kenneth A HUEBNER, Jr.

Daughter of Paul WADE & Gladys (JOHNS) KNIGHT


(Click here to view obituary.)

5673 GAP


D

15

Hughes

Mae B

1877

1950

Wife of Tilden M HUGHES.

1357

C

5

Hughes

Tilden M

1874

1933

Husband of Mae B HUGHES.

1357

C

5

Hume

Elizabeth Vernon

2 Nov 1830

17 Sep 1915

"Mother" 

0671

B

5

Hume

Lola A

1871

1930

Wife of William M HUME.

0670

B

5

Hume

Robert C

18 Dec 1854

3 May 1915

Son of Elizabeth Vernon HUME.

"Son" 

0671

B

5

Hume

William M

1863

1941

Husband of Lola A HUME.

0670

B

5

Hurst

Jerry T

10 Oct 1930

19 Jul 2001

Husband of Vera Gwen (COLLINS) HURST.  Married 10 Jul 1948.


“Our children:  Daniel R, Terry L, Debra A, Tracy A”

1612

1613

D

12

Hurst

Vera Gwen

7 Jun 1932

9 Nov 2006

nee COLLINS.  Wife of Jerry T HURST.  Married 20 Jul 1948.  Daughter of William & Fannie (MAXAM) COLLINS.


“Our children:  Daniel R, Terry L, Debra A, Tracy A” 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1612

1613

D

12

Hurt

Calvin Lee

7 Jun 1948

26 May 2004

SP5, US Army, Vietnam.

1589

D

14

Hurt

James "Jim"

6 Jan 1933

19 Sep 2017

Husband of Nina Lee (BEASLEY) HURT.


Married 28 Jun 1952.


“Parents of:  Jimmie D, Pamela S” 

0194

0195

D

13

Hurt

Maurice

21 Feb 1924

18 Oct 2021

Son of Renza & Fannie (WINGATE) HURT

SSG, US Army
WW II
PH






(Click here to view obituary.)


5654 GAP

D

8

Hurt

Nina Lee

27 Jul 1934

13 Jan 2001

Wife of James HURT.


Married 28 Jun 1952.


Daughter of Virgil & Nellie (O'DELL) BEASLEY.

“Parents of:  Jimmie D, Pamela S” 

0194

0195

D

13

Hussey

Elsie

1877

1960

--

1076

A

14

Hussey

Jessie

1901

1948

--

1075

A

14

Hutchinson

I Jeanette

18 Nov 1926

12 May 1996

Wife of John W HUTCHINSON.  Daughter of Robert & Opal ANNIS.

1193

A

20

Hutchinson

John W

18 Oct 1923

23 Jul 1995

Husband of Jeanette I. HUTCHINSON.  Son of Ivy & James HUTCHINSON 

1193

A

20

Hyslop

Essie

1897

1977

Wife of Ray A HYSLOP 

1439

C

7

Hyslop

Hazel

1898

1964

Wife of Orb HYSLOP 

1252

C

2

Hyslop

Orb

1894

1984

Husband of Hazel HYSLOP 

1252

C

2

Hyslop

Ray A

24 Sep 1896

25 Oct 1969

Husband of Essie HYSLOP. 


Indiana, Private, Battery "C", 67th. Field Artillery, W. W. I.

1439

1440

C

7


         Sections and Rows
The cemetery presently is divided into four sections:  A (northeast,) B (northwest,) C (southwest) & D (southeast.)  Rows were numbered starting on the east side in Sections A, B & C and on the west side of Section D.  Another section platted immediately to the north of Section D, contains no visible burials to date.

 
0807  View of Section A from the southwest corner.

0551  View of Section B, looking northwest.

1204  View of Section C, looking southwest.

1564  View of Section D.