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Forsythe Cemetery

Columbia Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.3111 N; Longitude, -87.3889 W
Congressional Location:	NW-1/4; SW-1/4; SECTION 26; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 9W
Common Directions:	4 miles southwest of Oakland City. Located adjacent to the Forsythe Church, on the east side of County Road 950E, at the intersection with County Road 300S.
Last updated	Sep 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.

George Pickersgill

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Camp	Benjamin F	--	10 Mar 1868	Son of W. P. & E. CAMP. Aged 13 ys. 11 ms. 15 ds.	6457	NW	5
Camp	Mary M A	--	2 Mar 1868	Daughter of W. P. & E. CAMP. Aged 10 ys. 6 ms.	6456	NW	5
Campbell	Elizabeth	--	3 Oct 1877	Aged 77 years.	6467	NW	4
Cansler	Bruce Alan	7 Dec 1947	26 May 2012	Son of Glenn & Nina (HOPKINS) CANSLER. AM3, US Navy, Vietnam. (Click here to view obituary.)	3598	SE	6
Cansler	Nina Lee	26 Oct 1926	6 Nov 2007	nee HOPKINS. Daughter of Dee & Mable (GARRISON) HOPKINS. "Our Mother" "My Children: Bruce, Mark, Melanie" (Click here to view obituary.)	5453 5454	SE	6
Chambers	Abram	15 Oct 1853	7 Nov 1863	Son of J. M. & C. CHAMBERS	6397	NW	6
Channell	Helen W	19 Mar 1904	2 Feb 1979	Wife of Wallace E. CHANNELL	5498	SE	4
Channell	Wallace E	19 Apr 1899	6 Oct 1968	Husband of Helen W. CHANNELL	5498	SE	4
Chappell	Matilda	--	23 Jul 1881	Wife of Nathaniel T CHAPPELL. Aged 55 Yrs. 9 Mos. 14 Dys.	6506	NW	1
Chappell	Nathaniel T (or F)	abt 1823	22 May 1886	Husband of Matilda CHAPPELL. "Father" Resident of Warrick Co. Aged 62 Yrs. 7 Mos. 11 Dys. Company "D", 44th. Indiana Infantry. (Enlisted as a Private on 2 Sep 1864, mustered out on 27 Jun 1865) (Note: Military headstone has middle initial as "F")	6505 6507	NW	1
Chism	Cecil C	21 May 1921	13 Feb 1999	Married Mildred P CHISM, 1^st, 2 Mar 1946 and Betty CHISM, 2^nd. MMC, US Navy, WW II.	5479 5480	SE	5
Chism	Mildred P	8 May 1920	5 May 1982	Wife of Cecil C. CHISM. Married 2 Mar 1946.	5479	SE	5
Christmas	Robert J	4 May 1950	25 Oct 2021	Husband of Shelly CHRISTMAS. Son of Joe & Oline (MORROW) CHRISTMAS. (Click here to view obituary.)	6985 GAP	SW	2
Clifford	Ambrose C	8 May 1826	21 Oct 1902	Husband of Martha J CLIFFORD. "Father" Pvt., Co. F, 42nd Inf. Reg., Indiana.	5960 5961	NW	13
Clifford	John W	25 Sep 1845	20 Dec 1881	Son of Ambrose C & Martha J CLIFFORD.	5957	NW	13
Clifford	Martha J	13 Aug 1829	14 Feb 1905	Wife of Ambrose C. CLIFFORD. "Mother"	5960 5962	NW	13
Cloin	Patsy L	27 Aug 1932	16 Mar 2020	nee OSBORNE. Wife of Robert H CLOIN. Married 14 Aug 1955. Daughter of Clyde & Iris Mable (SIRLES) OSBORNE. (Click here to view obituary.)	0271	SW	3
Cloin	Robert H	21 Jul 1933	24 Mar 2016	Husband of Patsy (OSBORNE) CLOIN. Married 14 Aug 1955. Son of Herman Thomas & Ruth (HUTTON) CLOIN. ETRSN, US Navy, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	0271 0272	SW	3
Cochren	Carolyn R	8 Oct 1944	7 Nov 2020	nee KINDER. Wife of John R COCHREN, Ph.D. Married: 2 Jun 1962. Parents of: Jeffery; Larry; Michael; Tony. (Click here to view obituary.)	7001 GAP	SE	6
Cochren	John R "Dick"	4 Sep 1941	1 Jul 2021	Husband of Carolyn R (KINDER) COCHREN, Ph.D. Married: 2 Jun 1962. Parents of: Jeffery; Larry; Michael; Tony. (Click here to view obituary.)	7001 GAP	SE	6
Coleman	Iva	29 Dec 1873	19 May 1955	Wife of Lemuel COLEMAN	5870	NW	15
Coleman	Lemuel	4 May 1869	26 Feb 1941	Husband of Iva COLEMAN	5870	NW	15
Coleman	Robert	--	--	Pvt., Company "C", 12th. Missouri SM Cavalry	5869	NW	15
Collins	Arlie	29 Sep 1910	1 May 1966	Wife of Herschell COLLINS	5545	SE	2
Collins	Herschel	12 Jun 1905	12 Jan 1963	Husband of Arlie COLLINS	5545	SE	2
Collins	Ronald D	11 Mar 1943	10 Apr 1998	Son of Herschel & Arlie (HURT) COLLINS. "Dad" Former Fire Chief of Francisco, IN.	5546	SE	2
Collins	Vonnetta Carol	--	23 Nov 1938	Infant daughter of Herschel & Arlie COLLINS.	5544	SE	2
Conrad	Raymond August	17 Apr 1919	22 Jul 2010	Husband of Velma Lorine (HEDGES) CONRAD. Son of August & Hester CONRAD. US Army Air Corps., WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	5491	SE	5
Conrad	Velma Lorine Hedges	13 Jan 1924	18 Nov 2010	nee HEDGES. Wife of Raymond August CONRAD. Daughter of Daniel & Cumi HEDGES. (Click here to view obituary.)	5491	SE	5
Corn	E Lloyd	1894	1959	Husband of Marjorie A. CORN.	5698	NE	7
Corn	Marjorie A	1904	1949	Wife of E. Lloyd CORN	5698	NE	7
Cotterill	Anna "Annie"	1848	1884	nee HUDDLESTON. Wife of John COTTERILL	6274	NW	8
Cotterill	Bert L	12 Apr 1909	10 Aug 1985	Husband of Evelyn (RUSS) COTTERILL	0264	SW	2
Cotterill	Eva Lincoln	1875	1939	nee LINCOLN. Wife of James Ephraim COTTERILL Daughter of Benjamin LINCOLN (distant relative to Pres. Abraham LINCOLN) & Angeline (BURTON) LINCOLN. Died in a car-train accident at Oakland City, IN.	6273 From the Princeton Clarion, 6 Dec 1938	NW	8
Cotterill	Evelyn	31 Aug 1914	24 Sep 2016	nee RUSS. Wife of Bert L. COTTERILL. Daughter of Claude & Ota (BRUCE) RUSS. Died at the age of 102. (Click here to view obituary.)	0264	SW	2
Cotterill	John	1833	2 May 1903	Husband of Anna "Annie" (HUDDLESTON) COTTERILL. Civil War.	6274	NW	8
Cotterill	James Ephraim	1876	1960	Husband of Eva (LINCOLN) COTTERILL	6273	NW	8
Coulter	Grover M	1 Mar 1885	2 Dec 1960	Husband of Faith "Fay" COULTER. Son of Elvis Monroe & Sally (DOWNS) COULTER.	5594	SE	1
Coulter	Hoyt G	14 Nov 1911	26 Jan 1927	Son of Grover M. & Faith (DOWNS) COULTER.	5593	SE	1
Cousert	Mary O	11 Sep 1854	3 Dec 1881	Wife of Thomas COUSERT.	5975	NW	13
Cox	Helen Steele	1906	1950	nee STEELE. Wife of Guy W. COX. Daughter of Samuel Chester & Della (McCAIN) GLADISH STEELE. Died at Beech Grove, IN.	5606	SE	3
Creasey	Barbara Ann	25 Apr 1965	--	nee KINSEY. Wife of Errol Bryan CREASEY. Married 13 Aug 2008.	1111	SE	2
Creasey	Errol Bryan	25 Sep 1962	10 Dec 2010	Husband of Barbara Ann (KINSEY) CREASEY. Married 13 Aug 2008. Son of Howard & Patsy CREASEY. (Click here to view obituary.)	1111	SE	2
Creasey	Howard Eugene "Gene"	14 Jun 1938	29 Jul 2003	Husband of Patsy (HOPKINS) CREASEY. Married 20 Aug 1960. Son of Rev. J W & Pauline CREASEY. "Our Children: Troy O, Errol B, Antia M, Kyle L, Justin E" MM2, US Navy, Vietnam.	5549 5550	SE	2
Creasey	Patsy R	21 Sep 1939	--	Wife of Howard Eugene "Gene" CREASEY. Married 20 Aug 1960. "Our Children: Troy O, Errol B, Antia M, Kyle L, Justin E"	5549 5550	SE	2
Creasey	Troy Owen	13 Sep 1961	23 Jan 1962	Infant son of Howard & Patsy CREASEY. "Our Baby"	5548	SE	2
Crilley	Charles W	23 Oct 1867	28 Mar 1898	Son of Isham & Mary A CRILLEY. Believed to have drowned after suffering an epileptic seizure during high flood waters at Oakland City, IN.	6216 From the Evansville Courier & Press, 30 Mar 1898	NW	9
Crilley	Isham	--	1895-1900	Husband of Mary A. CRILLEY. Pvt., Company B, 58th Indiana Infantry	6215	NW	9
Crilley	Maggie	13 Oct 18??	8 Sep 1880	Daughter of Isham & Mary A CRILLEY	6138	NW	10
Crilley	Mary A	16 Oct 1841	13 Oct 1905	Wife of Isham CRILLEY	6214	NW	9
Crow	Elsie M	22 Apr 1899	29 Oct 1995	Wife of William CROW	5528	SE	3
Crow	William	29 Dec 1895	10 Jan 1962	Husband of Elsie M. CROW. Indiana, Private First Class, U. S. Army, W.W. I	5528 5529	SE	3
Crum	Robert G	6 Jul 1934	31 Jul 2010	Husband of Vivian D �Dede� CRUM. "Parents of Rusty"	1104	SE	5
Crum	Vivian D "Dede"	6 May 1938	14 Nov 2004	Wife of Robert G CRUM. "Parents of Rusty"	1104	SE	5
Cunningham	Ronald Leo	14 Apr 1933	9 Oct 2006	Husband of Sandra Lou (HOLLON) CUNNINGHAM. Married 28 Oct 1956. Son of Thomas Hendricks CUNNIGHAHM & Mary Lucinda (CHUMBLEY) CUNNINGHAM WHEELER. "Our Daughters: Anita, Teresa, Gina" SKGSN, US Navy, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	5493 5494	SE	4
Cunningham	Sandra Lou	19 Jul 1937	--	nee HOLLON. Wife of Ronald Leo CUNNINGHAM. Married 28 Oct 1956. "Our Daughters: Anita, Teresa, Gina"	5493	SE	4
Curtice	Barbara A	29 Feb 1936	8 Apr 2006	nee LEDBETTER. Daughter of Marshall & Julia LEDBETTER. "Mother" (Click here to view obituary.)	5434	SE	7

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 west side of each section. Please be advised rows 1-5 in the Northwest sections are somewhat irregular.

5411 Sign at entrance, Southwest section of cemetery.
5414 View of Northwest section of the cemetery.

5413 Front side of Veterans Memorial
6445 Back side of Veterans Memorial.

5411 Sign at entrance, Southwest section of cemetery.	5414 View of Northwest section of the cemetery.
5413 Front side of Veterans Memorial	6445 Back side of Veterans Memorial.

Genealogy

Forsythe Cemetery

Columbia Township

Gibson County, Indiana

4 miles southwest of Oakland City. Located adjacent to the Forsythe Church, on the east side of County Road 950E, at the intersection with County Road 300S.