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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	20 Jun 2020

This list was originally proofed and verified by Georgia McEllhiney in June 2002. Headstones were photographed by Daniel L Elliott in August 2010, updates and corrections were made to the listing. It 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. If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let us know.

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Hodges	John T	19 Jan 1860	6 Feb 1928	Son of John & Harriet M (CAMP) HODGES.	6211	NW	9
Hodges	Marietta "Ettie"	29 Nov 1872	10 Jul 1944	nee WALLACE. Wife of William A. HODGES. Married: 12 Sep 1889. Daughter of John W & Lavina (MAUCK) WALLACE.	6212	NW	9
Hodges	William A	1868	1965	Husband of Marietta "Ettie" (WALLACE) HODGES. Married: 12 Sep 1889. Son of John & Harriet M (CAMP) HODGES.	6212	NW	9
Holcomb	Emily M	10 Oct 1863	9 Nov 1933	Wife of Howard HOLCOMB. “Mother”	5837	NW	16
Holcomb	Ethel Frank	1890	1982	nee FRANK.	5665	SW	2
Holcomb	Howard	7 Dec 1860	26 Jun 1929	Husband of Emily M. HOLCOMB. “Father”	5837	NW	16
Holcomb	Leonard C	7 Oct 1904	21 Jan 1907	Son of Howard & Emily M. HOLCOMB.	5837	NW	16
Holcomb	Rex Custer	15 Dec 1888	1 Feb 1939	Son of Howard & Emily M. HOLCOMB. WW I.	5838	NW	16
Holcomb	Roger L	1894	1952	--	5664	SW	2
Hollon	Alonzo W	1859	1936	Husband of Julia E. HOLLON	5718	NE	4
Hollon	Julia E	1875	1961	Wife of Alonzo W. HOLLON	5718	NE	4
Hollon	Pauline V	23 May 1916	9 Oct 2002	nee SKELTON. Wife of Samuel S. HOLLON. Married 23 May 1936. Daughter of Sidney & Eva Ethel (McDOWELL) SKELTON	5496	SE	4
Hollon	Samuel S	4 Apr 1914	10 Aug 1975	Husband of Pauline V. (SKELTON) HOLLON. Married 23 May 1936. Pfc., U. S. Army, W.W. II	5496 5497	SE	4
Holt	Dora	5 Feb 1869	14 Oct 1960	"Mother" "She Worketh Willingly With Her Hands Proverbs 31:13"	5671	SW	1
Holt	Thomas	1859	1946	"Father"	5848	NW	16
Honeycutt	Robert R	--	13 Jun 1877	Husband of Lilia HONEYCUTT. Aged 42 yrs. 7 mos. 18 dys. Pfc., Co. F, 58^th Ind. Cav.	6120 5413	NW	10
Hopkins	A June	18 Aug 1922	23 Apr 1993	Wife of Herbert E. HOPKINS. Married 8 Aug 1944. “Parents of: Nacy Kaye, Jeffery Joe” “Grandparents of: Angela Kaye, Gregory Scott, Kyle Evans”	5517 5518	SE	3
Hopkins	Ada F	4 Dec 1876	27 Jan 1905	Wife of David F. HOPKINS	6414	NW	6
Hopkins	Ann Charylene	24 Mar 1939	31 Jul 2015	nee WOEHLER. Wife of Eldon L HOPKINS. Married: 13 Jun 1959. Daughter of Charles E & Geneva (HERBERT) WOEHLER. Our Children: Lisa; Karen; Douglas. Our Grandchildren: Kristen; Jenna; Molly, Anna; Laura; Kathleen; Kevin; Christopher.	3367	NE	2
Hopkins	Betty Doris Mae	23 Feb 1935	9 Jan 2019	nee COX. Wife of James Clayton HOPKINS. Married 26 Jun 1953. Daughter of George Washington & Lelah (DOUGHTY) COX. “Our Children: Roger Dewayne 2-18-1954, Roxanne (OSBORNE) (DAVIS) 7-25-1955, Ruth Ellen (WIRTH) 12-8-1956” “Our Grandchildren: Andrew Todd 12-13-1987, Melanie Nicole 11-7-1989, Ryan William Thurman OSBORNE 9-3-1984, Dane Clayton OSBORNE 2-15-1986, Crystal Lynn WIRTH 5-24-1982, Brooke Ellen WIRTH 5-8-1986” Click here to view obituary.	0254 5472	SE	5
Hopkins	Carol Gwen	24 Apr 1942	--	Wife of Richard Dee HOPKINS. Married 6 Feb 1984. “Children: Sabrina Rennee 10-29-1957, Deidre Loraine 9-8-1961, Kenya Dawn 4-4-1963, Randall Shon 3-14-1965, Twyla Nicole 5-2-1971” “Grand Children: Justin Morgan 12-2-1982, Derek Morgan 7-2-1992, Jason Mills 2-2-1978, Kyle Mills 3-21-1989, Karley Mills 11-15-1993, Jaycee Parke 2-10-1994, Laramy Parke 2-10-1994, Darian Parke 2-1-1996, Brittney Hopkins 9-7-1989, Kella Hopkins 4-30-1992, Bridget Arnold 8-25-2000, Alexander Arnold 12-28-2003”	5457 5458 5459	SE	6
Hopkins	Charles Leroy	25 Jan 1914	7 May 1985	Husband of Mary Louise (ARBUTHNOT) HOPKINS. Married 14 Aug 1937. “Parents of Marilyn Elaine Skidmore” S1, U. S. Navy, W.W. II	5749 5750	NE	2
Hopkins	Cheryle	26 Jun 1907	16 May 1971	Wife of Floyd E. HOPKINS	5522	SE	3
Hopkins	David F	20 Aug 1870	23 Apr 1927	Husband of Ada F. HOPKINS	6414	NW	6
Hopkins	Dee	22 Jul 1906	17 Nov 1984	Husband of Mabel HOPKINS. Married 27 May 1926. "Children Nina Lee 1926, Richard Dee 1932, Arvin Milton 1934"	5520 5521	SE	3
Hopkins	Dorothy Ann	21 Mar 1925	22 Jan 2019	nee FARNY. Wife of James "Chig" Raibourn HOPKINS. Married 28 Aug 1944. Daughter of Paul & Gertrude (JOST) FARNEY. "Our Children Diane, Dennis, Stephen & Laura". "Grandchildren Leah, Alayna, Miles, Lacey Ann, James Raibourn Stephen, Aaron, Andrea, Tiffany, Shay & Brian" Click here to view obituary.	0265 5629	SW	3
Hopkins	Eldon L	20 Oct 1938	--	Husband of Ann Charylene (WOEHLER) HOPKINS. Married: 13 Jun 1959. Our Children: Lisa; Karen; Douglas. Our Grandchildren: Kristen; Jenna; Molly, Anna; Laura; Kathleen; Kevin; Christopher.	3367	NE	2
Hopkins	Floyd E	6 Sep 1904	22 May 1977	Husband of Cheryle HOPKINS	5522	SE	3
Hopkins	Herbert E	12 Oct 1916	14 May 1984	Husband of A. June HOPKINS. Married 28 Aug 1944. “Parents of: Nacy Kaye, Jeffery Joe” “Grandparents of: Angela Kaye, Gregory Scott, Kyle Evans” TEC 5, U. S. Army, W.W. II	5517 5518 5526	SE	3
Hopkins	Imolee K	20 Feb 1920		Wife of Wayne F. HOPKINS. Married 28 Jun 1941. “Parents of: Gwen, Sue , Wynn”	5627	SW	3
Hopkins	Infant	1921	1921	(Note: Buried adjacent to J Pete & Minnie HOPKINS.)	5745	NE	2
Hopkins	J Pete	1875	1958	Husband of Minnie L. HOPKINS	5746	NE	2
Hopkins	James Clayton "Jim"	30 Sep 1934	26 Aug 2007	Husband of Betty (COX) HOPKINS. Married 26 Jun 1953. Son of Floyd & Cheryle (SLAMP) HOPKINS. (“Born in Waukegan, Illinois”) “Our Children: Roger Dewayne 2-18-1954, Roxanne (OSBORNE) (DAVIS) 7-25-1955, Ruth Ellen (WIRTH) 12-8-1956” “Our Grandchildren: Andrew Todd 12-13-1987, Melanie Nicole 11-7-1989, Ryan William Thurman OSBORNE 9-3-1984, Dane Clayton OSBORNE 2-15-1986, Crystal Lynn WIRTH 5-24-1982, Brooke Ellen WIRTH 5-8-1986” (Click here to view obituary.)	0254 5472	SE	5
Hopkins	James Raibourn "Chig"	23 Jul 1924	1 Mar 2007	Husband of Dorothy Ann (FARNY) HOPKINS, Married 28 Aug 1944. Son of James Peter & Minnie Lee (RAIBOURN) HOPKINS. "Our Children Diane, Dennis, Stephen & Laura". "Grandchildren Leah, Alayna, Miles, Lacey Ann, James Raibourn Stephen, Aaron, Andrea, Tiffany, Shay & Brian" (Click here to view obituary.)	5628 5629	SW	3
Hopkins	Josiah M	14 Nov 1839	12 Sep 1925	Husband of Rachel HOPKINS. Sergeant, Company "H", 143rd. Indiana Infantry. (Enlisted as a Corporal on 2 Feb 1865, promoted to Sergeant, mustered out 17 Oct 1865 in Nashville, Tennessee)	6335 6334 6336	NW	7
Hopkins	Lorean C Burnes	18 Dec 1911	19 Jul 2007	nee BURNES. Daughter of John & Lilly (CAHALA) BURNES. (Click here to view obituary.)	5547	SE	2
Hopkins	Mabel	8 Jun 1909	14 Jan 1984	Wife of Dee HOPKINS. Married 27 May 1926. "Children Nina Lee 1926, Richard Dee 1932, Arvin Milton 1934"	5520 5521	SE	3
Hopkins	Mary Louise	7 Nov 1917	14 Jul 2013	nee ARBUTHNOT. Wife of Charles Leroy HOPKINS. Married 14 Aug 1937. Daughter of W C & Madge (SKELTON) ARBUTNOT. “Parents of Marilyn Elaine Skidmore” (Click here to view obitury.)	5749 5750	NE	2
Hopkins	Minnie L	10 Sep 1883	24 Nov 1980	Wife of J. Pete HOPKINS	5746	NE	2
Hopkins	Nancy Alice	1872	1957	--	6337	NW	7
Hopkins	Owen W	23 Dec 1907	1 Jan 2001	Private First Class, U. S. Army, W.W. II	5747 5748	NE	2
Hopkins	Rachel Mitchel	20 Jul 1849	11 Aug 1900	Wife of Josiah M. HOPKINS	6335 6334	NW	7
Hopkins	Richard Dee	1 Jul 1932	14 Mar 2017	Husband of Carol Gwen HOPKINS. Married 6 Feb 1984. Son of Dee & Mable (GARRISON) HOPKINS. “Children: Sabrina Rennee 10-29-1957, Deidre Loraine 9-8-1961, Kenya Dawn 4-4-1963, Randall Shon 3-14-1965, Twyla Nicole 5-2-1971” “Grand Children: Justin Morgan 12-2-1982, Derek Morgan 7-2-1992, Jason Mills 2-2-1978, Kyle Mills 3-21-1989, Karley Mills 11-15-1993, Jaycee Parke 2-10-1994, Laramy Parke 2-10-1994, Darian Parke 2-1-1996, Brittney Hopkins 9-7-1989, Kella Hopkins 4-30-1992, Bridget Arnold 8-25-2000, Alexander Arnold 12-28-2003” Sgt., U.S. Marine Corps, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	5457 5458 5459 0253	SE	6
Hopkins	Roy Dale	1899	25 Mar 1914	Son of David F & Ada F HOPKINS.	6413	NW	6
Hopkins	Stephen	16 Mar 1952	26 Sep 2012	Son of James "Chig" & Dorothy (FARNEY) HOPKINS. (Click here to view obituary.)	Photo not yet available.	?	?
Hopkins	Wayne F	3 Feb 1920	16 Jan 1983	Husband of Imolee K. HOPKINS. Married 28 Jun 1941. “Parents of: Gwen, Sue , Wynn”	5627	SW	3
Houchin	Julia M	19 Jun 1858	2 Oct 1901	nee WITHERSPOON. Wife of William E WOODS, 1^st, married 2 Jan 1875; and Devore C HOUCHIN, 2^nd, married 26 Sep 1888. Daughter of Lemuel & Violet Ann WITHERSPOON.	6455	NW	5
Houghland	Amanda Evelyn	25 May 1918	10 Feb 2003	nee McGILLEM. Wife of Virgil K. HOUGHLAND. Married 3 Jul 1939.	5530	SE	3
Houghland	Carvel W	4 May 1905	18 Sep 1974	Husband of M. Thelma HOUGHLAND	5534	SE	3
Houghland	Ella	1875	1938	Wife of Thomas B. HOUGHLAND	5716	NE	5
Houghland	Jerry Max	5 Jun 1940	28 Feb 1997	Husband of Barbara (WILLIS) HOUGHLAND. Son of Virgil K. & A. Evelyn HOUGHLAND.	5531	SE	3
Houghland	M Thelma	2 Nov 1911	2 Apr 1990	Wife of Carvel W. HOUGHLAND	5534	SE	3
Houghland	Thomas B	1866	1949	Husband of Ella HOUGHLAND	5716	NE	5
Houghland	Virgil K	15 Oct 1910	21 Jan 1953	Husband of Amanda Evelyn (McGILLEM) HOUGHLAND. Married 3 Jul 1939.	5530	SE	3
Hudson	Anna B	1870	1922	Wife of William J. HUDSON. “Mother”	5735 5737	NE	3
Hudson	William J	1867	1928	Husband of Anna B. HUDSON. “Father”	5735 5736	NE	3
Hurst	Alonzo	29 Jul 1897	Dec 1969	Husband of Jessie E. HURST	5537	SE	3
Hurst	Jessie E	1900	1967	Wife of Alonzo HURST	5537	SE	3
Hurt	Carl	12 Jan 1913	23 Feb 2010	Husband of Garnet Kathleen HURT. Married 13 May 1939. Son of Renza & Fannie (WINGAT) HURT. (Click here to view obituary.)	5490	SE	5
Hurt	Garnet Kathleen	25 Aug 1918	27 Aug 2000	Wife of Carl HURT. Married 13 May 1939.	5490	SE	5
Hutchinson	David A	10 Jan 1874	27 Jun 1963	Husband of Edna HUTCHINSON	5834	NW	16
Hutchinson	Edna	14 Nov 1878	30 Mar 1965	Wife of David A. HUTCHINSON	5834	NW	16
Hutchinson	Eunice L	29 May 1914	13 Apr 2009	nee BLYTHE Wife of Marion Cloyd HUTCHINSON. Married 17 Dec 1941. Daughter of Carl & Flossie (RICHARSON) BLYTHE.	5565	SE	2
Hutchinson	Infant	18 Mar 1895	18 Mar 1895	Infant son of Robert A. & Lora E HUTCHINSON	5883	NW	14
Hutchinson	Kathryn	7 Mar 1901	9 Feb 2000	Wife of Orvis J. HUTCHINSON	6176	NW	10
Hutchinson	Lloyd	29 Sep 1898	14 Jun 1907	Son of David A. & Edna HUTCHINSON.	5834 5835	NW	16
Hutchinson	Lora E	27 Aug 1870	8 Sep 1960	Wife of Robert A. HUTCHINSON	5881	NW	14
Hutchinson	Marion Cloyd	29 Jan 1913	4 Nov 1986	Husband of Eunice L. (BLYTHE) HUTCHINSON. Married 17 Dec 1941. Private, U. S. Army, W.W. II	5565 5566	SE	2
Hutchinson	Maudie M	10 Sep 1892	15 Mar 1896	Daughter of Robert A. & Lora E HUTCHINSON	5885	NW	14
Hutchinson	Olive E	20 Mar 1894	2 Nov 1895	Daughter of Robert A. & Lora E HUTCHINSON	5886	NW	14
Hutchinson	Orvis J	1 Dec 1896	19 Dec 1966	Husband of Kathryn HUTCHINSON. Private First Class, 14th. Ordinance Guard Company, W.W. I	6176 6296	NW	10
Hutchinson	Robert A	10 Sep 1869	11 Sep 1909	Husband of Lora E. HUTCHINSON. “Father”	5881 5882	NW	14

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.