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Montgomery Cemetery


Columbia Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:Latitude, 38.3255 N;  Longitude, -87.3417 W
Congressional Location:NW-1/4; SE-1/4; SECTION 19; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 8W
Common Directions:

Located 0.5 mile south of Oakland City, on the south side of County Road 200S, 0.2 mile east of the intersection with County Road 1200E ( South Jackson Street).

Last updatedSep 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

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#      Photo

Sect-

ion

Row

Coomer

Billy David

1 Mar 1944

12 Apr 1944

--

5885


9

13

Coomer

Judy Carol

30 Jul 1952

26 Jan 2011

nee CHANDLER.  Wife of Leslie Conway COOMER.  Married 26 Jun 1971. Daughter of Raymond Eugene & Mary Cleo (PRUITT) CHANDLER.


Our Children:  Paul Scott, Rebecca Dawn.  Our Grandchildren:  Lucas Scott. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1302

1303

15

16

Coomer

Leslie Conway

30 Aug 1947

--

Husband of Judy Carol (PRUITT) COOMER.  Married 26 Jun 1971.  Son of Warren Kenneth & Wanda Joyce (PRESTON) COOMER. 


Our Children:  Paul Scott, Rebecca Dawn.  Our Grandchildren:  Lucas Scott.

1302

1303

15

16

Coomer

Mary H

8 Oct 1889

16 Dec 1966

--

3570

12

6

Coomer

Roy

22 Aug 1891

24 Apr 1944

--

5886

9

13

Cooper

Ada

1886

1969

Wife of John COOPER.

5734

9

7

Cooper

Alfred

1903

1990

Husband of Muriel COOPER.

2235

14

5

Cooper

Arkie

20 Mar 1926

--

Husband of Betty Lou COOPER.  Married 4 May 1945.

�Our Children:  Mary, Arkie, Helen, Jewel, Vickie, Calvin, Sharon, Freida�

2564

2565

14

15

Cooper

Arkie Lou

1 Nov 1950

13 Nov 2009

Son of Arkie & Betty L COOPER. 


Father of:  Linda Lou, Nitty Lynn, Shane Patrick, Ann Marie.


(Click here to view obituary.)

1292

1293

14

15

Cooper

Betty Lou

23 Feb 1930

1 Jul 1998

Wife of Arkie COOPER.  Married 4 May 1945.

�Our Children:  Mary, Arkie, Helen, Jewel, Vickie, Calvin, Sharon, Freida�

2564

2565

14

15

Cooper

Callie

1891

1969

Wife of Patrick H COOPER.

3001

13

14

Cooper

Calvin L

31 Dec 1952

22 Feb 1993

Son of Arkie & Betty Lou COOPER.

2568

14

15

Cooper

Calvin Lou

31 Jan 1976

19 Dec 2020

Son of Jewell Cooper.

Shot and Killed by his son, Colin Cooper.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7162 GAP

7163 GAP

From the Princeton Clarion, 8 Sep 2023

14

16

Cooper

Charlotte A

20 Jul 1940

23 Nov 2000

Wife of Noah "Ike" COOPER.  Married 12 Sep 1987.


Our Children:  Marty, Marvin, Mark, Mary, Melinda

2233

2234

14

5

Cooper

Elsie B

23 Jun 1897

30 Dec 1978

Wife of Wright D COOPER.

3216

11

1

Cooper

Gary Wayne

21 Sep 1955

28 Apr 1957

Son of Joe & Mary Lou COOPER.

3255

12

1

Cooper

Geneva F

21 Aug 1920

26 Apr 1995

Daughter of Wright D & Elsie B COOPER.

3218

11

1

Cooper

Georgia

19 Feb 1908

28 Sep 1977

Wife of Lester COOPER.

3043

13

15

Cooper

Henryetta H

1895

1973

nee HATFIELD.  Daughter of Clarence L HATFIELD & Georgana (SCHAEFER)  HATFIELD GATES.

5629

9

3

Cooper

Jerald W

30 May 1915

23 Nov 1966

Son of Wright D & Elsie B COOPER.

3217

11

1

Cooper

Jewel J

23 Dec 1957

13 Aug 2010

Daughter of Arkie & Betty Lou COOPER. 


Calvin, Colin, Tammy, Sabrina, Brittney, Scottie.


(Click here to view obituary.)

1290

14

16

Cooper

Joe

22 Aug 1931

28 May 1992

Husband of Mary Lou COOPER.  Married 12 Sep 1950.

3254

12

1

Cooper

John

1883

1962

Husband of Ada COOPER.

5734

9

7

Cooper

Lester

6 Mar 1904

7 Mar 1998

Husband of Georgia COOPER.

3043

13

15

Cooper

Mary Lou

15 Jul 1933

7 Feb 2005

Nee WILLIAMS.  Wife of Joe COOPER.  Married 12 Sep 1950.  Daughter of Charles & Marie (SPRADLEY) WILLIAMS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3254

12

1

Cooper

Mollie B

1865

1959

Wife of William B COOPER.

5091

4

12

Cooper

Muriel

1910

1977

Wife of Alfred COOPER.

2235

14

5

Cooper

Noah �Ike�

29 Jan 1938

1 Sep 2000

Husband of Charlotte A COOPER.


Married 12 Sep 1987.


�Our Children:  Marty, Marvin, Mark, Mary, Melinda�

2233

2234

14

5

Cooper

Patrick H

1889

1976

Husband of Callie COOPER.

3001

13

14

Cooper

Susan E

--

18 Mar 1876

Daughter of L & M COOPER.

Aged 4 Yrs. 5 Mos. 28 Days.

(Note:  Year of death is now damaged.)

6878

0

5

Cooper

William B

1864

1908

Husband of Mollie B COOPER.

Died by suicide (gunshot)

5091


From the Princeton Clarion, 25 Jan 1908

4

12

Cooper

Wright D

24 Aug 1894

21 Oct 1946

Husband of Elsie B COOPER.

3216

11

1

Copling

Otto

1890

1970

--

No headstone found.

?

?

Copling

Merle

1900

1941

--

No headstone found.

?

?

Corn

Angel Ann

--

19 Oct 2001

Infant daughter of Matthew & Emilee CORN.

2219

2220

14

5

Corn

Anita Faye

18 Mar 1948

--

Wife of Paul Robert CORN.  Married 19 Feb 1964.

3104

13

17

Corn

Antoinette M "Tonie"

29 Jul 1921

29 Mar 2012

nee GRAZULIS.  Wife of Bradford CORN, Jr.  Married 31 Dec 1943.  Daughter of Joseph & Tefolia (SWINKUNAS) GRAZULIS.


�Parents of:  Richard B & Nancy Ann�


(Click here to view obituary.)

3574

3209

11

1

Corn

Ben W

1871

1945

Husband of Olive G CORN.

4518

8

12

Corn

Bernard

1901

1979

Husband of Helen CORN.

3009

13

14

Corn

Bessie L

12 Jun 1900

4 Nov 1982

Wife of Forrest E CORN.  Married 14 Apr 1921.

3015

13

14

Corn

Billy Jean

7 Nov 1933

10 Apr 1935

Daughter of Homer Lee & Mildred E (STREET) CORN.

5769

9

9

Corn

Bradford Junior

16 Feb 1924

15 May 1986

Husband of Antoinette M "Tonie" (GRAZULIS) CORN.  Married 31 Dec 1943.


Parents of:  Richard B & Nancy Ann


Sgt., US Army, WW II.





3574

3209

11

1

Corn

Brady D

31 Mar 1967

29 Aug 2023

Husband of Jeri (BRUMMETT) CORN
Married 29 years


(Click here to view obituary.)

7059 GAP

13

19

Corn

Cora

6 Nov 1892

5 Dec 1950

Wife of Ivory CORN.

�Mother�

3898

7

2

Corn

David M

7 Apr 1944

23 Jul 2007

Husband of Dixie Ann CORN.  Married 20 Sep 1963.  Son of E Eugene & Eula Fern (WOODS) CORN.

�Father� 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1921

1922

15

 8

Corn

Delta L

1896

1974

Wife of Earl G CORN.

3828

6

1

Corn

Dixie Ann

20 Aug 1945

5 Apr 2013

nee MONROE.  Wife of David M CORN.  Married 20 Sep 1963.  Daughter of Mervin & Emma MONROE. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1921

1922

15

8

Corn

Doretha M

1921

1939

--

4750

4

7

Corn

E Eugene

21 Sep 1920

8 Apr 1987

Husband of Eula Fern (WOODS) CORN.

0139

14

1

Corn

E Marie

12 Dec 1903

25 Oct 1991

Wife of Maurice M CORN.

3016

13

14

Corn

Earl G

1894

1923

Husband of Delta L CORN.

Killed in a mining accident at the Ayrshire Mine #7

3828


From the Princeton Clarion, 20 Feb 1923

6

1

Corn

Ethel F

1906

1954

Wife of William B CORN.

3207

11

1

Corn

Eula Fern

28 Oct 1923

6 Dec 2015

nee WOODS.  Wife of E Eugene CORN. 


Daughter of Virgil & Esther (ASHBY) WOODS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0139

14

1

Corn

Eva Jane

1884

1968

�Mom�

2949

13

12

Corn

Forrest E

20 Nov 1898

3 Aug 1979

Husband of Bessie L CORN.  Married 14 Apr 1921.

3015

13

14

Corn

Fred W

23 Oct 1953

7 Mar 1996

�Father of:  Heather Dawn and Emilee Kristen�

2221

2222

14

5

Corn

Helen

1907

1989

Wife of Bernard CORN.

3009

13

14

Corn

Homer Lee

2 Feb 1913

6 Nov 2000

Husband of Mildred E (STREET) CORN.


Parents of:  Billy Jean, Darrell Lee, Bobby Joe, Donna Kay


S2, US Navy, WW II.




5773

5774

5812

9

9

Corn

Ivory

6 Sep 1889

28 Jan 1990

Husband of Cora CORN.

�Father�

3898

7

2

Corn

Joe E

19 Aug 1930

--

Husband of June (CALDEMEYER) CORN, 1st, 23 Sep 1950; and Carroll MIGHT, 2nd, married 16 May 1981.

�Children:  Larry, Michael, Bonnie�

�Father�

2217

2218

14

5

Corn

Joe Patton

25 Jul 1937

16 Feb 1938

--

3763

7

1

Corn

Wyatt

abt 1869

--

Husband of Viola (BROWN) CORN.  Married 12 Jul 1891.  Son of Joseph & Mary CORN.

No headstone found.

?

?

Corn

Lora M

2 Jan 1901

18 May 1965

--

3899

7

2

Corn

Marie C

9 Sep 1920

20 May 1982

Wife of Ralph CORN.

�Mother�

5897

9

13

Corn

Mary A

1917

1995

Wife of Paul M CORN.

3044

13

15

Corn

Mary Agnes

10 Aug 1925

10 Aug 1925

Daughter of Ivory & Cora CORN.

3897

7

2

Corn

Mary Alta

1898

1905

--

4693

4

5

Corn

Mary J

1868

1938

Wife of Samuel W CORN.

�Mother�

3762

7

1

Corn

Maurice M

18 Oct 1900

21 Mar 1970

Husband of E Marie CORN.

3016

13

14

Corn

Mildred E

17 Feb 1917

17 Aug 2009

nee STREET.  Wife of Homer Lee CORN.  Daughter of Everett & Irene (LOVELESS) STREET.

�Parents of:  Billy Jean, Darrell Lee, Bobby Joe, Donna Kay�

(Click here to view obituary.)

5773

5774

9

9

Corn

Mollie Barrett

1886

1966

Wife of Wellsley R BARRETT; 1st; and ? CORN, 2nd.

5757

9

8

Corn

Olive G

1870

1952

Wife of Ben H CORN.

4518

8

12

Corn

Paul M

8 Nov 1911

5 Sep 1981

Husband of Mary A CORN.

Pfc. US Army.

3044

3045

13

15

Corn

Paul Robert

8 Mar 1942

3 Apr 1978

Husband of Anita Faye CORN.  Married 19 Feb 1964/

3104

13

17

Corn

Ralph Eugene

26 Jan 1947

26 Jan 1947

Son of Ralph & Marie CORN.

5896

9

13

Corn

Samuel W

1862

1926

Husband of Mary J CORN.

3761

7

1

Corn

William B

1898

1945

Husband of Ethel F CORN.

3207

11

1

Corn

Winfield Scott

1880

1967

--

4748

4

7

Corne

Helen Marie

1926

1929

Daughter of Wayne & Minnie CORNE.

3799

6

1

Corne

Minnie

1904

1982

Wife of Wayne CORNE.

�Mother�

3800

6

1

Corne

Wayne

1904

1984

Husband of Minnie CORNE.

�Father�

3800

6

1

Corne

Wayne, Sr.

18 Mar 1904

1 Jul 1991

--

2093

14

2

Cornwall

Agnes Vandeveer

1884

1956

--

5437

5

10

Cornwell

?

--

--

�Mother�

5317

5

6

Cornwell

John Blaine

abt 1894

1931

Son of Leroy P CORNWELL.

Pvt. 302nd Engrs., 77th Div.

5316

5

6

Corwin

Alice May

--

27 Aug 1875

Daughter of J B & N CORWIN.

Aged:  Illegible.

6761

0

2

Corwin

John B

26 Sep 1891

5 Oct 1893

Son of D & C CORWIN.

(Note:  Surname is carved as �KORWIN,� but census and cemetery records have it as �CORWIN.�

6613

3

11

Corwin

Nellie

16 Oct 1886

18 Nov 1886

Daughter of D & C CORWIN.

(Note:  Surname is carved as �KORWIN,� but census and cemetery records have it as �CORWIN.�

6611

3

11

Corwin

Opal

23 Jan 1888

23 Oct 1889

Daughter of D & C CORWIN.

(Note:  Surname is carved as �KORWIN,� but census and cemetery records have it as �CORWIN.�

6609

3

11

Sections and Rows.
The cemetery is divided into numerical sections on the plat map (Stakes and/or concrete markers with corresponding numbers can usually be found at the corners of sections.)  These numbes have been maintained for this listing.  For this listing rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section.  Please be advised rows in sections 0 and 1 are somewhat irregular.  See the images below for reference.
 

Aerial view of cemetery.
Section definitions used for this listing.
5570  Original center lane entrance at north side of the cemetery.
1881 View of cemetery from south side of Section 15.