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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 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
Skelton	A Glenn	20 Oct 1894	19 Jan 1973	Husband of Mary E SKELTON.	5228	5	3
Skelton	Alice A	1872	1953	Wife of James W SKELTON.	3773	7	1
Skelton	Arabelle M Eby	1862	1942	nee HUSSEY. Wife of Isaac EBY, 1^st, married 13 Sep 1881; and ? SKELTON, 2^nd. �Mother�	6558	3	9
Skelton	Charles B	1878	1947	Husband of Mary A SKELTON.	5742	9	8
Skelton	Edward	1872	1955	Husband of Sadie SKELTON.	5227	5	3
Skelton	Elizabeth	1900	1983	Wife of John N SKELTON.	2961	13	12
Skelton	Emery Arvel	11 Sep 1894	24 Aug 1963	Husband of Jeanette (GOODEN) SKELTON. Indiana, Cpl. Co. M, 152^nd Infantry, WW I.	2976	13	13
Skelton	Fannie	3 Jan 1875	11 Sep 1945	Wife of George SKELTON.	5226 5223	5	3
Skelton	George	14 Mar 1875	11 Jul 1940	Husband of Fannie SKELTON/	5225 5223	5	3
Skelton	Hazel	13 May 1897	21 Oct 1904	Daughter of George & Fannie SKELTON.	5224 5223	5	3
Skelton	Ida Alice	1884	1924	Daughter of Christopher & Mary Jane SKELTON.	5410	5	9
Skelton	J Herbert	1898	1973	Husband of Rada Pearl SKELTON.	2677	13	1
Skelton	James W	1867	1935	Husband of Alice A SKELTON.	3773	7	1
Skelton	Jeanette Gooden	16 Jan 1914	1 Sep 1974	nee GOODEN. Wife of Emery Arvel SKELTON.	2975	13	13
Skelton	John N	1894	1963	Husband of Elizabeth SKELTON.	2961	13	12
Skelton	Mary A	1875	1943	Wife of Charles B SKELTON.	5742	9	8
Skelton	Mary E	5 Nov 1896	11 Feb 1984	Wife of A Glenn SKELTON.	5228	5	3
Skelton	Mary Jane	1848	1924	Wife of Christopher SKELTON.	5409	5	9
Skelton	Minnie A	12 Sep 1872	25 May 1964	Second wife of Samuel C SKELTON. Married 26 Jan 1903. �Mom�	6053	1	5
Skelton	Noah W	1878	1916	Son of Christopher & Mary Jane SKELTON.	5408	5	9
Skelton	Rada Pearl	1898	1958	Wife of J Herbert SKELTON.	2677	13	1
Skelton	Russel	25 Aug 1893	30 Jul 1894	Son of Samuel C & Louisa J (SEABROOK) SKELTON.	6054	1	5
Skelton	Sadie	1871	1943	Wife of Edward SKELTON.	5227	5	3
Skelton	Samuel C	16 Aug 1867	14 Nov 1938	Husband of Louisa J (SEABROOK) SKELTON, 1^st, married 12 Apr 1887; and Minnie A SKELTON, married 26 Jan 1903. �Dad�	6053	1	5
Skinner	Ida	1879	1967	Wife of Lawrence W SKINNER.	4619	4	2
Skinner	Lawrence W	1876	1939	Husband of Ida SKINNER.	4620	4	2
Skinner	Mona G	25 Jul 1896	24 Jun 1983	Wife of Othello SKINNER.	2832	13	7
Skinner	Othello	1 Feb 1895	19 Jan 1966	Husband of Mona G SKINNER.	2832	13	7
Slack	Charles W	23 Oct 1830	26 Oct 1911	Husband fo Cynthia A (GREEN) SLACK. Married 6 Apr 1858. Co. A, 80^th Ind. Inf. Mustered out 22 Jun 1865.	6620 6621	3	11
Slack	Cynthia A	25 Dec 1837	17 Jan 1898	nee GREEN. Wife of Charles W SLACK. Married 6 Apr 1858. �Mother�	6622 6623	3	11
Slack	Doris L	1915	1961	Wife of Percy M SLACK.	2810	13	6
Slack	Ella	1882	1956	Wife of Percy SLACK.	6619	3	11
Slack	Percy	1883	1959	Husband of Ella SLACK.	6619	3	11
Slack	Percy M	18 Dec 1911	27 Dec 1965	Husband of Doris L SLACK. Former Fire Chief of Oakland City, IN Indiana, TEC5, 1536^th Svc. Unit Comp., WW II.	2810 2811	13	6
Slater	Arvel	1904	1926	�Father�	3861	6	2
Slater	Leumel	14 Jan 1878	14 Feb 1957	Husband of Maggie SLATER.	6927	10	8
Slater	Maggie	3 Mar 1876	6 Dec 1957	Wife of Lemuel SLATER.	6927	10	8
Slater	Mamie	1888	1937	Wife of William SLATER.	3860	6	2
Slater	William	1876	1941	Husband of Mamie SLATER.	3859	6	2
Sloan	Claudine L	28 Jun 1921	4 Mar 1990	Wife of George B SLOAN.	2184	14	4
Sloan	George B	13 Oct 1918	11 Aug 1994	Husband of Claudine L SLOAN. Pfc. US Army, WW II.	2184 2185	14	4
Slusher	Delphia N	20 May 1899	1 Apr 1960	Wife of Floyd H SLUSHER.	3272	12	1
Slusher	Floyd H	22 Jun 1900	29 Mar 1966	Husband of Delphia N SLUSHER.	3272	12	1
Smith	Alva Otto	1890	1961	Husband of Lona B SMITH.	3562	12	6
Smith	Arthur L	17 Sep 1914	5 Oct 2008	Husband of Ruth Ann (BRUCE) SMITH. Married 11 Jun 1937. Son of Harry Lee & Sarah Edith (PERSHING) SMITH.  (Click here to view obituary.)	2821	13	7
Smith	Carl E	1894	1947	--	No headstone found.	?	?
Smith	Bill M  "Billy"	23 Nov 1925	27 Sep 2015	Husband of Ruth M  (UPPERMAN) SMITH. Married:  26 Jan 1945. Son of Elmer L & Opal B (BROSHEARS) SMITH. PHM3, US Navy, WWII. Click here to view obituary.	0037 0036	8	2
Smith	Chap Rucker	1893	1973	--	3032	13	15
Smith	Charles Edward	4 Dec 1930	1 Dec 2009	Husband of Charlotte Ann (CANTRELL) SMITH. Son of Rastus & Sophie (STILLWELL) SMITH. Children: Edward CR & Rachel Ann Cpl. US Army, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	2544 2545	14	14
Smith	Charles Paul	28 Sep 1952	28 Sep 1952	Son of Paul Elmer & Laura L (McKINNEY) SMITH.	3543	12	5
Smith	Charlotte Ann	9 Nov 1934	--	nee CANTRELL. Wife of Charles Edward SMITH. �Children: Edward CR & Rachel Ann�	2544	14	14
Smith	David F	1 Aug 1889	6 Feb 1969	Husband of Ruth (COLEMAN) SMITH.	4252	8	2
Smith	Edward D	27 Nov 1913	25 Mar 1993	Husband of Shirley J SMITH. Married 29 Feb 1968.	2340	14	7
Smith	Ella	1873	1954	Wife of Rodolphus P SMITH.	4264 4263	8	2
Smith	Elmer L	1892	1959	Husband of Opal B SMITH.	4269	8	2
Smith	Elzora B	3 Jul 1914	29 Mar 1978	Wife of Howard SMITH.	3702	12	8
Smith	Erastus	6 Feb 1902	7 Jun 1985	Husband of Sophia A (STILLWELL) SMITH.	2546	14	14
Smith	Flossie B	13 Nov 1894	4 Nov 1981	--	2855	13	8
Smith	Floy M	1899	1972	Wife of Herman Albert SMITH.	4272	8	2
Smith	George W	1861	1938	Husband of Lewie SMITH	5356	5	7
Smith	Harry	19 Apr 1854	19 May 1944	Husband of Nancy E (FARMER) SMITH. Married 12 Aug 1877.	5537	5	14
Smith	Helen L	1930	--	Wife of Prentice L SMITH. �Mother�	4270	8	2
Smith	Herman Albert	18 Oct 1893	25 Jan 1968	Husband of Floy M SMITH. Son of Rodolphus P & Ella SMITH. Indiana, Wagr., 10^th Co. 159^th Depot Brig., WW I.	4272 4273	8	2
Smith	Howard	14 Nov 1908	3 Jul 1985	Husband of Elzora B SMITH.	3702	12	8
Smith	Infant	16 Jun 1912	16 Jun 1912	Infant daughter of Hosea Smith & Helen SMITH SHANNER.	5100	4	12
Smith	Infant	--	28 Aug 1873	Infant daughter of William & F M SMITH. (Note: Dates is mostly illegible. Stone is not in original location.)	6025	1	5
Smith	Jack W	6 Oct 1928	24 Jan 1989	Husband of Virginia L SMITH.	0127	14	4
Smith	James Harry	31 Mar 1906	30 Nov 1915	Son of Otto L & Mary Ann SMITH.	5544	5	14
Smith	Janet Coleen	1935	1935	--	No headstone found.	?	?
Smith	Joan McHugh	1871	1948	nee McHUGH. Wife of Dr. William H SMITH.	5655 5653	9	4
Smith	John	21 Jun 1876	15 Jul 1876	(Note: Very difficult to read. Probably a child of William & F M SMITH.)	6024	1	5
Smith	Johnnie G	1900	1978	Wife of Roy C SMITH.	4267	8	2
Smith	Laura	1878	1952	Wife of Roscoe SMITH.	3237	11	2
Smith	Laura Louise	18 Jan 1912	21 Apr 2001	nee McKINNEY. Wife or Roscoe NICHOLSON, 1st, married 1 Jun1931 In Richland, Olney, Illinois and Paul Elmer SMITH, 2nd, married 8 Sep 1949.  Daughter of Dillard A & Clemence (LaROCHE) McKINNEY.	3541	12	5
Smith	Lewie	1865	1941	Wife of George W SMTIH.	5356	5	7
Smith	Lona B	1896	1962	Wife of Alva Otto SMITH.	3562	12	6
Smith	Lucinda J	29 Jun 1951	30 Jun 1951	Daughter of Prentice L & Helen L SMITH.	4270	8	2
Smith	Mary Ann	10 Feb 1874	15 Jan 1920	nee TILL or DILL. Wife of Otto L SMITH. Married 10 Apr 1901. Daughter of James & Mary A (HOFFMAN) TILL or DILL.	5541	5	14
Smith	Mary Maxine	9 Dec 1925	27 Nov 2016	nee BATES.  Wife of ? JUDD,1st; and Roy Kenneth SMITH, 2nd.  Daughter of Louis & Helen BATES. �Mother� (Click here to view obituary.)	3006	13	14
Smith	Nellie G	1882	1942	Daugther of Harry & Nancy E (FARMER) SMITH.	5538	5	14
Smith	Opal B	29 Jul 1896	4 Aug 1985	nee BROSHEARS.  Wife of Elmer L SMITH. �Mother�	4268	8	2
Smith	Otto L	1879	1954	Husband of Mary Ann SMITH. Married 10 Apr 1901. Son of Harry & Nancy (FARMER) SMITH.	5543	5	14
Smith	Paul Elmer	25 Jan 1914	9 Jan 1979	Second husband of Laura Louise (McKINNEY) NICHOLSON SMITH. Married 8 Sep 1949. TEC5, US Army, WW II.	3541 3542	12	5
Smith	Prentice L	22 Apr 1925	3 Jul 1978	Husband of Helen SMITH. Son of Herman A & Floy M SMITH. Pvt., US Army Air Corps, WW II.	4270 4271	8	2
Smith	Rodolphus P	1865	1927	Husband of Ella SMITH.	4265 4263	8	2
Smith	Ronald A	19 Apr 1940	17 Jun 1988	Son of Verner SMITH & Erma SMITH LUKINS.	3238	11	2
Smith	Roscoe	1880	1976	Husband of Laura SMITH.	3236	11	2
Smith	Roy C	1898	1949	Husband of Johnnie G SMITH. Son of Rodolphus P & Ella SMITH. Former Gibson County Coroner	4266	8	2
Smith	Roy D	1883	1933	Son of Harry & Nancy E (FARMER) SMITH.	5536	5	14
Smith	Ruth Ann	23 Oct 1914	25 Oct 2007	nee BRUCE.  Wife of Arthur L SMITH. Married 11 Jun 1937.  Daughter of Ora & Ada (CONDIT) BRUCE.	2821	13	7
Smith	Ruth Coleman	12 May 1893	5 Mar 1991	nee Coleman. Wife of David F SMITH.	4251	8	2
Smith	Ruth M	11 Feb 1923	26 Jan 2022	nee UPPERMAN.  Wife of Bill M "Billy" SMITH. Married:  26 Jan 1945. Died in Cedar Park, TX. Y2, U.S.C.G. WW II (Click here to view obituary.)	7033 GAP 7034 GAP	8	2
Smith	Shirley J	5 Dec 1937	--	Wife of Edward D SMITH. Married 29 Feb 1968.	2340	14	7
Smith	Sophia A	19 Aug 1905	29 Nov 1991	nee STILLWELL. Wife of Erastus SMITH.	2546	14	14
Smith	Tony	1888	1936	--	No headstone found.	?	?
Smith	Verner	4 Jul 1906	18 Jul 1989	Husband of Erma SMITH LUKINS. Son of Roscoe & Laura SMITH.	3239	11	2
Smith	Virginia L	4 Jun 1929	19 Jun 2019	Wife of Jack W SMITH.	0127	14	4
Smith	William H, M.D.	1870	1934	Husband of Joan (McHUGH) SMITH.	5654 5653	9	4
Snoddy	Micha	25 Sep 1872	9 Aug 1952	--	5603	9	2
Snow	Betty Lou	16 Feb 1927	--	nee THOMAS.  Wife of Wilbur H SNOW.	0513	14	11
Snow	Charles W	30 Jul 1921	2 Sep 1985	Husband of Mona E SNOW. Pfc., US Army, WW II.	3425 3426	12	3
Snow	Lois Jean	13 Mar 1928	14 Nov 2007	Wife of Wilford L SNOW.	2458	14	10
Snow	Mona E	25 Aug 1925	5 Apr 1985	Wife of Charles W SNOW.	3425	12	3
Snow	Myrtle	1905	1980	Wife of Willis L SNOW.	3427	12	3
Snow	Wilbur H	27 Dec 1923	28 Nov 2012	Husband of Betty Lou (THOMAS) SNOW.  Son of Charles H & Iva (BROOKS) SNOW.  US Army, WW II.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0513	14	11
Snow	Wilford L	27 Aug 1925	11 Aug 1995	Husband of Lois Jean SNOW. S1, US Navy, WW II.	2458 2459	14	10
Snow	Willis L	1889	1959	Husband of Myrtle SNOW.	3427	12	3
Snyder	Donald E �Don�	25 May 1928	26 Apr 2006	Husband of Marjorie �Marge� SNYDER. Married 16 Jun 1945.	2556	14	14
Snyder	Marjorie �Marge�	1 Aug 1927	23 Nov 1999	Wife of Donald E �Don� SNYDER. Married 16 Jun 1945.	2556	14	14

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.