Genealogy

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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

Oak Grove Cemetery

aka Creek, aka Willie Cemetery

Montgomery Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.2381 N;  Longitude, -87.7830 W
Congressional Location:	NE-1/4; SE-1/4; SECTION 19; TOWNSHIP 3S; RANGE 12W
Common Directions:	3-1/2 miles southwest of Johnson. Located on the south side of County Road 800S, just east of the intersection with Indiana State Road 165.
Last updated	Oct 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	Inscriptions & Notes	Photo # Photo	Section	Row
Davis	Betty Jean	11 Feb 1933	31 Jan 2018	nee McDONALD..  Daughter of Brantley & Linnie (CRABTREE) McDONALD.  Children:  Steve, Le Anna, John. (Click here to view obituary.)		East	6
Davis	Caleb L	27 Jan 1993	30 Apr 2021	Son of John "Jay" & Tina (ROBERTS) DAVIS. Died by suicide (gunshot). (Click here to view obituary.)	7405 GAP 7406 GAP	West	9
Dobbs	Meleta	7 Jul 1931	21 Aug 1994	nee JULIAN.  Wife of Millard HALLAM, 1st; and Charles DOBBS, 2nd. Daughter of Jonathan Ray & Dorothy (FLENER) JULIAN.	7100	East	6
Dowdy	Patricia S	19 Mar 1938	30 Mar 2018	Children:  James R, Teresa L, John W & Trudi E.		East	6
Ebmier	Mary Louisa	29 Jan 1883	28 Jul 1929	nee CRABTREE.  Wife of WORKMAN, 1st; and Oscar T EBMIER, 2nd, married 3 Jul 1917. Daughter of Elmer & Marion (OVELIN) CRABTREE.	7019	East	2
Ellis	Connie S	5 Jul 1951	17 Nov 2015	nee GARRETT.  Wife of Billi ELLIS.  Daughter of James I & Evelyn June (CRABTREE) GARRETT.  (Click here to view obituary.)		East	6
Evans	Luella	11 Jul 1886	18 Mar 1945	nee ABBOTT.  Wife of William GILBERT EVANS.  Married:  12 Jul 1904.  Daughter of George A & Lovina (WILLIAMS) ABBOTT.	7091	East	6
Evans	William Gilbert	30 Apr 1881	15 Nov 1969	Husband of Luella (ABBOTT) EVANS. Married:  12 Jul 1904.  Son of Wiliam EVANS.	7091	East	6
Flener	Charles	1 Mar 1875	2 Feb 1948	Husband of Mary Louella (WILLIAMS) FLENER.  Son of Franklin & Rachel (SHARP) FLENER.	7054	East	4
Flener	Mary Louella	16 Feb 1878	14 Jan 1973	nee WILLIAMS.  Wife of Charles FLENER.  Daughter of William Henry & Betsy (CRABTREE) WILLIAMS.	7054	East	4
Flener	Paul W	30 Oct 1903	13 Jul 1904	Son of Charles & Mary Louella (WILLIAMS) FLENER.  Note:  Certificate of Death reports date of death as 14 Jul 1904.  Burial here on 15 Jul 1904.	6976	West	8
Ford	Jo Ann Crabtree	6 Jan 1932	--	nee CRABTREE.  Wife of Joe Francis FORD.  Married 30 Jan 1948.  Our children:  Thomas Steven & Vicki Lynne.	0761 0762	East	1
Ford	Joe Francis	17 Dec 1928	10 Jun 2013	Husband of Jo Ann (CRABTREE) FORD.  Married 30 Jan 1948.  Son of Mark HIghwood & Nancy Ellen "Nannie" (WHITING) FORD.  Our children:  Thomas Steven & Vicki Lynne. (Click here to view obituary.)	0761 0762	East	1
France	Charles Elden	7 Oct 1921	1945	Son of Chester & Alma Ruth (JOHNSON) FRANCE. Pharmacist Mate 2^nd Class, US Navy, WW II. Killed in Action “Lost his life at Bora Bora Island in the South Pacific while serving his county in the United States Navy.”	7116 From the Princeton Clarion, 23 Mar 1945	East	7
Gardner	Alan Bruce	3 Feb 1930	11 Apr 2015	Husband of Yvonne (McDONALD) GARDNER. Married 3 Sep 1955. Son of Athol Bruce & Eulah M (KNOWLES) GARDNER.  US Army, Korea.  Our daughters: Anne Janelle. (Click here to view obituary.)	0018 6967	West	7
Gardner	Yvonne	19 Mar 1937	--	nee McDONALD.  Wife of Alan B GARDNER. Married 3 Sep 1955. Daughter of John & Grace McDONALD. Our daughters: Anne Janelle.	0018 6967	West	7
Garrett	Evelyn June	17 Sep 1929	17 Jan 2008	nee CRABTREE. Wife of James Isaac GARRETT. Married 15 Nov 1947.  Daughter of Thomas Howard & Myrtle (VAUPEL) CRABTREE.	7074	East	5
Garrett	James Isaac	5 Jul 1925	22 Jun 2006	Husband of Evelyn June (CRABTREE) GARRETT. Married 15 Nov 1947.  Son of James Warren & Dale Beatrice (REED) GARRETT. Daughters: Connie, Tammy, Tonya. Cpl. US Army, WW II.	7074	East	5
Gates	Jason Douglas	18 Jul 1988	15 Oct 2014	Son of Jeffery "Jeff" & Kim (DUNN) GATES.	2656	East	4
Gates	Margaret Jane	2 Jul 1938	8 Apr 1987	nee WILLIAMS.  Wife of Robert Lee GATES. Married 31 Oct 1959.  Daughter of James & Mary (WILSON) WILLIAMS. Our children: Julia Leigh, William Jeffrey, Darrell Wayne.	7062 7063	East	4
Gates	Robert Lee	23 Apr 1938	20 Dec 2015	Husband of Margaret Jane (WILLIAMS) GATES. Married 31 Oct 1959.  Son of Arthur & Geneva (PATTON) GATES. Our children: Julia Leigh, William Jeffrey, Darrell Wayne.  (Click here to view obituary.)	7062 7063	East	4
Godfrey	E S E	3 Feb 1869	20 Aug 1869	--	6929	West	4
Goodman	Judy L	18 Jun 1950	24 Oct 2018	nee CREEK Daughter of Marvin E. CREEK & Josephine (FARLER) CAMPER. Children: Jayson and Jaymie (Click here to view obituary.)	7416 GAP 7417 GAP	East	4
Grigsby	Alsey America	28 Apr 1832	22 Dec 1895	nee MONTGOMERY. Wife of William J SAULMON, 1st. married 2 Feb 1860 in Posey County, Indiana; and first wife of James Knox Polk GRIGSBY, Sr., 2nd, married 13 Jan 1869.	6926	West	4
Grigsby	James Knox Polk, Sr.	21 Jun 1847	5 Sep 1928	Husband of Alsey GRIGSBY, 1st, married 13 Jan 1869; and Zelda Dora (MONTGOMERY) GRIGSBY, 2nd, married 14 Jan 1897 in Posey County, Indiana. Son of John & Mahala (SHIELDS)  GRIBSBY.  Note:  He is buried with his second wife at the Poseyville Cemetery, Poseyville, Posey, Indiana.	6925	West	4
Hadley	John O. "Big John"	6 Jan 2022	29 Jun 2022	Husband of Phyllis A. HADLEY. Son of George HADLEY Sr. & Katherine (RIETER) HADLEY. (Click here to view obituary.)	7402 GAP 7403 GAP	West	--
Hadley	Phyllis A	17 Dec 1948	20 Feb 2022	Wife of John Owen HADLEY.	7402 GAP 7403 GAP	West	--
Hall	Edith Velva	14 Mar 1922	14 Mar 1922	Stillborn Infant daughter of Lovel Nelson HALL & Elsie Mae (LANG) ROYAL HALL.	7038	East	3
Hall	Elnora Francis	30 Jun 1939	30 Jun 1939	Infant daughter of Lovel Nelson HALL & Elsie Mae (LANG) ROYAL HALL	7040	East	3
Hall	Elsie Mae	28 Nov 1901	30 Nov 1975	nee LANG.  Wife of Oliver Earl ROYAL, 1st, married 13 Dec 1917; and Lovel Nelson HALL, 2nd.  Daughter of William E & Alice (CREEK) LANG.	7036	East	3
Hall	James Clifford	8 Mar 1932	8 Mar 1932	Infant son of Lovel Nelson HALL & Elsie Mae (LANG) ROYAL HALL.	7039	East	3
Hall	Lovel Nelson	1 Sep 1893	11 Dec 1961	Husband of Elsie Mae (LANG) ROYAL HALL.  Son of William & Sarah (HARRIS) HALL.	7036	East	3
Hall	Norman Nelson	5 Mar 1930	11 Mar 1930	Infant son of Lovel Nelson HALL & Elsie Mae (LANG) ROYAL HALL.	7037	East	3
Hatfield	Infant	19 Jun 1894	19 Jun 1894	Infant daughter of S H & A HATFIELD.	6908	West	1
Holley  - Rodgers	Alma Ruth	12 Jan 1907	27 Jan 1991	nee JOHNSON.  Second wife of John Alvie HOLLEY; and wife of Oscar RODGERS, married 12 Jun 1967.  Daughter of George W & Etna (WILLIAMS) JOHNSON.	7115	East	7
Holley	John Alvie	20 Dec 1887	16 Jul 1961	Husband of Alma R (JOHNSON) HOLLEY RODGERS. Son of William R & Mary Ann (LEE) HOLLEY.	7115	East	7
Howe	Mary Katherine “Kay”	14 Feb 1922	23 Sep 2000	nee CRABTREE. “An indomitable spirit, resilient and strong. At peace in solitude, delightful in humor. The “Red Hornet” is gone, but not forgotten.” “Daughter of James Isaiah and Dessie CRABTREE.” “Mother to: Judy Cheesman, Joann Bjork, Roman Wright, Melton Glisson” “nee” Mary Katherine CRABTREE”	7105 7107	East	7
Huey	John Robert	20 Jul 1935	3 Mar 1977	First husband of Mary Jane (KING) HUEY DEAL. Married 24 Dec 1961. Son of Ralph & Omega (KIRK) HUEY.  SP4, US Army,	7000 7001	East	1
Huey - Deal	Mary Jane King	27 Aug 1936	24 May 1996	nee KING. Wife of John Robert HUEY, 1st, married 24 Dec 1961; and Clarence L DEAL, 2nd. Daughter of Howard Lovell & Edith Pearl (CRABTREE) KING.	7000	East	1
Johnson	Etna	20 Feb 1881	13 Mar 1961	nee WILLIAMS.  Wife of George W JOHNSON.  Daughter of William Henry & Elizabeth (CRABTREE) WILLIAMS.	7092	East	6
Johnson	George W	18 Dec 1875	29 Sep 1962	Husband of Etna (WILLIAMS) JOHNSON.  Son of David & Anna (MANCHETT) JOHNSON.	7092	East	6
Johnston	Jonnie Lee	11 Dec 1941	23 Aug 2003	Son of Charles Clifford & Barbara Lucille (JOHNSTON) CREEK. Husband of Margie L JOHNSTON.  Marine Corps Reserves	7061	East	4
Julian	Charles Ray	9 Aug 1929	5 Dec 1929	Son of Jonathan Ray & Dorothy F (FLEENER) JULIAN.	7056	East	4
Julian	Dorothy F	8 Nov 1905	25 May 1946	nee FLEENER.  First wife of Jonathan Ray JULIAN.  Daughter of Charley & Mary L (WILLIAMS) FLEENER.	7055	East	4
Julian	Jonathan Ray	8 May 1903	24 Oct 1964	Husband of Dorothy F JULIAN, 1st; & Edith E (PEACH) JULIAN, 2nd.  Son of Joseph Jesse & Laura (RIDDLE) JULIAN. (Note:  Edith E (Peach) Julian is buried at Maumee Cemetery.)	7055	East	4
King	Edith Pearl Crabtree	3 Dec 1919	17 Oct 2000	nee CRABTREE. Wife of Howard L KING. Married 9 Sep 1935. Daughter of James Wesley & Evalena (JORDAN) CRABTREE. Children: Mary J, Beverly J, William W, David H.	7002 7003	East	1
King	Howard Lovell	27 Sep 1911	4 May 1989	Husband of Edith Pearl (CRABTREE) KING. Married 9 Sep 1935.  Son of William & Sarah Elizabeth (GARRETT) KING. Children: Mary J, Beverly J, William W, David H.	7002 7003	East	1
Kirkpatrick	Charles Wayne	27 Jan 1948	13 Apr 2009	Husband of Linda (EAGLESON) KIRKPATRICK.  Son of Franklin & Florence (ABBOTT) KIRKPATRICK. Sgt. US Army, Vietnam.	0218	West	5
Koenig	Danny M	1 Apr 1937	--	Husband of Sharon S (ROBINSON) KOENIG. Married: 24 May 1986.		East	6
Koenig	Sharon S	9 Jan 1941	--	nee ROBINSON.  Wife of Danny M KOENIG. Married: 24 May 1986.		East	6
Lang	William Franklin	8 Oct 1872	13 Mar 1908	Husband of Alice (CREEK) LANG.  Married:  27 Feb 1896. Son of John N & Selerda E (GADNER)  LANG.	6962	West	7
McDonald	Brantley	5 Feb 1885	20 Aug 1973	Husband of Linnie Leoten (CRABTREE) McDONALD.  Son of Nimrod & Alice (COLLINS) McDONALD.	7099	East	6
McDonald	Grace Evelyn	20 Mar 1918	21 Dec 1996	nee WILSON.  Wife of John Leonard McDONALD. Married 20 Jun 1936. Daughter of Ora Thomas & Lillie M (REED) WILSON. Our daughter: Yvonne (McDONALD) GARDNER.	6964 6966	West	7
McDonald	John Leonard	13 Dec 1915	4 Dec 2001	Husband of Grace Evelyn (WILSON) McDONALD. Married 20 Jun 1936. Son of Brantley & Linnie Leoten (CRABTREE) McDONALD. Our daughter: Yvonne (McDONALD) GARDNER.	6964 6966	West	7
McDonald	Linnie Leoten	17 Oct 1893	12 Mar 1984	nee CRABTREE.  Wife of Brantley McDONALD.  Daughter of John & Elizabeth (WILLIAMS) CRABTREE.	7099	East	6
McDonald	William Thomas	12 Dec 1914	13 Dec 1914	Infant son of Brantley & Linnie Leoten (CRABTREE) McDONALD.	6978	West	8
Mulvaney	Kimberley	13 Feb 1973	11 May 2017	nee WHITE.  Daughter of Gerald & Diane (CRABTREE) WHITE.  (Click here to view obituary.)		East	1
Nash	Mary E	1 Jan 1847	28 Aug 1921	nee DREW.  Wife of Richard M NASH.  Daughter of B F DREW.	7020	East	2
O	D	--	--	Footstone. (In row with OVERTON burials.)	6975	West	8
Overton	James Wesley	--	--	Footstone.	6947	West	6
Overton	James Wesley	1850	1912	Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (ABBOTT) OVERTON, 1st, married before 1879; and Second husband of Sarah Elizabeth (CRABTREE) WILLIAMS OVERTON Married:  8 Jul 1890 in Posey County, Indiana.  Son of Jeremiah & Cynthia OVERTON. “Father”	6974	West	8
Overton	Sarah Elizabeth	abt 1853	bef 1890	nee ABBOTT.  First wife of James Wesley OVERTON.  Married before 1879.  Daughter of Austin W & Elizabeth Ann (JOHNSON) ABBOTT.	6974	West	8
Overton	Sarah Elizabeth	abt 1855	17 Nov 1903	nee CRABTREE.  Wife of William H WILLIAMS, 1st, married 15 Feb 1877; and second wife of James Wesley OVERTON, 2nd, married 8 Jul 1890 in Posey County, Indiana.. Daughter of Isaiah & Mary (SMITH) CRABTREE. Age 48 Years.	6973	West	8

Section and Row definitions. 

For reference, arbitrary sections were defined for this listing. The “West” section lies to the west of the north/south access lane (entrance gate) and the “East” section lies to the east of the service road. Rows were numbered in both sections beginning on the east side of the section. Note that rows in the older northwest corner of the cemetery are somewhat irregular and make row assignment difficult and somewhat arbitrary.