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Columbia Cemetery

Also known as White Church Cemetery

Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.3430 N;  Longitude, -87.6121 W
Congressional Location:	SW-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 14;; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 11W and SE-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 15; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 11W
Common Directions:	Located at the intersection of White Church Road and CR-250W; just under 0.9 mile due south of SR-64.
Last updated	Nov 2024

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. -George Pickersgill

If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, or of any incorrect information whatsoever, I would be grateful for your assistance. Please drop me an e-mail and let me know. Please avoid notifying me of very recent burials that do not appear here. I will capture and incorporate these on the next scheduled cemetery update.

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Deal	Everett A	11 Mar 1917	22 Feb 1983	Husband of Nettie I DEAL. TEC 4, US Army, WW II.	9916	2A	8
Deal	Nettie I	27 Mar 1920	14 Nov 1980	Wife of Everett A DEAL.	9915	2A	8
Dearing	Alvin Leon	31 Aug 1934	17 Mar 2008	Husband of Stella J DEARING.  Son of George DEARING & Elizabeth (TETRICK) DAVIS. �Our Children: Marilyn, Maxine, Carolyn, Connie, Darwin�  (Click here to view obituary.)	1599 10433	2D	10
Dearing	Darwin Leon	--	15 Sep 1959	Son of Alvin & Stella J DEARING.	9444	1F	5
Dearing	James O "Jim"	14 Apr 1933	7 Mar 2005	Husband of Madge M (McKANNAN) DEARING. Married 18 Mar 1952.  Son of Geoge DEARING & Elizabeth (TETRICK) DAVIS. Our Children: Ada L, James R, William A, Vicki M, Mark E, George M US Air Force. SSG US Army, Korea, Vietnam. (Click here to view obituary.)	11183 11185 11184	2E	5
Dearing	Louis Edward	6 Dec 1942	29 Feb 2000	Brother AB, US Air FORCE.	9445 9446	1F	5
Dearing	Madge M	28 Dec 1934	2 Jan 2022	nee McKANNAN.  Wife of James O DEARING. Married 18 Mar 1952. Our Children: Ada L, James R, William A, Vicki M, Mark E, George M (Click here to view obituary.)	5512 GAP 11185	2E	5
Dearing	Robert E	24 Nov 1937	1 Jul 1938	Son of George & Elizabeth DEARING.	9448	1F	5
Dearing	Stella J	4 Jan 1925	20 Sep 2001	Wife of Alvin L DEARING. Our Children: Marilyn, Maxine, Caroly,m Connie, Darwin	1599 10433	2D	10
DeBord	Dianna J	7 Sep 1937	24 Jun 2017	nee FORTNER.  Wife of Raymond J "Junior" De BORD.  Married 17 Jul 1954.  Son of Paul & Carroll (DUDLEY) FORTNER. Our Chidren:  Deborah, Tamara, LaRae, Raymond II.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0028a GAP 4467	2C	8
DeBord	Fred R	11 Jan 1907	2 Mar 1976	Husband of Veda Blanche (GOODSON) DeBORD.  Son of James & Mary (TYREE) DeBORD.	9991	2B	2
DeBord	Jane A	26 Feb 1941	4 Sep 2015	nee LEATHCO.  Wife of Kenneth E DeBORD.   Married 27 Jul 1958.  Daughter of Elmer James "Bud" & Ruth Emalyn (RAINEY) LEATHCO.    Our Children:  Melissa J, Kenneth J. (Click here to view obituary.)	3929 3930	2E	3
DeBord	Kenneth E	21 Aug 1939	--	Husband of Jane A (LETHCO) DeBORD.   Married 27 Jul 1958. Our Children:  Melissa J, Kenneth J.	3929 3930	2E	3
DeBord	Ralph B	13 Jan 1932	18 Jan 2018	Husband of Sylvia W �Tibby� DeBORD. Married 19 Jan 1952. Son of Fred & Veda (GOODSON) DeBORD.  "Our Sons: Larry & Mark"  CPL, US Army, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	0012 0013	2C	3
DeBord	Raymond J. "Junior"	10 Aug 1930	24 Feb 2013	Husband of Dianna (FORTNER) De BORD.  Married 17 Jul 1954.  Son of Fred R & Veda Blanche (GOODSON) DeBORD.  Our Chidren:  Deborah, Tamara, LaRae, Raymond II. US Army, Korea. (Click here to view obituray.)	4466 4467	2C	8
DeBord	Sylvia W "Tibby"	9 Feb 1933	22 Apr 2019	Wife of Ralph B DeBORD. Married 19 Jan 1952. "Our Sons: Larry & Mark"	0012 0013	2C	3
DeBord	Veda Blanche	27 Nov 1907	17 Jun 1993	nee GOODSON.  Wife of Fred R BeBORD.  Daughter of George & Estella "Stella" (ANDERSON) GOODSON.	9991	2B	2
Decker	Nellie Olive	30 Dec 1903	14 Mar 1963	nee ZIMMERMAN.  Wife of Virgil W DECKER. Daughter of Wallace J & Grace G (BAKER) ZIMMERMAN. �Mother�	9126	1E	4
Decker	Virgil W	27 Mar 1893	20 Apr 1940	Husband of Nellie O (ZIMMERMAN) DECKER. �Father�	9125	1E	4
Deffendall	Earl	1893	1953	Husband of Elsie A DEFFENDALL. World War I Veteran	9302	1E	7
Deffendall	Elsie A	1901	1961	Wife of Earl DEFFENDALL.	9302	1E	7
Deffendall	Joyce L.	16 Aug 1962	21 Feb 2019	Wife of Kelly B. DEFFENDALL Married 5 Apr 1985 Our Children: Mallory Lynne, Allison Marie, Richard Kelly	0384 GAP 0385 GAP	2E	3
Deffendall	Kelly B.	9 Oct 1958	16 Dec 2022	Husband of Joyce L. DEFFENDALL Married 5 Apr 1985 Son of Richard & Marlene (WHITSMAN) DEFFENDALL (Click here to view obituary.)	5523 GAP 0385 GAP	2E	3
Deffendall	Marlene J	26 Sep 1933	29 Mar 2001	nee RICHMOND.  First wife of Richard L DEFFENDALL.  Daughter of Otto & Myrtle RICHMOND. (Click here to view obituary.)	11167	2E	3
Deffendall	Paul	8 Aug 1920	1 Feb 1943	Son of Earl & Elsie A DEFFENDALL. T/5, U.S. Army Killed in action in N. Africa	9303 Newspaper Reference	1E	7
Deffendall	Richard L	10 May 1934	13 Sep 2003	Husband of Marlene J (RICHMOND)  DEFFENDALL.	11167	2E	3
Deffendall	Russ H	19 Dec 1935	5 Dec 2003	Husband of Sue DEFFENDALL. Married 12 Aug 1977. Cpl., US Marine Corps.	11178 11179	2E	4
Deffendall	Sue	10 Jun 1948	26 Aug 2019	Wife of Russ H DEFFENDALL. Married 12 Aug 1977.	0378 GAP	2E	4
Degenhart	Nora	25 Dec  1898	21 Dec 1978	nee HOBSON.  Wife of Walter W RICHESON,1st; and ? DEGENHART, 2nd.  Daughter of Wilfred & Sarah F (PITTMAN) HOBSON.  Born in Orange County, Indiana. (Note:  See also RICHESON, Nora.)	9011	1E	1
DeJarnett	Maurice Anthony	16 Sep 1962	8 Jul 2005	"Grandpa Tony" Beaten to death in an argument over money.	11294 From the Evansville Courier & Press, 89 Jul 2005.	2F	1
Devine	Al	12 Sep 1930	18 Sep 2005	Husband of Loretta (GREENTREE) DEVINE.  Son of Alphonso & Myrtle (JENNINGS) DEVINE. Our Children: Bob, Sandi Our Grandson: Joshua Our Great Grandson: Phoenix. Sgt., US Army, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	1621 10244	2D	1
Devine	Loretta	21 Apr 1933	20 Aug 2010	nee GREENTREE. Wife of Al DEVINE. Daughter of John & Etta (GOODSON) GREENTREE. Our Children: Bob, Sandi Our Grandson: Joshua Our Great Grandson: Phoenix. (Click here to view obituary.)	1621 10244	2D	1
DeWeese	Donald L	1933	1948	Accidental gunshot incurred in a scuffle with another boy over the gun.	9497 From the Princeton Clarion, 23 Jun 1948	1F	7
DeWeese	Eva Jean	24 Oct 1945	15 Apr 2021	nee TERRY Daughter of George & Velma TERRY (Click here to view obituary.)	5470 GAP	2F	1
DeWeese	Isaiah Nathaniel	17 Nov 1998	14 Jan 1999	Son of Nate & Natalie DeWEESE	10259 10260	2D	2
Dick	Eddie Jason	27 Feb 1943	1 Mar 2001	Son of Edmund B & Thelma V  (RODGERS) DICK. TSgt., US Air Force, Vietham.	9791	2A	6
Dick	Edmund B	31 May 1915	23 May 1967	Husband of Thelma V (RODGERS) DICK.  Son of Thomas Benton & Laura D DICK.	9790	2A	6
Dick	Pauline C	1903	2000	nee CLARK.  Wife of Ramon E DICK.	9227	1E	6
Dick	Ramon E	1899	7 Nov 1978	Husband of Pauline (CLARK) DICK.  Son of Charles A & Martha DICK.	9227	1E	6
Dick - Krupicka	Thelma V	1 Jul 1919	2 Apr 2010	Wife of Edmund B DICK, 1st; and Stanley KRUPICKA, 2nd.  Daughter of Jason Orlie & Eliza Jane (BARNETT) ROGERS. (Click here to view obituary.)	9790	2A	6
Dickerson	Dean	9 Feb 1885	17 Apr 1957	Husband of Josie DICKERSON.	8656	1B	17
Dickerson	Hendrix	2 Jul 1884	20 Feb 1971	--	9190	1E	5
Dickerson	Josie	25 Jul 1883	18 Jan 1943	Wife of Dean DICKERSON.	8656	1B	17
Dickerson	Virginia H	15 Mar 1913	28 Dec 1993	Wife of Walter L DICKERSON. Married 12 Aug 1933.	10273	2D	2
Dickerson	Walter L	17 Sep 1912	18 Jan 1989	Husband of Virginian H DICKERSON. Married 12 Aug 1933.	10273	2D	2
Dilday	C Herbert	1875	1947	Husband of NoraW DILDAY.	8389	1B	12
Dilday	Nora W	1876	1951	Wife of C Herbert DILDAY.	8389	1B	12
Dill	Charley N	4 Sep 1948	18 Apr 1999	nee BROWN Wife of Tommy E DILL.	11126	2D	22
Dill	Clarence R	1911	1978	Husband of M Lucille (GRIFFIN) DILL.	9004	1E	1
Dill	Johnny Wayne	5 Jun 1946	28 Sep 2009	Son of Clarence & Lucille (GRIFFIN) DILL. (Click here to view obituary.)	9005	1E	1
Dill	Leonard A	12 Nov 1941	--	--	10067	2B	5
Dill	M Lucille	1917	1998	nee GRIFFIN.  Wife of Clarence R DILL.	9004	1E	1
Dill	Tommy E	11 Jan 1947	27 Sep 2022	Husband of Charley N (BROWN), 1st, Tamara DILL, 2nd. (Click here to view obituary.)	5416 GAP 5417 GAP	2D	22
Dillion	Suetta K	22 Feb 1951	--	--	10321	2D	5
Donelson	Clyda M	17 Nov 1902	27 Jan 1988	Wife of Clyde L DONELSON.	9841	2A	6
Donelson	Clyde L	14 Dec 1899	10 Feb 1976	Husband of Clyda M DONELSON.	9841	2A	6
Donelson	Dwayne E. Sr.	22 May 1937	23 Oct 2024	Husband Bonnie (CULLIVAN) DONELSON. Married 70 years. Son of Clyde & Clyda DONELSON. U.S. Air Force (Click here to view obituary.)	7950 GAP	1C	12
Dorris	Gary W, Jr.	29 Jul 1967	17 Jul 1999	Dad  Died in a car accident on US Hwy 41. National Guard.	11287 From the Evansville Courier & Press, 18 Jul 1999	2F	1
Dosch	Karen Lorraine	16 Jan 1937	17 Feb 2020	--	0095 GAP	2A	1
Dougan	?	--	12 May 1888	Child of Albert & Martha W DOUGAN. Age (19 Y, 4 M, 14 D)	7691	1C	4
Dougan	Albert F	1857	1936	Husband of Martha W DOUGAN. �Father�	7689	1C	4
Dougan	August �Gus�	27 Nov 1905	9 Mar 1977	Husband of Elsie J �Jewell� DOUGAN. Married 31 Dec 1927.	9997	2B	2
Dougan	Dianna Faye	14 Jun 1945	30 Jan 2009	nee MOORE.  Wife of Lane Nolan DOUGAN. Married 14 Feb 1964.  Daughter of Arthur Eugene & Alma Charlene (COBURN) MOORE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	10140	2C	1
Dougan	Elsie J �Jewell�	21 Feb 1909	26 Jan 1990	Wife of August �Gus� DOUGAN. Married 31 Dec 1927.	9997	2B	2
Dougan	James A	16 May 1945	24 Aug 2009	Husband of Rita S DOUGAN. Married 1 Nov 1980. �Parents of: Jim, Steve, Larry & Jesica�	11264 11265	2E	17
Dougan	Jean T, Sr.	4 Jan 1930	23 May 1978	--	9996	2B	2
Dougan	Jesica Lyn	20 Nov 1978	22 May 2013	nee TICE.  Daughter of James A "Jim" & Rita S DOUGAN.  Sons:  Jesse, Logan, Kyle. Shot to death by the father of her son, Jason S. Perry. (Click here to view obituary.)	3988 3989 From the Princeton Clarion, 24 May 2013	2E	18
Dougan	John	9 Mar 1866	22 Nov 1881	Son of Albert & Martha W DOUGAN. Age ? (illegible) (Note:  Earlier source reports, 15 Y, 8 M, 13 D)	7690	1C	4
Dougan	Lane Nolan	2 Dec 1941	17 Oct 1981	Husband of Dianna Faye (MOORE) DOUGAN. Married 14 Feb 1964.	10140	2C	1
Dougan	Leroy	1911	1912	--	8098	1B	4
Dougan	Martha W	1858	1947	Wife of Albert F DOUGAN. �Mother�	7689	1C	4
Dougan	Mary	--	30 Nov 1887	Daughter of Albert F & Martha W DOUGAN. Aged 18 Y. 8 M. 21 D.	7691	1C	4
Dougan	Rita S	16 May 1954	--	Wife of James A DOUGAN. Married 1 Nov 1980. �Parents of: Jim, Steve, Larry & Jesica�	11264 11265	2E	17
Dougan	Robert C	22 Mar 1904	18 Feb 1984	�Father�	10250	2D	1
Dougan	Robert E	1927	1927	--	8097	1B	4
Douglas	B Joe	17 Dec 1927	16 Nov 2023	Second husband of Janet (ELLIOTT) DOUGLAS. Married 3 Aug 1973. Son of Floyd & Ida (WALTER) DOUGLAS. Sgt., US Army Air Corps, 1946-1948. A1C, US Air Force 1955-1959. (Click here to view obituary.)	7942 GAP 1657	2A	2
Douglas	Harry G	30 May 1929	25 Jan 2012	Husband of Wanda DOUGLAS.  Son of Harry A & Ruby (GARRETT) DOUGLAS.  Capt., US Army.  Korea, Vietnam. (Click here to view obituary.)	Photo by JED	?	?
Douglas	Janet Elliott	9 Jun 1938	--	nee ELLIOTT. Wife of Jackie Lee HARBISON, 1st, married 30 Apr 1958; and  B Joe DOUGLAS, 2nd, married 3 Aug 1973. �Mother of: Jon L & Jay L HARBISON.	1656 1657	2A	2
Douglas	Viola	?	Jul 1969	(Note:  From cemtery records.)	No headstone found.	?	?
Douglas	Wanda L	25 May 1928	--	nee BAMMER.  Daughter of Thomas G & Nina P BAMMER.	1485	1E	8
Drogich	Charles R	9 Nov 1946	22 Dec 2017	Husband of Judy DROGICH.   Married 15 Dec 1966. Son of Thomas & Doris Maxine (RUSSELL) DROGICH, Jr. (Click here to view obituary.)	0236 GAP	2D	13
Drogich	Doris Maxine	5 Sep 1927	9 May 2014	nee RUSSELL.  Wife of Thomas DROGICH, Jr. Married 27 Nov 1945. Daughter of Clifford & Myrtle (RICHARDSON) RUSSELL. (Click here to view obituary.)	11092	2D	20
Drogich	Thomas, Jr.	16 Aug 1928	2 Feb 2007	Husband of Doris Maxine (RUSSELL) DROGICH. Married 27 Nov 1945.  US Army.	11092	2D	20
Duncan	Dorothy W	1897	1992	Wife of Haywood M DUNCAN.	9543	2A	1
Duncan	Haywood M	1897	1973	Husband of Dorothy W DUNCAN.	9543	2A	1
Dunlap	Daisy Ellen	9 May 1902	19 Sep 1949	nee BELCHER.  First wife of John William DUNLAP.  Married:  21 Aug 1920. Daughter of Jerry & ? (NORRIS) BELCHER.	8347	1B	11
Dunlap	Helen A	6 Nov 1925	3 Jun 1928	Daughter of Edna J DUNLAP. Note:  Died in Lawrenceville, Lawrence County, Illinois in a car accident. Buried here:  5 Jun 1928.	8254 From the Evansville Press, 6 Ju 1928	1B	9
Dunlap	John William	7 Sep 1900	25 Mar 1988	Husband of Daisy Ellen (BELCHER) DUNLAP, 1st, married, 21 Aug 1920; Second husband of Bertha Mae (HARNER) PRATHER DUNLAP, 2nd; and Third husband of Florence Thorn (WITHAM) DUNLAP DUNLAP, 3rd, married 4 Sep 1973.  Son of William Barton & Melvina "Vina" (MARTIN) DUNLAP. (Note:  Not buried here.  He is buried with his third wife at Robinson New Cemetery, Robinson, Crawford County, Illinois.)	8347	1B	11
Dunning	Anthony D.	16 Oct 1962	5 Jul 2020	Son of Carl E. & Ruth E. Dunning Loving father of Matthew Ryan Loving Son of Carl & Ruth	5358 GAP 5359 GAP	2A	4
Dunning	Carl E	31 Oct 1931	21 Jun 2004	Husband of Ruth E DUNNING. Married 12 Nov 1950. Our Children: Carla, Anthony US Air Force, Korea.	9677 9678	2A	4
Dunning	Loretta Fern	6 Sep 1939	--	Wife of Ronald Lee DUNNING. Married 21 Apr 1957.	10073	2B	5
Dunning	Opal I	5 Feb 1913	6 Oct 2003	Wife of Ralph DUNNING. Married 8 Dec 1928. �Ralph E, John E, Margaret, Ronald L, Edgar H, Betty S�	10074 10075	2B	5
Dunning	Ralph	24 Oct 1907	17 Oct 1992	Husband of Opal I DUNNING. Married 8 Dec 1928. �Ralph E, John E, Margaret, Ronald L, Edgar H, Betty S�	10074 10075	2B	5
Dunning	Ronald Lee	15 Oct 1938	--	Husband of Loretta Fern DUNNING. Married 21 Apr 1957. Son of Ralph & Opal I DUNNING.	10073	2B	5
Dunning	Ruth E	13 Oct 1931	21 Jul 2022	Wife of Carl E DUNNING. Married 12 Nov 1950. Our Children: Carla, Anthony	9677 9678	2A	4

Sections and Rows.
For purposes of this listing, the cemetery was divided into Sections 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E and 2F.  Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of each section.  See the images below for reference.

Section divisions used for this listing.	Aerial view of the cemetery location; church building in upper-right corner.
7624  Sign over original entrance to the cemetery	8006 View of Section 1A, immediately west of the church.