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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

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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	April 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. -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
Eads	Anna E	21 Jan 1883	8 Aug 1968	Wife of Jacob "Jake" EADS.	9646	2A	3
Eads	Christopher Dean	26 May 1965	26 May 1965	--	9648	2A	3
Eads	Ethel I	1900	1957	Wife of William H EADS. �Mother�	9575	2A	2
Eads	Jacob �Jake�	31 Jan 1876	15 Jun 1964	Husband of Anna E EADS.	9646	2A	3
Eads	Joe G	23 Jul 1920	31 Oct 2013	Husband of O Jean (NOSSETT) EADS.  Married 8 Sep 1946. Son of John & Elma (KIRK) EADS.  US Army, 95th Infantry Division, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	1306	2E	16
Eads	O Jean	27 Sep 1925	6 Nov 2022	nee NOSSETT.  Wife of Joe G EADS.  Married 8 Sep 1946. Daughter of Jesse & Clara NOSSETT (Click here to view obituary.)	5479 GAP	2E	16
Eads	William H	1900	1976	Husband of Ethel I EADS. �Father�	9575	2A	2
Easley	Berthel E �Gene�	28 Mar 1931	21 Mar 2000	Husband of Wilma I EASLEY. Married 25 Jul 1951. �Our Children: Sharon and Mike�	10464	2D	11
Easley	Wilma I	10 Apr 1928	--	Wife of Berthel E �Gene� EASLY. Married 25 Jul 1951. �Our Children: Sharon and Mike�	10464	2D	11
Eaton	Betty Melton	8 Feb 1931	8 May 1970	nee MELTON.	9776	2A	5
Eck	Wilma J Hadfield	5 Apr 1920	1 May 2007	nee HADFIELD.  Second wife of Sidney A ECK.  Daughter of Bert G & Isabella M (WAGNER) HADFIELD. (Click here to view obituary.)	9375	1F	2
Eckensberger	Ula S Alcorn	24 Dec 1911	21 Sep 1994	nee ALCORN. Wife of Edgar J ECKENSBERGER.	8725	1D	1
Edgar	Charles Orville	1917	1949	Son of Robert M & Mamie I EDGAR.	9503	1F	7
Edgar	Mamie I	30 May 1895	30 Julo 1976	Wife of Robert M EDGAR.	9504	1F	7
Edgar	Robert M	11 Apr 1896	11 Sep 1979	Husband of Mamie I EDGAR.	9504	1F	7
Edwards	Alice B	1887	1972	Wife of Clarence EDWARDS.	9736	2A	5
Edwards	Clarence	19 Sep 1896	4 Sep 1955	Husband of Alice B EDWARDS. Indiana, Pvt., Base Hosp. 69, WW I.	9736 9737	2A	5
Edwards	Ina Marie Phillips	2 Aug 1935	8 Apr 2009	nee HARTLEY.  Wife of Charles Max PHILLIPS, 1st, married 13 Oct 1960; and Dale EDWARDS, 2nd, married 16 Jan 2005.  Daughter of Golden & Elva (SLINKER) HARTLEY.  (Click here to view obituary.)	1668	2A	7
Eggleston	S Logan	--	13 Dec 1991	(Added from cemetery records.  Lot #068)	No headstone found.	?	?
Elgan	Cora Lee	29 Jul 1900	20 Oct 1992	Wife of Earnest W ELGAN.	9618	2A	3
Elgan	Earnest	--	May 1965	Added from cemetery records.	No headstone found.	?	?
Elgan	Earnest W	21 Aug 1900	26 Sep 1966	Husband of Cora Lee ELGAN.  USNRF, WW I.	9618	2A	3
Elgan	Herald E	1936	1936	--	9354	1F	1
Elliott	Clarence Wilshire "Joe"	30 Aug 1910	12 Feb 1997	Husband of Martha R (HUNT) ELLIOTT. Married 4 Jan 1933.  Son of John & Emma (SLAUGHTERBACK) ELLIOTT.  (Click here to view obituary.)	9593	2A	2
Elliott	Martha R "Mart"	4 Apr 1915	29 Sep 1992	nee HUNT.  Wife of Clarence Wilshire "Joe" ELLIOTT. Married 4 Jan 1933.  Daughter of John & Sarah (ELSFELER) HUNT.  (Click here to view obituary.)	9593	2A	2
Ellis	Janet Lankford	23 May 1931	19 Jul 2000	Daughter of Jessie LANKFORD MOODY. �Mother of: Bill, Bob, Jim, Nina, Richard.�	9435 9436	1F	4
Ellison	Claude H	1887	1968	Husband of Hazel M ELLISON.	9672	2A	4
Ellison	Hazel M	1892	1976	Wife of Claude H ELLISON.	9672	2A	4
Elmore	Sharon Jane	7 Nov 1948	17 Aug 2000	nee VITITO.  Wife of ? WATSON; and ? ELMORE.  Daughter of James W & Iva P (HOBSON) VITITO.	4015	2F	1
Elsfelder	John Daniel	26 Aug 1850	18 Oct 1929	Husband of Martha Jane (FLINN) ELSFELDER.  Son of Daniel & Henrietta (OSBORNE)  ELSFELDER. (Click here to view obituary.)	8539	1B	15
Elsfelder	Lydia	28 Oct 1894	13 Aug 1897	Daughter of John D & Martha J ELSFELDER. Aged 3 yrs. ? ms. ? ds.	8541 8540	1B	15
Elsfelder	Martha Jane	1853	1917	nee FLINN.  Wife of John Daniel ELSFELDER.  (Click here to view obituary.)	8539	1B	15
Embree	Albert H	1886	1942	Husband of Ina Mae EMBREE.	8220	1B	8
Embree	Cora D	24 Apr 1896	29 Jan 1984	nee DICKEY.  Second wife of William Lamon EMBREE.	8249	1B	8
Embree	Cynthia A	20 May 1826	20 Aug 1899	Wife of James H EMBREE. �Mother�	8514 8516	1B	14
Embree	Dale	--	26 Sep 1890	Daughter of Henry T & Sarah E EMBREE. Aged 9 Ms. (Note: Mother and daughter died on same date.)	8798	1D	5
Embree	Debra Sue	7 Nov 1955	16 Aug 2006	Daughter of Robert A EMBREE & Mary Jane  EMBREE COCHRAN. (Note:  See also Debbie LASLEY.) (Click here to view obituary.)	11105	2D	21
Embree	Harvey A	1889	1955	Husband of Louisa B EMBREE.	8206	1B	7
Embree	Henry L	15 Mar 1883	26 Jun 1953	--	8221	1B	8
Embree	Henry T	14 Apr 1846	15 Dec 1896	Husband of Lydia E EMBREE, 1^st; and Sarah E EMBREE, 2^nd. Son of John & Paulina EMBREE. Died from accidental self-inflicted gunshot.	8799 From the Evansville Courier & Press, 16 Dec 1896	1D	5
Embree	Ina Mae	1888	1970	Wife of Albert H EMBREE.	8220	1B	8
Embree	James H	29 Aug 1819	4 Dec 1880	Husband of Cynthia A EMBREE. �Father�	8517 8518	1B	14
Embree	John	3 Sep 1817	2? Feb 1864	First husband of Paulina EMBREE KENDLE.	8795	1D	5
Embree	John M	4 Oct 1850	26 Jan 1880	Aged (illegible). (Stone is badly worn.)	8442	1B	13
Embree	John T	1850	1899	Husband of Laura E EMBREE.	8222	1B	8
Embree	Laura E	1854	1928	Wife of John T EMBREE.	8222	1B	8
Embree	Louisa B	1887	1992	Wife of Harvey A EMBREE.	8206	1B	7
Embree	Lydia E	--	9 Oct 1875	First wife of Henry T EMBREE. Aged 19 Ys. 10 Ms. 10 Ds.	8800	1D	5
Embree	Lydia E	--	16 Jul 1876	Daughter of Henry T & Lydia E EMBREE. Aged 9 Ms. 9 Ds.	8801	1D	5
Embree	Mark Allen	26 Dec 1956	17 Jun 1996	Husband of Lisa EMBREE. �Father of: Brittney�	11106 11107	2D	21
Embree	Martha Isabella	May 1875	1938	nee GARRISON.  First wife of William Leamon EMBREE. Daughter of Thomas J & Ellen GARRISON.	8248	1B	8
Embree	Mary E	9 Jun 1857	23 May 1902	Wife of A B EMBREE. �Mother�	8204 8205	1B	7
Embree	Robert Allen	26 Jul 1937	5 Apr 2022	Husband of Mary Jane (COCHRAN) Embree Children: Debbie, Mark, Diane, Steve, Matt, Ann, Amy, Carol. Fire Chief for the City of Princeton, Indiana for 22 years. Army National Guard (Click here to view obituary.)	5419 GAP 5420 GAP	2D	21
Embree	Samuel M	1854	1938	Son of James H & Cynthia A EMBREE.	8519	1B	14
Embree	Sarah E	--	26 Sep 1890	Second wife of Henry T EMBREE. Aged 22 Y. 10 M. 29 D. (Note: Mother and daughter died on same date.)	8798	1D	5
Embree	Stephen W "Steve"	10 May 1960	26 Nov 2002	--	11108	2D	21
Embree	Velma R	1910	1977	--	8219	1B	8
Embree	W H T	--	5 Aug 1855	Son of James H & Cynthia A EMBREE. Aged 7 Y. 6 M. 16 D.	8515	1B	14
Embree	William	12 Jan 1795	21 Oct 1862	Husband of Elizabeth (WOODS) EMBREE.  Married 23 Nov 1814 in Gibson County, Indiana.  Son of Joshua & Elizabeth "Betsy" (EDMONDSON) EMBREE. Aged:  67 Y, 9 M, 9 D.	8524	1B	14
Embree	William Leamon	17 Dec 1877	26 May 1972	Husband of Martha Isabelle (GARRISON) EMBREE, 1st; and Cora (DICKEY) EMBREE, 2nd. Son of John T & Laura E (MANGRUM) EMBREE.	8248	1B	8
Emmerson	William Clarence	1 Sep 1896	16 Feb 1899	--	8882	1D	8
Engler	Paul D	31 Jul 1924	12 Feb 2014	Husband of Virginia L (TAYLOR) ENGLER.  Married 21 Aug 1945.  Son of Hassel & Pearl (SELBY) ENGLER. Our Sons: Daniel R, Tim A. Our Grandchildren:  Ashley, Jared, Tally.  TEC 4, US Army, WW II (Click here to view obituary.) (NOTE:  Prior to 2012 this headstone was located at Maple Hill Cemetery on Sec. 17, Row 4, Lot 33.)	3949 3950	2E	8
Engler	Virginia L	29 May 1926	5 Jan 2016	nee TAYLOR.  Wife of Paul D ENGLER.  Married 21 Aug 1945.  Daughter of Glenn & Jessie (BENBROOK) TAYLOR. Our Sons: Daniel R, Tim A.  Our Grandchildren:  Ashley, Jared, Tally.  (Click here to view obituary.) (NOTE:  Prior to 2012 this headstone was located at Maple Hill Cemetery on Lot 17, Row 4, Lot 33.)	3949 3950	2E	8
Ervin	Anna D	1867	1955	Wife of Robert F ERVIN.	7878	1C	13
Ervin	Glenn D	1891	1957	Husband of Marjorie E (TRIPPETT) ERVIN.	7877	1C	13
Ervin	Marjorie E	15 Jun 1896	7 Oct 1977	nee TRIPPETT.  Wife of Glenn D ERVIN.	7877	1C	13
Ervin	Robert F	1861	1949	Husband of Anna D ERVIN.	7878	1C	13
Erwin	Charles	--	9 Jul 1880	Aged 74 YEARS 6 M�S. 4 D�S.	8354	1B	11
Erwin	Charles Victor	11 Nov 1871	3 Aug 18??	Son of John T & Maria ERWIN.	8358	1B	11
Erwin	Infant	--	11 Apr 1866	Infant daughter of John T & Maria ERWIN.	8356	1B	11
Erwin	R J	--	31 Jul 1891	Aged 45 Y�s. 6 M�s. 25 D�s.	8353 8355	1B	11
Eskew	Edna A	1891	1985	Wife of William M ESKEW.	9038	1E	2
Eskew	James W	3 Dec 1920	22 Jan 2011	Son of William M & Edna (COATS) ESKEW.	Photo not yet available.	?	?
Eskew	William M	1895	1950	Husband of Edna A ESKEW.	9038	1E	2
Evensen	George H	25 Jun 1930	30 Sep 1998	--	11288	2F	1

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.