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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
Faith	Mary E �Tina�	27 Feb 1944	--	Wife of Stanley W FAITH, Sr.  My Children:  Christi, Kim.  My Grandchildren:  Kitty, Bailey, Hope, Cooper.  (Note:  As of March 2012, the original single headstone has been replaced by two individual headstones.)	1604 1610 10383 10384	2D	8
Faith	Stanley W, Sr.	31 Dec 1934	12 Sep 2005	Husband of Mary E �Tina� FAITH.  Son of Charles & Helen (HAGAN) FAITH.  "My Children:  Myra, Mike, Bill.  My Grandchildren:  Amanda, Corey, Sam, Joe" (Click here to view obituary.) (Note:  As of March 2012, the original single headstone has been replaced by two individual headstones.)	1605 1606 10383	2D	8
Faries	David Troy	25 Mar 1915	1 Sep 2004	--	9977	2B	1
Farmer	Joe William	19 Apr 1951	6 Sep 2018	Husband of Debra M. FARMER Married 23 Aug 1986 SN, US Navy Vietnam	0127 GAP 0248 GAP	2E	16
Farris	Greg Alan	10 Feb 1962	9 Mar 2009	Son of Rev. Carl & Frances FARRIS. Sgt., US Army.	11242 11243	2E	15
Feldman	Delmar E	31 Jan 1908	26 May 1980	Husband of Juanita A FELDMAN. Married 8 Feb 1947.	9420	1F	4
Feldman	Juanita A	6 Aug 1925	9 Sep 1982	Wife of Delmar E FELDMAN. Married 8 Feb 1947.	9420	1F	4
Felker	Ruth R	1898	1933	--	8903	1D	9
Ferguson	Charles E. "Chuck"	7 Apr 1961	--	Husband of Debra F. FERGUSON Our Children: Jasan, Shay, William "Tyler", Jessica, Christopher, Ryan, Haley Our Grandchildren: Matthew, Mikayla, Justin, Zachary, Corey, Christian, Mattilynn, Alexander, Landon, Jaxton, Callie, Owen, Delaney, Lilly, Kilynn, Aaliyah, Kaden, Belle, Jasmine.	5341 GAP 5342 GAP	--	--
Ferguson	Debra F.	8 Jun 1952	--	Wife of Charles E. FERGUSON Our Children: Jasan, Shay, William "Tyler", Jessica, Christopher, Ryan, Haley Our Grandchildren: Matthew, Mikayla, Justin, Zachary, Corey, Christian, Mattilynn, Alexander, Landon, Jaxton, Callie, Owen, Delaney, Lilly, Kilynn, Aaliyah, Kaden, Belle, Jasmine.	5341 GAP 5342 GAP	--	--
Field	Mildred	23 Mar 1905	2 May 1987	Wife of Tobe A FIELD.	8051	1B	2
Field	Tobe A	9 Aug 1904	28 Oct 1993	Husband of Mildred FIELD.	8051	1B	2
Fields	Electra	1881	1967	--	7956	1C	17
Fields	Francis M	18 Jan  1855	2 Sep 1938	Husband of Melissa Jane (DEAN) FIELDS.  Note:  Informaton on burial here from Certificate of Death.	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
Fields	Melissa Jane	2 Oct 1855	27 Mar 1935	nee DEAN.  Wife of Francis M FIELDS.  Daughter of George DEAN.  Note:  Informaton on burial here from Certificate of Death.	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
Fierst	Fern Marie	6 Apr 1918	25 Feb 2000	Wife of Thomas H FIERST.	9232	1E	6
Fierst	Frank M	1886	1949	Husband of Hilda L FIERST.	9234	1E	6
Fierst	Hilda L	1887	1970	Wife of Frank M FIERST.	9234	1E	6
Fierst	Marian E	2 Oct 1911	6 Jan 1936	--	9235	1E	6
Fierst	Thomas H	9 Apr 1913	5 Mar 1981	Husband of Fern Marie FIERST. S2, US Navy, WW II.	9232 9233	1E	6
Finch	Ellery C	1916	2007	Husband of Janie M FINCH.	9553	2A	1
Finch	Elva	1913	12 Nov 1986	Husband of Valda (STARN) FINCH.	9555	2A	1
Finch	Eva E	1891	1974	Wife of Oscar FINCH.	9552	2A	1
Finch	Janie M	1923	2006	Wife of Ellery C FINCH.	9554	2A	1
Finch	Oscar	1889	1959	Husband of Eva E FINCH.	9551	2A	1
Finch	Valda	1922	27 Feb 2002	nee STARN.  Wife of Elva FINCH.	9555	2A	1
Fincher	James H. Sr.	24 Mar 1943	16 May 2018	Husband of Shirley M. FINCHER U.S. Army Vietnam	0033 GAP	2E	8
Fisher	Arthur E	26 Jul 1921	6 Nov 2004	Husband of Muriel A (NEELY) FISHER. Married 27 Jun 1942. SSgt., US Army, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	11202 11203	2E	8
Fisher	Cindy J	11 Jan 1955	11 Mar 2006	nee ROSE.  Wife of Dale V FISHER.  Daughter of Doug & June ROSE. �Our Children: Scott and Katy�  (Click here to view obituary.)	11047	2D	18
Fisher	Dale V	3 Jun 1952	--	Husband of Cindy J (ROSE) FISHER. �Our Children: Scott and Katy�	11047	2D	18
Fisher	Muriel A	15 Jun 1923	4 Jan 2007	nee NEELY.  Wife of Arthur E FISHER. Married 27 Jun 1942.  Daughter of Roy & Mary (BEST) NEELY.  (Click here to view obituary.)	11202	2E	8
Fitch	Dorothy L	17 Jan 1923	19 Aug 2001	Wife of Dorris K FITCH.	8075	1B	3
Fitch	Dorris K	7 Jun 1920	8 Dec 1978	Husband of Dorothy L FITCH. Sgt., US Army, WW II.	8075 8076	1B	3
Fitch	Herschel	7 Feb 1893	26 Jul 1955	Husband of Minnie Myrtle (HOLLEN) FITCH. Father Indiana, Cpl., Co. G, 325^th Infantry, WW I.	8073 8074	1B	3
Fitch	J Michael "Mike"	14 Feb 1948	22 Sep 1992	Husband of Lee Ann (KENNARD) FITCH. Married 25 Oct 1968. Son of Robert & Margaret (CARTER) FITCH. Our Children: Tracy, Amy ATN3, US Navy, Vietnam. (Click here to view obituary.)	9770 9771	2A	5
Fitch	Margaret R	24 Nov 1924	1 Dec 2000	First wife of Robert P FITCH.	11032	2D	17
Fitch	Minnie Myrtle	26 Jun 1898	9 Mar 1963	nee HOLLEN.  Wife of Herschel FITCH.  Daughter of John Henry & Charlena Francis "Lena" (JONES) HOLLEN. Mother�	8073	1B	3
Fitch	Robert P	7 Oct 1924	18 Mar 2007	Husband of Margaret R FITCH, 1st; and Joann DAVIS FITCH, 2nd.  Son of Herschel & Minnie (HOLLAND) FITCH. AMM1, US Navy, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	11030 11031	2D	17
Fitch	Ronald Gene	28 Sep 1945	23 Jan 1971	Husband of Fredricka FITCH.  Son of Robert P & Margaret  R FITCH. Died of Injuries sustained in a single vehicle car accident. Indiana, Cpl., US Marine Corps, Vietnam. (Click here to view obituary.)	9768 9769 From the Princeton Clarion, 25 Jan 1971	2A	5
Fitzgerald	Willie Ann	--	3 Aug 1887	Wife of Johnson FITZGERALD. Aged 62 Years.	8594	1B	15
Fleming	Jack E, Jr.	22 Jul 1958	15 Jul 1984	Husband US Navy.	10313 10314	2D	5
Fletcher	Lewis G	1882	1956	Husband of Ona F FLETCHER.	9128	1E	4
Fletcher	Ona F	1897	1945	Wife of Lewis G FLETCHER.	9128	1E	4
Flinn	Sarah C	--	14 Dec 1897	Wife of William FLINN. Aged 65 Y. 5 M.	8538	1B	15
Flinn	William N	3 Mar 1829	7 Sep 1909	Husband of Sarah C FLINN. Son of Edward Perkin & Cynthia (COLVIN) FLINN.  Note:  Dates carved on stone do not match his Gibson County Health Dept. Death record; see obituary. (Click here to view obituary.)	8537	1B	15
Foley	Hazel Louise	4 Nov 1926	28 Mar 1998	Wife of Kenneth C FOLEY.	11041	2D	17
Foley	Kenneth C "Ken"	19 Jun 1924	26 Mar 2005	Husband of Hazel Louise FOLEY.  Son of William & Henrietta L (CLAYBAUGH) FOLEY. S1, US Navy, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	11041 11042	2D	17
Foley	Michael Ross	3 May 1944	7 Apr 2022	Husband of Nancy C. (BARR) FOLEY Married 1 Jun 1968 Son of Kenneth C. & Hazel L. FOLEY SP5, US Army (Click here to view obituary.)	5425 GAP 5426 GAP	2D	20
Foley	Nancy C.	26 Nov 1946	--	nee BARR Wife of Michael R. FOLEY Married 1 Jun 1968	5425 GAP 5426 GAP	2D	20
Ford	Lucille H	12 Aug 1927	22 Sep 2004	Wife of William R FORD. Our Children: Thomas H and Kris E	11150 11151	2E	1
Ford	William R	17 Apr 1924	--	Husband of Lucille H FORD. �Our Children: Thomas H and Kris E�	11150 11151	2E	1
Forney	Carl Albert	3 Nov 1942	11 May 2018	Husband of Karen FORNEY. Married 29 Jul 1967 Son of Albert FORNEY & Juanita (JACQUES) FORNEY LAUTS. ET1, US Navy, Vietnam (Click here to view obituary.)	0226 GAP 0227 GAP	2E	18
Fortner	Dortha M	4 Dec 1928	10 Oct 2021	nee CARTER Wife of Kenneth L FORTNER. Married 7 Sep 1946. Our Children: Marsha, Vicki, Gary Our Grandchildren: Kelly, Amy, Nichole, Natalie, Michael, Ian, Emilee (Click here to view obituary.)	5393 GAP 10023	2B	3
Fortner	James W	13 May 1924	24 Jan 2014	Husband of Ruby J (WHITE) FORTNER. Married 1 Apr 1955.  Son of William & Eunie (JINES) FORTNER.  Our Children: Terri, Jeff, Tracy US Navy, WW II.  Sgt., US Army, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	1326 0101	2D	5
Fortner	Kenneth L	27 Oct 1922	14 Dec 2007	Husband of Dortha M FORTNER. Married 7 Sep 1946.  Son of William & Eunice (JINES) FORTNER. Our Children: Marsha, Vicki, Gary Our Grandchildren: Kelly, Amy, Nichole, Natalie, Michael, Ian, Emilee Sgt., US Army Air Forces, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	10021 10223 10022	2B	3
Fortner	Ruby J	21 May 1928	15 Oct 1996	nee WHITE.  Wife of James W FORTNER. Married 1 Apr 1955. Our Children: Terri, Jeff, Tracy	1326 0101	2D	5
Foster	Alice Elizabeth "Al"	28 Oct 1925	1 Aug 2018	nee KNIGHT.  Wife of Joseph Burnett FOSTER. Married 29 Oct 1943.  Daughter of Arthur & Lily KNIGHT. (Click here to view obituary.)	0188 GAP	2D	19
Foster	Florence S	12 Feb 1873	17 Apr 1951	�Mother�	8177	1B	6
Foster	Joseph Burnett	8 May 1924	16 Apr 2014	Husband of Alice E "Al" (KNIGHT) FOSTER. Married 29 Oct 1943.  Son of John & Lena FOSTER.  Cpl., US Army, WW II.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0084 0085	2D	19
Foster	Marie	21 Aug 1904	16 Jun 1996	nee McGRAIL.  Wife of Parker �Peck� FOSTER. Married 16 Nov 1923.  Daughter of Miles & Mary Ann (BROWN) McGRAIL.	9727	2A	5
Foster	Parker �Peck�	16 Jul 1904	12 Apr 1971	Husband of Marie FOSTER. Married 16 Nov 1923.	9727	2A	5
Fourthman	John	22 Jan 1890	4 Mar 1989	Husband of Margaret FOURTHMAN.	9138	1E	4
Fourthman	Margaret	10 Nov 1912	17 Aug 1968	Wife of John FOURTHMAN.	9138	1E	4
Foutz	Randall "Randy"	21 Jun 1949	26 Jun 2016	Husband of Marsha J. FOUTZ.  Married:  27 Nov 1970 in Sullivan, Indiana.  Son of Paul "Fuzz" FOUTZ & Judy FOUTZ LOUDERMILK.  Our Daughters: Melissa, Brenna Our Grandchildren: Morgan, Evan, Marissa, Jocelyn, Maverick (Click here to view obituary.)	0255 GAP 0256 GAP	2E	15
Francis	Nora Virginia	1856	1942	�Mother�	9502	1F	7
Frank	Helen C	1888	1961	Wife of Joseph M FRANK.	7861	1C	12
Frank	Joseph M	1886	1966	Husband of Helene C FRANK.	7861	1C	12
Frank	Mildred M	2 Feb 1909	21 Feb 1995	nee ROGERS.	9095 9093	1E	3
Frazier	Charlene	25 Nov 1936	7 Aug 2016	nee HILL.  Wife of Lovell A FRAZIER. Married 10 May 1953.  Daughter of Burton T & Mattie (CORNWELL) HILL. Our Children: Steve, Cheryl, Turner (Click here to view obituary.)	0371 GAP 11153	2E	1
Frazier	Clyde C	25 Jan 1954	18 Aug 2013	Son of Leonard & Velma (ODLE) FRAZIER.  (Click here to view obituary.)	1300	2F	1
Frazier	Lovell A	12 Sep 1933	20 Aug 2015	Husband of Charlene (HILL) FRAZIER. Married 10 May 1953.  Son of Clyde & Dolly (WOLSEY) FRAZIER. Our Children: Steve, Cheryl, Turner  (Click here to view obituary.)	0371 GAP 11153	2E	1
Frederick	Betty R	1 Mar 1926	2 Mar 2011	nee McINTOSH.  Wife of Carl D �Bud� Frederick. Married 16 Jan 1946.  Daughter of W J & Jessie (CROSSER) McINTOSH. (Click here to view obituary.)	1567	2D	18
Frederick	Carl D "Bud"	21 Nov 1918	15 Jul 2001	Husband of Betty R (McINTOSH) FREDERICK. Married 16 Jan 1946. TEC 5, US Army, WW II.	1567 11058	2D	18
Freeman	Donna Jean Walker	17 Feb 1954	30 Nov 2010	nee BROWN.  Wife of Vierl "Butch" WALKER, 1st; and James FREEMAN, 2nd.  Daughter of Donald & Betty (HENDERSON) BROWN. (Click here to view obituary.)	1504	2E	2
Fritts	Irene	26 Mar 1903	9 May 1981	--	9325	1E	8
Fromm	Doris Jean	21 Jun 1935	9 Jul 2013	nee WRIGHT.  Wife of Robert FROMM.  Daughter of Edward & Ruth (HART) WRIGHT.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0139 GAP	2D	9
Fromm	Robert Keith	9 Apr 1935	4 Dec 2018	Husband of Doris Jean FROMM Married 15 Aug 1959 PFC, US Army Korea	0139 GAP 0140 GAP	2D	9
Froyd	Lawrence W	5 Jul 1909	27 Oct 1995	Husband of Thelma L (WHITE) FROYD.	1315	2D	14
Froyd	Thelma L	7 Sep 1918	26 Mar 2014	nee WHITE.  Wife of Lawrence W FROYD.  Daughter of Everett & Clara (GROVE) WHITE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	1315	2D	14
Fulkerson	James Paul	24 Nov 1941	28 Jun 2002	Husband of Goldie FULKERSON.	11289	2F	1
Fulton	Cecil R	1907	19 May 1999	Son of Daniel Boone FULTON and Anna (FRAY) FULTON FRAY.	10463	2D	11
Fulton	Charles O	30 Nov 1932	21 Dec 1995	Husband of Juanita Sue FULTON. Married 6 Dec 1958. GM2, US Navy.	9932 9933	2A	8
Fulton	Flora	6 Jun 1897	2 Jul 1964	Wife of James W FULTON.	9580	2A	2
Fulton	James W	20 Mar 1878	11 May 1955	Husband of Flora FULTON.	9580	2A	2
Fulton	Jerry "Buddy"	23 Aug 1953	15 Mar 1975	Son of Mrs. James Haggard. Died in a car accident near Buffalo, MI.	9809 From the Princeton Clarion, 17 Mar 1975	2A	6
Fulton	John Robert	8 Aug 1926	4 Aug 1977	S1, US Navy, WW II.	9889	2A	7
Fulton	Joseph Rex	25 Nov 1939	8 May 1993	Husband of Wanda (POWERS) FULTON.	9927	2A	8
Fulton	Juanita Sue	18 Oct 1940	--	Wife of Charles O FULTON. Married 6 Dec 1958.	9932	2A	8
Fulton	Walter	1929	27 Jul 1931	Son of Cecil R FULTON �Our Baby�	1451	1A	3
Fulton	Wanda M	13 Sep 1927	26 Dec 2006	nee POWERS.  Wife of Joseph Rex POWERS. Daughter of Arley J & Versie (CLARK) POWERS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found.	2A	?

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.