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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.
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Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#                     Photo

Sect-

ion

Row

Ingram

Charles I

12 Jul 1941

--

Husband of Mary Lee INGRAM.

9482

1F

6

Ingram

Charles L

15 Oct 1872

14 May 1957

Husband of Maggie J INGRAM.

�Father�

9481

1F

6

Ingram

Edgar

3 May 1901

11 Dec 1975

Husband of Opal INGRAM.

9483

1F

6

Ingram

Gertrude Woods

29 Aug 1911

2 Jul 2008

--

9203

1E

5

Ingram

Janice Brown

24 Jun 1925

13 Apr 2003

nee BROWN. 


Daughter of Arval Clark & Rella (THOMPSON) BROWN.

9286

1E

7

Ingram

Maggie J

15 Mar 1871

25 Oct 1938

Wife of Charles L INGRAM.

�Mother�

9481

1F

6

Ingram

Mary Lee

28 Mar 1943

--

Wife of Charles I INGRAM.

9482

1F

6

Ingram

Opal

12 Jun 1907

11 Sep 1958

Wife of Edgar INGRAM.

9483

1F

6

Irions

Charles C

1882

1964

Husband of Ellen IRIONS.

9541

2A

1

Irions

Ellen

1893

1972

Wife of Charles C IRIONS.

9541

2A

1

Isaacs

George W

26 Mar 1896

28 Aug 1974

Husband of Hazel C ISAACS.


SEA2, US Navy.

9249

1E

6

Isaacs

Hazel C

30 Sep 1897

24 Jan 1993

Wife of George W ISAACS.

9250

1E

6

Isaacs

Mark

23 Jun 1951

--

Husband of Terri L (RUSSELL) ISAACS.  Married 9 Nov 1990.

1257

2E

1

Isaacs

Terri Lynn

13 May 1957

31 Oct 2013

nee RUSSELL.  Wife of Mark ISAACS.  Married 9 Nov 1990.


Daughter of William E DAVIS, Jr & Mary Jane RUSSELL. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1257

2E

1

Ivy

Grace E

4 Nov 1903

15 Dec 1975

nee HART.  Wife of Mont C IVY. 


Married 25 Sep 1920.

9401

1F

3

Ivy

Mont C

2 May 1898

16 Nov 1971

Husband of Grace E (HART) IVY. 


Married 25 Sep 1920.

9401

1F

3

Ivy

Shirley Fern

17 Apr 1936

19 May 1937

Daughter of Mont Cecil & Ethel Grace (HART) IVY.

9400

1F

3

Ivy

Wayne Elmer

16 Nov 1933

23 Dec 1941

Son of Mont Cecil & Ethel Grace (HART) IVY.

9400

1F

3

Jacobs

Edward A "Ed"

28 Dec 1942

7 Jul 2018

Husband of Mary "Sissy" (JOHNSON) JACOBS.  


Son of Ollie & Zonie Belle (HOLIDAY) JACOBS.


Children:  Jack, Mark, Pat, Kenny, Sandy. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0133 GAP

4040

2D

5

Jacobs

Mary E "Sissy"

3 Jul 1936

1 Jan 2016

nee JOHNSON.  Wife of Ed JACOBS. 


Daughter of Emery C & Mabel Ann (CARPENTER) JOHNSON. 


Children:  Jack, Mark, Pat, Kenny, Sandy.


(Click here to view obituary.)

4039

4040

2D

5

Jarrett

Barbara D

10 Jul 1922

10 Jul 2001

Wife of Charles W JARRETT, Sr.  Married 1 Sep 1950.

7995

1C

19

Jarrett

Charles W, Sr.

18 Apr 1919

17 Nov 1992

Husband of Barbara D JARRETT.  Married 1 Sep 1950.

7995

1C

19

Jarrett

Nancy Lee

9 Aug 1951

13 Aug 1951

--

8001

1C

19

Jefferies

Edna L

15 Nov 1919

8 Apr 1995

�Granny�

�My Children:  Robert, Buster, Lee Roy, D C, Sue, Ronald. Sonny, Roger, Randall�

11071

11072

2D

19

Jenkins

Carroll

24 Feb 1944

13 May 2000

Husband of Martha A JENKINS.

9922

2A

8

Jenkins

Clyde E

20 Jan 1914

6 Dec 1985

Husband of Deloris B JENKINS.  Married 20 May 1939.

9980

2B

1

Jenkins

Deloris B

15 Jan 1917

18 Sep 2006

nee BECKNER.  Wife of Clyde E JENKINS.  Married 20 May 1939.  Daughter of Clyde & Fleta (LEIPOLD) BECKNER.


(Click here to view obituary.)

9980

2B

1

Jenkins

Martha A

23 Jun 1949

28 Feb 1992

Wife of Carroll JENKINS.

9922

2A

8

Jenkins

Nellie D

7 Sep 1915

13 Sep 1985

Wife of Obery L JENKINS.

10355

2D

6

Jenkins

Obery L

1 Nov 1912

27 Oct 1994

Husband of Nellie D JENKINS.

10355

2D

6

Jennings

Charlotte

1897

1979

Wife of Russell JENNINGS.

9212

1E

6

Jennings

Edward R

1918

1995

Husband of Monzella G JENNINGS. 


US Navy, WW II.




9213

1E

6

Jennings

Johney

--

23 Oct 1869

Son of Jasper & Mariah L JENNINGS.

Aged 1 Yr. 6 Ms. 9 Ds.

8804

1D

5

Jennings

Mariah L

27 Oct 1840

19 Oct 1877

Wife of Jasper JENNINGS.

8803

1D

5

Jennings

Monzella G

1919

2003

Wife of Edward R JENNINGS.

9213

1E

6

Jennings

Russell

1896

1948

Husband of Charlotte JENNINGS.

9212

1E

6

Johnson

Cecil A

23 Feb 1913

27 Nov 1977

Husband of Mary L JOHNSON.

Dad

S1, US Navy, WW II.



9860

9861

2A

7

Johnson

Clifford

1900

1964

Husband of Ruth JOHNSON.

9215

1E

6

Johnson

David D

--

11 Aug 1872

Son of David & Sarah A (BIVIN) JOHNSON.

Aged 19 Dys.

7632

1C

1

Johnson

Dewayne Allen

12 Jul 1964

 13 Nov 2022

--

5331

--

--

Johnson

Glenn W

19 Sep 1938

30 Jul 2008

Husband of Pat JOHNSON.  Son of William Levi & Vera (STAFFORD) JOHNSON.


(Click here to view obituary.)

11302

2F

2

Johnson

Juel

25 Jul 1932

15 Sep 1999

Husband of Patricia JOHNSON.

�Papa�

10518

2D

14

Johnson

Mary L

12 Jul 1923

13 Nov 2020

Wife of Cecil A JOHNSON.

Mom



(Click here to view obituary.)

9860

2A

7

Johnson

Pansy Beatrice

22 Nov 1919

29 Jun 2008

nee TERRY.  Daughter of James William Henry & Mellie Florence (FARRAR) TERRY. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

No headstone found.
 

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Johnson

Patricia

22 Dec 1934

26 Sep 1988

Wife of Juel JOHNSON.

�Mama�

10518

2D

14

Johnson

Paul

25 Sep 1875

4 Apr 1876

Son of David & R J JOHNSON

7631

1C

1

Johnson

Ruth

1902

1985

Wife of Clifford JOHNSON.

9215

1E

6

Johnson

Sarah A

--

27 Oct 1872

nee BIVIN.  Wife of David JOHNSON.  Married 2 Feb 1860.

Aged 37 ys. 11 ms. 2 ds.

7633

1C

1

Jones

Anna E

19 Feb 1914

4 Aug 2010

First wife of Lester P JONES.

1660

2A

5

Jones

Berneice* Beebe

9 Aug 1896

1948

nee BEEBE.   Wife of Samuel Lewis JONES.  Daughter of James Searling BEEBE & Lillian M (FULMER)  BEEBE EDDINGER.


*Given name:  Lilliam May BEBEE.

9300

1E

7

Jones

Carson L, Sr.

1919

1965

�Father�

9760

2A

5

Jones

Clara Hillyard

20 Dec 1917

26 oct 1994

nee HILLYARD.  Wife of Milton JONES.

9132

1E

4

Jones

Dorothy Anthis

20 Aug 1906

6 Jan 1980

--

9298

1E

7

Jones

Edward

1885

1933

--

7822

1C

10

Jones

Eidolia W

1900

1986

Wife of Thomas JONES.

9271

1E

7

Jones

Florence B

1856

1938

Wife of Joseph G JONES.

7869

1C

12

Jones

Harold Leon

--

10 Aug 1933

--

9270

1E

7

Jones

Helen R

1919

1946

 

8061

1B

2

Jones

Henry E

28 Nov 1889

23 Dec 1972

Husband of Lula E JONES.

8108

1B

4

Jones

Herbert Esco

9 May 1924

3 Jan 1980

Husband


S Sgt., US Army, WW II.



10120

10121

2B

7

Jones

Infant

14 Oct 1941

14 Oct 1941

Infant son of R & H JONES.

8062

1B

2

Jones

Isaac

28 Oct 1887

1 Nov 1959

Husband of Versa S JONES.

�Father�

8059

1B

2

Jones

James A

13 Jan 1936

2 Jan 1970

--

8060

1B

2

Jones

John Thomas

18 Oct 1924

24 Feb 2005

�Son of Thomas and Eidolia� (BLEDSOE) JONES.


(Click here to view obituary.)

9268

9269

1E

7

Jones

Joseph G

1851

1935

Husband of Florence B JONES.

7869

1C

12

Jones

Lester P

4 Oct 1901

14 Oct 1972

Husband of Anna E JONES.

1660

2A

5

Jones

Lula E

4 Oct 1900

30 Sep 1981

Wife of Henry E JONES.

8108

1B

4

Jones

Nicyann E �Ann�

19 Feb 1914

4 Aug 2010

nee SNYDER.  Second wife of Lester P JONES. 


Daughter of Theopilus W & Mary E (WALDEN) SNYDER.


(Click here to view obituary.)



Note:  Burial appears to be in plot to left of the headstone in this photo.

4072

4073

2A

5

Jones

Paul

26 Sep 1915

4 Dec 1915

Son of Isaac & Versa S JONES.

8062

1B

2

Jones

Samuel Lewis

17 Aug 1888

24 Jun 1970

Husband of Berneice* (BEBEE) JONES.

Indiana, Pvt., 146th Spruce Sq, WW I.




*Given name:  Lilliam May BEBEE.

9300

9301

1E

7

Jones

Thomas

2 Sep 1885

9 Mar 1946

Husband of Eldolia W JONES.
Pvt. 139th Field Arty. 38th Div.


9271

9272

1E

7

Jones

Versa S

23 Apr 1897

10 May 1943

Wife of Isaac JONES.

�Mother�

8059

1B

2

Jorgensen

Dawn M

16 Nov 1976

30 Sep 2017

Daughter of David Clement JORGENSEN & Karen Ruth (HALE) JORGENSEN STOGNER

Fiancee of Chuck Montz

 (Click here to view obituary.)

0352 GAP



2E

5

Joslin

Nina McCarty

1913

2001

nee McCARTY.  Daughter of Arthur D & Matilda J (BINKLEY) McCARTY.

7758

1C

7

Julian

Maxine Marie

9 Jan 1919

10 Jun 2014

nee RILEY.  Wife of Paul Edward JULIAN. 


Daughter of Albert S & Bessie Ruth RILEY. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0113

2B

2

Julian

Paul Edward

4 Jan 1917

28 Jun 2008

Husband of Maxine M JULIAN.  Son of William E & Nora M (McWILLIAMS) JULIAN.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0113

2B

2

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.