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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
Kay	Harold	1909	1933	Son-in-law of William C & Sarah E ARMSTRONG.	9491	1F	7
Kays	Adrian R	21 Nov 1922	2 Feb 2013	Husband of Elizabeth C KAYS.  Son of Theodore & Elsie (HARRIS) KAYS.   SSgt. US Army Air Corps, WW II.  (Click here to view obituary.)	4478	2D	13
Kays	Elizabeth C	31 Jul 1924	1 Dec 2019	Wife of Adrian R KAYS.	0154 GAP	2D	13
Kays	Leslie E	1 Apr 1927	5 Jan 1985	Husband of Madeline M KAYS. S1, US Navy, WW II.	9695 9696	2A	4
Kays	Madeline M	20 Aug 1928	18 Oct 2020	nee Tressell Wife of Leslie E KAYS. Mother of Edward L. KAYS & Teresa (KAYS) BLEDSOE (Click here to view obituary.)	5362 GAP	2A	4
Kays	Susan Elsie	1895	1984	nee HARRIS.  Wife of Theodore KAYS.	9636	2A	3
Kays	Theodore	1895	1968	Husband of Susan Elsie (HARRIS) KAYS.	9636	2A	3
Keaton	Charles T	22 Dec 1883	19 Nov 1949	Husband of Veler (NELSON) KEATON.  Married:  6 Aug 1904 in Adair County, Kentucky. Son of Geroge Riley & Lucy Marandia (SMITH) KEETON. �Father�	9407	1F	3
Keaton	Veler	12 Oct 1886	19 Aug 1978	nee NELSON.  Wife of Charles T KEATON. Married:  6 Aug 1904 in Adair County, Kentucky.  Daughter of Peter NELSON. �Mother�	9408	1F	3
Keeton	Judith A	11 Oct 1941	--	Wife of Lawrence KEETON. Married 10 Jun 1962. �Our Daughters: Cheryl & Shannon� �Our Grandchildren: Logan, Laurel�	10368 10369	2D	7
Keeton	Lawrence	10 Jun 1941	22 Oct 2000	Husband of Judith A KEETON. Married 10 Jun 1962. �Our Daughters: Cheryl & Shannon� �Our Grandchildren: Logan, Laurel�	10368 10369	2D	7
Keithley	Sarah	1808	5 Nov 1905	nee SPORE.  Wife of William KEITHLEY.  Daughter of Jacob & Maria Magdelina (DRESSLER) SPORE, Sr. (Click here to view obituary.)	8635	1B	16
Keithley	William	1803	1881	Husband of Sarah (SPORE) KEITHLEY.	8635	1B	16
Kell	Blanche S	1894	1969	nee SPORE. Wife of Ralph C KELL. Married 19 Sep 1917. Daughter of Oscar & Nora SPORE.	7732	1C	6
Kell	Ralph C	1886	1955	Husband of Blanche S (SPORE) KELL. Married 19 Sep 1917. Son of Landon & Mana KELL.	7732	1C	6
Kelley	Martha Kendle	1935	1975	nee KENDLE. Daughter of Rev. Paul R & Laufa E KENDLE.	8730	1D	1
Kelley	Pearl Montgomery	1 Dec 1905	27 Apr 1978	nee KEATON.  Wife of ? MONTGOMERY, 1st; & Charles KELLEY, 2nd.  Daughter of Charles & Veler KEATON.	9413	1F	3
Kemper	Harold Eugene	28 Sep 1930	28 Jan 2006	Husband of Joyce A KEMPER.  Son of Herman & Thelda KEMPER. Pfc., US Army, Korea. (Click here to view obituary.)	11075 11076	2D	19
Kemper	Joyce A	28 Jan 1941	--	Wife of Harold E KEMPER.	11075	2D	19
Kendle	Alice	1881	1930	Wife of Horace T KENDLE.	8865	1D	7
Kendle	Allie	1871	1872	--	8679	1B	17
Kendle	Bonnie C	21 Jan 1902	17 Sep 1991	Wife of Lennis D KENDLE. Married 18 Feb 1928.	7987	1C	18
Kendle	Charles	1883	1887	--	8679	1B	17
Kendle	Charles A	--	1924	Aged 4 Mo.	8728	1D	1
Kendle	Charles W	1886	1977	Husband of Jessie P KENDLE.	8727	1D	1
Kendle	Clarence E	1874	1953	Husband of Effie M KENDLE.	8706	1B	17
Kendle	Daniel Franklin	3 Mar 1932	1 Dec 1998	Son of William Franklin "Frank" KENDLE. �Father�	9387	1F	2
Kendle	David H	13 Oct 1858	1 Sep 1944	Husband of Maria (SUMMERS) KENDLE.	8887	1D	8
Kendle	Dora E	1887	1972	Wife of J Harvey KENDLE.  Daughter of John C & Eugenia "Genia"   KENDLE.	8684	1B	17
Kendle	Dorris D	30 Apr 1903	2 Feb 1939	�Son�	7909	1C	14
Kendle	Effie M	1878	1943	Wife of Clarence E KENDLE.	8706	1B	17
Kendle	Eliza	8 Oct 1831	10 Apr 1900	Wife of William J KENDLE. Age 68 Y. 6 M. 2 D. �Mother�	7848 7849	1C	11
Kendle	Elizabeth	31 May 1847	10 Jun 1917	Wife of William Frank KENDLE. �Mother�	8701 8702	1B	17
Kendle	Ellen E	23 Jan 1852	15 Jul 1901	Wife of Hiram L KENDLE.	8363	1B	11
Kendle	Ellis T	abt 1879	16 Sep 1932	Step-son of William M HANKS. Pvt., Co. C, 9th Illinois, Infantry and Indiana, Sgt., Q M Corps.	8522	1B	14
Kendle	Eugenia Elizabeth "Genia"	1863	1930	nee DALY.  Wife of John C KENDLE.	7910	1C	14
Kendle	G Howard	1910	1949	Son of Horace T & Alice KENDLE.	8867	1D	7
Kendle	George	7 Apr 1812	27 Nov 1888	Husband of Lucinda KENDLE, 1st; and Paulina EMBREE KENDLE, 2nd, married 3 Sep 1865.	8754	1D	2
Kendle	George W	17 Jul 1856	20 Apr 1918	Husband of Mahala E (MEADE) KENDLE.  Married:  8 Nov 1877.  Son of William S & Eliza Jane (MUCK) KENDLE.	7850	1C	11
Kendle	Gladys E	1901	1919	Daughter of Clarence E & Effie M KENDLE.	8708	1B	17
Kendle	Goldie M	20 Jul 1912	22 Jun 2006	nee GEORGES.  Second wife of William Franklin KENDLE.  Daughter of John & Rose (KISSEL) GEORGES.  (Click here to view obituary.)	9386	1F	2
Kendle	Harvey	1 Jul 1880	14 Jun 1881	Son of Hiram L & Ellen E KENDLE.	8363 8365	1B	11
Kendle	Helen B	1908	1920	Daughter of Clarence E & Effie M KENDLE.	8707	1B	17
Kendle	Hiram L	13 Dec 1852	11 Sep 1880	Husband of Ellen E KENDLE. �Father�	8363 8364	1B	11
Kendle	Horace T "Greeley"	1872	1953	Husband of Alice KENDLE.	8865	1D	7
Kendle	Infant	--	1899	Child of Clarence E & Effie M KENDLE.	8705	1B	17
Kendle	Isabella P	20 Jul 1842	27 Nov 1920	Wife of Robert HOPKINS.	8749 8751	1D	2
Kendle	J Harvey	1883	1963	Husband of Dora E KENDLE.	8684	1B	17
Kendle	James A	1850	1930	Husband of Mary A KENDLE. �Father�	9014 9016	1E	1
Kendle "Kendel"	James M	--	13 Oct 1868	Aged 47 Y. 9 M. 17 D.	8675	1B	17
Kendle	Jane E.	5 Jul 1942	27 Nov 2022	nee SHARP Wife of Paul D. KENDLE Married 15 Feb 1959 Daughter of Carl V. Sharp & Mary Ruth (RICKER) WARREN (Click here to view obituary.)	5527 GAP 5528 GAP	1F	2
Kendle	Jessie P	1885	1978	Wife of Charles W KENDLE.	8727	1D	1
Kendle	John C	1861	1939	Husband of Eugenia Elizabeth "Genia" (DALY) KENDLE.	7910	1C	14
Kendle	Laura E	17 Apr 1896	8 Sep 1976	Wife of Rev. Paul R KENDLE.	8729	1D	1
Kendle	Laura M	21 Dec 1922	--	Wife of Paul R KENDLE.	10431	2D	10
Kendle	Lennis D	18 Sep 1895	12 Aug 1972	Husband of Bonnie C KENDLE. Married 18 Feb 1928.	7987	1C	18
Kendle	Lucinda	19 Oct 1813	23 Jan 1860	Wife of George KENDLE. �Mother�	8755 8756	1D	2
Kendle	Mahala Ellen	1 Dec 1857	20 Oct 1933	nee MEADE.  Wife of George W KENDLE.  Married:  8 Nov 1877. Daughter of John S & Minerva (YEAGER) MEADE. �Mother�	7851	1C	11
Kendle	Maria	10 Apr 1860	17 Feb 1950	nee SUMMERS.  Wife of David H KENDLE.	8887	1D	8
Kendle	Mary	7 Mar 1840	22 Nov 1923	nee SPORE.  Wife of William D KENDLE.  Married 15 Feb 1861.  Daughter of David & Lucinda SPORE. (Click here to view obituary.)	8758	1D	3
Kendle	Mary A	1851	1918	Wife of James A KENDLE. Mother	9014 9015	1E	1
Kendle	Mary A	1912	1940	�Mother�	9385	1F	2
Kendle	Mary Bertha	11 Apr 1887	20 Sep 1966	--	7908	1C	14
Kendle	Melissa	15 Jan 1846	24 Oct 1917	--	8431	1B	13
Kendle	Ola M	17 Dec 1891	1 Jun 1986	Wife of Virgil KENDLE.	9242	1E	6
Kendle	Paul D.	21 Aug 1937	27 Sep 2019	Husband of Jane E. KENDLE Married 15 Feb 1959 Son of William F. & Mary Alice (CONNER) KENDLE PFC, US Army (Click here to view obituary.)	5527 GAP 5528 GAP	1F	2
Kendle	Paul R	26 Jul 1925	10 May 1997	Husband of Laura M KENDLE.  US Navy, WW II.	10431	2D	10
Kendle	Paul R, Rev.	24 Jul 1895	11 Dec 1968	Husband of Laufa E KENDLE.	8729	1D	1
Kendle	Paulina	1 Jan 1821	20 Oct 1897	Wife of John EMBREE, 1^st; and George KENDLE, 2^nd, married 3 Sep 1865.	8796	1D	5
Kendle	Pearl R	1902	1932	--	9244	1E	6
Kendle	Robert	14 Sep 1840	5 Jan 1905	Husband of Isabella P KENDLE.	8749 8750	1D	2
Kendle	Stella M "Estella"	29 Apr 1894	14 Dec 1993	Daughter of David H & Maria (SUMMERS) KENDLE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	Photo courtesy of Twyla Johnson, 2007. 1480	1D	8
Kendle	Susan D	15 Apr 1846	3 Sep 1866	Daughter of George & Lucinda KENDLE.	8752 8753	1D	2
Kendle	Virgil	24 Mar 1897	23 Oct 1983	Husband of Ola M KENDLE. Pvt., US Army, WW I.	9242 9243	1E	6
Kendle	Warren E	1922	1936	Son of Horace T & Alice KENDLE.	8866	1D	7
Kendle	William David "Buster"	25 May 1913	28 Oct 2005	Son of Charles W & Jessie P (ALCORN) KENDLE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	8727	1D	1
Kendle	William Daniel	20 Nov 1838	25 Nov 1902	Husband of Mary (SPORE) KENDLE.  Married 15 Feb 1861. Aged 64 Yrs. 5 Dys. (Click here to view obituary.)	8758	1D	3
Kendle	William Franklin	6 Jan 1845	12 Mar 1907	Husband of Elizabeth KENDLE. Father Pvt., Co. B, 65th Reg. Indiana Infantry.	8701 8702	1B	17
Kendle	William Franklin "Frank"	5 Sep 1907	23 Jun 1969	Husband of Goldie M (GEORGES) KENDLE, 2nd.	9386	1F	2
Kendle	William J	18 Jan 1828	29 Dec 1887	Husband of Eliza KENDLE. Aged 59 Y. 11 M. 11 D. (Small stone is likely a �Father� marker; it is illegible.)  (Click here to view obituary.)	7846 7847	1C	11
Kern	Gertrude	1897	1984	Wife of Jesse W KERN.	7930	1C	15
Kern	Jesse W	1884	1973	Husband of Gertrude KERN.	7929	1C	15
Key	Alta McMullen	1 Mar 1870	9 Aug 1959	Husband of Fannie B (HOPKINS) KEY.	8281	1B	9
Key	Ellet Elizabeth	10 Nov 1912	30 Jun 1985	nee FLEENER.  Wife of Richard Ross KEY.	9606	2A	2
Key	Ethel	17 Mar 1911	17 Oct 1943	Daughter of R Sherman & Geneva KEY.	9330	1E	8
Key	Ethel R	1883	1968	Wife of Victor H KEY. �Mother�	7950	1C	17
Key	Fannie B	13 Dec 1878	5 Mar 1968	nee HOPKINS.  Wife of Alta McMullen KEY. Daughter of Esek "Eck" & Mary C (KENDLE) HOPKINS.	8281	1B	9
Key	Geneva	24 Jan 1875	16 Jan 1958	Wife of R Sherman KEY. �Mother�	9329	1E	8
Key	Ladye Jane	5 Aug 1911	10 Apr 2000	nee GRAY. Wife of Paul Hopkins KEY.  Daughter of James Fredrick & Sina Lee (HARRIS) GRAY.	10192	2C	5
Key	Marion Beth Rogers	20 May 1922	1 Jul 2014	nee HEROD.  Wife of John A ROGERS, 1st; and Norman KEY, 2nd.  Daughter of Donald & Florence (MILLER) HEROD.  See also:  ROGERS, Marion Beth .  (Click here to view obituary.)	9088	1E	3
Key	Mattie F	20 Jan 1881	4 Jul 1965	nee ALCORN.  Wife of Samuel KEY.  Married:  2 Mar 1912.  Daughter of Johnson & Mary Ann (SAMS) ALCORN.	8121	1B	5
Key	Oscar M	6 Sep 1913	18 Jul 1941	Son of Mrs. Mattie Key. Died at San Francisco, CA of injuries sustained in a car accident. Indiana, Staff Sgt., 5^th Air Base Sq.	8119 From the Princeton Clarion, 22 Jul 1041	1B	5
Key	Paul Hopkins	22 Apr 1908	23 Nov 1995	Husband of Ladye Jane (GRAY) KEY.	10192	2C	5
Key	R Sherman	22 May 1873	27 Dec 1952	Husband of Geneva KEY. �Father�	9329	1E	8
Key	Richard Ross	2 Nov 1914	16 Nov 1996	Husband of Ellet Elizabeth (FLENER) KEY.	9607	2A	2
Key	Samuel	5 Jan 1879	18 Mar 1925	Husband of Mattie F KEY. Killed in the 1925 Tornado.	8121 From the Princeton Daily Clarion, 19 Mar 1925	1B	5
Key	Victor H	1875	1944	Husband of Ethel R KEY. �Father�	7950	1C	17

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.