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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.
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Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#           Photo

Sect-

ion

Row

Magness

John L, Rev.

1900

1959

Husband of Muriel A MAGNESS.

9708

9709

2A

4

Magness

June L

28 Jan 1922

2 Dec 2007

Daughter of Rev. John L & Muriel A MAGNESS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

9707

2A

4

Magness

Muriel A

1899

1996

Wife of Rev., John L MAGNESS.

9708

9709

2A

4

Mahan

Charles Edwin

22 Feb 1921

26 Jul 1973

Husband of Wandalee Kathryn (JONES) MAHAN. 


Son of Everett Roy & Stella E (DePRIEST) MAHAN.

9299

1E

7

Mahan

Meredith Mable

7 Feb 1923

7 Jul 2015

nee COLEMAN.  Wife of Joe Arch ARMSTRONG, 1st, married 21 Dec 1945 and Glenn L MAHAN, 2nd, married 8 Feb 1999.


Daughter of Albert R & Emma M (STEWART) COLEMAN.


(Click here to view obituary.)



Note:  Buried with first husband.  See Armstrong, Meredith.

10495

2D

13

Mahan

Wandalee Kathryn

25 Jun 1923

29 Dec 2006

nee JONES.  Wife of Charles E MAHAN.


Daughter of Samuel Lewis & Berneice* (BEBBE) JONES.


*Berneice"s original given name:  Lilliam May BEBEE.

9299

1E

7

Maikranz

Kendra L.

5 Mar 1964

 12 Jun 2021

Daughter of Kenneth & Sandra (BLEMKER) MAIKRANZ



(Click here to view obituary.)

5380 GAP

1C

12

Maikranz

Sandra D

7 Sep 1942

25 Aug 2009

nee BLEMKER.  Daughter of Jess W & Leona E (McATEE) BLEMKER.


�Mom�


(Click here to view obituary.)

1490

1C

12

Malcolm

Donna J

28 Nov 1934

19 May 1997

Wife of Robert W MALCOLM.  Married 14 Mar 1954.

Our Children:  Debbie, Tom

Our Children:  Beth Ann, Candy

9871

9872

9873

2A

7

Malcolm

Robert W

5 Jan 1930

4 Jan 2022

Husband of Donna J MALCOLM.  Married 14 Mar 1954.
Our Children:  Debbie, Tom

Our Children:  Beth Ann, Candy



(Click here to view obituary.)

5346 GAP

9872

9873

2A

7

Malcolm

Thomas Craig

1 Sep 1958

26 Sep 1976

Stringbean Kee 6407

Died in a motorcycle accident.

9870


From the Princeton Clarion, 27 Sep 1976

2A

7

Mangrum

Annie L

1863

1942

Wife of Thomas A MANGRUM.

8841

1D

6

Mangrum

George Washington

1848

1935

Husband of Matilda J (HANKS) MANGRUM.
�Father�

8843

1D

6

Mangrum

Hannah

1827

1898

Wife of Henry J MANGRUM.

8665

1B

17

Mangrum

Henry J

1829

1904

Husband of Hannah MANGRUM.

8665

1B

17

Mangrum

Infant

--

--

Infant daughter of Valentine S & Mary �Polly� MANGRUM.

8847

1D

6

Mangrum

John H

10 Dec 1866

2 Oct 1867

Son of Valentine S & Mary �Polly� MANGRUM.

8849

1D

6

Mangrum

Martha A

31 Mar 1854

9 Sep 1872

--

8844

1D

6

Mangrum

Mary �Polly�

20 Jun 1825

23 Feb 1904

Wife of Valentine S MANGRUM.

�Mother�

8852

8853

1D

6

Mangrum

Mary E

1862

1948

Wife of Stephen L MANGRUM.

�Mother�

8846

1D

6

Mangrum

Matilda J

1856

1927

nee HANKS.  Wife of George Washington MANGRUM.
�Mother�

8845

1D

6

Mangrum

Stephen L

1854

1923

Husband of Mary E MANGRUM.

�Father�

8846

1D

6

Mangrum

Thomas A

1859

1946

Husband of Annie L MAGRUM.

8842

1D

6

Mangrum

Valentine S

29 Dec 1822

14 Dec 1908

Husband of Mary �Polly� MANGRUM.

�Father�

8852

8854

1D

6

Mangrum

Warren M

20 Mar 1865

20 Mar 1865

Son of Valentine S & Mary �Polly� MANGRUM.

8850

1D

6

Manning

M Evelyn

18 Mar 1921

9 Dec 1992

nee FOSTER.
�Mom�

10174

2C

4

Manning

Rosetta

11 Dec 1939

1 Jan 2007

nee CARNAHAN.  Wife of Walter D MANNING.  Married 19 Dec 1959.  Daughter of Earl & Etta Mae (RAINEY) CARNAHAN. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

10376

2D

7

Manning

Walter D

15 Dec 1939

18 Jan 1999

Husband of Rosetta (CARNAHAN) MANNING.  Married 19 Dec 1959.

10376

2D

7

Mans

David Jackson

31 May 1921

5 Nov 2008

Husband of Dorothy Irene (CUNNINGHAM) MANS.  Married 26 Nov 1959.


END1, US Navy.



9522

9523

2A

1

Mans

Dorothy Irene

13 Mar 1928

--

nee CUNNINGHAM.  Wife of David Jackson MANS.  Married 26 Nov 1959.

9522

2A

1

Marhenke

Benjamin H

6 Mar 1913

1 Nov 1988

--

10420

2D

9

Market

James A

14 Dec 1956

31 May 2018

Husband of Teresa MARKET. 

Son of Frank & Sue Ann (FINE) MARKET.
Our Children: Jeremy, Eugenia

Our Grandchildren: Jarrett, Ella June, Ashlin, Nash, Coby

(Click here to view obituary.)

0271 GAP

0272 GAP



2E

15

Marlett

Melinda Ellen

--

17 Sep 1870

Daughter of M E & Nancy MARLETT.


Aged (Bottom of stone is broken.)

8432

1B

13

Marsh

Anita J

24 Jul 1949

--

Wife of Michael G MARSH.  Married 15 Apr 1972.

11232

2E

14

Marsh

Michael G

15 Aug 1943

--

Husband of Anita J MARSH.  Married 15 Apr 1972

11232

2E

14

Marshall

Carolyn Sue

29 Jan 1938

27 Nov 2010

nee WILDT.  Daughter of William & Grace (OLDHAM) WILDT. 


My Children:  Tonya, Ronda, Lorrie. 

Grandchildren:  Seven, Brittnie, Heath, Arica, P.J., Holly.


(Click here to view obituary.)

1261

1506

2E

2

Marshall

Jerry D

16 Jan 1940

24 Jun 2016

Husband of Marilyn (BOXLEY) MARSHALL, 1st; and Beverly Jewell MARSHALL, 2nd. 


Son of William  MARSHALL & Lois (NEWTON) MARSHALL RUSSELL.


SM2, US Navy
Vietnam



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0160 GAP

0162 GAP

2D

14

Marshall

Marilyn

9 Sep 1939

3 Feb 1997

nee BOXLEY.  First wife of Jerry D MARSHALL. 


Daughter of Edward & Rita (MOOREFIELD) BOXLEY.

10499

2D

14

Martin

Archibald P "Archy"


4 Jun 1843

1 May 1890

Husband of Emily MARTIN.  Son of William & Eliza MARTIN.


Born in Tennessee

A member of Co. ?, Tenn. Inf.

Pvt. Co. I, 5th Reg. Tennessee Infantry, C.S.A.



7679

1C

3

Martin

Charles "Leroy"

23 Jun 1945

 2 May 2019

Husband of Mary Lou MARTIN
Married 10 Jun 1967

0356 GAP

2E

3

Martin

Charles W

3 Jan 1925

4 Jan 1984

Husband of Lena Ruth (MAYHUGH) MARTIN. 


Married 16 Jun 1945.

10275

2D

3

Martin

Claude L

24 Apr 1906

19 Jul 1984

Husband of Mary Aline MARTIN.

8337

1B

10

Martin

Emily

1844

1933

Wife of Archibald P MARTIN.

�Mother�

7680

1C

3

Martin

Ida

1886

1963

nee SEVEDGE.  Wife of Lawrence Robert MARTIN.

9409

1F

3

Martin

Jackson L

9 Mar 1946

--

Husband of Shirley E MARTIN.

10437

2D

10

Martin

Lawrence Robert

27 Mar 1886

9 Apr 1961

Husband of Ida (SEVEDGE) MARTIN. 


Son of Robert H & Edith Samantha (DRAPER) MARTIN.

9409

1F

3

Martin

Lena Ruth

31 Mar 1921

24 Apr 2017

nee MAYHUGH. Wife of Charles W MARTIN. 


Married 16 Jun 1945


Daughter of Robert & Sudia (LAW) MAYHUGH. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0117 GAP

2D

3

Martin

Mary A

--

18 Feb 1887

Wife of S R MARTIN.

Aged 37 y. 7 m�s. 11 d.

7676

1C

3

Martin

Mary Aline

12 Mar 1916

--

Wife of Claude L MARTIN.

8337

1B

10

Martin

Shirley E

5 Sep 1948

--

Wife of Jackson L MARTIN.

10437

2D

10

Martin

Vivian H

16 Aug 1920

10 Jan 2006

�Mother�

10312

2D

5

Martindale

Connie �Cross�

4 Nov 1943

5 Apr 1964

nee CROSS.

9162

1E

5

Mason

Carol J

22 Nov 1936

--

nee DOUGLAS.  Wife of Roy E MASON.  Married 7 Mar 1953.


�Sons:  Donald E, Robert Charles�

10028

10029

2B

3

Mason

Celia E

1853

1939

--

8069

1B

3

Mason

Charles E

16 Aug 1924

4 Jun 1985

Husband of Willie Joyce MASON.

10251

2D

1

Mason

David J

1858

1930

--

8068

1B

3

Mason

Donald E

6 Aug 1954

16 Aug 2004

Son of Roy E & Carol J MASON.

10032

10033

2B

3

Mason

Doris J

7 Jan 1948

--

Wife of John E MASON.

�Our Children:  Debbie, Angie, John�

11025

11026

2D

16

Mason

Edward

16 Feb 1879

19 Feb 1907

--

8883

1D

8

Mason

Elma J

10 Jan 1917

30 Aug 1993

Wife of Henry R MASON.  Married 13 Nov 1942.

10084

2B

6

Mason

Esther A

23 Dec 1924

7 Nov 2001

Wife of John E MASON.  Married 27 Jun 1943.

10334

2D

6

Mason

Hazel

1910

1948

--

7928

1C

15

Mason

Henry Roy

11 Feb 1917

20 Aug 1992

Husband of Elma J MASON.  Married 13 Nov 1942.


Pfc., US Army, WW II.
POW - Stalag 4B, Germany





10084

10085


Courtesy of Ed Monroe

2B

6

Mason

John E

17 Oct 1922

25 Apr 1999

Husband of Esther A MASON.  Married 27 Jun 1943.

10334

2D

6

Mason

John E

22 Aug 1946

--

Husband of Doris J MASON.

�Our Children:  Debbie, Angie, John�

11025

11026

2D

16

Mason

John Stevens

9 Oct 1886

18 May 1956

--

9462

1F

5

Mason

John W

1875

1956

Husband of Sarah A MASON.

9035

1E

2

Mason

Joseph R

1876

1929

--

8032

1A

3

Mason

Lewis H

1890

1966

--

8070

1B

3

Mason

Marjorie Dale

1939

1939

Infant of Ruthie Mae MASON.

9442

1F

4

Mason

Ollie

7 Oct 1894

6 Oct 1918

Indiana, Pvt., Co. D, 45th Bn. US Guards, WW I.



9178

1E

5

Mason

Robert Charles

9 Oct 1956

28 Mar 1976

Son of Roy E & Carol J (DOUGLAS) MASON.


FR, US Navy, Vietnam.




10030

10031

2B

3

Mason

Roy E

15 Jan 1936

8 Sep 1998

Husband of Carol J (DOUGLAS)  MASON.  Married 7 Mar 1953.


�Sons:  Donald E, Robert C�

10028

10029

2B

3

Mason

Ruthie Mae

Apr 1918

Jun 1939

--

9442

1F

4

Mason

Sarah A

1885

1981

Wife of John W MASON.

9035

1E

2

Mason

Sarah E

1865

1928

�Mother�

9177

1E

5

Mason

Wanda Lee

7 Feb 1931

16 Nov 2010

nee HILL.  Daughter of Lester & Alda (WHITE) HILL.


(Click here to view obituary.)

1653

2B

5

Mason

Willie Joyce

7 Sep 1926

15 Jun 2005

Wife of Charles E MASON.

10251

2D

1

Massey

Barbara Lee

1929

1931

Daughter of Percy P & Esther D MASSEY.

8762

1D

3

Massey

Billy Paul

1918

1922

Son of Percy P & Esther D MASSEY.

8763

1D

3

Massey

Elizabeth Amanda

31 May 1871

1955

nee KENDLE.  Wife of John B MASSEY.  Married 10 Nov 1893. 


Daughter of William Daniel & Mary (SPORE) KENDLE.

8715

1D

1

Massey

Esther Ann Davis

17 Mar 1897

8 Apr 1949

nee DAVIS.  Wife of Percy P MASSEY.  Married 14 Aug 1917. 


Daughter of William Sherman & Laura Alice (COLLINS) DAVIS.

8761

1D

3

Massey

John Bedford

14 Apr 1873

24 Apr 1944

Husband of Elizabeth (KENDLE) MASSEY.  Married 10 Nov 1893.

8715

1D

1

Massey

Percy P

30 Jun 1894

21 Dec 1970

Husband of Esther Ann (DAVIS) PERCY.  Married 14 Aug 1917.  Son of John Bedford & Elizabeth Amanda (KENDLE) MASSEY.


Indiana, Pvt., 49th Co. 159th Depot Brig., WW I.



8759

8760

1D

3

Matthews

Alvin E, Sr.

18 Jan 1925

21 Dec 1990

Son of Oscar & Nannie Mildred (LAMPTON) MATTHEWS.


Pfc., US Army, WW II.



9022

9023

1E

2

Matthews

George Franklin

9 Feb 1914

16 Aug 1977

Husband of Louise B (BREWER) MATTHEWS.


Son of Oscar & Nannie Mildred (LAMPTON) MATTHEWS.


EM2, US Navy WW II.



9024

9025

9026

1E

2

Matthews

Louise B

Jan 1910

Feb 1999

nee BREWER.  Wife of George Franklin MATTHEWS. 


Daughter of Jerome Raymond & Emma Louise (MORGAN) BREWER.

9024

9026

1E

2

Matthews

Pamela J

Sep 1959

--

--

9024

1E

2

Mattingly

Elizabeth L

15 Oct 1922

1 Oct 2000

Daughter of Waller & Helen MATTINGLY.

�Brothers:  John, William�

9704

A

4

Mattingly

Helen

1894

1961

Wife of Waller MATTINGLY.

9705

2A

4

Mattingly

Waller

1892

1965

Husband of Helen MATTINGLY.

9705

2A

4

Mauck

Alta M

1889

1955

nee REDMAN.  First wife of Warrick Edgar MAUCK.

9154

1E

4

Mauck

Aurelius Peter

1863

1944

Husband of Fannie A (MUSICK) MAUCK.

7816

1C

9

Mauck

Fannie A

1868

1942

nee MUSICK.  Wife of Aurelius Peter MAUCK.

7816

1C

9

Mauck

Margaret

15 Feb 1844

18 Apr 1880

Wife of James MAUCK.

Aged 36 Y�s 2 M�s 3 D�s.

7815

1C

9

Mauck

Warrick Edgar

1885

1961

Husband of Alta M (REDMAN) MAUCK, 1st; and Ada Jane (MAXAM) MORRISON MAUCK, 2nd.

9154

1E

4

Mauer

Diane

10 Oct 1943

30 Nov 2001

"Taco Mom"

11253

2E

17

Mauer

James A "Jimmy"

9 Oct 1964

2 Feb 2015

Son of Diane �Taco Mom� MAUER. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4008

2F

1

Maxam

Charles W

30 Nov 1893

29 Jun 1971

Husband of Mae P MAXAM.

9121

1E

4

Maxam

Mae P

23 Jan 1896

11 Mar 1973

Wife of Charles W MAXAM.

9121

1E

4

May

Adella F

1869

1887

--

8528

1B

14

May

Amy A

1874

1887

--

8526

1B

14

May

Infant

--

--

--

8525

1B

14

May

James

1880

1881

--

8527

1B

14

Mayhall

Avanelle

1 Dec 1917

22 Jul 1999

Wife of Lloyd F MAYHALL.

�Mom�

9990

2B

2

Mayhall

Lloyd F

18 Dec 1915

26 Nov 1983

Husband of Avanelle MAYHALL.

�Dad�

9990

2B

2

Mayhugh

Kathern K

13 Sep 1915

28 Oct 1991

nee KINTER.  First wife of Samuel A MAYHUGH.

Our Children:  Samuel L, Charles R, Patricia K, David L

10092

10093

2B

6

Mayhugh

Patricia Kay

27 Aug 1942

11 May 1981

Daughter of Samuel A & Kathern K MAYHUGH.

10092

2B

6

Mayhugh

Samuel A

2 Jan 1917

8 Dec 2010

Husband of Kathern K (KINTER) MAYHUGH, 1st; and Virginia (ROURKE) MAYHUGH, 2nd.  Son of Robert L & Sudie M (LAW) MAYHUGH.

Our Children:  Samuel L, Charles R, Patricia K, David L

US Army, WW II.  BSM.





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10092

10093

2B

6

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.