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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
McAtee	Ethel M Elgan	8 Jun 1927	4 Dec 1986	nee ELGAN. Daughter of Earnest W & Cora Lee ELGAN.	9619	2A	3
McAvoy	Jacqueline M	23 Jul 1971	25 Dec 2006	nee PICKETT. Wife of Jason C McAVOY. Married 27 Oct 1990. Killed in a house fire on Christmas Day. U.S. Air Force	10491 From the Evansville Courier & Press, 28 Dec 2006	2D	13
McAvoy	Jason C	10 Mar 1972	--	Husband of Jacqueline M (PICKETT) McAVOY. Married 27 Oct 1990.	10491	2D	13
McAvoy	Joseph Gabriel Pickett	29 Dec 2002	29 Dec 2002	Infant son of Jason & Jacqueline McAVOY.	10444	2D	10
McBroom	Bonnie Rose	6 Oct 1928	23 Jan 2018	nee McINTOSH.  Wife of Harold Loyd McBROOM.  Daughter of W J & Jessie (CROSSER) McINTOSH. �Our Children: Debra K, Donna F, Judith C�  (Click here to view obituary.)	10147 10148	2C	2
McBroom	Donna F	--	30 Mar 1952	Daughter of Harold Loyd & Bonnie R McBROOM.	10147	2C	2
McBroom	Harold Loyd	13 Jul 1927	9 Apr 2009	Husband of Bonnie Rose (McINTOSH) McBROOM. Our Children: Debra K, Donna F, Judith C  Son of Luther Peyton & Elsie Mae (JOINER) McBROOM. CS3, US Navy, WW II.	10147 10148	2C	2
McCandless	Arlene M	1919	2007	Wife of Denzil D McCANDLESS. Married 10 Dec 1955.	10027	2B	3
McCandless	Denzil D	1915	1977	Husband of Arlene M McCANDLESS. Married 10 Dec 1955.	10027	2B	3
McCarty	Anna E	18 Mar 1871	11 Feb 1962	nee WOODS. Wife of Charles William WARREN, 1^st, married 23 Feb 1888; and ? McCARTY, 2^nd.	7777	1C	8
McCarty	Arthur D	29 Oct 1880	24 May 1937	Husband of Matilda J (BINKLEY) McCARTY.	8085	1B	3
McCarty	Arthur, Jr.	3 Jan 1923	13 Aug 1939	Pvt., 139^th F.A. Ind. ARNG Killed by dud explosion at Ft. Knox, KY	8082 From the Princeton Clarion-News, 14 Aug 1939	1B	3
McCarty	Earl Brown	28 Nov 1906	21 Feb 1969	Husband of Nola Helen McCARTY.	9192	1E	5
McCarty	Elizabeth A	1844	1926	--	8741	1D	2
McCarty	Eva E	17 Dec 1885	27 Jun 1944	Wife of Harvey A McCARTY. �Mother�	8090	1B	4
McCarty	Harvey A	28 Aug 1884	3 Feb 1959	Husband of Eva E McCARTY. �Father�	8090	1B	4
McCarty	Infant	12 Oct 1900	12 Oct 1900	Infant son of Arthur D & Matilda J (BINKLEY) McCARTY.	7761	1C	7
McCarty	Infant	8 Jan 1900	8 Jan 1900	Infant daughter of Arthur D & Matilda J (BINKLEY) McCARTY.	7762	1C	7
McCarty	Jacob	1827	2 Dec 1875	Husband of Nancy E (WILSON) McCARTY. Married 26 Feb 1850. Aged 48 Years. (Note: Two stones.)	7697 7698	1C	4
McCarty	Joseph	3 Feb 1863	3 Jun 1913	Husband of Olevia E McCARTY.	8789 8787	1D	4
McCarty	Joseph	16 Jun 1928	25 Jun 1973	--	9259	1E	7
McCarty	Marilyn Sue	24 Nov 1931	25 Apr 1938	--	9262	1E	7
McCarty	Matilda J	19 Jul 1890	21 Jun 1919	nee BINKLEY.  Wife of Arthur D McCARTY. Died in child birth (along with baby).	8085 From the Princeton Clarion, 21 Jun 1919	1B	3
McCarty	Mercedes	10 Nov 1900	10 Jul 1971	--	9261	1E	7
McCarty	Nancy E	1833	11 Dec 1876	nee WILSON. Wife of Jacob McCARTY. Married 26 Feb 1850. Aged 43 Years. (Note: Two stones.)	7698 7699	1C	4
McCarty	Nola Helen	7 Apr 1911	7 Mar 1989	Wife of Earl Brown McCARTY.	9192	1E	5
McCarty	Olevia E	14 Apr 1863	21 Jan 1955	Wife of Joseph McCARTY.	8788 8787	1D	4
McCarty	Susan J	4 Sep 1940	10 May 2005	--	9258	1E	7
McCarty	Tiddy Jane	1921	1922	--	8084	1B	3
McCarty	Virgil	24 Dec 1899	8 Arp 1979	--	9260	1E	7
McCarty	William	8 Nov 1859	6 Nov 1900	�Father�	8301 8302 8300	1B	10
McCarty	William J	1868	1944	--	8077	1B	3
McClain	Donald M	1920	1954	Son of Bert & Ruby (BELOAT) McCLAIN.	9079	1E	3
McClain	Orlando "Orlay"	1867	1947	Husband of Viola (HATFIELD) McCLAIN.  Married:  17 Dec 1893. Son of William & Felia (MINICK) McCLAIN.	9077	1E	3
McClain	Ruby	17 Mar 1900	17 Apr 1920	nee BELOAT.  First wife of Bert McCLAIN. Daughter of John D & Jessie (HAM) BELOAT.	9075	1E	3
McClain �McLain�	Viola	23 Feb 1877	30 Oct 1961	nee HATFIELD.  Wife of Orlando "Orlay" McCLAIN.  Married:  17 Dec 1893.  Daughter of Samuel & Susan (ANDERSON) HATFIELD.	9076	1E	3
McClary	Henrietta	1874	1950	nee NEWBY.  Wife of John Willard McCLARY.  Daughter of William Nathaniel NEWBY & Margaret (BURTON) NEWBY WATSON.	9118	1E	4
McClary	John Willard	1874	1941	Husband of Henrietta (NEWBY) McCLARY.	9118	1E	4
McClellan	Edna	24 Sep 1923	17 Jan 2014	nee KNIGHT.  Wife of Philogene McCLELLAN.  Married 1 Mar 1942 in Evansville, Vanderburgh, Indiana.  Daughter of Eugene & Anna (STEWART) KNIGHT.  (Click here to view obituary.) Note:  Husband is buried at Maumee Cemetery.	1290	2E	14
McClurkin	Ada Louise	5 Sep 1920	7 Jul 2016	Daughter of Arch W & Mary (MILLER) McCLURKIN. "Sister" of Harriedt A McCLURKIN.  (Click here to view obituary.)	7926	1C	15
McClurkin	Arch W	1879	1921	Husband of Mary M (MILLER) McCLURKIN. Died of injuries sustained when (it is believed) he was crushed by his mule.	7923 From the Evansville Courier & Press, 29 May 1921	1C	15
McClurkin	Carol C	1918	1996	Wife of Morton D McCLURKIN.	7924	1C	15
McClurkin	Hariet A	11 Jun 1919	15 Jan 2004	Daughter of Arch W & Mary (MILLER) McCLURKIN. Sister of Ada L McCLURKIN.	7926	1C	15
McClurkin	Mary M	1890	1925	nee MILLER.  Wife of Arch W McCLURKIN. Mother Killed in the 1925 Tornado.	7922 From the Princeton Daily Clarion, 19 Mar 1925	1C	15
McClurkin	Morton D	3 Jun 1918	5 Mar 1985	Husband of Carol C McCLURKIN. S Sgt., US Army, WW II.	7924 7925	1C	15
McCown	Frank M	1861	1943	--	9429	1F	4
McCrary	Charles M	1858	1890	--	8664	1B	17
McCrary	Nellie C	1880	1890	--	8663	1B	17
McCullough	Harold F	28 Oct 1908	6 Dec 1974	Husband of Thelma R McCULLOUGH. Married 9 Nov 1940. Pvt., US Army,	9091 9092	1E	3
McCullough	Thelma R	16 Oct 1911	21 Mar 1989	Wife of Harold F McCULLOUGH. Married 9 Nov 1940.	9091	1E	3
McDaniel	Brenda Kay	5 Nov 1951	17 Sep 2017	nee MOORE.  Wife of John M McDANIEL. Married 5 Jun 1971. Daughter of Arthur Eugene & Alma Charlene (COBURN) MOORE. Children: Jeremy and Kara (Click here to view obituary.)	0376 GAP 11177	2E	4
McDaniel	John M	22 Oct 1952	19 Aug 2005	Husband of Brenda Kay (MOORE) McDANIEL. Married 5 Jun 1971. �Children: Jeremy and Kara�	11176 11177	2E	4
McDaniel	Linda S	8 Apr 1947	2 Oct 2008	nee TUCKER.  Daughter of Tommy TUCKER & Anna L TUCKER GREER.	11219	2E	11
McDaniel	Robert L. "Bob"	5 Jun 1943	10 Dec 2020	Husband of Victoria R. (SALADIN) MCDANIEL Married 14 Apr 1973 Our Children: Alice Ann Robert Tyler Son of Graydon & Mary Jo (STURGEON) MCDANIEL (Click here to view obituary.)	5500 GAP 0240 GAP	2E	12
McDaniel	Victoria R.	24 Nov 1945	--	nee SALADIN Wife of Robert L. MCDANIEL Married 14 Apr 1973 (Click here to view obituary.)	5500 GAP 5501 GAP	2E	12
McDaniels	Edward Scott	4 Nov 1960	25 Oct 2020	Husband of Chong Suk MCDANIELS Married 29 Mar 1989 Son of Jerry & Dora (CARVER) MCDANIELS SGT, US Army (Click here to view obituary.)	5490 GAP 5491 GAP	2E	15
McDaniels	Karen S.	15 Sep 1958	3 Apr 2018	nee BYERLY Husband of Joseph D. MCDANIELS Married 2 Dec 1978 Our Daughter Jennifer (Ernest) ROBINSON and their Children: Audrey, Dakota, Ashlyn, and Ashton. Our Son Matthew (Jenny) MCDANIELS and their Children: Alaric, Elam and Izzy Our spiritual son Brandon (Kristine) LITHERLAND and their Children: Aveline and Levi.	0275 GAP 0276 GAP	2E	15
McDermott	Pearl B	27 Jun 1919	20 Oct 1996	Wife of Walter E McDERMOTT. Married 24 Dec 1942.	11035	2D	17
McDermott	Walter E	29 Mar 1917	25 Jun 2009	Husband of Pearl B McDERMOTT. Married 24 Dec 1942. S Sgt., US Army, WW II. Purple Heart.	11035 11036	2D	17
McDonald	Annabelle	16 Aug 1934	--	Wife of James G McDONALD, Jr. �Our Children: Elizabeth Anne, James, Gordon III, Mary Jane�	9679 9680	2A	4
McDonald	Anna Marie	27 Feb 1932	22 Feb 2017	nee CURTICE.  Wife of Robert LaDane McDONALD.  Daughter of Marion Dudley & Marguerite Anna (YOUNG) CURTICE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0057 GAP	2A	2
McDonald	Clair A	1901	1954	Wife of Morton B McDONALD.	9285	1E	7
McDonald	Cleo T	27 Feb 1906	25 Sep 1980	Wife of James G McDONALD.	9772	2A	5
McDonald	James G	22 Jul 1905	16 Jun 1970	Husband of Cleo T McDONALD. Former Gibson Co. Sheriff, 1947-1948	9772 Courtesy of the Gibson Co. Sheriff's Office	2A	5
McDonald	James Gordon, Jr.	7 Apr 1931	23 Jan 2004	Husband of Annabelle McDONALD. �Our Children: Elizabeth Anne, James, Gordon III, Mary Jane�	9679 9680	2A	4
McDonald	Laura	1878	1958	Mother	9284	1E	7
McDonald	Morton B	1900	1991	Husband of Clair A McDONALD.	9285	1E	7
McDonald	Robert L.	17 Mar 1929	15 Sep 2022	Husband of Anna Marie (CURTICE) MCDONALD Married 18 Jun 1950 Our Daughter: Sharon Marie Our Granddaughter: Brandy Gail Our Great Granddaughter: Megan Marie Army National Guard (Click here to view obituary.)	5370 GAP 5371 GAP	2A	2
McElderry	Berneice H	7 Jun 1910	21 Jul 1985	Wife of Joe R McELDERRY.	9296	1E	7
McElderry	Joe R	2 Feb 1913	31 Mar 1996	Husband of Berneice H McELDERRY.	9296	1E	7
McEllhiney	Charles Gilson	16 Jun 1935	14 Sep 2016	Husband of Ann Lynne CRISP McELLINHEY.  Married 28 Aug 1982. Son of Gilson OLLIS & Mildred (FULLER) OLLIS McELLHINEY. US Navy, Korean War. (Click here to view obituary.)	Photo not yet available.	?	?
McGillem	Donald T	2 Apr 1938	30 Mar 2004	Husband of Judith A McGILLEM. �Our Daughters: Sherie D, Teresa R� MR2, US Navy	11148 11149	2E	1
McGillem	Homer L	abt 1911	22 Nov 1934	Son of Rufus & Stella McGILLEM. Indiana, Pvt. Air Corps.	8269	1B	9
McGIllem	Judith A	20 Dec 1943	16 May 2008	Wife of Donald T McGILLEM. �Our Daughters: Sherie D, Teresa R�	11148 11149	2E	1
McGillem	Robert O	--	28 Feb 1933	�Our Baby�	1453	1A	1
McGillem	Rufus O	1880	1963	Husband of Stella McGILLEM.	8268	1B	9
McGillem	Stella	1886	1960	Wife of Rufus O McGILLEM.	8268	1B	9
McGregor	Cyrus	1859	1943	Husband of Emily McGREGOR.	8236	1B	8
McGregor	Emily	1865	1929	Wife of Cyrus McGREGOR.	8236	1B	8
McIntyre	Linda Wheeler	10 Sep 1932	4 Apr 2001	nee WHEELER. Daughter of Ralph C & Linda L WHEELER.	8638	1B	16
McIntyre	MaLikai James Allen	15 Jun 2009	15 Jun 2009	Infant son of Eric BURKART & Starlina McINTYRE. (Click here to view obitaury.)	No headstone found.	?	?
McKannan	Velma Masters	3 Feb 1919	6 Nov 1992	nee MASTERS.  Wife of Rev. John ROBERTS, 1st; and Cullen McKANNAH, 2nd.	10287	2D	3
McKean	Genevieve Saylor	6 Aug 1918	31 Jul 1979	nee SAYLOR. Wife of Willoughby P �Sam� McKEAN.	8155	1B	6
McKean	Willoughby P �Sam�	11 Apr 1916	26 Jul 1989	Husband of Genevieve (SAYLOR) McKEAN.	8155	1B	6
McKee	Anna Mae	29 May 1909	22 Jun 1986	Wife of Raymond E McKEE.	10094	2B	6
McKee	Dorothy M	13 Oct 1917	16 Apr 2007	Wife of Robert H McKEE.	10330	2D	5
McKee	Raymond E	1 Oct 1907	9 Jul 1979	Husband of Anna Mae McKEE.  Son of Carl Edward & Ida I McKEE.	10094	2B	6
McKee	Robert H "Bob"	7 Jul 1916	2 Nov 2013	Husband of Dorothy M McKEE.  S Sgt., US Army, WW II.  (Click here to view obituary.)	1327 1330	2D	5
McKenzie	Benjamin F	1888	1977	--	9414	1F	3
McKenzie	Clyda A	1883	1976	Wife of William McKENZIE.	8122	1B	5
McKenzie	Ethel M	30 Nov 1913	19 May 1983	Wife of Lloyd R McKENZIE.	10056	2B	4
McKenzie	Hazel C	6 Feb 1928	--	Wife of William R McKENZIE.	10010	2B	2
McKenzie	James G	1879	1941	--	9487	1F	6
McKenzie	James J "Jimmy Joe"	5 Dec 1940	25 Aug 1995	Son of Lloyd R & Ethel M McKENZIE.	10057	2B	4
McKenzie	Lloyd R	28 Sep 1913	13 Sep 1980	Husband of Ethel M McKENZIE.	10056	2B	4
McKenzie	William	1881	1936	Husband of Clyda A McKENZIE.	8122	1B	5
McKenzie	William R	5 Oct 1929	15 Dec 1978	Husband of Hazel C McKENZIE. SSgt., US Air Force, WW II.	10010 10011	2B	2
McKinnon	Marie A	1901	1964	Wife of Rubbie R McKINNON.	9650	2A	3
McKinnon	Rubbie R	1895	1964	Husband of Marie A McKINNON.	9650	2A	3
McLemore	Sarah Jane	30 May 1871	6 Jul 1942	nee LONGEST.  Wife of Wright McLEMORE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
McLemore	Wright	4 Jul 1874	28 Apr 1936	Husband of Sarah Jane (LONGEST) McLEMORE.  Son of John & Nancy McLEMORE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
McLemore	Laura Ann	1 Jul 1912	16 Sep 2005	nee ACREE.  Daughter of James Madison & Angeline (RICE) ALLISON ACREE.	11298	2F	1
McMahel	Rebecca A	1896	1984	Wife of William R McMAHEL.	9656	2A	3
McMahel	William R	1886	1964	Husband of Rebecca A McMAHEL.	9656	2A	3
McMullin	Sylvester T	--	26 Jan 1864	Private, Co. A, 80^th Ind. Vol. Killed while in Discharge of his Duty. Died on foraging expedition near Knoxville, Tenn. Aged 23 YRS. 9 MOS. 23 DAYS. (Note: Information found on two monuments; one in row 9 and the other in row 10.)	8280 8313	1B	9
McNear	Zachary Lee Homer	1 Apr 1994	6 Apr 1994	Infant son of Phillip & Sandra (McFADDEN) McNEAR.	11024	2D	16
McRoberts	Reuben E	28 Sep 1894	6 Oct 1980	Husband of Thelma H (LEE) McROBERTS.	8622	1B	16
McRoberts	Thelma H Lee	28 Dec 1901	20 Jan 2005	nee LEE. Wife of Reuben E McROBERTS. Died at the age of 103	8622	1B	16
McWilliams	Billie June "Nan"	3 Jun 1925	3 Jun 2019	Wife of Jack Shelton "Papa" McWILLIAMS. Married 9 Mar 1946. Our Children: Sheridan, Lester Our Grandchildren: Kendra, Zachery, Katherine, Joel	0045 GAP 10081	2B	5
McWilliams	Jack Shelton "Papa"	13 Dec 1924	3 Oct 1993	Husband of Billie June "Nan" McWILLIAMS. Married 9 Mar 1946.  Son of William Earl McWILLIAMS. Our Children: Sheridan, Lester Our Grandchildren: Kendra, Zachery, Katherine, Joel	0045 GAP 10081	2B	5

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.