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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

Moore

Alma Charlene

31 Dec 1919

6 Jan 1987

nee COBURN.  Wife of Arthur E MOORE.  Daughter of Owen Francis &  Ohah Golda (HOWES) COBURN.

�Mother�

9714

2A

4

Moore

Arthur E

12 Jan 1918

2 Jul 1967

Husband of Alma C MOORE.

�Father�

9714

2A

4

Moore

Donald L

14 May 1909

20 Sep 1980

Husband of Zelda L MOORE.  Married 27 Feb 1971.

9832

2A

6

Moore

Flossie G

2 Aug 1909

23 Jun 1999

Wife of Jack MOORE.

10098

2B

6

Moore

Harold K

31 Oct 1909

19 Sep 1991

Husband of Lucille M MOORE.

9106

9107

1E

3

Moore

John E

9 Jul 1934

--

Husband of Mary Ann MOORE.  Married 6 Apr 1957. 

�Our Children:  Michael, Kimberly�

11050

2D

18

Moore

Linda S

19 Feb 1950

26 Sep 2001

Wife of Ronald L MOORE.  Married 12 Nov 1971.

�Our Children:  Robert, Christi, Eric�

1494

2E

1

Moore

Lucille M

18 Aug 1927

27 Oct 1978

Wife of Harold K MOORE.

9106

1E

3

Moore

Mary Ann

12 Feb 1937

--

Wife of John E MOORE.  Married 6 Apr 1957. 

�Our Children:  Michael, Kimberly�

11050

2D

18

Moore

Myrtle M

1920

7 Feb 1996

nee PAVEY.

�Mother�

(On same stone as son, Edward D ALKA.)

10263

2D

2

Moore

Ronald L

27 Oct 1950

17 Dec 2011

Husband of Linda S MOORE.  Married 12 Nov 1971.  Son of Arethur & Alma (COBURN) MOORE.


�Our Children:  Robert, Christi, Eric� 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1494

11145

2E

1

Moore

Thomas L

9 May 1997

21 Mar 2004

Son of Morris MOORE.

11292

2F

1

Moore

Zelda L

20 Nov 1924

5 Apr 2008

nee CHRISTMAS.  Wife of William DeBOARD, 1st; Donald L MOORE, 2nd, married 27 Feb 1971; and Melvin KRAFT, 3rd.  Daughter of David & Clara (BLAIR) CHRISTMAS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

9832

2A

6

Morber

Evelyn Marie �Preep�

9 Dec 1919

18 Apr 1996

�Mom�

9957

2A

8

More

Elsie Ann

--

20 Feb 1886

Wife of Alfred MORE.

Aged 48 Yrs. 1 Mo. 16 Days.

8250

1B

8

Morgan

Mary R

1841

1881

�Mother�

8157

1B

6

Morris

Barbara Jean

28 Jul 1938

10 Jun 2014

nee PUGH. 


Daughter of George & Kathleen (ARNOLD) PUGH.


(Click here to view obituary.)

3953

2E

9

Morris

Betty L

22 Dec 1935

14 Dec 1986

nee HARDWAY.  Wife of William W MORRIS. 


Daughter of Ray & Rosalie HARDWAY.

10361

2D

7

Morris

Leoma

10 Jan 1910

16 Jan 1999

nee OGLESBY.  Wife of Samuel Luther MORRIS.

11094

2D

21

Morris

Morgan Lea

--

14 Nov 1992

--

10362

2D

7

Morris

Samuel Luther

25 Jan 1909

31 Mar 1990

Husband of Leoma (OGLESBY) MORRIS.

11094

2D

21

Morris

William W

17 Oct 1937

4 Dec 1994

Husband of Betty L (HARDWAY) MORRIS.

10361

2D

7

Morrison

Edna I

18 Mar 1913

11 Oct 1984

Wife of Orbin R MORRISON.

10060

2B

4

Morrison

Evelyn J

12 Dec 1915

21 Feb 2003

Wife of Lowell E MORRISON.  Married 16 Sep 1939.

10479

2D

12

Morrison

Geneva

26 Dec 1932

24 Apr 2002

�PHS Class of 1951�

10059

2B

4

Morrison

Harry G

13 Feb 1929

17 Jan 2017

Husband of Mildred (SCHROEDER) MORRISON. 


Married:  26 Dec 1954. 


Son of Harry C & Ada Jane (MAXAM) MORRISON. 

Surveyor & Farmer


(Click here to view obituary.)

0339 GAP

2E

9

Morrison

Louise J

30 Mar 1937

31 Mar 2016

nee JONES.  Wife of Orbin C "Buddy" MORRISON. 


Daughter of Marshall & Dollie (MORGAN) JONES.


Parents of:  Mark and Scott

Grandchildren:  Miles, Preston, Rachel 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4036

10461

2D

11

Morrison

Lowell E

28 Jan 1914

12 Mar 1988

Husband of Evelyn J MORRISON.  Married 16 Sep 1939.


Sgt., US Army, WW II.



10479

10480

2D

12

Morrison

Mark A.

10 Jun 1959

24 Jan 2021

Son of Pastor O.C. & Louise (JONES) MORRISON


(Click here to view obituary.)

5446 GAP

5447 GAP

2C

11

Morrison

Orbin C

11 Nov 1937

23 Sep 1999

Husband of Louise J (JONES) MORRISON.


Parents of:  Mark and Scott

Grandchildren:  Miles, Preston, Rachel

4036

10461

2D

11

Morrison

Orbin R

28 Feb 1916

1 Jul 1979

Husband of Edna I MORRISON.

10060

2B

4

Morrison

Paul

14 Mar 1928

--

Husband of Wanda L MORRISON.

10483

2D

12

Morrison

Sam Alan

26 Jul 1956

1 Sep 2008

Son of Harry & Mildred MORRISON.

11206

11207

2E

9

Morrison

Wanda L

25 Jan 1929

26 Dec 2005

Wife of Paul MORRISON.

10483

2D

12

Morrow

Donald L

28 Apr 1929

2 Nov 2019

Husband of Patsy S (TAYLOR) MORROW.

0362 GAP

2E

3

Morrow

Mary Pearl

6 Sep 1902

4 Jun 1976

Wife of Renwick S MORROW.

10036

2B

4

Morrow

Patsy S

20 Apr 1932

15 Jul 2015

nee TAYLOR.  Wife of Don L MORROW. 


Daughter of Glen & Jessie (BENBROKE) TAYLOR. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3928

2E

3

Morrow

Renwick S

1 Apr 1903

9 Jul 1995

Husband of Mary Pearl MORROW.

10036

2B

4

Moser

Edna Ruth

1914

1932

--

9172

1E

5

Moser

Edward J

27 Jay 1880

9 Jun 1914

--

9171

1E

5

Moser

Herdis E

20 May 1910

17 Dec 1975

Husband of Mildred E MOSER.

9072

1E

3

Moser

Jacob

1849

1931

Husband of Katharina R MOSER.

9070

1E

3

Moser

Jane H

30 Nov 1879

3 May 1908

Wife of Edward J MOSER.

8207

1B

7

Moser

John

1875

5 Apr 1951

Husband of Minnie E (SPORE) MOSER.

(Click here to view obituary.)

9071

1E

3

Moser

Katharina R

1852

1920

Wife of Jacob MOSER.

9070

1E

3

Moser

Mildred E

29 Nov 1912

21 Nov 1990

Wife of Herdis E MOSER.

9072

1E

3

Moser

Minnie E

1879

27 May 1966

nee SPORE.  Wife of John MOSER.

(Click here to view obituary.)

9071

1E

3

Mosier

Donna J

30 Jul 1924

10 Feb 1983

Wife of Paul G MOSIER.

4054

2C

3

Mosier

Paul G

6 Jul 1925

2 Feb 2015

Husband of Donna J MOSIER.


US Navy, WW II.



4054

4055

2C

3

Mounts

Anna

1801

1891

nee LaGRANGE.  Wife of Thomas Hugh MOUNTS.  Married 28 Feb1819. 


Daughter of Aaron & Anne (Vanarsdall) LaGRANGE.

7768

7764

1C

7

Mounts

Arthur D

16 Jun 1886

12 Aug 1950

Husband of Maggie E MOUNTS.

�Father�

9466

1F

5

Mounts

Betty L

16 Nov 1927

12 Oct 2016

nee WARREN.  Wife of Harold P MOUNTS. 


Married 20 Aug 1948. 


Daughter of Frank & Zella (PEAK) WARREN.


Parents of:  Connie Janie


(Click here to view obituary.)

0046a GAP

2B

5

Mounts

Connie S

10 Nov 1947

21 May 1999

Daughter of Tom & Mildred LASHBROOK.
�Son:  Shawn�

�Grandson:  Devin�

10421

10422

2D

9

Mounts

Edgar Ulysses

1901

1969

�Father�

8151

1B

6

Mounts

Eleanor Faye

--

25 Oct 2012

nee PEACH.  Wife of Jesse Walter MOUNTS.  


Daughter of Henry & Delphanie PEACH. 


Age:  85.


(Click here to view obituary.)


(Note:  Not positive that she is buried here -- see text of obituary.)

Photo not yet available.
 

2D

17

Mounts

Evelyn A

13 May 1936

--

Wife of Virgil L MOUNTS.


Married 9 May 1953.

10136

2C

1

Mounts

Flossie O

21 Feb 1904

7 Jan 1998

nee SNYDER.  Wife of Jesse A MOUNTS.


�Mom & Dad married 60 years.�

9289

1E

7

Mounts

Floyd

21 Dec 1896

13 Nov 1963

Husband of Leona MOUNTS.


Indiana, Pvt., 6th Co., 159th Depot Brigade, WW I.



7964

7965

1C

17

Mounts

Harold P

5 Sep 1925

20 Aug 2011

Husband of Betty L (WARREN)  MOUNTS. 


Married 20 Aug 1948. 


Son of Jessie A & Flossie (SNYDER) MOUNTS.


Parents of:  Connie Janie 


US Army, WW II.





(Click here to view obituary.)

0046a GAP

0047 GAP

2B

5

Mounts

Helen Mae

28 Oct 1921

13 Jun 1985

nee BROWN.  Wife of Paul MOUNTS.


Married 5 Oct 1941. 


Daughter of Claude & Mabel BROWN. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

8815

1D

5

Mounts

Isaac

?

?

(Most of stone is buried.)

8186

1B

7

Mounts

James W

1922

1942

�Son�

7962

1C

17

Mounts

Jesse A

28 Jan 1899

17 Oct 1980

Husband of Flossie (SNYDER) MOUNTS.

�Mom & Dad married 60 years.�

9289

1E

7

Mounts

Jesse Walter

20 Nov 1921

20 Jan 2000

Husband of Eleanor Faye (PEACH) MOUNTS. 


Cpl., US Army, WW II.



11040

2D

17

Mounts

John Wesley

13 May 1932

14 May 1932

Son of Edgar Ulysses MOUNTS & Esther Margaret A (ANGLE) MOUNTS CURL.

8149

1B

6

Mounts

Joseph O

2 Mar 1928

30 May 2006

Husband of Lucy MOUNTS.


Son of Edgar Ulysses MOUNTS & Esther Margaret A (ANGLE) MOUNTS CURL.

11039

2D

17

Mounts

Leona

1912

1995

Wife of Floyd MOUNTS.

7964

1C

17

Mounts

Lester

1911

1939

Killed in a car-train accident (along with Clarence Barrett).

9469


From the Vincennes Sun-Commercial, 8 Nov 1939

1F

6

Mounts

Maggie E

25 oct 1891

19 Feb 1973

Wife of Arthur D MOUNTS.

�Mother�

9466

1F

5

Mounts

Nancy E Humphries

1861

1951

--

8817

1D

5

Mounts

Paul

28 Aug 1920

4 Oct 1988

Husband f Helen Mae (BROWN) MOUNTS.  Married 5 Oct 1941.


Pfc., US Marine Corps, WW II.



8815

8816

1D

5

Mounts

Ruth J

1900

1930

�Mother�

7963

1C

17

Mounts

Thomas

1864

1925

�Father�

8047

1B

1

Mounts

Virgil L

25 Apr 1932

--

Husband of Evelyn A MOUNTS.  Married 9 May 1953.

10136

2C

1

Mowery

Dorothy M

24 May 1922

15 Dec 1991

Wife of Max E MOWERY.

10177

2C

4

Mowery

Max E

26 Jan 1913

25 mar 1985

Husband of Dorothy M MOWERY.

T Sgt., US Army.

10177

10178

2C

4

Mowry

Maria L

1842

1930

nee BROWN.  Wife of James M KENDLE, 1st; and James Sargetnt MOWERY, 2nd. 


Daughter of Frederick & Elizabeth BROWN.

8683

1B

17

Muck

Charlie

--

13 Sep 1871

Son of ? MUCK.

Aged (buried)

(Broken stone.)

8988

1D

12

Muck

Elizabeth

9 Dec 1815

22 Feb 1888

Married 11 Jun 1854.

Aged 72 YS. 2 MS. & 13 DS.

8993

1D

12

Muck

John

18 Jun 1812

23 Dec 1903

Husband of Ursula (FELLME) MUCK.  Married 31 Dec 1835 in Harrison Co., Indiana.  Son of George & Mary (GANDER) MUCK.

8994

1D

12

Muck

Mary

8 Dec 1809

22 Nov 1888

nee SPORE.  Wife of Samuel MUCK.  Married 21 Dec 1830 in Harrison Co., Indiana.  Daughter of Henry & Elizabeth (RAMEY) SPORE.

Aged 78 Y. 11 M. 14 D.

�Mother�

8984

8985

8987

1D

12

Muck

Samuel

19 Aug 1807

20 Mar 1890

Husband of Mary (SPORE) MUCK.  Married 21 Dec 1830 in Harrison Co., Indiana.  Son of George & Mary (GANDER) MUCK.

Aged 82 Y. 7 M. 1 D.

�Father�

(Click here to view obituary.)

8982

8983

8987

1D

12

Muck

Ursula A

1 May 1816

17 Jan 1888

nee FELLME.  Wife of John MUCK.  Married 31 Dec 1835 in Harrison Co., Indiana.

8996

1D

12

Muncy

Andrew David

15 May 1981

16 May 1981

Infant son of Kenny & Sue MUNCY.

10137

2C

1

Murley

Arthur W

8 Aug 1893

19 Sep 1977

Second husband of Ada (DREW) SCOTT MURLEY. 


Son of Thomas & Bertha MURLEY.


Pfc., US Army, WW I.



9868

9869

2A

7

Murphy

Charles A

1855

1940

Husband of Emma (THORNBURG) MURPHY.  Married 30 Nov 1880.

�Father�

7722

1C

6

Murphy

Emma

1858

1918

nee THORNBURG.  Wife of Charles A MURPHY.


Married 30 Nov 1880

�Mother�

7722

1C

6

Murphy

Eva

3 Mar 1883

9 May 1887

Daughter of Charles A & Emma (THORNBURG) MURPHY.

7723

1C

6

Murphy

Herbert L

24 Oct 1881

19 Oct 1960

Son of Charles A & Emma (THORNBURG) MURPHY.

7724

1C

6

Myers

Harold E

27 Oct 1918

10 Apr 1994

Husband of Marjorie A MYERS. 


Married 12 Nov 1949


Son of Irmel B & Maud (MINNIS) Francis MYERS.


Sgt., US Army, Air Corps, WW II.



9842

9843

2A

6

Myers

Irmel B, Rev.

17 Aug 1891

10 Sep 1975

Husband of Maud Francis (MINNIS) MYERS.

9685

2A

4

Myers

Marjorie A

21 Jan 1922

20 May 1976

nee WARREN.  Wife of Harold E MYERS. 


Daughter of Elvis & Mina M WARREN.


Married 12 Nov 1949.

9842

2A

6

Myers

Maud Francis

10 Jun 1896

4 May 1972

nee MINNIS.  Wife of Rev. Irmel B MYERS.

9685

2A

4

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.