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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
Pharo	George Mac	22 Apr 1918	29 Nov 1985	Husband of Norma (BOYLE) PHARO. 1^st Lt., US Army, WW II.	10277 10278	2D	3
Pharo	Norma Boyle	19 Nov 1930	12 Feb 2009	nee BOYLE. Wife of George Mac PHARO.	10277	2D	3
Phelps	John Nelson	30 Nov 1884	17 Apr 1969	Husband of Julie M (COLEMAN) PHELPS.  Son of Samuel & Sarah Jane (BLOOD) PHELPS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found.   (Cemetery Lot 50.)	?	?
Phelps	Julie M	29 Sep 1886	10 Nov 1973	nee COLEMAN.  Wife of John Nelson PHELPS.  Daughter of Joseph E & Hanner (FARRIS) COLEMAN.  (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found.  (Cemetery Lot 50.)	?	?
Phelps	Loran Louis	1920	1991	Husband of Mary E PHELPS. Married 16 Jan 1946. TEC 4, US Army, WW II.	9893	2A	7
Phelps	Loretta Ann	11 Mar 1952	11 Mar 2015	Daughter of Loran Louis & Mary E PHELPS. Sister of William Louis PHELPS. (Click here to view obituary.)	0032	2E	13
Phelps	Mary E	1922	1978	Wife of Loran Louis PHELPS. Married 16 Jan 1946.	9893	2A	7
Phelps	Vivian L	11 Jan 1919	20 Feb 1989	Wife of William L PHELPS.	11027	2D	16
Phelps	William L	9 May 1918	26 Dec 2006	Husband of Vivian L PHELPS.  Son of John Nelson & Julia (COLEMAN) PHELPS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	11027	2D	16
Phelps	William Louis	28 Jul 1953	--	Son of Loran Louis & Mary E PHELPS. Brother of Loretta Ann PHELPS. (Click here to view obituary.)	0032	2E	13
Phillips	Asa E	7 Jan 1893	28 Oct 1955	Husband of Mary O PHILLIPS. �Father�	9735	2A	5
Phillips	Charles Max	15 Feb 1931	20 Feb 1997	Husband of Ina Marie PHILLIPS. Pfc., US Marine Corps, Korea.	1668 9900	2A	7
Phillips	Connie A Provines	2 Jul 1952	19 Dec 2003	--	8163	1B	6
Phillips	Elizabeth Chardale	19 May 1983	19 May 1983	Infant daughter of Eddie & Charlene DeAnn (BUTTS) PHILLIPS.	10166	2C	3
Phillips	Ellen V	23 Jun 1893	13 Sep 1976	Wife of Herbert PHILLIPS.	9673	2A	4
Phillips	Herbert	14 Mar 1889	3 Sep 1967	Husband of Ellen V PHILLIPS. Indiana, Pfc., 9^th Ammo Train, WW I.	9673 9674	2A	4
Phillips	Ina Marie	2 Aug 1935	8 Apr 2009	nee HARTLEY.  Wife of Charles Max PHILLIPS, 1st, married 13 Oct 1960; and Dale EDWARDS, 2nd, married 16 Jan 2005.  Daughter of Golden & Elva (SLINKER) HARTLEY.  (Click here to view obituary.)	1668	2A	7
Phillips	J Cornelius	11 Mar 1903	27 Dec 1981	Husband of May (MOSER) PHILLIPS.	9910	2A	7
Phillips	Madelon P	9 Apr 1920	26 Dec 1995	Wife of Marshall W PHILLIPS. Married 18 Jul 1941.	9875	2A	7
Phillips	Marshall W	15 Nov 1916	8 Mar 1988	Husband of Madelon P PHILLIPS. Married 18 Jul 1941. 1^st Sgt., US Army, WW II.	9875 9876	2A	7
Phillips	Mary O	16 Feb 1898	6 Sep 1994	Wife of Asa E PHILLIPS. �Mother�	9735	2A	5
Phillips	May Moser	7 May 1905	9 Nov 1997	Wife of J Cornelius PHILLIPS.	9910	2A	7
Pickett	Charles C	1902	1972	Husband of Margaret B PICKETT.	9793	2A	6
Pickett	Chester A	23 Nov 1913	24 Jun 1988	Husband of Opal F PICKETT. Father	10445	2D	10
Pickett	Edgar	1916	1919	Son of George W & Mattie J PICKETT.	8100	1B	4
Pickett	George W	1868	1938	Husband of Mattie J PICKETT.	8100	1B	4
Pickett	Jack A	31 Oct 1948	23 Jan 2020	Husband of Karen S (RESENBECK) PICKETT. Married 13 Dec 1970. (Click here to view obituary.)	0157 GAP	2D	13
Pickett	Karen S	15 Apr 1945	21 Sep 2016	nee RESENBECK.  Wife of Jack A PICKETT. Married 13 Dec 1970.  Daughter of William RESENBECK & Anita (ELDRIDGE) RESENBECK GENTRY.  (Click here to view obituary.)	10492	2D	13
Pickett	Margaret B	1896	1992	Wife of Charles C PICKETT.	9793	2A	6
Pickett	Mattie J	1873	1960	Wife of George W PICKETT.	8100	1B	4
Pickett	Opal F	16 Apr 1926	29 Sep 1991	nee INGLE.  Wife of Chester A PICKETT.  Daughter of Silas & Maude INGLE. �Mother�	10445	2D	10
Pierce	David H	--	31 Mar 1894	Husband of Mary E (WOODS) PIERCE, 1st, married 1 Aug 1866; and Sarah A (McCULLOUGH) PIERCE, 2nd, married 28 Sep 1870. Age:  54 years. Corporal, Co. F, 33^rd Reg. Indiana Inf.	8225	1B	8
Pierce	George W	7 Feb 1882	11 Mar 1929	Severely stabbed in an argument. Later died of pneumonia (likely as a result of the attack).	8980 From the Princeton Clarion, 12 Mar 1929	1D	12
Pierce	James W	1867	1954	Husband of Lelia B PIERCE.	9123	1E	4
Pierce	Lelia B	1868	1950	Wife of James W PIERCE.	9123	1E	4
Pierce	Mae H	17 Jan 1909	18 Nov 1992	Wife of Tom N PIERCE. Married 20 Jan 1934.	8890	1D	8
Pierce	Mary	abt May 1854	--	nee UTLEY.  Second wife of Nathan PIERCE.  Married 11 Nov 1880.	8961	1D	11
Pierce	Nathan	18 Dec 1846	1 Feb 1929	Husband of Nancy (McCARTY) PIERCE, 1st, married 20 FEb 1868; and Mary (UTLEY) PIERCE, 2nd, married 11 Nov 1804 Indiana, Pvt., Co. B, 65^th Reg. Indiana Inf., Civil War.	8961 8962	1D	11
Pierce	Tom N	25 Nov 1907	22 Aug 1999	Husband of Mae H PIERCE. Married 20 Jan 1934.	8890	1D	8
Pierce	William B	abt 1838	--	Wife of Jane (McCARTY) PIERCE.  Married 27 Feb 1867. Corp'l. Co. F, 33^rd Reg. Indiana Inf.	8902	1D	9
Pierson	Charles N	1866	1935	--	9161	1E	5
Pilant	Joseph B	21 Mar 1858	16 Jun 1922	Husband of Margaret PILANT.  Son of John Robert PILANT & Elizabeth J (WILCOX) PILANT FRY.	8557	1B	15
Pilant	Margaret C	4 Apr 1852	8 Jan 1924	nee CLARK.  Wife of Joseph B PILANT.  Daughter of Orlando & Margaret C CLARK.  Buried here: 9 Jan 1924.	No headstone found or identified.	1B	15
Pinkston	Lillian Elizabeth "Lil"	25 Sep 1927	1 Sep 2013	nee BRUCE.  Wife of Dr. Richard Harvey "Doc" PINKSTON.  Daughter of William & Eva (WILEY) BRUCE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	1600	2D	10
Pinkston	Richard Harvey "Doc"� D.V.M.	29 Jul 1926	6 Feb 2012	Husband of Lillian Elizabeth �Lil� PINKSTON. Married 9 Jul 1965.  Son of Finley & Mary Elizabeth "Bessie" (ANDERSON) PINKSTON. US Army, Korea.  (Click here to view obituary.)	1600	2D	10
Polk	Alyce F	1896	1997	Daughter of Claude C & Laura B POLK. Died at the age of 101.	7915	1C	15
Polk	Claiborn	20 Jun 1811	20 Sep 1901	Husband of Mary POLK.	8315	1B	10
Polk	Claude C	1876	--	Husband of Laura B POLK,	7915	1C	15
Polk	Fannie	--	6 Aug 1873	Aged 13 Years.	8625	1B	16
Polk	Flossie	14 Oct 1896	6 Mar 1907	--	8610	1B	16
Polk	Frances  "Fannie" H	25 Jul 1851	19 Oct 1933	nee HUDLESON.  Third wife of Francis M POLK.  Married 3 May 1889.   Daughter of Moses & Susannah (PAYNE) HUDELSON.	8611	1B	16
Polk	Francis M	1850 (13 Feb 1849)	15 Oct 1888	Husband of Frances "Fannie" H (HUDELSON) POLK.	8612	1B	16
Polk	Henry H	16 Aug 1886	19 Jan 1887	--	8613	1B	16
Polk	Julia A	1 Aug 1857	29 Dec 1879	nee BROWN.  Frist wife of Feilix M POLK.  Married 16 Oct 1873.	8614	1B	16
Polk	Laura B	1878	1921	Wife of Claude C POLK.	7915	1C	15
Polk	Mary	4 May 1818	23 Jan 1900	Wife of Claiborn POLK.	8315	1B	10
Pollock	David Fredrick	10 Nov 1939	16 Nov 1939	Infant son of Ernest & Mildred (POWELL) POLLOCK.	9440	1F	4
Potts	Joseph Henry	4 May 1902	17 Apr 1976	Husband of Opal Lee (BROOKS) POTTS.  Son of William & Orenia (GILMORE) POTTS.	9831	2A	6
Potts	Opal Lee	20 Oct 1909	1 Feb 2001	nee BROOKS.  Wife of Joseph Henry POTTS.  Daughter of Henry Allen & Lela Etha (ALEXANDER) BROOKS.	9831	2A	6
Powers	Dovie C	29 Sep 1892	19 Feb 1984	nee GARWOOD.  Wife of George W POWERS.  Married:  29 Jun 1920. Daughter of William W & Mary (MILLER) GARWOOD.	9570	2A	2
Powers	George W	6 Aug 1891	13 Mar 1959	Husband of Dovie C (GARWOOD) POWERS.  Married:  29 Jun 1920. Son of Jackson "Jack" & Mary Elizabeth (EDEN) POWERS. Indiana, Cpl., Co. M, 152^nd Infantry, WW I, PH.	9570 9571	2A	2
Preston	Bessie E	1894	4 May 1988	Wife of Stancil O WILLIAMS, 1st; and ? PRESTON, 2nd. �Mother� (Note:  See also "WILLIAMS, Bessie E.")	7887	1C	13
Price	Brenda J	2 Sep 1946	--	Wife of "Michael V PRICE. Father of Michelle & Troy	9865	2A	7
Price	David H	?	?	Civil War.  (Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
Price	Herschel Vern	26 Jun 1921	12 Sep 1998	Husband of Nina M PRICE. Married 14 Jun 1943. TEC 4, US Army, WW II.	9862 9864	2A	7
Price	Michael V	17 Aug 1943	14 Sep 1975	Husband of Brenda J PRICE. Father of Michelle & Troy	9865	2A	7
Price	Nicholas Adam	26 Aug 1978	26 Jan 1982	Son of Rick & Rebecca PRICE.	10149	2C	2
Price	Nina M	5 Feb 1923	20 Jun 2009	Wife of Herschel Vern PRICE. Married 14 Jun 1943.	9862	2A	7
Price	Vaughn "Jake"	27 Oct 1923	4 Jun 2015	Husband of Berenice (BLANKENBERGER) PRICE.  Son of Herschel & Tina (LEWIS) PRICE.  My Children:  Larry, Rick, Garvin, Kim, Missy.  Stepdaughter:  Rita. 1st Sgt., Co. D, 506th, 101st Airborne Division, US Army, WW II.  (Click here to view obituary.)	4049 4050	2C	2
Pridgen	Alicia Michelle	25 Mar 1969	14 Mar 2009	Daughter of Sue DEFFENDALL.	11174	2E	4
Pritchett	Charles W	1854	1923	Husband of Mary J PRITCHETT.	8417	1B	12
Pritchett	Glenn D	1897	1946	Son of Charles W & Mary J PRITCHETT.	8418	1B	12
Pritchett	Mary J	1856	1950	Wife of Charles W PRITCHETT.	8417	1B	12
Pritchett	Nelson	1882	1916	Son of Charles W & Mary J PRITCHETT.	8416	1B	12
Pugh	Brenda S	5 Feb 1950	26 Jun 2006	nee MORROW.	11282	2F	1
Pugh	Owen E	18 Sep 1944	3 Jun 2014	Husband of Mary PUGH.  Son of George L & Kathleen (ARNOLD) PUGH.  (Click here to view obituary.)	1302	2F	1

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.