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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
Staat	Marie	7 Oct 1927	6 May 2002	Wife of Raymond C STAAT. Married 9 Aug 1947.	11084	2D	20
Staat	Raymond C	18 Oct 1924	29 Mar 2000	Husband of Marie STAAT. Married 9 Aug 1947.	11084	2D	20
Stallings	Enoch Zechariah	18 Jan 2016	18 Jan 2016	--	3972	2E	14
Steadman	Joyce S	20 Jul 1929	8 Oct 2009	nee SITTON.  Wife of William Troy STEDMAN. Married 1 Jul 1949. Nan Our Children: William T Jr., Michael S Our Grandchildren: Jennifer, Alicia, Brady, roy, Brittney Our Great Grandchildren: Alexis, John	10037 10039	2B	4
Steadman	William Troy	22 Nov 1924	10 Jul 2005	Husband of Joyce (SITTON) STEDMAN. Married 1 Jul 1949. Pops Our Children: William T Jr., Michael S Our Grandchildren: Jennifer, Alicia, Brady, roy, Brittney Our Great Grandchildren: Alexis, John SF1, US Navy, WW II.	10037 10039 10038	2B	4
Steele	George W	2 Apr 1848	22 Feb 1937	Husband of Margaret (McKAIN) STEELE.	7906	1C	14
Steele	Margaret	11 Jan 1852	9 Jan 1931	nee McKAIN.  Wife of George W STEELE.  Daughter of James & Elizabeth (MOORE) McKAIN.	7905	1C	14
Steinert	Blanche D White	1902	17 Apr 1978	nee WHITE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	9964	2B	1
Stelling	Tristan	26 Dec 1993	5 Jul 2011	Son of Robert "Rob" & Dawn STELLING.  Brother of Timothy J Stelling.  Drowned in the White River. (Click here to view obituary.)	1551 1552 From the Princeton Clarion, 11 Jul 1022	2E	16
Stephens	Dolories A	31 Oct 1937	--	Wife of Roland Russell �Russ� STEPHENS. Married 29 Jul 1957. �Our Daughters: Debbie, Susie, Chris�	10129 10131	2C	1
Stephens	Justyn Angelina	--	30 Dec 1988	Infant daughter of Kaven & Jackie STEPHENS.	10128	2C	1
Stephens	Lester	5 Aug 1932	10 Aug 2007	--	11303	2F	2
Stephens	Roland Russell "Russ"	29 Dec 1933	17 Sep 2003	Husband of Dolories A STEPHENS. Married 29 Jul 1957.  Son of Floyd Leroy & Ruby Lee (HARMAN) STEPHENS. Our Daughters: Debbie, Susie, Chris SSgt., US Air Force, Vietnam.	10129 10131 10130	2C	1
Stern	Mikel Brian	6 Jun 1976	21 Sep  2000	Son of Mike & Debbie (GRANT) STERN.  (Click here to view obituary.)	No headstone found.	?	?
Stevens	Billy Gene	11 Jun 1925	21 May 1994	Husband of Ruth M STEVENS. Married 10 Jun 1946. Cpl., US Army, WW II.	10438	2D	10
Stevens	D Juanita	6 Jun 1912	25 Apr 1994	nee PARMENTER. Wife of Edgar Ezekiel STEVENS.	10154 10155	2C	2
Stevens	Edgar Ezekiel	19 Aug 1909	12 Sep 1983	Husband of D Juanita (PARMENTER) STEVENS.  Son of J Daniel & Esther A STEVENS.	10154 10155	2C	2
Stevens	Juanita M	22 Aug 1926	4 Feb 2009	Wife of Lloyd D STEVENS. Our Children: Jim, John, Tony, Mary, Dale	10505 10507	2D	14
Stevens	Lloyd D	20 Oct 1917	19 Apr 1997	Husband of Juanita M STEVENS. Our Children: Jim, John, Tony, Mary, Dale Pfc., US Army, WW II.	10505 10507 10506	2D	14
Stevens	Minnie J	1878	1961	--	9706	2A	4
Stevens	Ruth M	14 Feb 1928	--	Wife of Billy G STEVENS. Married 10 Jun 1946.	10438	2D	10
Stewart	Beatrice Wright	14 Mar 1926	20 May 2022	nee WRIGHT. Wife of Roy E STEWART. Married 19 Jun 1943 Daughter of George & Rose WRIGHT. (Click here to view obituary.)	5465 GAP	2D	2
Stewart	Delta P	14 Jul 1900	18 Sep 1973	nee MARTIN.  Wife of John L STEWART.	9693	2A	4
Stewart	Dorothy Mae	9 Nov 1931	20 Jul 2015	Daughter of John L & Delta (MARTIN) STEWART.  (Click here to view obitury.)	4075	2A	4
Stewart	John L	22 Feb 1886	14 Jan 1971	Husband of Delta P (MARTIN) STEWART.	9693	2A	4
Stewart	Larry Donald	5 Nov 1941	20 May 1962	Son of Mr. & Mrs John Lewis Stewart. Drowned in the Wabash River.	9692 From the Princeton Clarion, 21 May 1962	2A	4
Stewart	Marguerite �Maggie�	11 Sep 1919	28 Oct 2008	Wife of Alva STEWART. Mother & Grandmother	9805	2A	6
Stewart	Norma Jean	15 Nov 1933	25 Oct 1996	nee PADGETT.  Daughter of W H "Bill" & Lois F PADGETT. �Mom�	9946	2A	8
Stewart	Richard Lynn "Ricky"	1 Sep 1955	7 Jan 1993	Son & Brother	9891	2A	7
Stewart	Robert J.	20 Nov 1929	22 May 2018	Husband of Ruth A. STEWART Our Children: Ann, Peggy, Jay Our Grandchildren: Marcus, Denise, Rachal, Luke, Lydia	5360 GAP 5361 GAP	2A	4
Stewart	Roy E	7 Apr 1926	7 Jul 2014	Husband of Beatrice (WRIGHT) STEWART. Married 19 Jun 1943.  Son of John & Delta (MARTIN) STEWART.  US Navy, WW II (Click here to view obituary.)	10264	2D	2
Stewart	Ruth A.	5 Apr 1031	30 Oct 2021	Wife of Robert J. STEWART Our Children: Ann, Peggy, Jay Our Grandchildren: Marcus, Denise, Rachal, Luke, Lydia	5360 GAP 5361 GAP	2A	4
Stewart	Steven M	29 Jun 1953	24 Feb 2016	Husband of Gail STEWART. Son of Alva & Marguerite "Maggie" STEWART.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0307 GAP 0308 GAP	2E	11
Stewart	William Fred "Uncle Fred"	26 Dec 1943	4 Apr 1991	Son & Brother SP4, US Army.	9890 9892	2A	7
Stilwell	Bettye J	6 Jul 1928	6 Oct 2003	nee HEACOCK. Wife of Robert L STILWELL. Married 17 Aug 1946.	9866	2A	7
Stilwell	Robert L "Bob"	1 Jun 1927	31 Jul 2003	Husband of Bettye J (HEACOCK) STILWELL. Married 17 Aug 1946. WW II Vet.	9866 9867	2A	7
Stocker	Andy	25 May 1965	8 Oct 2017	Husband of Shelia (DAVENPORT) STOCKER.  Son of Frederick "Fred" & Gertrude June (WHITTEN) STOCKER.  (Click here to view obituary.)	Photo not yet available.	?	?
Stocker	Gertrude June	1 Nov 1932	23 Aug 1990	nee WHITTEN.  Daughter of James C WHITTEN& Authelia (SLINKER) WHITTEN MILLER. (On same stone as her father, James C WHITTEN.)	9759	2A	5
Stoops	Anna Marie	13 Jan 1912	31 Oct 2004	Wife of Harold A STOOPS. Married 3 Nov 1928.	9778	2A	5
Stoops	Harold A	3 Nov 1906	8 Nov 1978	Husband of Anna Marie STOOPS. Married 3 Nov 1928.	9778	2A	5
Stormont	Florence	1903	1978	Wife of Howard D STORMONT.	9283	1E	7
Stormont	Howard D	1899	1971	Husband of Florence STORMONT.	9283	1E	7
Stott	Alva R	3 Apr 1920	21 Mar 1976	Pfc., US Army, WW II.	9137	1E	4
Stott	Frank	1885	1959	--	9139	1E	4
Stott	James Arthur	25 Oct 1872	27 Oct 1942	--	9136	1E	4
Stovall	Maxine	1920	1941	�Daughter�	8114	1B	4
Strader	Rebecca A	6 Apr 1953	--	Wife of William E STRADER. Married 4 Nov 2000. �Our Children: Cheryl, Kenneth, Shelia, Joan�	11226 11227	2E	12
Strader	William E	18 Jan 1952	--	Husband of Rebecca A STRADER. Married 4 Nov 2000. �Our Children: Cheryl, Kenneth, Shelia, Joan�	11226 11227	2E	12
Straw	James Edward	20 Dec 1929	10 Jun 2013	Husband of Marjorie Catherine (PHILLIPS) STRAW. Married 25 Jul 1964.  Son of John & Sadie (WILLIAMS) STRAW.  (Click here to view obituary.)	11102	2D	21
Straw	Marjorie Catherine	10 Sep 1933	16 Jan 2016	nee PHILLIPS.  Wife of James Edward STRAW. Married 25 Jul 1964.  Daughter of Herbert & Ellen (SLINKER) PHILLIPS.  (Click here to view obituary.)	11102	2D	21
Strawn	Annie Dell	3 May 1881	25 Nov 1937	nee ELSFELDER.  Daughter of John Daniel & Martha Jane (FLYNN) ELSFELDER. (Note: Year of death is now illegible.)	9241	1E	6
Strawn	Augusta	5 Aug 1863	18 Sep 1949	nee ALCORN.  Wife of Willard Halleck STRAWN.  Daughter of Johnson & Malinda (COCHRAN) ALCORN.	9335	1E	8
Strawn	Willard Halleck	10 Sep 1865	24 Jul 1943	Husband of Augusta (ALCORN) STRAWN.  Son of Jams M & Elizabeth (GOODSON) STRAUGHN.	9335	1E	8
Strawn	Walter Harvey	5 Jan 1891	28 Dec 1969	Son of Willard Halleck & Augusta (ALCORN) STRAWN.	9336	1E	8
Stricklin	Harry E	1908	1979	Husband of Thelma S STRICKLIN.	7874	1C	12
Stricklin	Thelma S	1906	1993	Wife of Harry E STRICKLIN.	7874	1C	12
Stroud	Bessie	1882	1924	--	8322	1B	10
Stroud	Charles C	--	29 Mar 1889	Son of James L & Mary E STROUD. Aged 13 Y. 6 M. 13 D.	8320	1B	10
Stroud	Everett P	1890	1950	Husband of Myrtle STROUD.	8891	1D	8
Stroud	Infant	26 Jan 1868	26 Jan 1868	Infant son of James L & Mary E STROUD.	8318	1B	10
Stroud	James L	1841	1896	Husband of Mary E STROUD. �Father�	8323	1B	10
Stroud	John Sherman	-	?	Son of James L & Mary E STROUD. (Dates buried.)	8319	1B	10
Stroud	John T	1843	26 Dec 1863	Pvt., Co. D, 91st Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Enlisted on 20 Aug 1862.  Mustered out 26 Dec 1863 at Camp Nelson, Kentucky.  (Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Study.)	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
Stroud	Mary E	1845	1925	Wife of James L STROUD. �Mothe�	8323	1B	10
Stroud	Myrtle	1887	1969	Wife of Everett P STROUD.	8891	1D	8
Strover	Warren Carl	18 Dec 1920	11 Oct 1979	Master gunsmith WW II. (Click here to view obituary.) (Note:  There is some confusion about his surname.  His obituary lists the name as "STOVER."  However, it may be that both the headstone and obituary are wrong.  The German spelling is more likely "STROVER."  He appears to be the son of Carl & Martha STROVER/STOVER, found in the 1930 census of Chicago, Cook, Illinois.  He is also found as Warren Carl STROVER, in a 1950 New York Passenger List, birth about 1921, Chicago., IL.  The birth date and place agrees with the 1930 census, but not the obituary.) (Obituary courtesy of Janet Douglas, who confrimed from the Colvin Funeral Home, that the correct name is Warren Carl Strover.)	9784	2A	6
Stunkel	Frieda F	7 Oct 1925	24 Dec 2018	nee SMITH. Wife of Robert C STUNKEL.	0119 GAP	2D	2
Stunkel	Robert C	19 Jul 1926	7 Nov 1996	Husband of Frieda F (SMITH) STUNKEL. S1, US Navy, WW II.	10267 10268	2D	2
Sturgeon	Betty L	10 Feb 1926	10 May 2003	nee TAYLOR. Wife of Joseph "Joe" STURGEON. Married 11 Feb 1943. Our Children: Douglas W, Steven J, Paula Raye, Timothy M	10516 10517	2D	14
Sturgeon	Bobby Joe	13 Oct 1952	9 Jul 1983	Son of Harold R & Opal E STURGEON.	9150	1E	4
Sturgeon	Clarence Wayne	1 Aug 1946	28 Dec 2004	Son of James M & Nancy J STURGEON. AMS3, US Navy, Vietnam.	11066 11068	2D	19
Sturgeon	Darwin Paul "Doc"	7 Oct 1916	3 Jul 2010	Husband of Virginia M STURGEON. Married 15 Nov 1936.	9147	1E	4
Sturgeon	Diane Lynnette	--	15 Dec 1937	Daughter of D P "Doc" & Virginia M STURGEON.	9146	1E	4
Sturgeon	Douglas W	29 Apr 1947	27 Feb 1992	Husband of Elizabeth K STURGEON. Son of Joseph "Joe" & Betty L (TAYLOR) STURGEON. Parents of: Chase & Ammon	10514 10515	2D	14
Sturgeon	Elizabeth K	1 Jun 1951	--	Wife of Douglas W STURGEON. Parents of: Chase & Ammon	10514 10515	2D	14
Sturgeon	Harold Robert	29 Apr 1927	13 Oct 2007	Husband of Opal E STURGEON.  Son of Paul Joseph & Maude (THACKER) STURGEON. Our Children: Norena Jayne, Bobby Joe	9148 9149	1E	4
Sturgeon	James E	19 Sep 1949	3 Nov 2022	Husband of Mary Jean STURGEON. Married 3 Mar 1980. Son of Matthew & Nancy Jane STURGEON  Our Children:  David, Jeff, Kimberly, Steven, Thomas, Misty. (Click here to view obituary.)	5498 GAP 4509	2E	12
Sturgeon	James M	3 Sep 1925	29 Aug 2003	Husband of Nancy J STURGEON. Married 3 Oct 1945. Our Children: C Wayne, James E, Evonne J	11065 11067	2D	19
Sturgeon	Joseph "Joe"	28 Mar 1922	11 Feb 1997	Husband of Bettly L (TAYLOR) STURGEON. Married 11 Feb 1943. Our Children: Douglas W, Steven J, Paula Raye, Timothy M	10516 10517	2D	14
Sturgeon	Mary Jean	4 Jan 1944	18 Feb 2021	nee MORGAN Wife of James E STURGEON. Married 3 Mar 1980. Daughter of Samuel & Lector (ELLER) MORGAN Our Children:  David, Jeff, Kimberly, Steven, Thomas, Misty. (Click here to view obituary.)	5498 GAP 4509	2E	12
Sturgeon	Maude B	30 Aug 1895	9 Jul 1986	nee THACKER.  Wife of Paul Joseph STURGEON.  Daughter of Harvey W & Harriett H "Hattie" (HARRIS) THACKER.	9151	1E	4
Sturgeon	Nancy J	18 Dec 1927	11 Sep 1993	Wife of James M STURGEON. Married 3 Oct 1945. �Our Children: C Wayne, James E, Evonne J�	11065 11067	2D	19
Sturgeon	Opal E	29 Jan 1925	19 Jul 2005	Wife of Harold R STURGEON. �Our Children: Norena Jayne, Bobby Joe�	9148 9149	1E	4
Sturgeon	Paul Joseph	11 Nov 1889	28 Jul 1986	Husband of Maude B (THACKER) STURGEON.  Son of John & Elizabeth STURGEON.	9151	1E	4
Sturgeon	Virginia M	9 Dec 1918	23 Oct 2006	Wife of D P �Doc� STURGEON. Married 15 Nov 1936.	9147	1E	4
Summers	Anthony Wayne "Tony"	19 Jun 1966	22 Nov 1992	Son of Ronnie H & Barbara Ann (DILLOW) SUMMERS.	11013 11014	2D	16
Summers	Barbara Ann	14 Apr 1947	13 Jan 2016	nee DILLOW.  Wife of Ronnie H SUMMERS.  Married 31 Dec 1964 in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois.  Daughter of Carl Eugene & Ruby V (BARKER) DILLOW.  Parents of:  Wayne, Jeff, Greg, Brian.  Grandchildren:  Rachael, Ashley, Nicholas. (Click here to view obituary.)	4031 4032	2D	16
Summers	Gregory Allen "Greg"	16 Jan 1972	16 Jul 1995	Son of Ronnie H & Barbara Ann (DILLOW) SUMMERS. Died by suicide (gunshot).	11013 11014 From the Evansville Press, 18 Jul 1995	2D	16
Summers	Ronnie H	30 Apr 1941	--	Husband of Barbara Ann (DILLOW) SUMMERS. Married 31 Dec 1964 in Belleville, St. Clair, Illinois. Parents of:  Wayne, Jeff, Greg, Brian.  Grandchildren:  Rachael, Ashley, Nicholas.	4031 4032	2D	16
Surbaugh	John A	9 Mar 1904	19 Oct 1977	Husband of Norma M SURBAUGH. Pvt., US Army.	9903 9904	2A	7
Surbaugh	Norma M	9 Feb 1907	24 May 1991	Wife of John A SURBAUGH.	9903	2A	7
Sutherlin	Tonya K.	2 Apr 1955	14 Aug 2019	nee GIBBS Daughter: April Sister: Twyla Companion: Charles Giles	0315 GAP 0316 GAP	2E	11
Sutton	Billy E	9 Sep 1935	7 May 2014	Second husband of Juanita J (IGLEHART)  BOYLE SUTTON.  Son of Robert & Rubie (BARMES) SUTTON. Papaw  (Click here to view obituary.)	0018	2E	4
Sutton	Donna J	19 May 1941	2 Nov 2008	nee CLEM.	11304	2F	2
Sutton	Ezra M	30 Dec 1919	9 Jan 2006	Pfc., US Army, WW II.	10199	2C	5
Sutton	Juanita J	3 Mar 1935	--	nee IGLEHART.  Wife of Joseph Earl �Pa� BOYLE, 1st, married 12 Jun 1954; and Billy SUTTON, 2nd. �Gran� (Note:  See also BOYLES, Juanita J.)	0018	2E	4
Sutton	Marie	8 Jun 1925	18 Aug 1985	�Wife --- Mother�	10198	2C	5
Sweppy	Harold D	19 Nov 1927	10 Nov 1995	Husband of Louise R (BECKMAN) SWEPPY. �Our Children: Chuck, Donna, Karen� �Dad�	9310 9311	1E	8
Sweppy	Henry F	14 May 1909	28 Jun 1996	Husband of Mae SWEPPY. Pvt., US Marine Corps.	9314	1E	8
Sweppy	Louise R	14 Mar 1929	5 Aug 2014	nee BECKMAN.  Wife of Harold D SWEPPY.  Daughter of Herman & Opal (KENNEDY) BECKMAN. �Our Children: Chuck, Donna, Karen� �Mom�  (Click here to view obituary.)	9310 9311	1E	8
Sweppy	Mae	6 Apr 1909	21 May 1980	Wife of Henry F SWEPPY.	9314	1E	8
Sweppy	Nellie	6 Mar 1881	1 Jun 1970	�Mother�	9316	1E	8
Sweppy	Ruby P	19 Aug 1899	2 Oct 1960	Daughter of Nellie SWEPPY.	9316	1E	8

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.