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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

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Maple Hill Cemetery


Princeton, Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:Latitude, 38.3433 N;  Longitude, -87.5419 W
Congressional Location:SE-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 17; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:

Southeast side of Princeton. Located at the east end of Ohio Street, just east of the intersection with County Road 100E.  Adjacent and to the east of St. Joseph Cemetery.

Last updated    May 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.

If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown here, or of any incorrect information whatsoever, I would be grateful for your assistance. Drop me an email and let me know. Please avoid however, 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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George Pickersgill    

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#      Photo

Sect-
ion

Row

Lot
No.

Dibble

Howard Leroy

15 Mar 1928

18 Oct 2003

Husband of Jayne N DIBBLE.  Married 1 Jan 1951.

Sgt., US Marine Corps, Korea.


8961


15

4

4

Dibble

Jayne N

5 Oct 1926

20 Feb 2002

Wife of Howard Leroy DIBBLE.  Married 1 Jan 1951.

8961

15

4

4

Dickens

Laura P

1877

1952

Wife of Robert L DICKENS.

7860

5

6

27

Dickens

Robert L

1875

1942

Husband of Laura P DICKENS.

7860

5

6

27

Dierlam

Ann

21 Aug 1946

4 Dec 2015

nee COMPTON. 

Daughter of Charles & Mary COMPTON. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

0156

16

1

11

Dike

Lorella Mazel

23 Apr 1915

23 Jul 1967

Wife of Vaughn M DIKE.

“Mamaw”

8798

14

29

98

Dike

Vaughn M

20 Sep 1920

16 Jul 2001

Husband of Lorella Mazel DIKE.

“Papaw”

US Navy, WW II.


8798

14

29

98

Dill

Naomi

9 Jun 1896

5 Nov 1978

Wife of Raymond DILL.

7855

5

6

25

Dill

Raymond

12 May 1902

13 Apr 1992

Husband of Naomi DILL.

7855

5

6

25

Dill

Rhoda E

1879

18 Nov 1968

nee WILHITE.  Wife of Willard A DILL.  Married 22 Mar 1902.

“Mother”

8574

14

18

210

Dill

Stanley Eugene

27 Mar 1989

28 Mar 1989

Son of Rick & Rozettia DILL.

8169

13

5

32

Dill

Willard A

1871

1926

Husband of Rhoda E (WILHITE) DILL.  Married 22 Mar 1902.  Son of William & ? (HARPER) DILL.

“Father”

8573

14

18

210

Dillon

Gene R

6 May 1919

27 Jun 1993

Husband of Ruby M (INGLE) DILLON.

Pfc., US Army, WW II.


8047

8048

6

b

12

Dillon

Ruby M

25 Aug 1918

20 Mar 1994

nee INGLE.  Wife of Gene R DILLON.

8047

6

b

12

Dishon

Cleo L

20 Feb 1928

28 Sep 2020

Husband of Jeanette (ROBBINS) DISHON.  Married 5 Jul 1952.


(Click here to view obituary.)

5947 GAP

3

1

22

Dishon

Jeanette

3 Jul 1934

22 Nov 2006

nee ROBBINS.  Wife of Cleo L DISHON.  Married 5 Jul 1952.  Daughter of Nelvin & Martha (GRISBY) ROBBINS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

7644

3

1

22

Dixon

Noble D

--

31 May 1916

Infant of Alvin DIXON.

(Note:  From cemetery and Health department records.  4th grave from south line.)

NSF

14

?

217

Dixson

Stephan Dennis

--

22 May 1971

Twin of Stephanie Denise DIXSON.

8196

13

6

31

Dixson

Stephanie Denise

--

22 May 1971

Twin  of Stephan Dennis DIXSON.

8196

13

6

31

Doane

Julia

19 Oct 1890

15 May 1939

(Note:  Row 23, Grave 31.)

8145

13

3

23

Dodd

Brian

18 Feb 1955

18 Feb 1955

Infant twin son of W F WOODS.

8855

14

34

101

Dodd

Bruce

18 Feb 1955

18 Feb 1955

Infant twin son of W F WOODS.

8855

14

34

101

Dodd

Frank W

1887

4 Apr 1954

Husband of Maude DODD.

8857

14

34

101

Dodd

James T

1850

1924

Husband of Margaret DODD.

8859

14

34

108

Dodd

Margaret

1857

1924

Wife of James T DODD.

8859

14

34

108

Dodd

Maude

1884

1950

Wife of Frank W DODD.

8858

14

34

101

Dodd

Nancy S

1931

1992

Wife of William Frank DODD.

8772

14

28

89

Dodd

William Frank

1926

1996

Husband of Nancy S DODD.

WW II.


8772

14

28

89

Donley

Edward L

--

18 Jan 1951

Husband of Flora DONLEY.

Age:  80 years.

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

14

?

162

Donley

Flora

--

1929

Wife of Edward L DONLEY.

Age:  63 years, 11 months, 8 days.

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

14

?

162

Dooley

James V

1941

22 Jun 1942

--

2353

13

3

23

Dooley

Phyllis Jenne

1937

1937

--

8140

13

3

23

Dosch

Betty June

27 Jun 1923

29 Aug 2011

nee GREEK.  Wife of Charles H DOSCH.  Married 12 Jan 1946.  Daughter of Jesse Ralph & Rosa (MORTON) GREEK. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

2312

17

8

10

Dosch

Charles H

6 Nov 1919

24 Nov 2008

Husband of Betty J (GREEK) DOSCH.  Married 12 Jan 1946.  Son of Curtis & Elsie (DEFFANDALL) DOSCH.

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



(Click here to view obituary.)

2312

9803

17

8

10

Dosch

Curtis Wendel

21 Aug 1897

12 May 1961

Husband of M Elsie (DEFFANDALL) DOSCH.  Married 30 Aug 1918.

“Father”

Pvt., STU Army Tng. Corps., WW I.


9816

9817

17

9

10

Dosch

M Elsie

1895

18 Nov 1955

nee DEFFANDALL.  Wife of Curtis W DOSCH.  Married 30 Aug 1918.

“Mother”

9816

17

9

10

Dossett

David Harold

16 Jul 1914

1 Jun 1942

Husband of Jeanne (SCOTT) DOSSETT.  Divorced.

Son of Thomas Jefferson & Katherine (GRUBB) DOSSETT.

Indiana, US Merchant Marine.  Killed in Enemy Action, WW II.


7798

5

3

32

Dossett

Forest Glen

25 Sep 1902

25 Nov 1960

Husband of Frances Emma (HAWKINS) DOSSETT, 1st divorced; and ?, 2nd.  Son of Thomas Jefferson & Katherine (GRUBB) DOSSETT.

Indiana, Pfc., 977th Mil. Police Co., WW II.


7796

5

3

32

Dossett

Katherine

25 Jun 1885

16 Jul 1953

nee GRUBB.  Wife of Thomas Jefferson DOSSETT.  Married 25 Dec 1901.  Daughter of James Alexander & Mary Francis (DUNNING) GRUBB.

“Mother”

7799

5

3

32

Dossett

Scotty Allen

4 May 1971

6 May 1971

--

8195

13

6

31

Dossett

Thomas Jefferson

22 Apr 1876

2 Dec 1943

Husband of Katherine (GRUBB) DOSSETT.  Married 25 Dec 1901.  Son of William Harrison & Rosella (HICKS) DOSSETT.

“Father”

7800

5

3

32

Dossett

Thomas Johnathan

22 Jul 1910

9 Jul 1968

Husband of Vivan (BOGER) DOSSETT.  Divorced.

Son of Thomas Jefferson & Katherine (GRUBB) DOSSETT.

Indiana, TEC 5, 43rd Mecz. Cav. Recon. Sq., WW II.


7797

5

3

32

Douglass

James Lewis

1879

1892

Son of Robert & Melissa J (LEWIS) DOUGLASS.

9070

9066

16

1

17

Douglass

Jamie

29 Apr 1892

25 Apr 1892

Probably the daughter of Robert & Melissa J (LEWIS) DOUGLASS.

(Note:  From cemetery and Health department records.)

NSF

16

1

17

Douglass

Melissa J

1849

1908

nee LEWIS.  Wife of Robert DOUGLASS.  Married 6 Feb 1879.

9071

9066

16

1

17

Douglass

Robert

1830

1902

Husband of Melissa J (LEWIS) DOUGLASS.  Married 6 Feb 1879.

9069

9066

16

1

17

Dove

Alice Inez

29 Aug 1925

17 Jul 1977

nee CATLETT.  First wife of Loyd DeWitt “Pete” DOVE.

“Mother”

8703

14

24

114

Dove

Loyd DeWitt “Pete”

26 Sep 1922

5 Sep 2001

Husband of Alice Inez (CATLETT) DOVE, 1st; and Shirley DOVE, 2nd.

8703

14

24

114

Dove

Michael David

5 Mar 1952

3 Jul 1977

Son of Loyd DeWitt “Pete” & Alice Inez (CATLETT) DOVE. “Daddy”

8702

14

24

114

Downey

Earl D

21 Jun 1910

12 Mar 1969

Husband of Katherine DOWNEY.

Indiana, Sgt., 10th Inf. Tng. Co., WW II.


9228

9229

16

10

104

Downey

Katherine

26 Apr 1912

9 Feb 1996

Wife of Earl D DOWNEY.

9228

16

10

104

Drake

Amelia Grable

11 Mar 1894

31 Jan 1971

“Mother”

9754

17

6

34

Drake

Franklin T “Frank”

1910

5 Nov 1910

Age:  7 months.

8433

14

13

159

Dresslar

Cornelia Welborn

1868

1919

nee WELBRON.  Wife of Dr. Fletcher Bascom DRESSLAR.  Married 28 Dec 1892.

8943

15

2

9

Dresslar

Fletcher Bascom, Dr.

1859

1930

Husband of Cornelia (WELBORN) DRESSLAR.  Married 28 Dec 1892.

8942

15

2

9

Drew

Billy

1941

13 Aug 1995

Husband of Phyllis (HOLLAND) DREW.

8095

13

1

21

Drew

Tracy D

1968

19 Nov 1975

Child of Billy DREW.

8082

13

1

21

Driskell

Carl Clifford

1905

14 Mar 1963

Husband of Mildred Lucille (BYRNE) DRISKELL.

9739

17

5

16

Driskell

Carl Jack

1927

4 Apr 1973

Son of C Clifford & Mildred L DRISKELL.

9741

17

5

16

Driskell

Helen E

26 Sep 1906

13 Mar 1971

Wife of John L DRISKELL.

9041

16

6

35

Driskell

Jerry B

4 Jun 1930

17 Apr  2014

Husband of Lois V DRISKELL.  Married 26 Apr 1967

Son of Clifford & Mildred Lucille (BYRNE) DRISKELL.  

PFC, US Army, Korea.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0232

1469

3

3

12

Driskell

Joann

18 Nov 1932

4 Feb 1998

--

9742

17

5

16

Driskell

John L

11 Oct 1907

25 Dec 1981

Husband of Helen E DRISKELL.

9041

16

6

35

Driskell

Lois V

15 May 1923

26 May 1994

Wife of Jerry B DRISKELL.  Married 26 Apr 1867.

0232

3

3

12

Driskell

Mildred Lucille

22 Nov 1907

25 Apr 1975

nee BYRNE.  Wife of Carl Clifford DRISKELL.

9740

17

5

16

Drissel

Harvey L

5 Aug 1914

8 Feb 1968

Son of John L & Leora DRISSEL.

Indiana, TEC 5, 1866th Svc. Comd. Unit, WW II.


8012

8013

5

14

9

Drury

Virginia M

6 Apr 1919

23 Aug 1971

--

8438

14

13

125

Duncan

Bailey K

1892

1977

Husband of Iris K DUNCAN.

7795

5

3

31

Duncan

Frederick B

--

16 Aug 1988

Son of Thomas & Lida M (WISE) DUNCAN.  Age:  86 years.

“No survivors”

(Note:  From cemetery and other records.)

NSF

16

19

28

Duncan

Iris K

1895

1966

Wife of Bailey K DUNCAN.

7795

5

3

31

Duncan

Lida M

1864

1955

nee WISE.  Wife of Thomas DUNCAN.  Married 21 Dec 1884 in Clinton County, Indiana.

9538

16

19

28

Duncan

Thomas

1860

4 Apr 1938

Husband of Lida M (WISE) DUNCAN.  Married 21 Dec 1884 in Clinton County, Indiana.

(Note:  Name plaque is now missing.)

9539

16

19

28

Duncan

Thomas Denver

1890

1905

Son of Thomas & Lida M (WISE) DUNCAN.

9537

16

19

28

Dunham

James E

--

14 Feb 1913

Infant.

(Note:  From cemetery and Health department records.  Row 24)

NSF

13

24

?

Dunn

Claude A

1910

20 Dec 1954

Son of James A & Alice M DUNN.

9857

17

11

7

Dunn

Lillie May

1892

1930

Wife of Raymond DUNN.

8250

13

9

28

Dyer

Anne Elizabeth

1894

27 Apr 1991

Wife of Cyrus L DYER.

9938

9936

17

15

23

Dyer

Cyrus L

1892

17 Mar 1953

Husband of Anne Elizabeth DYER.

9937

9936

17

15

23

Dyer

Cyrus L, Jr.

1917

20 Sep 1999

Husband of Marietta “Toni” DYER.  Son of Cyrus L & Anne Elizabeth DYER.

US Army Air Corps, WW II.


9925

9923

17

14

23

Dyer

Elizabeth Anne

1919

8 Dec 1961

Daughter of Cyrus L & Anne Elizabeth DYER.

9939

9936

17

15

23

Dyer

Goldie

--

1 Sep 1964

nee SMITH.

Age:  70 years.

(Note:  From cemetery records.)

NSF

16

?

47

Dyer

J Edgar

1892

11 Apr 1974

Husband of Lola DYER.

9264

16

11

105

Dyer

Lola E

1895

22 Aug 1962

Wife of J Edgar DYER.

9264

16

11

105

Dyer

Marietta “Toni”

1919

18 Sep 1976

Wife of Cyrus L DYER, Jr.

9924

9923

17

14

23

Dyer

William Andrew

1947

30 Jan 1974

Son of Cyrus L & Marietta “Toni” DYER, Jr.

9940

9936

17

15

23

Dyson

Kenneth Dale

7 Aug 1956

8 Aug 1956

Son of Morris Dale & Lois Dean (BAMMER) DYSON.

9997

17

20

41

Dyson

Lois Dean

5 Nov 1925

17 Mar 2013

nee BAMMER.  Wife of Morris Dale DYSON.  Married 25 Aug 1949.   Daughter of Robert & Della BAMMER.

“Mother” 

(Click here to view obituary.)

(Note:  Date of death is not carved.)

1502

17

20

41

Dyson

Morris Dale

4 Apr 1928

21 Jan 1997

Husband of Lois Dean (BAMMER) DYSON.  Married 25 Aug 1949.

“Father”

EM3, US Navy, WW II.

.


1502

9996

 

17

20

41

Rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section.  The Section plats of this cemetery are all of irregular shapes.  Twenty-one sections appear on the original layout, but only about the south half of the original is in use.

7621  Cemetery enterance.  Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 are through the gate on the right (south)
8052  Looking east from Section 6.  View of Sections 12, 13 and 14; Sections 16 and 17 are in the far background.
8928  View of Secton 14, looking back toward the entrance (west) from the southeast corner of the cemetery.


9678  View of Section 16, looking west from the top of the hill.  The top of the county courthouse can be seen in the center of the photograph (1.75 miles.)  Coal mine silos and conveyors northwest of Princeton, in the  background (4.5 miles)