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Decker Cemetery

also known as Decker Chapel 

White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:38.4128 N Latitude; -87.5370 W Longitude
Congressional Location:SURVEYS 6 & 7; TOWNSHIP 1S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:2-1/2 miles east of Patoka. Located on the west side of County Road 175E, about 1/2 mile north of the intersection with County Road 350N and 1/4 mile south of the intesection with 410N.
Last updatedNov 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

Inscriptions and Notes.

Image #                  Image

Section

Row

Jenkins

Betty

1860

1948

“Aunt Betty Jenkins”

2441

2

4

Jones

Arthur

15 Jun 1875

15 Jun 1875

Son of Thomas J & Celia (MOORE) JONES.

4540

1

18

Jones

Celia

8 Jan 1852

7 Jun 1910

nee MOORE.  Wife of Thomas J JONES.  Married 7 Sep 1871.  Daughter of John C & Elizabeth (DAWSON) MOORE.  Sister to Mary Ann HADEBAUGH.

2202

1

18

Jones

Hampton

6 Sep 1894

25 Jun 1976

Husband of Ina P JONES.

1892

4

4

Jones

Ina P

16 Sep 1904

18 Nov 1988

Wife of Hampton JONES.

1892

4

4

Jones

Lucinda J

26 Dec 1949

10 Mar 2019

Wife of Richard A JONES. 


Our Children:  Rachel, Autumn, Mitchell.

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0011

3

13

Jones

Mary Ann

30 Jul 1917

16 Mar 2003

nee PADGETT.  Wife of Murel T JONES.  

Married 26 Jun 1938

Daughter of Arthur Waldon &
Florence Anna (MONTGOMERY) PADGETT.


"Mom"

0009

3

13

Jones

Murel T
"M T"

11 Nov 1916

24 May 2013

Husband of Mary Ann (PADGETT) JONES.


Married
26 Jun 1938.


Son of Henry & Lula (SPENCE) JONES. 


"Dad"


US Army Air Corps, WW II.  National Guard.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0009

3

13

Jones

Richard A

23 Nov 1946

--

Husband of Lucinda J JONES.


Our Children:  Rachel, Autumn, Mitchell.

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0011

3

13

Jones

Thomas J

25 Sep 1844

4 Dec 1918

Husband of Celia (MOORE)  JONES.  Married 7 Sep 1871.  Son of Thomas & Sarah "Sally" (O'NEAL) JONES.

2202

1

18

Keith

Alva Fredrick

16 May 1916

7 Aug 1954

Second husband of E Marguerite (STAGNER) PLUMMER KEITH LOVELLETTE.


Indiana, TEC5 Med Det 339 Infantry, WW II, BSM & OLC.

2436

2

3

Keith

Arthur Jacob

3 Mar 1907

3 Sep 1978

Husband of Elsie Naomi (McQUEARY) KEITH.

1953

3

3

Keith

Bertha A

3 Feb 1879

6 Nov 1954

nee STOTT.  Wife of William KEITH.  Married 7 Jul 1906.  Daughter of William S & Eliza A (PAUL) STOTT.

2539

2

13

Keith

Charles H

24 May 1908

3 Jul 1979

Husband of Irene H KEITH.

MMI US Navy, WW II

2433

2

3

Keith

E Marguerite

25 Apr 1917

16 Dec 2006

nee STAGNER.  Wife of Earl PLUMMER, 1st; Alva KEITH, 2nd; and Richard LOVELLETTE, 3rd.  Daughter of William STAGNER & Louella WATERSON.


“Mom” 

(Click here to view obituary.)

2421

2

2

Keith

Edgar T

10 Jul 1918

20 Aug 1988

Husband of Marjorie R (MOORE) KEITH.  Married 8 Apr 1939.

"Sons:  James R, 1941; Richard L, 1944" 

Cpl., US Army, WW II.



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0034

3

2

Keith

Elizabeth

15 Feb 1848

16 Jan 1916

nee PHILLIPS.  Wife of Hiram Wilson KEITH.  Married 25 Jun 1867. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

(Click here to view family history:  Keith-Hyslop Familes of Gibson County, Indiana.)


2536

2

13

Keith

Elsie Naomi

5 Apr 1910

15 Aug 1999

nee McQUEARY.  Wife of Arthur Jacob KEITH.

1953

3

3

Keith

Fannie

1879

1942

Wife of Thos. R KEITH.

2537

2

13

Keith

Florence A

10 Nov 1928

1 Aug 1990

Wife of William Floyd KEITH.  Married 27 Aug 1955.

2553

2

14

Keith

Henry W

18 Sep 1873

28 Sep 1885

Son of Hiram & Elizabeth (PHILLIPS) KEITH.

4458

1

7

Keith

Hiram Wilson

abt 1846

abt 1921

Husband of Elizabeth (PHILLIPS) KEITH.  Married 25 Jun 1867. 


Age:  75 years, 9 months, 11 days at time of death.

(Click here to view obituary.)

(Click here to view family history:  Keith-Hyslop Familes of Gibson County, Indiana.)


No headstone found or identified.

 

2

13

Keith

Irene H

10 Dec 1907

2 Aug 2002

Wife of Charles H KEITH.

2433

2

3

Keith

James

14 Jun 1874

27 Aug 1901

Son of Hiram & Elizabeth KEITH.

2041

1

7

Keith

Lee Roy

14 Mar 1929

12 Aug 2014

Son of Arthur Jacob & Elsie Naomi (McQUEARY) KEITH.

Photo not yet availabe.

 

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Keith

Majorie R

25 Jan 1920

20 Aug 2010

nee MOORE.  Wife of Edgar T KEITH.  Married 8 Apr 1939.


Daughter of Lawrence & Helen (JONES) MOORE. 

 "Sons:  James R, 1941; Richard L, 1944"


(Click here to view obituary.)

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3

2

Keith

Mary E

13 Jun 1908

5 Mar 1985

Wife of Virgil P KEITH.

1954

3

3

Keith

Nancy M

13 Oct 1822

14 Nov 1893

nee SISSON.  Married 1st, Nathan KEITH, 27 Aug 1839 in Switzerland County, Indiana;  and  2nd, James MANDON/MUNDON,11 Jun 1855 in Gibson County, Indiana. 


Daughter of Benjamin & Zerriah Sophia (PENDLETON) SISSON.

NOTE:  See also MUNDON, Nancy M.

(Click here to view family history:  Keith-Hyslop Familes of Gibson County, Indiana.)

No readable headstone found.

 

 

Keith

Naomi Lee

8 Oct 1937

8 Oct 1937

--

2447

2

4

Keith

Pamela Fay

28 May 1959

30 May 1959

Infant daughter of William Floyd & Florence KEITH.

2552

2

14

Keith

Thomas Lesley

29 May 1933

24 Jul 1985

--

1952

3

3

Keith

Thomas Riley

1879

1958

Husband of Fannie KEITH.


Son of Hiram & Elizabeth (PHILLIIPS) KEITH.

(Click here to view family history:  Keith-Hyslop Familes of Gibson County, Indiana.)

2537

2

13

Keith

Virgil P

15 Jun 1902

26 Dec 1973

Husband of Mary E KEITH.

1954

3

3

Keith

William

9 Nov 1871

18 Feb 1959

Husband of Bertha A (STOTT) KEITH.  Married 7 Jul 1906.  Son of Hiram William & Elizabeth (PHILLIPS) KEITH.

2539

2

13

Keith

William Floyd

16 Feb 1914

24 Jan 1993

Husband of Florence A KEITH.  Married 27 Aug 1955.

Sgt, US Army Air Forces, WW II.

2553

2

14

Kendall

Eliza Ann

22 Apr 1905

12 Aug 1998

--

2155

1

17

Kendall

Fern A

1911

1996

Wife of Lester KENDALL.

2528

2

12

Kendall

Infant

--

--

--

2152

1

17

Kendall

James H

1865

1938

Husband of Sarah Ellen KENDALL.

2204

1

19

Kendall

Janet Joyce

1939

1939

Daughter of Lester & Fern A KENDALL.

2528

2

12

Kendall

Joseph

22 Aug 1892

17 Jun 1897

Son of James H & Sarah Ellen KENDALL.

2205

1

19

Kendall

Joseph W

12 Feb 1869

30 mar 1947

--

2154

1

17

Kendall

Lester

1901

1976

Husband of Fern A KENDALL.  (Surname of back of stone.)

2528

2

12

Kendall

Martha

20 Nov 1868

27 May 1915

--

2153

1

17

Kendall

Sarah Ellen

1870

1938

Wife of James H KENDALL.

2204

1

19

Kerney

Ethel Mae

11 Aug 1917

14 Jan 1996

nee TOWNSEND.  Wife of William Joseph KERNEY.  Married 22 Feb 1964.  Daughter of William Trippet & Emma Elizabeth (JONES) TOWNSEND.

1945

3

1

Kerney

William Joseph

1914

1971

Husband of Ethel Mae (TOWNSEND) KERNEY.  Married 22 Feb 1964.  Son of James W & Addie KERNEY.

1945

3

1

Kimbro

Clara Louise

5 Nov 1933

5 Jun 2018

nee DUNCAN.  Wife of Exall Law KIMBRO. 


Married:  3 Apr 1965.

0046

1

14

Kimbro

Exall Law

22 Dec 1933

--

Husband of Clara Louise (DUNCAN) KIMBRO.


Married: 3 Apr 1965.

0046

1

14

King

Maria F

10 Aug 1820

--

--

No readable headstone found.

 

 

Kirsch

Norman H

28 Dec 1916

16 May 1985

Husband of Virginia Rose KIRSCH.

1919

4

6

Kirsch

Virginia Rose

30 Dec 1920

22 Feb 2006

Wife of Norman H KIRSCH.

1919

4

6

Kolb

Adele

19 Jan 1943

--

Wife of L Frank KOLB.

1949

3

2

Kolb

Betty L

29 Jan 1940

--

Wife of Robert P KOLB.  Married 8 Sep 1974

2448

2

4

Kolb

Caroline

9 Jul 1850

20 Mar 1935

Wife of Jacob KOLB.

2531

2

13

Kolb

Charles A

1865

1946

Husband of Minerva KOLB.  “Father”

2409

2

1

Kolb

Chester D

14 May 1911

11 Aug 2011

Husband of Hazel L (BLAIZE) KOLB.  Married 21 Oct 1939.  Son of Joseph & Margaret (PHILLIPS) KOLB. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4163


2

7

Kolb

Christopher A

14 Jan 1965

7 Nov 1976

Son of L Frank & Adele KOLB.

1949

3

2

Kolb

Clarence A

4 Jan 1902

18 Dec 1991

Husband of Janice A KOLB.

2466

2

5

Kolb

Deborah E

20 Dec 1950

--

Wife of Joe H KOLB.

1957

3

5

Kolb

Edith

1884

1933

Wife of Samuel KOLB.

2645

2

22

Kolb

Frederick Lionel

3 Aug 1938

15 Apr 2001

Brother of Sarah (KOLB) ROBINSON.

1977

3

10

Kolb

Hazel L

31 Jan 1920

13 Jul 2012

nee BLAIZE.  Wife of Chester D KOLB.  Married 21 Oct 1939.  Daughter of Ralph & Floral (ATKINSON) BLAIZE. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4163

2

7

Kolb

Herdis C

5 Nov 1909

8 Nov 1996

Husband of Isabel Crecelius KOLB.

2273

2

21

Kolb

Isabel Crecelius

17 Aug 1916

4  Sep 2009

nee Crecelius.  Wife of Herdis C KOLB.  Daughter of Edgar & Myrtle (WATKINS)  CRECELIUS.

2273

2

21

Kolb

J Leotis

17 Jan 1901

11 Oct 1985

Husband of Margaret S KOLB. 


Married
7 Mar 1929.

“Father”

2512

2

9

Kolb

Jacob H

2 Nov 1903

18 Apr 1980

Husband of Lela P KOLB.

1976

3

10

Kolb

James Herdis

18 Jul 1939

25 Jul 2019

Husband of Judith Andree (SCOTT) KOLB. 


Married
6 May 1957


"Our Children:  Kathleen Susan - Jan 16 1958; James Herdis II - Jan 31 1960; Jacqueline Ann - July 10 1961; Jill Elizabeth - Feb 10, 1966"

0059

0041

3

2

Kolb

James Herdis, II "Buck"

31 Jan 1960

11 Feb 2013

Husband of Paula KOLB.  Son of James Herdis & Judith Andree (SCOTT) KOLB. 

Age:  53 years.

(Click here to view obituary.)

4161

3

2

Kolb

Janice A

25 Oct 1902

10 Nov 1971

Wife of Clarence A KOLB.

2466

2

5

Kolb

Jeanella Rose

3 May 1931

1 Jun 2006

nee HALE.  Daughter of Edward D & Anna Mae (PHILLIPS) HALE. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1962

3

6

Kolb

Joseph Howard "Joe"

26 Nov 1929

18 Jun 2005

Husband of Deborah E KOLB. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1957

3

5

Kolb

John L

8 Dec 1938

6 Aug 2007

Husband of Sandra L KOLB.  Married 26 Apr 1958.  “Parents of:  Karen Kay, Tracy Lou, Amy Susan, Kevin Stewart”

2498

2

7

Kolb

Joseph

1875

1962

Husband of Margaret "Maggie" (PHILLIPS) KOLB.  Married 19 Jul 1900.  Son of Jacob & Louisa (FRENCH) KOLB.

2523

2

12

Kolb

Joseph Wilbur

5 Jan 1902

6 Sep 1990

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (WOLFE) KOLB.  Married 21 Jun 1922.  Son of Joseph & Margaret May (PHILLIPS) KOLB.

2469

2

5

Kolb

Judith Andree Scott

14 Mar 1940

31 Dec 2018

nee SCOTT.  Wife of James Herdis KOLB.  


Married
6 May 1957.


"Our Children:  Kathleen Susan - Jan 16 1958; James Herdis II - Jan 31 1960; Jacqueline Ann - July 10 1961; Jill Elizabeth - Feb 10, 1966"

0059

0041

3

2

Kolb

L Frank

5 Oct 1940

--

Husband of Adele KOLB.

1949

3

2

Kolb

Lela P

23 Nov 1911

23 Jan 1998

Wife of Jacob H KOLB.

1976

3

10

Kolb

Leota

--

--

Daughter of Willard & Lillie E KOLB.

2522

2

12

Kolb

Lillie E

30 Nov 1876

20 Jun 1974

Wife of Willard KOLB.  Married 11 Oct 1894.  Children:  Lester, Leota, Clarence.

2521

2

12

Kolb

Lowell Lewis

1918

1930

Son of Samuel & Edith KOLB.

2645

2

22

Kolb

Margaret "Maggie"

1879

1950

nee PHILLIPS.  Wife of Joseph KOLB.  Married 19 Jul 1900.  Daughter of James & Jane (McROBERTS) PHILLIPS.

2523

2

12

Kolb

Margaret S

12 Nov 1901

25 Dec 1975

Wife of J Leotis KOLB.  Married 7 Mar 1929.  “Mother”

2512

2

9

Kolb

Mary Elizabeth

8 Aug 1902

20 Oct 1982

nee WOLFE.  Wife of Joseph Wilbur KOLB.  Married 21 Jun 1922.  Daughter of Joseph & Anna "Annie" (WHITE) WOLFE.

2469

2

5

Kolb

Maurice W

14 Apr 1919

20 Aug 2000

--

2525

2

12

Kolb

Merle

1896

1981

Buried next to Charles A & Minerva KOLB.

2408

2

1

Kolb

Minerva

1873

1947

Wife of Charles A KOLB.  “Mother”

2409

2

1

Kolb

Myrtle

26 Jun 1891

11 May 1912

Age 20 YRS, 10 MO, 15 DA.  “Asleep in Jesus”

2530

2

13

Kolb

Noel L

1914

1915

Son of Joseph & Margaret "Maggie" (PHILLIPS) KOLB.

2523

2

12

Kolb

Pansy

26 Dec 1888

25 Oct 1913

Daughter of Jacob & Pansy KOLB.

2531

2

13

Kolb

Robert P

12 Mar 1930

8 Dec 2000

Husband of Betty L KOLB.  Married 8 Sep 1974.  “Children:  Steven, Douglas, Karen, Brian, Neena, Darla”

A2C US Air Force, Korea.

2448

2

4

Kolb

Samuel

1879

1964

Husband of Edith KOLB.

2645

2

22

Kolb

Sandra L

28 Apr 1941

--

Wife of John L KOLB.  Married 26 Apr 1958.  “Parents of:  Karen Kay, Tracy Lou, Amy Susan, Kevin Stewart”

2498

2

7

Kolb

Willard

16 Aug 1872

6 Nov 1962

Husband of Lillie E KOLB.

2521

2

12


Section definitions.  For reference, arbitrary sections were defined for this listing (see below, NOT to scale.) 
            Section 1:  Located on the southeast corner of the cemetery directly south of the
                                    access road.  Row numbers were assigned beginning
                                    on the northwest corner and ending at the fence at east edge
                                    along CR 175E.  Very difficult to determine exact row locations of old burials.
            Section 2:  Located inside the service road.  Rows did not always seem to run straight.    
                                    from north to south.  Row numbers were assigned beginning on the northwest
                                    corner along the service lane and end at fence along CR 175E.
            Section 3:  Located on the northeast corner of the cemtery, north of the service road.
                                    Row numbers were assigned beginning on the northwest corner, next to
                                    the tree line and end at the fence along CR175E.
            Section 4:  Located to the west of the other sections as defined by a dividing line following
                                    west access road along the top of the hill.  Row numbers were assigned beginning on
                                    the southwest corner along the tree line and end at the service road on
                                    east.
                                                               

                                                                                                                                     County Road 175E




North Section  3

     






Center Section 2

 
South Section 1



West Section 4

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