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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 updated	24 Sep 2020

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using several different sources. There may be other graves which are unknown due to missing, unreadable, destroyed or broken markers.
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Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Inscriptions and Notes.	Image # Image	Section	Row
O’Neal	Clyde		20 Nov 1893?	Aged ?	2042	1	7
O'Neal	Grace Moore	6 Sep 1900	1 Oct 1979	nee MOORE.	1975	3	10
Pate	Freida J	28 Jan 1924	--	Wife of Walter E PATE.	1974	3	10
Pate	Walter E	25 May 1920	9 Jun 1968	Husband of Freida J PATE. 48 yrs.	1974	3	10
Pauley	Bettie	23 May 1882	28 Jan 1967	Wife of John F PAULEY.	2544	2	13
Pauley	Birl M	26 Jun 1906	12 Jan 2001	Husband of Ida C PAULEY.	2632	2	20
Pauley	Hovey Murl	10 Dec 1913	22 Aug 1985	“Father”	2558	2	14
Pauley	Ida C	28 Aug 1902	30 Aug 1994	Wife of Birl M PAULEY.	2632	2	20
Pauley	John F	20 Jun 1882	22 Jun 1953	Husband of Bettie PAULEY.	2544	2	13
Pauley	Oscar	1889	1959	Husband of Viola PAULEY.	2628	2	20
Pauley	Viola	1892	1944	Wife of Oscar PAULEY	2628	2	20
Pearson	Christine	7 Nov 1922	19 Sep 2017	nee SLOAN. Daughter of Daniel & Ella (LYNCH) SLOAN. (Click here to view obituary.)	0042	2	16
Peil	Valada D	17 Sep 1951	10 Aug 2019	--	0092	4	3
Perkins	Edith E Pauley	24 Feb 1920	22 Oct 1984	--	2545	2	13
Petty	Brent Arthur	8 Mar 1956	1 Jul 1971	“Died at sea near Sitka, Alaska. Lived a full but short life.”	2216	1	19
Phillips	?	--	--	“Sons of Alexander & Christena (DECKER) PHILLIPS”	4496	1	15
Phillips	Alexander	20 Jan 1808	21 Jul 1867	Husband of Christena (DECKER) PHILLIPS.	4495	1	15
Phillips	Charlotte A Brumfield	30 Sep 1916	15 Apr 2011	nee BRUMFIELD. Wife of Sherman D PHILLIPS. Married 14 Oct 1944. Daughter of Ernest Wilford & Effie Mable (JOHNSON) BRUMFIELD. (Click here to view obituary.)	2272	2	22
Phillips	Christena	29 Nov 1811	10 Oct 1857	nee DECKER. Wife of Alexander PHILLIPS. Married 21 Jul 1834.B	2119	1	15
Phillips	Daisy Elizabeth	19 Apr 1886	25 Jan 1967	nee KOLB. Wife of John Barnard "Red" PHILLIPS. Married 1 Jan 1911. “Mother”	2646	2	22
Phillips	Donald Clayton	4 Sep 1960	--	"Son Brother"	1921	4	6
Phillips	Elmer L "Pup"	16 Nov 1924	30 Sep 2013	Husband of Zelma Lucille PHILLIPS. Married 6 Mar 1945. Son of Alexander & Margaret (WEIST) PHILLIPS. S1, US Navy. WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	1700 1701	4	7
Phillips	Ernest J	6 Oct 1918	15 Apr 1920	Son of John Barnard & Daisy Elizabedth (KOLB) PHILLIPS.	2647	2	22
Phillips	Flo E	20 Feb 1935	9 Jan 2006	nee SHAWHAN. Wife of John Clayton PHILLIPS. Married 3 Oct 1953. "Our boys: Steve, Donnie"	1698	4	5
Phillips	Henry Alexander "Alex"	24 Nov 1889	26 Aug 1967	Husband of Margaret Mae (WEIST) PHILLIPS. Married 19 Mar 1913. Son of James Henry & Narcissa Jane (McROBERTS) PHILLIPS.	1904	4	5
Phillips	Henry A	2 Nov 1922	15 Feb 2007	Husband of Mary Katherine PHILLIPS. Married 1 May 1946. Children: Dorthy K, James H. Y1 US Navy, WW II	1932	4	7
Phillips	Infant	26 Jun 1881	26 Jun 1881	Infant son of James Henry & Narcissa Jane (McROBERTS) PHILLIPS.	2040	1	7
Phillips	Joseph J	--	3 Nov 1888	Husband of Frances PHILLIPS. Married 6 Jan 1881. Pvt. Co. E, 136^th Reg. Indiana Infantry. Enlisted on 21 May 1864. Mustered out on 2 Sep 1864 at Indianapolis, Indiana. (100 days, 1864)	4532	1	18
Phillips	James Henry	11 Jan 1839	18 Dec 1917	Husband of Narcissa Jane (McRoberts) PHILLIPS. Married 22 Feb 1872. Son of Alexander & Christina (DECKER) PHILLIPS.	2039	1	7
Phillips	John	1832	1 Aug 1841	Son of Alexander & Christena (DECKER) PHILIPS. “decd 1^st Aug 1841 in the 9^th year of Lfs”	4497	1	15
Phillips	John Barnard "Red"	17 Mar 1875	2 Mar 1945	Husband of Daisy Elizabeth (KOLB) PHILLIPS. Married 1 Jan 1911. Son of James Henry & Narcissa Jane (McROBERTS) PHILLIPS. “Father”	2646	2	22
Phillips	John Clayton "Clate"	17 Aug 1927	29 Mar 2014	Husband of Flo E (SHAWHAN) PHILLIPS. Married 3 Oct 1953. "Our boys: Steve, Donnie" Son of Henry Alexander "Alex" & Margaret Mae (WEIST) PHILLIPS. US Navy, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	1698 0124	4	5
Phillips	John Steven	16 Nov 1957	23 Jun 2018	"Son & Brother"	0096	4	6
Phillips	Leota	16 Apr 1921	12 Sep 1991	On same stone as Robert ALLEN.	1993	3	14
Phillips	Margaret Mae	19 Dec 1891	11 Jan 1971	nee WEIST. Wife of Henry Alexander "Alex" PHILLIPS. Married 19 Mar 1913.	1904	4	5
Phillips	Mary Katherine	12 Aug 1921	28 Dec 2016	nee DUNLAP. Wife of Henry A PHILLIPS. Married 1 May 1946. Daughter of James A & Clara (WATKINS) DUNLAP. Children: Dorthy K, James H. (Click here to view obituary.)	1932	4	7
Phillips	Narcissa Jane	11 Feb 1853	9 Jun 1932	nee McROBERTS. Wife of James Henry PHILLIPS. Married 22 Feb 1872. Daughter of Artemas Barnard & Indiana (LEWIS) McROBERTS.	2039	1	7
Phillips	Sherman D	7 Oct 1911	23 Oct 1981	Husband of Charlotte A (BRUMFIELD) PHILLIPS. Married 14 Oct 1944	2272	2	22
Phillips	Steve	16 Nov 1957	23 Jun 2018	Son of John Clayton "Clate" & Flo Ellen (SHAWHAN) PHILLIPS. (Click here to view obiutary.)	Photo not yet available.	?	?
Phillips	Zelma L	23 Sep 1925	--	Wife of Elmer L PHILLIPS.	1700	4	7
Phillips-Ritchie	Estella A Melson	22 Feb 1899	7 Jul 1985	“Mother of Imogene & Charles”	2157	1	17
Pinnell	Brenda J	21 Oct 1950	7 Oct 2016	nee McKINNEY. Wife of Gerald T PINNELL. Married 31 Oct 1950. Daughter of Charles McKINNEY & Virginia (TOWNSEND) McKINNEY CONNER. (Click here to view obituary.)	0036	3	2
Pinnell	James Earl	20 Aug 1921	9 Mar 2007	Husband of Mary Ellen (HASSELBRINK) PINNELL.	1859	4	1
Pinnell	Gerald T	28 Jan 1949	5 Mar 2009	Husband of Brenda J (McKINNEY) PINNELL. Married 31 Jan 1969. Son of James Earl & Mary Ellen (HASSELBRINK) PINNELL. SP4, US Army, Vietnam.	0036 0037	3	2
Pinnell	Mary E	13 Dec 1926	30 May 1986	nee HASSELBRINK. Wife of James Earl PINNELL.	1859	4	1
Pleiss	Cora E	11 Jun 1872	31 Mar 1951	Wife of J Henry PLEISS. “Mother”	2598	2	17
Pleiss	J Clinton	1901	1940	--	2073	1	11
Pleiss	J Henry	28 Apr 1866	17 Nov 1947	Husband of Cora E PLEISS. “Father”	2598	2	17
Pleiss	Leola Mae	1900	1960	“Grandmother”	2074	1	11
Pleiss	Omer E	9 Jul 1915	12 Jul 2009	--	0030	3	5
Quinn	Lois Jean "Jeannie" Merrill	10 Sep 1956	25 Feb 2012	nee YORK. Daughter of William E & Mary Louise (LUTTRELL) YORK. (Click here to view obituary.)	1697	4	1
Rainey	Alvina J "Nancy"	24 Aug 1916	5 Oct 2002	--	1878	4	4
Rainey	Elmer	1900	1966	Husband of Marie RAINEY.	1938	4	7
Rainey	Marie	1910	1996	Wife of Elmer RAINEY.	1938	4	7
Rainey	Norman W	17 Jun 1914	14 Sep 1975	Sgt US Army, WW II.	1879	4	4
Rhone	Hazel F	20 Sep 1925	--	Wife Richard D RHONE. "Daughter: Bonnie Lou"	0046 0047	4	7
Rhone	Richard D	25 Apr 1927	18 Apr 2009	Husband of Hazel F RHONE. "Daughter: Bonnie Lou"	0046 0047	4	7
Richardson	Arthur L "Art"	1 Jul 1939	20 Dec 2014	Husband of Marsha (MASON) RICHARDSON. Married: 7 Nov 1980. Son of James Oscar & Zelda Pearl (WHITE) RICHARDSON. Children: Kim, Mike, Steve, Jill, Dean. US Navy. (Click here to view obituary.)	3584 3585	3	18
Richardson	Marsha L	1 Jul 1939	20 Dec 2014	nee MASON. Wife of Arthur L "Art" RICHARDSON. Married: 7 Nov 1980.. Children: Kim, Mike, Steve, Jill, Dean.	3584 3585	3	18
Risk	Arminta P	1915	1979	Wife of Lawrence I RISK. Married 10 Oct 1948. “Our children: Sherry Lou, 23 Jan 1952; Phillip Lawrence, 14 Oct 1954”	2653	2	22
Risk	Lawrence I	1916	1997	Husband of Arminta P RISK. Married 10 Oct 1948. “Our children: Sherry Lou, 23 Jan 1952; Phillip Lawrence, 14 Oct 1954”	2653	2	22
Ritchie	Ross A	8 Mar 1910	23 Apr 1971	Indiana, Sgt 1885 Svc Comd Unit, WW II.	2223	1	19
Ritchie	Zetta	14 Feb 1898	22 Mar 1973	“Miss”	2224	1	19
Robinson	Charles	1865	1909	--	2510	2	9
Roe	Joyce A	22 Oct 1938	17 Sep 2007	Wife of Raymond H ROE. Married 7 Jan 1956. "Mother"	1941	4	7
Roe	Raymond H	11 Mar 1938	5 Apr 1983	Husband of Joyce A ROE. Married 7 Jan 1956. "Father"	1941	4	7
Rogerson	Gloria June	2 Aug 1901	3 Aug 1967	--	2215	1	19
Rosh???	James H	13 Jun 187?	16 ?? 1881	Son of E & C Rosh???	4528	1	20
Roush	Everett B	21 Feb 1927	20 Sep 1992	--	1862	4	2
Russell	Paul E "Gene'"	26 Apr 1920	20 Feb 1999	Husband of Wilhelmina RUSSELL. 1st LT US Marine Corps, WW II.	1940	4	7
Russell	Wilhelmina	3 Apr 1922	6 Apr 1993	Wife of Paul E "Gene" RUSSELL.	1940	4	7
Ryan	Cam	--	--	--	2203	1	19

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

This area is not in use.