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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	Nov 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.

George Pickersgill


Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Inscriptions and Notes.

Image #                  Image

Section

Row

Vaughn

Larry Paul

13 Oct 1944

29 Oct 2017

Husband of Marlene S (STEWART) VAUGHN.

Married 14 Oct 1967.

Son of Merle Winfred & Alice Marie (CALLIS) VAUGHN.

Our daughters: Michelle and Melissa.

(Click here to view obituary.)

0085

0086

2

7

Vaughn

Marlene S

18 Jun 1947

23 Jul 2005

nee STEWARD. Wife of Larry Paul VAUGHN.

Married 14 Oct 1967.

Our daughters: Michelle and Melissa.

0085

0086

2

7

Vitito

Alice

1867

1950

Wife of William VITITO. “Mother”

2452

2

5

Vitito

Betty L

26 Sep 1927

6 May 1928

--

2472

2

6

Vitito

Charles E

--

1950

Infant son of Charles R VITITO.

2453

2

5

Vitito

Charles W

1895

1963

Husband of Cora A VITITO.

2442

2

4

Vitito

Cora A

1895

1974

Wife of Charles W VITITO.

2442

2

4

Vitito

Dora A

14 Sep 1919

14 Dec 1928

--

2471

2

6

Vitito

Fred L

12 Jan 1932

1 Aug 1940

--

2455

2

5

Vitito

Goldia M

30 Mar 1907

--

Wife of John A VITITO.

2444

2

4

Vitito

Iva Pearl Hobson

6 May 1906

10 Jul 1969

“Mother”

2425

2

3

Vitito

James W

10 Sep 1916

11 Dec 1965

Indiana, SP5 HQ 4 Logistical Comd., WW II, Korea

2424

2

3

Vitito

John A

7 Nov 1917

10 Sep 1978

Husband of Goldia M VITITO.

2444

2

4

Vitito

Laura P

22 Sep 1929

25 Aug 1931

--

2470

2

6

Vitito

Mary Ruth

26 Nov 1940

2 Jan 2004

--

2443

2

4

Vitito

Michael Wayne

10 Sep 1952

17 Jun 1969

Son of Charles R & Dorothy E VITITO.

2454

2

5

Vitito

Walter D

23 Sep 1935

24 Mar 1944

--

2423

2

3

Vitito

William

1864

1939

Husband of Alice VITITO. “Father”

2452

2

5

Wallace

Elam R

12 Oct 1933

10 Feb 2006

Husband of Wanda M WALLACE.

2450

2

4

Wallace

Wanda M

27 Jun 1934

--

Wife of Elam R WALLACE.

2450

2

4

Watkins

Audrey P

17 Jun 1919

29 Oct 2011

nee CAIN. Daughter of Walter & Myrtle (RAINEY) CAIN.

(Click here to view obituary.)

0055

4

7

Weatherly

Elizabeth

c 1830-33

??

nee HALL. Wife of William T WEATHERLY. Married 23 Mar 1852.

2147

1

16

Weatherly

Hudson A

--

22 Jul 1877

Son of William T & Elizabeth (HALL) WEATHERLY. Aged abt 7 yr.

2149

1

16

Weatherly

Tighlman H

--

29 Mar 1879

Son of William T & Elizabeth (HALL) WEATHERLY. Aged 25 yrs 9 ms ? ds.

2148

1

16

Weatherly

William T

--

18 Apr 1883

Husband of Elizabeth (HALL) WEATHERLY. Married 23 Mar 1852.

Aged 57 yrs. 6 mos. 21 dys.

2150

1

16

Welch

John Allen

4 Jan 1957

13 Jun 2000

Husband of Shelly (KENEIPP) WELCH.

1885

4

4

Welch

Shelly Keneipp

25 Mary 1959

--

nee KENEIPP. Wife of John Allen WELCH.

1885

4

4

Welch

Shirley Jean

8 Feb 1935

28 Sep 2022

nee PHILLIPS

Daughter of Alexander & Margaret (WEIST) PHILLIPS.

(Click here to view obituary.)

7862 GAP

4

5

White

Carson

2 Jul 1946

4 Sep 2015

Husband of Janice (BROWN) WHITE.

Son of George V & Nellie (GRAVES) WHITE.

(Click here to view obituary.)

3594

4

8

White

George V

1891

1964

Husband of Nellie M (GRAVES) WHITE.

1937

4

7

White

Janice F

7 Apr 1944

--

nee BROWN. Wife of Carson WHITE.

3594

4

8

White

John D, Sr.

2 Feb 1945

12 Jan 2001

Husband of Ruth E WHITE. Married 30 Sep 1966.

1998

3

16

White

Nellie M

1903

1982

nee GRAVES. Wife of George V WHITE.

1937

4

7

White

Paul D

1 Apr 1904

19 Apr 1971

Husband of Thelma E WHITE.

1943

3

1

White- Hoefling

Ruth E

25 Jul 1947

10 Aug 2021

nee COX
Wife of John D WHITE, Sr., 1st (Married 20 Sep 1966) & Kenneth HOEFLING, 2nd..

(Click here to view obituary.)

7892 GAP

3

16

White

Thelma E

30 Mar 1907

8 Mar 1991

Wife of Paul D WHITE.

1943

3

1

White

Wilma Jean

27 Feb 1928

18 Feb 2007

--

1944

3

1

Whitehead

Janice A

2 Feb 1944

--

Wife of Michael R WHITEHEAD. Married 18 Jan 1969.

2009

3

19

Whitehead

Jimmie L "Broomy"

18 Aug 1942

23 Jan 2021

Son of Hugh WHITEHEAD & Mary WHITEHEAD HUGHES.

(Discrepancy in Date of Death between stone (23 Jan) and obituary (25 Jan))

U.S. Navy

(Click here to view obituary.)

7864 GAP

4

4

Whitehead

Michael R

27 Dec 1944

27 Sep 1990

Husband of Janice A WHITEHEAD. Married 18 Jan 1969.

2009

3

19

Whiting

William

24 Jun 1893

20 May 1948

Indiana, Pvt 160 Depot Brig, WW I

2564

2

15

Whittington

Helen

24 May 1906

27 Dec 1992

Wife of Joseph B WHITTINGTON.

2656

2

23

Whittington

Joseph B

16 Sep 1904

9 May 1970

Husband of Helen WHITTINGTON.

2656

2

23

Wilhite

Gilbert

12 Apr 1915

28 Aug 1994

Husband of Kathryn WILHITE.

1896

4

5

Wilhite

Kathryn

3 Feb 1913

28 Dec 1991

Wife of Gilbert WILHITE.

1896

4

5

Williams

Faythe Marie

16 Oct 2001

20 Jan 2002

--

1867

4

3

Williams

Homer E

--

15 Jan 1897

Aged 3 Ys. 8 Ms. 5 Ds.

4531

1

18

Williams

Nancy Jo

15 Jan 1961

21 May 2023

nee LINXWILER
Daughter of Rollin Earl & Carolyn Sue (CULLIVAN) LINXWILER.

(Click here to view obituary.)

7869 GAP

4

2

Wilson

Harold O “Pete”

15 Feb 1914

16 Nov 2001

Husband of Nancy Lee WILSON. Married 5 Sep 1942.

Sgt US Army, WW II.

2467

2

5

Wilson

Kenneth L

3 Apr 1932

14 Mar 2023

Husband of Mildred M COLLINS. Married 29 Nov 1952.

Our Children: Kenneth Jr., Thomas, Jill

(Click here to view obituary.)

7839 GAP

7840 GAP

2

24

Wilson

Mildred M

31 Oct 1933

2 Apr 2000

Wife of Kenneth L WILSON. Married 29 Nov 1952.

2662

2

24

Wilson

Nancy Lee

6 Jul 1922

5 Mar 1999

Wife of Harold “Pete” WILSON. Married 5 Sep 1942. “Parents of: Eric, Janice, Pat, Jo Ellen, John, Jim”

2467

2

5

Winget

Mabel P

5 Oct 1896

7 Oct 1978

Wife of Willard R WINGET.

2156

1

17

Winget

Willard R

5 Sep 1894

12 Nov 1975

Husband of Mabel P WINGET.

2156

1

17

Winingear

Lois R

14 Nov 1912

28 Aug 1996

Wife of William Lee WININGEAR. "Mother"

1884

4

4

Winingear

William Lee

4 Apr 1911

13 Mar 1973

Husband of Lois R WININGEAR. "Father"

1884

4

4

Wirth

Dorothy B

30 Oct 1920

15 Oct 2017

nee VITITO. Wife of Earl H WIRTH.

Daughter of Charles & Cara (WARD) VITITO.

(Click here to view obituary.)

0078

2

2

Wirth

Earl H

21 Apr 1897

24 Oct 1971

Husband of Dorothy B (VITITO) WIRTH.

0078

2

2

Wirth

Robert P

30 Sep 1942

6 Mar 2023

Husband of Martha M. (WHITEHOUSE) SCHAFFER.

Our Son: Dever W. Schaffer

"Trader Bob"

U.S. Army, Vietnam

(Click here to view obituary.)

7854 GAP

7855 GAP

4

7

Wirth

Sandra J

17 Oct 1949

--

Wife of William E "Bill WORTH.

1924

4

7

Wirth

William E "Bill"

18 May 1946

1 Sep 2007

Husband of Sandra J WIRTH. Married 17 Aug 1968

1924

4

7

Witherspoon

Eunice B

17 Oct 1907

27 Oct 1983

Wife of Glen P WITHERSPOON.

2428

2

3

Witherspoon

Glen P

26 Jun 1896

18 sep 1975

Husband of Eunice B WITHERSPOON.

Pvt. US Army, WW I

2428

2

3

Woodburn

Dora

1882

1972

Wife of Harry WOODBURN.

2664

2

24

Woodburn

Harry

1869

1956

Husband of Dora WOODBURN.

2664

2

24

Woodburn

James C

31 Jul 1910

25 Jul 1963

--

2008

3

19

Woodburn

James David

20 Dec 1967

6 Jun 1987

Son of James W & Becky (McKENZIE) WOODBURN.

2013

3

20

Woodburn

James William

28 Apr 1945

24 Jun 2018

Husband of Becky (McKENZIE) WOODBURN.

Married: 30 May 1971.

Son of Jim & Dorothy (REMBE) WOODBURN.

(Click here to view obituary.)

2013

3

19

Woodburn

Rebecca Lu

24 Oct 1948

24 Jun 2018

nee McKENZIS. Wife of James William WOODBURN.

Married: 30 May 1971.

2013

3

19

Woodry

Cornelius

abt 1843

14 Sep 1882

Husband of Sarah D (EVANS) WOODRY. Married 26 Nov 1881.

(Also spelled Woodrey.)

Pvt., Co E, 24^th Reg. Indiana Infantry. Enlisted on 31 Jul 1861.

4479

1

12

Woods

Byron S

26 May 1900

18 Nov 1977

Husband of Pearl F WOODS.

2608

2

18

Woods

Eleanor Jane

27 May 1936

8 Jul 2017

nee KOLB.

Daughter of Leotis & Margaret (STEWART) KOLB.

(Click here to view obituary.)

0052

2

9

Woods

Pearl F

4 Sep 1901

7 Apr 1987

Wife of Byron S WOODS.

2608

2

18

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.

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Inscriptions and Notes.	Image # Image	Section	Row
Vaughn	Larry Paul	13 Oct 1944	29 Oct 2017	Husband of Marlene S (STEWART) VAUGHN. Married 14 Oct 1967. Son of Merle Winfred & Alice Marie (CALLIS) VAUGHN. Our daughters: Michelle and Melissa. (Click here to view obituary.)	0085 0086	2	7
Vaughn	Marlene S	18 Jun 1947	23 Jul 2005	nee STEWARD. Wife of Larry Paul VAUGHN. Married 14 Oct 1967. Our daughters: Michelle and Melissa.	0085 0086	2	7
Vitito	Alice	1867	1950	Wife of William VITITO. “Mother”	2452	2	5
Vitito	Betty L	26 Sep 1927	6 May 1928	--	2472	2	6
Vitito	Charles E	--	1950	Infant son of Charles R VITITO.	2453	2	5
Vitito	Charles W	1895	1963	Husband of Cora A VITITO.	2442	2	4
Vitito	Cora A	1895	1974	Wife of Charles W VITITO.	2442	2	4
Vitito	Dora A	14 Sep 1919	14 Dec 1928	--	2471	2	6
Vitito	Fred L	12 Jan 1932	1 Aug 1940	--	2455	2	5
Vitito	Goldia M	30 Mar 1907	--	Wife of John A VITITO.	2444	2	4
Vitito	Iva Pearl Hobson	6 May 1906	10 Jul 1969	“Mother”	2425	2	3
Vitito	James W	10 Sep 1916	11 Dec 1965	Indiana, SP5 HQ 4 Logistical Comd., WW II, Korea	2424	2	3
Vitito	John A	7 Nov 1917	10 Sep 1978	Husband of Goldia M VITITO.	2444	2	4
Vitito	Laura P	22 Sep 1929	25 Aug 1931	--	2470	2	6
Vitito	Mary Ruth	26 Nov 1940	2 Jan 2004	--	2443	2	4
Vitito	Michael Wayne	10 Sep 1952	17 Jun 1969	Son of Charles R & Dorothy E VITITO.	2454	2	5
Vitito	Walter D	23 Sep 1935	24 Mar 1944	--	2423	2	3
Vitito	William	1864	1939	Husband of Alice VITITO. “Father”	2452	2	5
Wallace	Elam R	12 Oct 1933	10 Feb 2006	Husband of Wanda M WALLACE.	2450	2	4
Wallace	Wanda M	27 Jun 1934	--	Wife of Elam R WALLACE.	2450	2	4
Watkins	Audrey P	17 Jun 1919	29 Oct 2011	nee CAIN. Daughter of Walter & Myrtle (RAINEY) CAIN. (Click here to view obituary.)	0055	4	7
Weatherly	Elizabeth	c 1830-33	??	nee HALL. Wife of William T WEATHERLY. Married 23 Mar 1852.	2147	1	16
Weatherly	Hudson A	--	22 Jul 1877	Son of William T & Elizabeth (HALL) WEATHERLY. Aged abt 7 yr.	2149	1	16
Weatherly	Tighlman H	--	29 Mar 1879	Son of William T & Elizabeth (HALL) WEATHERLY. Aged 25 yrs 9 ms ? ds.	2148	1	16
Weatherly	William T	--	18 Apr 1883	Husband of Elizabeth (HALL) WEATHERLY. Married 23 Mar 1852. Aged 57 yrs. 6 mos. 21 dys.	2150	1	16
Welch	John Allen	4 Jan 1957	13 Jun 2000	Husband of Shelly (KENEIPP) WELCH.	1885	4	4
Welch	Shelly Keneipp	25 Mary 1959	--	nee KENEIPP. Wife of John Allen WELCH.	1885	4	4
Welch	Shirley Jean	8 Feb 1935	28 Sep 2022	nee PHILLIPS Daughter of Alexander & Margaret (WEIST) PHILLIPS. (Click here to view obituary.)	7862 GAP	4	5
White	Carson	2 Jul 1946	4 Sep 2015	Husband of Janice (BROWN) WHITE. Son of George V & Nellie (GRAVES) WHITE. (Click here to view obituary.)	3594	4	8
White	George V	1891	1964	Husband of Nellie M (GRAVES) WHITE.	1937	4	7
White	Janice F	7 Apr 1944	--	nee BROWN. Wife of Carson WHITE.	3594	4	8
White	John D, Sr.	2 Feb 1945	12 Jan 2001	Husband of Ruth E WHITE. Married 30 Sep 1966.	1998	3	16
White	Nellie M	1903	1982	nee GRAVES. Wife of George V WHITE.	1937	4	7
White	Paul D	1 Apr 1904	19 Apr 1971	Husband of Thelma E WHITE.	1943	3	1
White- Hoefling	Ruth E	25 Jul 1947	10 Aug 2021	nee COX Wife of John D WHITE, Sr., 1st (Married 20 Sep 1966) & Kenneth HOEFLING, 2nd.. (Click here to view obituary.)	7892 GAP	3	16
White	Thelma E	30 Mar 1907	8 Mar 1991	Wife of Paul D WHITE.	1943	3	1
White	Wilma Jean	27 Feb 1928	18 Feb 2007	--	1944	3	1
Whitehead	Janice A	2 Feb 1944	--	Wife of Michael R WHITEHEAD. Married 18 Jan 1969.	2009	3	19
Whitehead	Jimmie L "Broomy"	18 Aug 1942	23 Jan 2021	Son of Hugh WHITEHEAD & Mary WHITEHEAD HUGHES. (Discrepancy in Date of Death between stone (23 Jan) and obituary (25 Jan)) U.S. Navy (Click here to view obituary.)	7864 GAP	4	4
Whitehead	Michael R	27 Dec 1944	27 Sep 1990	Husband of Janice A WHITEHEAD. Married 18 Jan 1969.	2009	3	19
Whiting	William	24 Jun 1893	20 May 1948	Indiana, Pvt 160 Depot Brig, WW I	2564	2	15
Whittington	Helen	24 May 1906	27 Dec 1992	Wife of Joseph B WHITTINGTON.	2656	2	23
Whittington	Joseph B	16 Sep 1904	9 May 1970	Husband of Helen WHITTINGTON.	2656	2	23
Wilhite	Gilbert	12 Apr 1915	28 Aug 1994	Husband of Kathryn WILHITE.	1896	4	5
Wilhite	Kathryn	3 Feb 1913	28 Dec 1991	Wife of Gilbert WILHITE.	1896	4	5
Williams	Faythe Marie	16 Oct 2001	20 Jan 2002	--	1867	4	3
Williams	Homer E	--	15 Jan 1897	Aged 3 Ys. 8 Ms. 5 Ds.	4531	1	18
Williams	Nancy Jo	15 Jan 1961	21 May 2023	nee LINXWILER Daughter of Rollin Earl & Carolyn Sue (CULLIVAN) LINXWILER. (Click here to view obituary.)	7869 GAP	4	2
Wilson	Harold O “Pete”	15 Feb 1914	16 Nov 2001	Husband of Nancy Lee WILSON. Married 5 Sep 1942. Sgt US Army, WW II.	2467	2	5
Wilson	Kenneth L	3 Apr 1932	14 Mar 2023	Husband of Mildred M COLLINS. Married 29 Nov 1952. Our Children: Kenneth Jr., Thomas, Jill (Click here to view obituary.)	7839 GAP 7840 GAP	2	24
Wilson	Mildred M	31 Oct 1933	2 Apr 2000	Wife of Kenneth L WILSON. Married 29 Nov 1952.	2662	2	24
Wilson	Nancy Lee	6 Jul 1922	5 Mar 1999	Wife of Harold “Pete” WILSON. Married 5 Sep 1942. “Parents of: Eric, Janice, Pat, Jo Ellen, John, Jim”	2467	2	5
Winget	Mabel P	5 Oct 1896	7 Oct 1978	Wife of Willard R WINGET.	2156	1	17
Winget	Willard R	5 Sep 1894	12 Nov 1975	Husband of Mabel P WINGET.	2156	1	17
Winingear	Lois R	14 Nov 1912	28 Aug 1996	Wife of William Lee WININGEAR. "Mother"	1884	4	4
Winingear	William Lee	4 Apr 1911	13 Mar 1973	Husband of Lois R WININGEAR. "Father"	1884	4	4
Wirth	Dorothy B	30 Oct 1920	15 Oct 2017	nee VITITO. Wife of Earl H WIRTH. Daughter of Charles & Cara (WARD) VITITO. (Click here to view obituary.)	0078	2	2
Wirth	Earl H	21 Apr 1897	24 Oct 1971	Husband of Dorothy B (VITITO) WIRTH.	0078	2	2
Wirth	Robert P	30 Sep 1942	6 Mar 2023	Husband of Martha M. (WHITEHOUSE) SCHAFFER. Our Son: Dever W. Schaffer "Trader Bob" U.S. Army, Vietnam (Click here to view obituary.)	7854 GAP 7855 GAP	4	7
Wirth	Sandra J	17 Oct 1949	--	Wife of William E "Bill WORTH.	1924	4	7
Wirth	William E "Bill"	18 May 1946	1 Sep 2007	Husband of Sandra J WIRTH. Married 17 Aug 1968	1924	4	7
Witherspoon	Eunice B	17 Oct 1907	27 Oct 1983	Wife of Glen P WITHERSPOON.	2428	2	3
Witherspoon	Glen P	26 Jun 1896	18 sep 1975	Husband of Eunice B WITHERSPOON. Pvt. US Army, WW I	2428	2	3
Woodburn	Dora	1882	1972	Wife of Harry WOODBURN.	2664	2	24
Woodburn	Harry	1869	1956	Husband of Dora WOODBURN.	2664	2	24
Woodburn	James C	31 Jul 1910	25 Jul 1963	--	2008	3	19
Woodburn	James David	20 Dec 1967	6 Jun 1987	Son of James W & Becky (McKENZIE) WOODBURN.	2013	3	20
Woodburn	James William	28 Apr 1945	24 Jun 2018	Husband of Becky (McKENZIE) WOODBURN. Married: 30 May 1971. Son of Jim & Dorothy (REMBE) WOODBURN. (Click here to view obituary.)	2013	3	19
Woodburn	Rebecca Lu	24 Oct 1948	24 Jun 2018	nee McKENZIS. Wife of James William WOODBURN. Married: 30 May 1971.	2013	3	19
Woodry	Cornelius	abt 1843	14 Sep 1882	Husband of Sarah D (EVANS) WOODRY. Married 26 Nov 1881. (Also spelled Woodrey.) Pvt., Co E, 24^th Reg. Indiana Infantry. Enlisted on 31 Jul 1861.	4479	1	12
Woods	Byron S	26 May 1900	18 Nov 1977	Husband of Pearl F WOODS.	2608	2	18
Woods	Eleanor Jane	27 May 1936	8 Jul 2017	nee KOLB. Daughter of Leotis & Margaret (STEWART) KOLB. (Click here to view obituary.)	0052	2	9
Woods	Pearl F	4 Sep 1901	7 Apr 1987	Wife of Byron S WOODS.	2608	2	18