Genealogy

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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

Hazleton Community Cemetery

Formerly new Hazleton I.O.O.F.

White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.4885 N;  Longitude, -87.5310 W
Congressional Location:	SW-1/4; LOCATION 101; TOWNSHIP 1N; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:	Located along the north side of Indiana Highway 56 (East 2nd Street) at the east edge of Hazleton, Indiana.  (Northeast corner of Texas and East 2nd Street.)
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	Sect- ion	Row
Davis	Boyd L	19 Jan 1912	29 Sep 2008	Husband of Margaret A DAVIS.  Married 14 Feb 1936.	7079 7080	3	12
Davis	Charles Henry	19 Feb 1903 (16 Feb 1903)	20 Oct 1981	Second husband of Minerva Victoria (ELLIOTT) WILSON DAVIS. (Note:  Alternate birth date from SSDI.)	3928	3	2
Davis	Margaret A	15 Oct 1916	8 Oct 2003	Wife of Boyd L DAVIS.  Married 14 Feb 1936.	7079 7080	3	12
Decker	A Henry	5 Apr 1868	22 Oct 1924	Husband of Pearl DECKER. “Father”	3575	1	21
Decker	Ada E	22 Oct 1887	27 Oct 1972	Wife of Paul V DECKER.	4081	4	5
Decker	Alphonso “Pip”	26 Nov 1892	12 Aug 1969	Husband of Ruth (BRICE) DECKER.   “Father” Indiana, Pvt., US Army, WW I	3872	2	21
Decker	Cayula Belle	27 Jan 1889	20 Mar 1966	--	3870	2	21
Decker	Doris J	18 Aug 1926	--	Wife of William H “Bill” DECKER.	3873	2	21
Decker	Howard E	13 Aug 1907	27 Jan 1978	Husband of Virginia E DECKER.	4085	4	5
Decker	Paul V	12 Apr 1887	18 May 1960	Husband of Ada E DECKER.	4081	4	5
Decker	Pearl	3 Sep 1880	8 Jan 1931	Wife of A Henry DECKER.  “Mother”	3576	1	21
Decker	Roda	20 Jun 1845	9 May 1930	Son of Joseph & Martha "Patsy" (PHILLIPS) DECKER.  Never married. Pvt., Co. G, 143rd Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Enlisted on 21 Jan 1865.  Mustered out 17 Oct 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.	3514	1 Lot 84	16
Decker	Ruth Brice	5 May 1892	7 Dec 1969	nee BRICE.  Wife of Alphonso “Pip” DECKER.	3872	2	21
Decker	Virginia E	14 Nov 1906	29 Jan 1983	Wife of Howard E DECKER.	4085	4	5
Decker	William H “Bill’	6 Jan 1924	16 Feb 1996	Husband of Doris J DECKER. 1^st Lt., US Army Air Corps, WW II	3873	2	21
Deffendall	Rena Robb	26 Oct 1948	14 Jun 2013	nee ROBB.  Wife of Eddie DEFFENDALL.  Daughter of Orvel & Evelyn (STILES) ROBB.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0078	1	5
Dent	Robert M	27 Aug 1910	2 Oct 1967	Husband of Ruth Alice DENT.	7083	3	20
Dent	Ruth Alice	14 Jan 1925	19 Aug 2010	Wife of Robert M DENT, 1st; and ? HUTTON, 2nd.	7083	3	20
DePriest	Willam H H	1841	1925	--	3459	1	12
Dixon	Albert R "Hawk"	20 Aug 1913	26 Apr 2011	Husband of Mary Helen (BELL) DIXON.  Son of Theodore & Ann (COLLINS) DIXON. “Father” (Click here to view obituary.)	2153	1	10
Dixon	Jerald Roy "Jerry"	27 Oct 1944	08 Nov 2019	Husband of Sharon (HART) DIXON.  Married: 1 Jul 1967. Our Beloved Children: Shannon Lee, Jared Ray. Son of Albert R "Hawk" & Mary Helen (BELL) DIXON. National Guard. (Click here to view obituary.)	7800 GAP 7801 GAP	1	7
Dixon	Leland Keith	30 Jul 1954	25 Jun 1960	Son of Albert R & Mary Helen (BELL) DIXON.  “Son”	2153	1	10
Dixon	Leland R "Brownie"	14 Jun 1917	26 Apr 1936	Son of Theodore & Nancy Ann (COLLINS) DIXON. “Son”	3449	1	11
Dixon	Malinda Maxene	9 Sep 1925	28 Dec 1995	--	4076	4	4
Dixon	Mary Ann	31 Mar 1938	31 Mar 1938	Stillborn daughter of Theodore "Boone" DIXON, Jr. and Marie SAMSON. Services at Dixon home, 1 Apr 1938. Lot #56.	No headstone.	1	11
Dixon	Mary Helen	28 Mar 1919	8 Dec 2010	nee BELL.  Wife of Albert R "Hawk" DIXON.  Daughter of William & Mattie Elizabeth (WRIGHT) BELL. “Mother” (Click here to view obituary.)	2153	1	10
Dixon	Nancy Ann	6 Apr 1887	22 Dec 1940	nee COLLINS.  Wife of Theodore DIXON. “Mother”  (Click here to view obituary.)	3448	1	11
Dixon	Theodore	5 Dec 1885	5 Nov 1951	Husband of Nancy Ann (COLLINS) DIXON. “Father”	3447	1	11
Dixon	Theodore “Boone”	30 Jan 1922	28 Jan 1977	Son of Theodore & Nancy Ann (COLLINS) DIXON.	3446	1	11
Dobson	Brad	24 Aug 1959	24 Oct 2003	Buried adjacent to John C & Phyllis J DOBSON.	4020	3	13
Dobson	Irene D	28 Apr 1916	10 Nov 2001	Wife of Orlando O. DOBSON.	3924	3	2
Dobson	John Charles	2 Feb 1933	3 May 1998	Husband of Phyllis J DOBSON. Cpl., US Army.	4021	3	13
Dobson	Orlando O	4 Jun 1914	23 Mar 1991	Husband of Irene D DOBSON. Tec. 5, US Army, WW II.	3924	3	2
Dobson	Phyllis J	18 Jun 1940	--	Wife of John C DOBSON.	4021	3	13
Donovan	Helen Marie	23 Jul 1924	2 May 2016	nee LANE.  Wife of Ralph James DONOVAN.  Married 15 Aug 1959.  Daughter of Henry Edward & Cora (HANDKINS) LANE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	0012	1	23
Donovan	Ralph James	1 Sep 1914	30 Aug 1981	Husband of Helen Marie DONOVAN.  Married 15 Aug 1959.	0012	1	23
Dossett	Doris A	14 May 1906	23 Sep 1995	nee RUMBLE.  Wife of Marlin DOSSETT.  Married 9 Jul 1926.  Daughter of David Isaac & Etherl (ROBB) RUMBLE.	3989	3	8
Douglas	Donald E	22 Jun 1933	11 Feb 2022	Husband of Doris Mae (SINKES) DOUGLAS. U.S. Navy, Korea (Click here to view obituary.)	7806 GAP	1	7
Douglas	Doris M "Tess"	24 May 1935	27 Jun 2014	nee SINKES.  Wife of Donald DOUGLAS. Daughter of James & Irene (PAGE) SINKES. (Click here to view obituary.)	7806 GAP	1	7
Douglas	Samuel Lee	7 May 1968	28 Jul 2017	Son of Donald & Doris M (SINKES) DOUGLAS. (Click here to view obituary.)	Photo not yet available.	?	?
Dunn	Adolph I	1 Sep 1892	20 Jun 1963	Husband of Ethel P DUNN.	3729	2	10
Dunn	Carolyn Sue	22 Jan 1936	19 Jun 1941	Daughter of E L & Marie DUNN. Struck and killed by a car while playing	3680 From the Princeton Clarion, 20 Jun 1941	2	5
Dunn	Charles A	13 Dec 1916	23 Dec 2004	Husband of Margery B DUNN. Colonel, USAF (Ret.), WW II, Bronze Star Medal.	3653	2	2
Dunn	Edward Dewey	27 Apr 1898	14 Jan 1963	--	3721	2	9
Dunn	Ernest L	17 Nov 1907	6 Oct 2001	Husband of Marie M DUNN.  Married 16 Sep 1930.	3686	2	6
Dunn	Ethel P	21  Mar 1892	11 Aug 1980	Wife of Adolph I DUNN.	3729	2	10
Dunn	Joseph M	1871	1943	Husband of Luella DUNN.	3730	2	10
Dunn	Luella	1875	1942	Wife of Joseph M DUNN.	3730	2	10
Dunn	Margery B	24 Oct 1916	4 Jun 1974	Wife of Charles A DUNN.  “Devoted Service wife & mother.”	3653	2	2
Dunn	Marie A	13 Aug 1912	8 Apr 2009	Wife of Ernest L DUNN.  Married 16 Sep 1930.	3686	2	6
Dunn	Rosa P	1879	1975	Wife of Sampson DUNN.	3718	2	8
Dunn	Sampson	1874	1940	Husband of Rosa P DUNN	3718	2	8
Ehlers	Charles P	2 Jan 1884	13 Sep 1955	Husband of Ruby S EHLERS.  “Father”	3846	2	19
Ehlers	Hallye Albertine	1917	1919	--	3844	2	19
Ehlers	Mary Evalyn	1922	1922	--	3845	2	19
Ehlers	Ruby S	21 Jun 1888	1 Apr 1950	Wife of Charles P EHLERS.  “Mother”	3846	2	19
Elliott	Allen Thurman	18 Sep 1901	10 Jan 1985	Husband of Zella Myrtle (WALTERS) ELLIOTT.  Married 29 May 1919.  Son of Joseph Wright & Louisa Jane (CUNNINGHAM) ELLIOTT.  (Click here to view obituary.)	3891	2	23
Elliott	Carl Wilbur	30 Jan 1928	13 Mar 2004	Husband of Sharon Ann (VanPATTEN) ELLIOTT. Married 5 Mar 1857.  Son of Allen Thurman & Zella Myrtle (WALTERS) ELLIOTT.  US Army, Korea (Click here to view obituary.)	3890 7828 GAP	2	23
Elliott	Myrtle W	6 Sep 1899	5 Dec 1967	nee WALTERS.  Wife of Allen Thurman ELLIOTT.  Married 29 May 1919. Daughter of Seth Jones & Amanda (RICHARDS) WALTERS.	3891	2	23
Elliott	Sharon Ann	13 Apr 1938	26 Jun 2020	nee VanPATTEN.  Wife of Carl Wilbur ELLIOTT.  Married 5 Mar 1957. Daughter of Richard & Bridget (EVERETT)  VanPATTEN.  (Click here to view obituary.)	7827 GAP	2	23
Ellis	Allen Muril	8 Feb 1918	19 Sep 1944	Son of Muril F & Stella G (STEELMAN) ELLIS. Lt. 101^st Airborne Division,  WW II.  Killed in action.	3441 From the Princeton Clarion, 30 Oct 1944	1	10
Ellis	Barbara Ann	02 Feb 1962	--	Wife of Robert Davidson ELLIS, Jr.	0024	2	15
Ellis	Emily S	11 Oct 1871	12 Jan 1952	Wife of William M ELLIS.  “Mother”	3464	1	12
Ellis	Gene A	24 Jun 1925	5 Jun 2013	Husband of Geneva B (TOLBERT) ELLIS.  Married 6 Sep 1947. Son of Muril F & Stella G (STEELMAN) ELLIS. US Marine Corps, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	0016	1	7
Ellis	Geneva B	30 May 1924	2 May 1978	nee TOLBERT.  Wife of Gene A ELLIS. Married 6 Sep 1947.	0016	1	7
Ellis	Joyce M Watson	29 Mar 1946	--	nee WATSON.  Wife of Lynn O ELLIS.  Married 28 Mar 1968.  Daughter of Victor R & Marie E WATSON. “Our children:  Andy, James, Brenda, Lisa, Michelle, Steven, Raymond”	3471	1	13
Ellis	Kyle E	17 Nov 1950	--	Wife of Michael G "Mike" ELLIS.  Married 19 Jun 1971.	0017	1	7
Ellis	Louetta M	1922	1980	Wife of N Hubert ELLIS.	3450	1	11
Ellis	Lynn O	19 Jun 1938	17 Jan 1997	Husband  of Joyce M (WATSON) ELLIS. Married 28 Mar 1968. “Our children:  Andy, James, Brenda, Lisa, Michelle, Steven, Raymond” SFC, US Army, Vietnam	3471	1	13
Ellis	Marvin Dean	15 Nov 1961	16 May 2020	Husband of Heidi Marie ELLIS. Son of Gene & Geneva (TOLBERT) ELLIS. (Click here to view obituary.)	7808 GAP	1	7
Ellis	Michael G "Mike"	11 Aug 1950	21 Nov 2017	Husband of Kyle ELLIS. Married 19 Jun 1971. Son of Gene & Geneva (TOLBERT) ELLIS.  Former Fire Chief of the Hazleton Vol. Fire Department - (Click here to view obituary.)	0017	1	7
Ellis	Muril F	26 Aug 1895	3 Mar 1970	Husband of Stella G (STEELMAN) ELLIS.  Married 2 May 1914.	3443	1	10
Ellis	N Hubert	1915	1984	Husband of Louetta M ELLIS. US Army and U.S. Postmaster”	3450	1	11
Ellis	Richard Craig	7 Jul 1923	2 Dec 1935	Son of Mr. & Mrs. Merl ELLIS. Died of burns after tipping over a kettle of boiling water.	3442 From the Princeton Clarion, 3 Dec 1935	1	10
Ellis	Richard D	11 Oct 1961	13 Jul 2022	Husband of Stacy L. (PENNER) ELLIS. Married 28 Nov 1986. OPur Children: Emily, Alina, David. (Click here to view obituary.)	7781 GAP 7782 GAP	3	10
Ellis	Robert Davidson "David", Jr.	30 Oct 1955	13 Jun 2019	Husband of Barbara Ann (TRASK) ELLIS. Click here to view obituary.	0024	2	15
Ellis	Ruth M. Ice	18 Feb 1921	25 Nov 2005	nee ICE.  Wife of Buthel E. “Boots” TOLBERT, 1st, married 27 Aug 1938; & Gene ELLIS, 2nd.  Daughter of John W & Eva Mae (POTTS) ICE.  (Click here to view obituary.) (See also:  Tolbert, Ruth M Ice.)	3979	3	7
Ellis	Stella G	23 Aug 1896	31 Aug 1984	nee STEELMAN.  Wife of Muril F ELLIS.  Married 2 May 1914.	3443	1	10
Ellis	William M	22 Oct 1855	15 Apr 1925	Husband of Emily S ELLIS.  “Father”	3464	1	12

Section definitions.  For reference, arbitrary sections were defined for this listing (see below, NOT to scale.) 

Section 1:  Located on the northwest corner of the cemetery directly north of the access road. 

Row numbers were assigned beginning along the west edge (Texas Street) of the cemetery and 

ending at the service road separating Section 1 & 4.

Section 2:  Located on the southwest corner of the cemetery directly south of the service road. 

Row numbers were assigned beginning along the west edge (Texas Street) of the cemetery 

and ending at the service road separating Sections 2 & 4.

Section 3:  Located on the northeast corner of the cemetery, east of the service road separating 

Sections 1 & 3.  Row numbers were assigned beginning on the west edge along the north-south 

service road and continuing to the east edge of the cemetery.

Section 4:  Located on the southeast corner of the cemetery, east of the service road separating 

Sections 2 & 4.  Row numbers were assigned beginning on the west edge along the north-south 

service road and continuing to the east edge of the cemetery.

Gray Lane Indiana Highway 56 (East 2^nd Street)
Southeast, Section 4	Southwest, Section 2	Texas Street	Private Property Old Hazleton I.O.O.F. Cemetery
Service lane	Service lane
Northeast, Section 3	Northwest, Section 1

HAZLETON COMMUNITY CEMETERY

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