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Oak Hill Cemetery

Patoka, White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:

38.4094 N Latitude; -87.5813 W Longitude

Congressional Location:

SW-1/4; SE-1/4; SECTION 24; TOWNSHIP 1S; RANGE 11W

Common Directions:

Located east of East Street, between Cross Street and School Street, on the northeast edge of Patoka.

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.
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George Pickersgill  

Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#                                   Photo

Sect-

ion

Row

Brady

John

11 Jan 1872

15 Feb 1899

 --

2951

E

12

Brady

Sarah

28 Jun 1868

12 Feb 1899

 --

2949

E

12

Brady

William

20 Nov 1898

10 Jan 1899

--

2950

E

12

Braselton

Cynthia Ann

25 Sep 1850

11 Sep 1926

nee FLINN.  Wife of David Brown BRASELTON.  Daughter of William & Sarah (JEFFRIES) FLINN. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

No headstone found or identified.

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Braselton

David Brown

5 Mar 1848

6 Aug 1930

Husband of Cynthia Ann (FLINN) BRASELTON. 


Age 82. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

No headstone found or identified.

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Braselton

James David

15 Oct 1926

14 Jun 1943

Son of William Orville BRASELTON

Drowned at Lake Seminole, Camp Carson.

3357


From the Princeton Clarion, 17 Jun 1943

W

4

Braselton

Thomas Fillmore

9 Feb 1913

10 Sep 1925

Son of William Orville BRASELTON

3358

W

4

Braselton

Victor P

14 Jan 1929

29 Aug 1993

Son of William Orville BRASELTON 


WW II.





3356

W

4

Breedlove

Herbert

1858

1936

 --

2857

E

10

Brewer

Elmer F

15 Jun 1894

5 Jun 1935

 --

2827

E

9

Brim

Sadie

1885

1949

 --

2755

E

8

Brim

Viola

1865

1909

Wife of Washington BRIM.

2294

E

1

Brim

Washington

1858

25 Feb 1924

Husband of Viola BRIM.  Son of Robert BRIM.

(From alternate source:  Age 63 yrs. 3 mos. 16 dys.)

2294

E

1

Brock

Delilah

1826

1899

nee HELSLEY.  Wife of Stroher BROCK.


(On back of monument of Effie (BROCK) DAUGHERTY, her daughter)

3246

W

2

Brock

Emma

 abt 1831

--

Wife of John BROCK.

3243

W

2

Brock

Irine D

1913

1927

Daughter of Stephen “Steve” & Vina BROCK.

3306

W

3

Brock

Lennie

 --

--

--

3244

W

2

Brock

Martha M

1908

25 Jan 1915

Daughter of Stephen “Steve” & Vina BROCK.

3308

W

3

Brock

Stephen

“Steve”

24 Jul 1866

27 Feb 1939

Husband of Vina BROCK.  Son of Stroher BROCK.

3305

W

3

Brock

Stroher 

 abt 1832

21 Aug 1903

Husband of Delilah (HELSLEY) BROCK.   Son of Michael & Keziah BROCK.


Pvt., Co G, 143rd Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Hazleton, Indiana:  Enlisted on 20 Jan 1865, mustered out on 17 Oct 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.




(Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)

No headstone found.

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?

Brock

Stroher B

1918

1920

Son of Stephen “Steve” & Vina BROCK. 

3307

W

3

Brock

Vina

19 Jan 1882

10 Apr 1958

Wife of Stephen “Steve” BROCK

3305

W

3

Brown

Alice Grey

27 Aug 1854

"1855"

15 Mar 1930

nee SANDERS.  Wife of David F BROWN.


Daughter of William & Manda E (DILLS) SANDERS.

2816

E

9

Brown

Charles W

13 Sep 1929

5 May 2022 

Husband of Mary Maxine (LYNCH) BROWN.  Married May 1950.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7645 GAP

EA

3

Brown

Clarence 

9 Jun 1907

21 Aug 1972

Husband of Helen BROWN.  Married 29 Jun 1928. 

Indiana, AS, U.S. Navy, W. W. II

2955

E

12

Brown

Clifton Ethelbert

25 Jan 1880

29 Jul 1941

"Father"

2815

E

9

Brown

Dorothy P

25 Sep 1899

16 Jul 1978

nee PALMER.  Wife of Millard M BROWN

2749

E

8

Brown

Elizabeth J

4 Mar 1857

9 Jan 1882

Wife of S H BROWN.

Aged 24 y. 10 m. 5 d.

3543

W

8

Brown

Ernest

18 Feb 1893

4 Aug 1983

Husband of Lola M BROWN

2635

E

6

Brown

Evelyn

1910

1935

 --

2824

E

9

Brown

Frances Gilbert

1859

1925

 --

2472

E

3

Brown

Halla J

31 Dec 1881

26 Aug 1882

Daughter of S H & Elizabeth J BROWN.

Aged 8 m. 25 d.

3544

W

8

Brown

Helen

20 May 1909

6 Mar 1978

Wife of Clarence BROWN.  Married 29 Jun 1928.

2955

E

12

Brown

Leon M 

1917

1944

Chief Pharmacist's Mate, U.S. Navy, W.W. II   Lost at sea in the submarine service.






2324

E

1

Brown

Lester Harold

 --

27 Jun 1929

Son of Samuel & Phoeba (HARMON) BROWN.

Age 23 yrs. 3 mos. 7 dys.

Headstone not found or not identifiable.

?

?

Brown

Lola M

1896

1973

Wife of Ernest BROWN

2655

E

6

Brown

Lutie A

1898

1946

--

2472

E

3

Brown

Mabeline

3 Jul 1906

13 Aug 1907

Daughter of A B & B BROWN

3463

W

6

Brown

Mary Maxine

11 Sep 1930

20 Feb 2000

nee LYNCH.  Wife of Charles W BROWN.  Married May 1950.  Daughter of Jerry I & Evalena (McKANNON) LYNCH. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3082

EA

3

Brown

Millard M 

12 Jan 1895

24 Sep 1974

Husband of Dorothy P (PALMER) BROWN. 


W.W. I Veteran





2749

E

8

Brown

Ollie E

9 Mar 1884

29 Jan 1973

nee GARWOOD.  Wife of William C BROWN. 


Daughter of William & Mary (MILLER) GARWOOD.

2822

E

9

Brown

Paul J

1927

4 Jul 1929

Son of Lutie & Jennie Mae BROWN.

Age 1 yr. 8 mos. 8 dys.

2472

E

3

Brown

Phoebe

1879

1944

nee HARMON.  Wife of Samuel BROWN.

2339

E

2

Brown

Samuel

16 Mar 1870

13 Jan 1958

Husband of Phoebe (HARMON) BROWN. 


Son of Henry & Elvira (JOHNSON) BROWN.

2339

E

2

Brown

Tomuel

10 May 1875

9 Jun 1918

Husband of Dora (ROW) McFADDEN BROWN. 


Married 21 Oct 1898. 


Son of Jonathan & Martha (WATKINS) BROWN.


"Father"

Posted by Jeannie Collins on Find-A-Grave.com

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Brown

William C

28 Aug 1882

21 Sep 1934

Husband of Ollie E (GARWOOD) BROWN

2822

E

9

Bruce

Corellen

29 Dec 1936

--

Wife of J Robert “Bob” BRUCE.

3052

EA

2

Bruce

Elizabeth A

17 Mar 1945

8 Dec 2016

nee LANKFORD.  Wife of Kenneth E BRUCE. 


Daughter of Walter & Edith (DECKER) LANKFORD. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4012

EA

3

Bruce

Jesse Robert “Bob”

25 Aug 1935

4 Feb 2018

Husband of Corellen BRUCE. 


Son of Kenneth M & Lucille O (PORTER) BRUCE. 

SP2, U.S. Army
Korea




(Click here to view obituary.)

7672 GAP

7673 GAP

EA

2

Bruce

Kenneth E "Kenny"

27 Nov 1944

14 May 2012

Husband of Elizabeth (LANKFORD) BRUCE. 


Son of Kenneth & Lucille (PORTER) BRUCE. 


Army Reserve.



(Click here to view obituary.)

4012

EA

3

Bruner

Ada E

1875

1941

nee TURPIN.  Wife of Harry E BRUNER.  Married 31 Oct 1895.  Daughter of A & Maria (FINNEY) TURPIN.

“Mother”

3254

W

2

Bruner

Alfred W

12 Feb 1841 

23 Oct 1904

Husband of Catherine "Katheryn" (DAVIS) BRUNER.  Married 24 Feb 1869. Son of Frederick & Rebecca (LEACH) BRUNER.

(Note:  Wife and son, Marcus are named on sides of this same monument.)

3659a

W

13

Bruner

Catherine

"Katheryn"


23 Nov 1850  

31 Jan 1908

nee DAVIS.  Wife of Alfred W BRUNER.  Married 24 Feb 1869.

"Mother"


3659

3661

W

10

Bruner

Clara E

6 Jul 1909

13 Oct 1984

Wife of Luther BRUNER

3299

W

3

Bruner

Clark

1856

26 Jan 1945

Husband of Laura A (WRIGHT) BRUNER.  Married 19 Dec 1878.

3251

W

2

Bruner

Emma Caroline

15 Sep 1886

23 Aug 1959

nee GARWOOD.  First wife of Howard James BRUNER.

No headstone found or identified.

W

2

Bruner

Harry E

1873

1936

Husband of Ada E (TURPIN) BRUNER.  Married 31 Oct 1895.  Son of John C & Sarah A (MELTON) BRUNER.

“Father”

3254

W

2

Bruner

Howard James

14 Jun 1889

29 Apr 1925

Husband of Emma  Caroline (GARWOOD) BRUNER, 1st; and Esther MILEY, 2nd, married 28 Jun 1917.  Son of Clark & Laura Alice (WRIGHT) BRUNER.

3252

W

2

Bruner

Jerauld

8 Apr 1902

26 Oct 1902 

(Note:  Given name from Health Department Records.)

3300

W

3

Bruner

James Wesley

7 Oct 1862

22 Nov 1914

(NOTE:  Buried at Decker Chapel Cemetery)

Headstone at Decker Chapel Cemetery.

N/A

N/A

Bruner

John

1883

1883

Son of Clark & Laura A (WRIGHT) BRUNER.

3253

W

2

Bruner

Laura A

1861

26 Apr 1946

nee WRIGHT.  Wife of Clark BRUNER.  Married 29 Dec 1878.

3251

W

2

Bruner

Luther

6 Apr 1903

22 Jan 1981

Husband of Clara E BRUNER

3299

W

3

Bruner

Marcus E

7 Oct 1877

29 Jul 1896

Son of Alfred W & Catherine "Kathryn" (DAVIS) BRUNER.

3657

W

10

Bruner

Nora B Phillips

5 Nov 1885

Mar 1965

"Mother"

2673

E

6

Bruner

Orvil Lee

17 Mar 1882

21 Mar 1973

Son of Alfred W & Catherine "Kathryn" (DAVIS) BRUNER.

"Father"

2675

E

6

Bruner

Oscar

8 Dec 1868

16 Nov 1903

(NOTE:  Buried at Decker Chapel Cemetery)

Headstone at Decker Chapel Cemetery.

N/A

N/A

Bruner

Susan Geneive

11 Mar 1873

6 Feb 1905

(NOTE:  Buried at Decker Chapel Cemetery)

Headstone at Decker Chapel Cemetery.

N/A

N/A

Bryant

Daphne S

1 Jun 1897

26 Oct 1984

nee Smith.  Wife of Ernest M BRYANT. 

Daughter of William L & Susie (PIRTLE) SMITH.


3611

W

9

Bryant

Ernest M

29 Nov 1892

23 May 1980

Husband of Daphne S (Smith) BRYANT

3611

W

9

Bryant

Etta J

1872

1961

Wife of Thomas S Bryant.

(Small stone is not legible.)

3242

3241

W

2

Bryant

Ina D

1906

2 May 1909

Daughter of Thomas F & Etta J BRYANT

3242

W

2

Bryant

Thomas F

1869

11 Dec 1916

Husband of Etta J BRYANT

"National Council Knights and Ladies of Security  1892"

(Small stone is not legible.) 

3242

3240

W

2

Buchanan

Charlie Ann Harrison

4 Mar 1917

19 Jun 1983

nee HARRISON.  "Mother". 

“Our Children:  Frances, Odell and Bonnell”

3000

3005

EA

1

Buchanan

E Pauline

13 Oct 1912

25 Mar 2007 

nee DAY.  Wife of Wayne "Buck" BUCHANAN. 


Daughter of Arvil & Alice (JONES) DAY. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3368

W

4

Buchanan

Wayne "Buck"

2 Apr 1905

12 Aug 1972

Husband of E Pauline  (DAY) BUCHANAN

3368

W

4

Bugher

Nelson

6 Sep 1899

19 Jul 1990

Husband of Ruth (ANTHIS) BUGHER

2743

E

8

Bugher

Ruth

11 Dec 1904

 6 Aug 2005

nee ANTHIS.  Wife of Nelson BUGHER.  Daughter of Ottis & Janie (GAMMON) ANTHIS. 

Died at the age of 100.


(Click here to view obituary.)

2743

E

8

Bullied

Lorene M

8 May 1928

15 Oct 2019

nee LYNCH
Daughter of Hallie & Emma LYNCH.

Died at Phoeniz, AZ. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

7705 GAP

W

5

Burke

Eloise Killion

18 Aug 1922

24 Sep 1980

nee KILLION. 

"Mother"

3339

W

4

Burkett

Effie B

1883

 ---

Wife of John T BURKETT

2794

E

9

Burkett

Frank

1861

1931

 Husband of Lucindia BURKETT.

2705

E

7

Burkett

John T

1870

8 Nov 1920

Husband of Effie B BURKETT.  Son of William & Azarma BURKETT

2794

E

9

Burkett

Lucinda

1871

1936

Wife of Frank BURKETT.

2705

E

7

Burkett

Marie

1896

1980

Daughter of Frank & Lucinda BURKETT.

2705

E

7

Burns

Anna Cline

22 Apr 1874

17 Feb 1898

nee CLINE. 

On the same stone as Myra (CLINE] WILSON

2468

E

3

Burns

Zachariah J

abt. 1839

?

Son of Nicholas & May H BURNS.

Pvt. Co. F, 33rd Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Enlisted on 16 Sep 1861, mustered out on 13 Jul 1865.

(Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)

No headstone found.

E

Lot 775

Burton

Charles W

1890

1964

Husband of Lillie (BROWN) BURTON.  Married 15 Nov 1911.


Son of Joseph C "Joe" & Nancy Abie (ARGO) BURTON.

2899

E

11

Burton

Nancy Abie

1856

12 Mar 1922

nee ARGO.  Wife of Joseph C "Joe" BURTON.  Married 13 Dec 1878 in White County, Illinois.


Daughter of Lewis Daivd & Adalyn ARGO. 


Born in Georgia.

2899

E

11

Butler

James Randolph 

5 Mar 1896

23 Jun 1978

WAGR, U.S. Army, W.W. I




3168

W

1

Butler

John William

1 Jul 1854

9 Sep 1934

Husband of Mary Pearl BUTLER.

“Father”

2615

E

5

Butler

Mary Pearl

11 Nov 1897

25 Dec 1917

nee LUCAS.  

Wife of John William BUTLER.  Daughter of John & Caroline LUCAS.

“Mother”

2615

E

5

Byerly

Clee

26 Jan 1885

1 Mar 1967

Husband of Myrtle BYERLY

2913

E

11

Byerly

Dorothy Louise

5 Aug 1922

23 Apr 2013

nee PARKER.  Wife of Richard Edward BYERLY.  Married 28 Oct 1944.  Daughter of Joseph & Estella (MASON) PARKER. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4039

W

10

Byerly

Mary Jane

30 Dec 1854

11 May 1928

nee LYNCH.  Wife of Nelson BYERLY.  Married 3 Apr 1873. Daughter of Thomas & Nancy LYNCH.  (Alternate source gives date of death as 12 May 1928)

(Click here to view obituary.)

2912

E

11

Byerly

Myrtle

3 Jan 1894

7 Aug 1977

Wife of Clee BYERLY

2913

E

11

Byerly

Richard Edward

22 May 1921

10 Sep 2003

Husband of Dorothy Louise (PARKER) BYERLY.  Married 28 Oct 1944. 

4039

W

10

Byers

S A

 --

21 Oct 1881

Daughter of W S & N M BYERS.

Aged 13 y’s 6 m’s 29 d’s.

2979

E

13

Byrley

James H

--

2 ??? 1904

--

2986

E

13

Byrley

Mary Schnelle

4 Nov 1898

7 Jun 1990

nee SCHNELLE.  Wife of Ralph R BYRLEY.


"Mother"

3152

EA

5

Byrley

Ralph R

30 Nov 1898

1 Dec 1978

Husband of Mary BYERLY.

3153

EA

5

Byrley

Wilbur R

23 Sep 1894 

5 Nov 1922

"Son" 

Killed in a railroad accident at Salt Lake City, UT.


WW I.





2911


From the Princeton Clarion, 13 Nov 1922

E



11

Byrns

Hazel Mae

17 Aug 1939

3 Jul 1969

--

2722

E

7

The above (without photographs) was originally transcribed in April, 2002, and submitted by Georgia McEllhiney; corrections and updates, May 2010 by Daniel L Elliott.

Sections and Rows:

The cemetery plat recorded 24 Nov 1883 contains east (E) and west (W) sections, each with 13 north-south rows.  An east addition (EA) containing 5 north-south rows was recorded 17 Jul 1973.  For purposes of this listing, rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section.

2247 East section, looking south.

2249 West section, looking south.

2618 East section, looking north.

2987 East addition, looking north.