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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

Lamb

Whitman C 

 --

22 Nov 1892

Husband of Clara E. LAMB. 


Sgt., Co. A, 80th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Enlisted on 4 Sep 1862, mustered out on 22 Jun 1865 at Salisbury, North Carolina.




3715

W

11


327

Lane

Carmen J Randolph

6 Jul 1939

11 Apr 1997

nee RANDOLPH.


Daughter of Willard T & Carmen Virginia (FERGUSON) RANDOLPH.


"Daughter   Sister   Mother"

3172

W

1

Lankford

Bessie

1883

1930

Wife of Charles C LANKFORD.

“Mother”

2703

E

7

Lankford

Charles C

1884

29 Sep 1935

Husband of Bessie LANKFORD.  Son of Mrs. Mollie E. DOWNER.

“Father”

2702

E

7

Lankford

Delilah M

19 Sep 1887

2 Mar 1981

Wife of William Felix LANKFORD

2704

E

7

Lankford

William Felix

19 Nov 1880

16 Sep 1970

Husband of Delilah M LANKFORD

2704

E

7

Lanman

Charles Michael

7 Feb 1942

21 Jan 2010

Son of ? LANMAN & Pauline (MILBURN) LANMAN TURPIN.


US Army


(Click here to view obituary.)

7199 (Photographer unknown)


7200

E

?

Lee

Louise D Marsh

1909

15 May 1978

nee MARSH.

2792

E

9

Leister

Lois

9 Jun 1917

7 Oct 1994

nee BARRETT.  Wife of Darby LEISTER.  Daughter of Pearle W & Eliza BARRETT

3187

W

1

Lewis

Arthur C 

21 Aug 1916

31 Jan 1985

Husband of Mildred F. LEWIS.  Married 25 Mar 1941. 


S1, U.S. Navy W.W. II




3029

3030

EA

1

Lewis

Lucinda

1856

1932

 --

2739

E

8

Lewis

Mildred F

13 Dec 1920

28 Apr 1999

Wife of Arthur C LEWIS.  Married 25 MAr 1941

3029

EA

1

Lewis

Paul J

21 Feb 1903

Oct 1948

 --

2345

E

2

Lewis

Pearl M

18 Apr 1906

Jun 1970

 --

2344

E

2

Lewis

Vern E 

18 Dec 1912

27 Apr 1967

Indiana, Sergeant, Company "D",  392nd. Engineers, W.W. II




2346

E

2


442

E-B

Litherland

Ella Marie

18 Dec 1901

23 Mar 1931

"Mother"

2860

E

10

Litherland

Gilbert H

26 Aug 1898

24 Sep 1956

"Father"

2507

E

4

Litherland

Infant

24 Jul 1927

24 Jul 1927

Child of Gilbert LITHERLAND

Headstone not found or not identifiable.

?

?

Lively

Wilbur

18 Aug 1911

30 May 1923

Son of Walter & Martha  LIVELY

2489

E

3

Lockett

Littie

 --

1 Jan 1932

Wife of Richard "Dick" Lockett.

Age 98 years. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

No headstone found.

E

8


Lot

625

Lockett

Richard "Dick"

 --

5 Feb 1917

Husband of Littie LOCKETT. 

Age 71 years.


Pvt., Co. F, 118 Reg. US Colored Infantry.




2737

E

8


Lot

625

Lockett

William Gene

 6 Apr 1904

24 Apr 1984

Son of Louis & Arra (CHAVIS) LOCKETT. 

(Click here to view obituary.)

No headstone found.

E

5

536
E-A


Lockhart

Elizabeth A

25 Dec 1824

22 Dec 1888

nee CASEY.  Wife of Ephraim G LOCKHART

3650

W

10

Lockhart

Ephraim G

14 Feb 1820

21 Jun 1890

Husband of Elizabeth A. (CASEY) LOCKHART.

3650

W

10

Lockhart

Henry Casey

8 Oct 1856

1 Oct 1914

 --

3649

W

10

Lockhart

Kate Cline

1871

1959

nee CLINE.  Wife of Robert P LOCKHART.  married 20 Jun 1900.  Daughter of Daniel & Amanda CLINE.

2461

2460

E

3

Lockhart

Robert P

1864

1930

 Husband of Kate (CLINE) LOCKHART.  Married 20 Jun 1900.  Son of Ephriam & Elizabeth LOCKHART.

2462

2460

E

3

Love

Thomas

1884

1896

(Buried in plot of Dr. John F HOWARD.)

2440

E

3

Lucas

?

--

--

“Father”

(At south end of row 5)

2616

E

5

Lucas

Caroline

1862

1917

"Mother"

Headstone not found or not identifiable.

?

?

Lucas

Florence

1885

1956

Wife of Harley LUCAS.

"Mother"

2328

E

1

Lucas

Hazel

1906

1942

Daughter of Harley & Florence LUCAS.

"Daughter"

2328

E

1

Lucas

William Harley

1871

19 Mar 1922

Husband of Florence LUCAS.  Son of John & Caroline LUCAS/

“Father”

AGed 50 yrs. 4 mos. 2 dys.

2328

E

1

Luttrell

Helen I

20 May 1935

1 Apr 2015

nee WILLIAMS.  Wife of Robert G LUTTRELL, Sr.


Married 6 May 1966. 


 

(Click here to view obituary.)

0053

W


Lot 377

W-C

1

Luttrell

Robert G, Sr.

23 Oct 1935

11 May 2014

Husband of Helen (WILLIAMS) LUTTRELL. 


Married 6 May 1966. 


Son of Horace & Dorothy (SUMMERS) LUTTRELL.


US Navy.






(Click here to view obituary.)

0053

W


Lot 377

W-D

1

Lyda

Beecher H 

20 Sep 1892

13 Dec 1958

Husband of Martha (SIMMONS) LYDA.  Married 23 Aug 1919. 


Son of Alexander & Josie LYDA.


Indiana, Private, Company "B", 803rd. Pioneer Infantry, W.W. I




(Click here to read about the Pioneer Infantry of WW I.)

2333

E

2

Lyda

Chester H 

13 Dec 1894

14 Mar 1984

Son of Alexander & Josie LYDA.


U.S. Army, W.W. I




2332

E

2

Lyda

David Lester

13 Jun 1905

22 Jan 1922

Son of Alexander & Josie LYDA

2330

E

2

Lyda

Ethel Josephine

27 Oct 1915

20 Jun 1935

"Sister".  "In God's Care"

2331

E

2

Lyles

Jane

 --

28 Jun 1919

Wife of John A LYLES.

Age, 51 yrs.

2497

E

4

Lyles

John A

 --

23 Aug 1935

Husband of Jane LYLES.

Age, 77 yrs.

2497

E

4

Lynch

Arthur E

29 Nov 1915

22 Dec 2001

Husband of Fern V LYNCH.  Son of Hallie & Emma (WHEELER) LYNCH

3510

W

7

Lynch

Betty Ann

23 Feb 1927

 2 Aug 2012

nee BURNS.  Wife of Luther L LYNCH.  Married 2 May 1946.  Daughter of George & Tillie (KRUSE) BURNS.


"Our Children:  Iris, Stephen and Randell".  "Our Grandchildren: Stephanie, Adam, Matthew and Shelly" 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4010

3145

EA

5

Lynch

Earl

--

26 Jan 1919

Aged 18 Mos. 16 Dys.

3206

W

1

Lynch

Earl

1917

1919

Son of Hallie & Emma H (WHEELER) LYNCH.

3413

W

5

Lynch

Emma H

1895

1964

nee WHEELER.  Wife of Hallie LYNCH.  Married 9 Dec 1911.  Daughter of John & Martha LYNCH.

3412

W

5

Lynch

Evalena

6 Oct 1906

22 Jan 1986

nee McKANNAN.   Wife of Jerry L LYNCH

2870

E

10

Lynch

Evelyn Curry

27 Feb 1916

16 Sep 2012

nee HOWE.  Wife of Herschel L LYNCH, 1st; and Ossie CURRY, 2nd.  Daughter of George & Marguerite (GOFFINET) HOWE. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4006

EA

3

Lynch

Fern V

22 Mar 1917

26 Oct 2001

Wife of Arthur E LYNCH

3510

W

7

Lynch

Hallie

1891

1959

Husband of Emma (WHEELER) LYNCH.  Married 9 Dec 1911.  Son of William & Mattie LYNCH.

3411

W

5

Lynch

Herschel L

21 May 1919

3 Aug 1985

Husband of Evelyn (CURRY) LYNCH

4006

EA

3

Lynch

Jerry L

1 Dec 1899

30 Mar 1975

Husband of Evalena (McKANNAN) LYNCH.

2870

E

10

Lynch

Luther L

26 Jul 1924

1 Dec 1996

Husband of Betty Ann (BURNS) LYNCH.  Married 2 May 1946. 


"Our Children:  Iris, Stephen and Randell".  "Our Grandchildren: Stephanie, Adam, Matthew and Shelly"

4010

3145

EA

5

Lynch

Melvina Smith

15 Sep 1903

13 Oct 1990

 --

2877

E

10

Lynch

Mollie

4 Jul 1867

24 Jun 1943

Wife of William H LYNCH

2875

E

10

Lynch

Mollie

1870

1954

Wife of Thomas B LYNCH

2916

E

11

Lynch

Randell E "Randy"

18 May 1956

19 Jun 2019

Husband of Tamerla L (NEWMAN) LYNCH. 


Married:  25 Aug 1981.  Son of Luther & Betty (BURNS) LYNCH.



Obituary for Randall E Lynch.

7633 GAP

7634 GAP

EA

6

Lynch

Tamerla L

8 Jan 1963

15 Sep 2022

nee NEWMAN.  Wife of Randall E. "Randy" LYNCH.


Married:  25 Aug 1981.


(Click here to view obituary.)

7633 GAP

7634 GAP

EA

6

Lynch

Thomas B

1865

1941

Husband of Mollie LYNCH

2916

E

11

Lynch

Thomas Elias

16 Apr 1898

12 Jan 1962

Son of William H & Molly L LYNCH.

(Click here to view news article.)

(Click here to view obituary.)

2876

E

10

Lynch

William H

9 Feb 1859

2 Nov 1924

Husband of Molly LYNCH.  Son of Thomas & Nancy (NASH) LYNCH

2875

E

10

Lynch

Wilmer Dale

24 Jun 1928

13 Jul 1929

Infant son of Jerry L & Evalena LYNCH.

2871

E

10

Lynn

Victoria

7 May 1886

Feb 1966

 --

2622

E

6

Lynn

William

abt 1857

23 Nov 1944

Husband of Victoria LYNN.

Long time barber in Princeton and Patoka.

2731

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.