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Francisco I.O.O.F. Cemetery

Center Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:

Latitude, 38.3290 N;  Longitude, -87.4510 W

Congressional Location:

SW-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 19; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 9W

Common Directions:

Located on the west side of the south end of Second Street in Francisco.

Last updated

    May 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

Inscriptions & Notes

Photo #                   Photo

Sect-
ion

Row

Neely

John L

12 Mar 1845

3 Jul 1866

Civil War.

0851

A

3

Nett

Alfred A, Sr

25 Nov 1914

29 Nov 1984

Husband of Dell H (DAVIS) NETT.

1704

D

5

Nett

Dell H

26 Jan 1918

4 Dec 2012

nee DAVIS.  Wife of Alfred A NETT, Sr.  Daughter of John & Laura Clyde (PUGH) DAVIS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1704

D

5

Newton

Billy Mack

26 Oct 1933

5 Dec 1999

Husband of Martha J NEWTON.  Married 25 Nov 1961.

“Pappaw”


SN, U. S. Navy, A1C, U. S. Air Force, Korea

1760

1761

D

2

Newton

Martha J

25 May 1928

20 Aug 2006

Wife of Billy Mack NEWTON.  Married 25 Nov 1961.

“Mammaw”

1760

D

2

Norick

Bernitice

29 Nov 1917

11 May 1918

--

0778

B

9

Norick

Claud

1890

1966

Husband of Maggie NORICK. 

0780

B

9

Norick

Maggie

1896

1921

Wife of Claud NORICK.  (Another source gives date of birth as actually 1895) 

0780

B

9

Norris

JoAnn

13 Oct 1952

27 Nov 2008

nee BAILEY.  Wife of Richard Dean "Rick" NORRIS.


Daughter of Russell & Irmgard (WAGNER) BAILEY.


“Daughter, Sister, Mom, Grandma”

1598

D

13

Norrick

Elsie M

18 Feb 1933

27 Feb 2014

nee BUCKNER.  Wife of Harold NORRICK.


Married:  17 Nov 1954.


Daughter of Millard BUCKNER & Anna Mae (WELCH) BUCKNER COVINGTON. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0171

D

18

Norrick

Harold D

24 May 1927

18 Jan 2016

Husband of Elsie M (BUCKNER) NORRICK.


Married:  17 Nov 1954.


Son of Melvin & Lori (JENKINS) NORRICK. 


Pvt., US Army, WW II.


(Click here to view obituary.)

0171

0173

D

18

Norris

Richard Dean “Rick”

20 May 1944

23 Aug 2007

Husband of Joann (BAILEY) NORRIS. 


Son of Wilbur & Macil (WINCLEY) NORRIS.


US Army.

No headstone found; 13 Apr 2010.

 D

 13

O'Dell

Martha A

1876

1958

Wife of Sylvester M O’DELL.

1090

A

15

O'Dell

Sylvester M

1868

1933

Husband of Martha A O’DELL.

1090

A

15

Ondrey

Nedra Ann

24 Mar 1949

16 Feb 2023

nee OSBORNE
Wife of Richard ONDREY

Daughter of Harold & Woanetta (WILLIS) OSBORNE.



(Click here to view obituary.)

5656 GAP

D

8

O'Neal

Della

23 Mar 1875

27 Feb 1906

-- 

1111

A

16

Onyett

T

--

14 Apr 1870

Aged 38 years.

0843

A

3

Osborne

Clyde V

13 Aug 1896

24 Oct 1964

Husband of Iris M OSBORNE.

1474

C

8

Osborne

David S

--

15 Dec 1961

--

1538

C

10

Osborne

Harold L

11 Jun 1927

18 Mar 1990

Husband of Woanetta J (WILLIS) OSBORNE.  Married 18 Jul 1945.


World War II



1674

D

8

Osborne

Iris M

21 Aug 1906

27 Feb 1995

Wife of Clyde V OSBORNE.

1474

C

8

Osborne

Joey Lee

16 Feb 1970

23 Apr 1970

"Our Little Angel" 

1473

C

8

Osborne

John F

11 Sep 1918

27 Dec 1991

Husband of Mildred D "Mid" (EDWARDS) OSBORNE. 


Married 20 Nov 1946.


TSgt., US Army, WW II.

0239

1523

C

9

Osborne

Mildred D "Mid"

23 Apr 1929

25 Apr 2016

nee EDWARDS.  Wife of John F OSBORNE. 


Married 20 Nov 1946


Daughter of Finis & Gertrude (ROBLING) EDWARDS.


(Click here to view Obituary.)

0239

C

9

Osborne

Stephen L

--

13 Feb 1946

--

1545

C

10

Osborne

Terry Lynn

19 Jul 1950

29 Jun 1976

--

1472

C

8

Osborne

Woanetta J

1 Jul 1925

29 May 2012

nee WILLIS.  Wife of Harold L OSBORNE.  Married 18 Jul 1945.  Daughter of George & Edith (WILLIAMS) WILLIS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1674

D

8

Ott

Ada

1891

1984

nee PEAVLER.  Wife of Howard O. OTT, Sr. 

1449

C

7

Ott

David Lee

22 Dec 1929

17 Sep 1995

Husband of Joy Lee (TIPTON) OTT.


Son of Howard & Ada (PEAVLER) OTT.


“Father”


Corporal, U. S. Army, Korea

1459

C

7

Ott

Henry Jackson "Jack"

4 Jun 1922

30 Dec 1987

Second husband of Virginia (VANCE) OTT. 


Son of Ada & Howard O OTT, Sr.


Children:

Ott:  David, R J, Steven, Glenn, Roger, Andrew.

U. S. Army, WW II.

0241


1446

C

7

Ott

Howard M, Jr

30 May 1919

24 May 1997

Husband of Wanda OTT.


Married 7 Oct 1939.


Our Children: Edward & Patricia.

“Dad”


S1, US Navy, WW II.

1715

1717

1716

D

4

Ott

Howard O, Sr

15 Jul 1893

8 Jun 1971

Husband of Ada (PEAVLER) OTT. 


Indiana, Private, Company "M", 325th. Infantry, W. W. I

1447

1448

C

7

Ott

Jerry C

23 Nov 1926

19 Dec 2020

Husband of Mary L OTT.
Son of Oral H. & Ada (PEAVLER) OTT.

US Army, WW II






(Click here to view obituary.)


5648 GAP

D

5

Ott

John Pat

30 Jun 1936

9 Nov 2016

Son of Howard O & Ada (PEAVLER) OTT, Sr.

 

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0243

C

7

Ott

Joy Lee

24 Oct 1936

26 Apr 2016

nee TIPTON.  Wife of David Lee OTT.


Daughter of Roy Jennings TIPTON & Ether Fern (WILLIAMS) TIPTON McDEVITT. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1592

D

13

Ott

Joseph D "Joe"

7 Jun 1931

13 Nov 2011

Husband of Melva (EDWARDS) OTT, 1st; and Joan (RAMBO) OTT, 2nd, married 21 Jan 2000.  Son of Howard & Ada (PEAVLER) OTT. 


Memorial Monument:  Not buried at this location. 


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1592

3613

D

13

Ott

Mary L

20 Jan 1931

11 Feb 1986

Wife of Jerry C OTT.

1711

D

5

Ott

Melanie Ann

24 Sep 1960

11 May 1977

--

1458

C

7

Ott

Melva M

10 Jun 1935

11 Mar 1998

nee PEAVLER.  First wife of Joseph D "Joe" OTT.

1699

D

6

Ott

Michael B

22 Oct 1965

11 Mar 2018

Son of David Lee & Joy Lee (TIPTON) OTT. 


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0178

D

18

Ott

Ruby J

4 Nov 1929

6 Nov 2015

nee SHOULTZ.  Wife of William Robert "Bob" OTT. 


Daughter of Denver & Grace (BRANDENBURG) SHOULTZ. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

1633

1634

D

11

Ott

Virginia P

12 Oct 1925

5 Aug 2017

nee DUNNING.  Wife of William VANCE, 1st; and  Henry Jackson “Jack” OTT, 2nd  Daughter of David DUNNING & Ruth Ellen (McELLHINEY) DUNNING DEFFENDALL.

.

Children: Barbara, Sharon, Willa, Rhondell, Thomas, Michael.VANCE


Children: David, R J, Steven, Glenn, Roger, Andrew.  OTT


(Click here to view obituary.)

0241

1446

C

7

Ott

Wanda

20 Jan 1922

16 May 1993

Wife of Howard M OTT, Jr.  Married 7 Oct 1939.  

Our Children: Edward & Patricia

“Mom”

1715

1717

D

4

Ott

William Robert "Bob"

24 May 1928

3 Nov 2001

Husband of Ruby J (SHOULTZ) OTT.


US Army, WW II.

1633

1634

D

11

Ottes

Eliza F

--

4 Apr 1868

Wife of ? OTTES.

Aged 24 Ys. 11 Ms. 14 Ds.

0845

A

3


         Sections and Rows
The cemetery presently is divided into four sections:  A (northeast,) B (northwest,) C (southwest) & D (southeast.)  Rows were numbered starting on the east side in Sections A, B & C and on the west side of Section D.  Another section platted immediately to the north of Section D, contains no visible burials to date.

 
0807  View of Section A from the southwest corner.

0551  View of Section B, looking northwest.

1204  View of Section C, looking southwest.

1564  View of Section D.