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Owensville Cemetery

(aka Owensville I.O.O.F. Cemetery)

Montgomery Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:Latitude, 38.2711 N;  Longitude, -87.6975 W
Congressional Location:NE-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 12; TOWNSHIP 3S; RANGE 12W
Common Directions:

Located on the west side of Owensville.  Main entrance is at the intersection of Elm and West Montgomery Streets.  Bounded on the north by West Brumitt Street (Hwy 165), on the east by Elm Street, and the south by West Warrick Street.  Second entrance at the northwest corner of the cemetery from West Brumitt (Hwy 165).

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.l

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

Eagle

Estella E

20 Dec 1917

14 Mar 2002

nee BOWMAN.  Wife of Rex W EAGLE.

Our children:  Donna Ruth, Lois, Esther, David.

6177

6178

CE

4

Eagle

Rex W

18 Feb 1915

23 Jan 1991

Husband of Estella E (BOWMAN) EAGLE.

Our children:  Donna Ruth, Lois, Esther, David.

6177

6178

CE

4

Eakes

George D

--

10 Jul 1882

Son of James & Ellen MYERS EAKES.

Aged (unreadable.)

7087

CW

10

Eakes

James

5 Aug 1840

21 Sep 1898

Husband of Ellen "Ella" MYERS EAKES.

Married 2 Sep 1879. 


Pvt., Co. C, 12th Reg. Tennessee Cavalry.




7085

CW

10

Eakes

James

--

?

Son of James & Ellen MYERS EAKES.

Aged (unreadable.)

7089

CW

10

Eakes

Marion H

--

5 May 1889

Son of James & Ellen MYERS EAKES.

Aged 10 MS. 4 DS.

7090

CW

10

Eakes

Myrtle J

--

12 Feb 1883

Daughter of James & Ellen MYERS EAKES.

Aged 6 Ms. 17 Ds.

7088

CW

10

Eakes

William R

--

25 Jun 1890

Son of James & Ellen MYERS EAKES.

Aged 9 DAYS.

7091

CW

10

Eaton

Anna Belle

1891

1982

Wife of Roscoe C EATON.

5637

SE

9

Eaton

Henry Harrison

abt 1821

16 Feb 1896

Husband of Louisana EATON.


Co. B, 10 Ind. Cav.



6965

CW

8

Eaton

Louisana

18 Jun 1826

31 Jul 1888

Wife of Henry Harrison EATON.

Aged 62 Y. 1 M. 12 D.

6966

CW

8

Eaton

Marietta

abt 1867

11 Mar 1873

Daughter of Henry Harrison & Louisana EATON. 

(Bottom of stone buried in concrete base.  Approximate birth year from 1870 census record.)

6968

CW

8

Eaton

Roscoe C

1887

1957

Husband of Anna Belle EATON.

5637

SE

9

Eaton

Vardamans

22 Nov 1850

11 Oct 1891

--

5932

NE

17

Eaton ?

?

?

?

(Probably a child of Henry Harrison & Louisana EATON; stone is not readable.)

6967

CW

8

Elfoard ?

Laura Cornelia

28 Nov 1861

19 May 1864

Daughter of J & S ELFOARD.

Aged 2 Yrs. 5 Mos. 22 ds.

6403

CE

9

Elliott

Nora L.

25 Dec 1940

--

nee PEGRAM
Wife of Robert J. ELLIOTT
Married Dec. 1977

5793 GAP

5795 GAP

W

3

Elliott

Robert J.

8 Jul 1935

16 May 2019

Husband of Nora Lee ELLIOTT
Married Dec. 1977

SP4, US Army, Korea





(Click here to view obituary.)

5793 GAP

5794 GAP

5795 GAP

W

3

Ellis

Lola M

4 Aug 1918

15 Jan 2008

nee GRIFFIN.  Wife of Dennis T CRITCHFIELD, 1st; and Paul F ELLIS, 2nd.  Daughter of Sylvester & Flossie GRIFFIN.


(Click here to view obituary.)


(See also:  Critchfield, Lola M)

5670

SE

10

Emerson

?

?

?

(Only “Emerson” is readable at bottom of stone.)

6581

CE

13

Emerson

Amanda C

1885

1947

nee LINNENBERGER.  Wife of Vivian H EMERSON.

5877

5880

NE

6

Emerson

Betsy

?

?

(Only name readable is at bottom of stone.)

6582

CE

13

Emerson

Charles N

1878

1949

Husband of Emma S (STUNKEL) EMERSON.  Married 16 Oct 1904.

6001

NE

24

Emerson

Elizabeth

16 Arp 1823

24 Aug 1903

Wife of Thomas EMERSON.

6577

6578

CE

13

Emerson

Emma S

1885

1939

nee STUNKEL.  Wife of Charles N EMERSON.  Married 16 Oct 1904.  Daughter of Edward F & Ellen STUNKEL.

6001

NE

24

Emerson

George Raymond

6 Jul 1905

2 Apr 1953

Son of Vivian H & Amanda C (LINNENGBERGER) EMERSON.


Indiana, FM2, USNR, WW II.




5808

NE

6

Emerson

Mary J

31 Dec 1844

6 Sep 1860

Daughter of Thomas & Elizabeth EMERSON.

Aged 16 Yrs 8 Mos. 6 Ds.

6583

CE

13

Emerson

Thomas

6 Aug 1819

4 Mar 1892

Husband of Elizabeth EMERSON.

6579

6580

CE

13

Emerson

Vivian H

1881

1963

Husband of Amanda C (LINNENBERGER) EMERSON.  Married 6 Mar 1903.  Son of Thomas & Sarah EMERSON.

5877

5878

NE

6

Emge

Carol A

6 Jun 1944

1 Nov 2008

nee WUEST.  Wife of Lloyd O EMGE.  Daughter of Louis M & Glenace (ROBERTS) WUEST.

7354

W

1

Emge

Lloyd O

3 Jun 1928

2 Nov 1998

Husband of Carol A (WUEST) EMGE.

7354

W

1

English

Frank

31 Mar 1819

19 Jul 1887

Civil War.




(Note:  May be an alias for Benjamin Ingram. Co. H, 44th Reg. Tennessee, Inf.)

7236

CW

14

Evensen

Virginia L

8 Jan 1925

27 Nov 1992

nee MORROW.  Daughter of John W & Fannie (SMITH) MORROW.

5734

NE

3

Farmer

Erma L

29 Oct 1908

15 Dec 1991

Wife of Felix E FARMER.  Married 10 Aug 1926.

Our children:  Frances, Robert, Virginia, John, Joyce, Orbie.

5438

5439

SE

4

Farmer

Felix E

16 Sep 1905

17 Jan 1998

Husband of Erma L FARMER.  Married 10 Aug 1926.

Our children:  Frances, Robert, Virginia, John, Joyce, Orbie.

5438

5439

SE

4

Farmer

John Lynn

4 Apr 1942

19 Aug 2015

Husband of Lydia Mae (STRAW) FARMER. 


Married 21 Jul 1959. 


Son of Felix & Erma Lee (CLINE) FARMER.


Our Children:  Roxanna, Sherry, Sandra, Johnna, John Jr, Jeremy. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4354

0303

SE

4

Farmer

Lydia Mae

22 Apr 1941

20 Jun 2014

nee STRAW.  Wife of John Lynn FARMER. 


Married 21 Jul 1959.


Daugher of Curtis Orville & Beulah (MOORE) STRAW. 


Our Children:  Roxanna, Sherry, Sandra, Johnna, John Jr, Jeremy.


(Click here to view obituary.)

4354

0303

SE

4

Farny

Earl W

1915

1978

Husband of Emma F FARNY.

5423

SE

3

Farny

Emma F

1919

1992

Wife of Earl W FARNY.

5423

SE

3

Farrah

Carroll "Bub"

7 May 1949

--

Husband of Glenda Jane (RIGGS) FARRAR.

Married:  5 Aug 1967.

4374

SE

8

Farrah

Glenda "Jane"

13 May 1950

4 May 2016

nee RIGGS.  Wife of Carroll "Bub" FARRAR. 


Married:  5 Aug 1967.


Daughter of Donald & Nora (ANDERSON) RIGGS. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

4374

SE

8

Feder

Dela B

28 Feb 1902

12 Apr 1902

Daughter of ? H & Anna J FEDER.

6520

CE

12

Fentriss

Carter M

--

--

Private Co. A, 14th Ind. Inf.

Sergt., Co. B, 65th Ind. Inf.




(Note:  Residence in military record is Parke County, Indiana.)

6925

CW

7

Feverston

Carrie M

1874

1943

Wife of Charles Alvin FEVERSTON.

7133

CW

11

Feverston

Charles Alvin

1869

1930

Husband of Carrie M FEVERSTON.

7136

CW

12

Feverston

Curtis Alvin

4 Aug 1908

1 Mar 1993

US Army, WW II.




7335

CW

17

Feverston

Dorothy

1919

1919

Daughter of Charles Alvin & Carrie M FEVERSTON.

7138

CW

12

Feverston

Ellis

7 Jan 1901

2 Jun 1966

Son of Charles Alvin & Carrie M FEVERSTON.

7135

CW

12

Field

Elizabeth

1861

1935

Wife of William P FIELD.

“Mother”

6498

CE

11

Field

Emery Clark

1915

1928

Son of Erastus E & Fannie M (CLARK) FIELD.

7239

CW

14

Field

Erastus Emory

25 Jun 1884

20 Nov 1944

Husband of Fannie Martha (CLARK) FIELD.

“Father”

7240

CW

14

Field

Fannie Martha

26 Feb 1884

21 Jun 1954

nee CLARK.  Wife of Erastus Emory FIELD.

“Mother”

7240

CW

14

Field

Hazel P

27 Oct 1920

12 Jul 2008

nee LOFTON.  Wife of William Ermal FIELD.  Married 31 Jan 1940.  Daughter of Guy & Ella (McCALL) LOFTON.

Parents of:  Thomas E, M.D., James B, William J.

5823

5824

NE

8

Field

John C.

3 Jul 1957

28 Sep 2019

Parents: Paul & Virginia (MADDEX) FIELD

Children: Isaac FIELD, Benjamin FIELD. "Loving Father, Son, Brother & Uncle."



(Click here to view obituary.)

5771 GAP

5772 GAP

W

1

Field

Paul W

15 Oct 1925

24 Sep 2010

Husband of Virginia L (MADDEX) FIELD.  Married 16 Mar 1948.  Son of Erastus Emory & Martha Fannie (CLARK) FIELD.

Our children:  Martha J, John C, Pauletta L, Donald W.


S1, US Navy, WW II.





(Click here to view obituary.)

0644

7351

0646


W

1

Field

Virginia L

6 Mar 1929

--

nee MADDEX.  Wife of Paul W FIELD.

Married 16 Mar 1948.

Our children:  Martha J, John C, Pauletta L, Donald W.

0644

7351

W

1

Field

William Ermal

27 Jul 1917

2 Oct 2001

Husband of Hazel P (LOFTON) FIELD.  Married 31 Jan 1940.

Parents of:  Thomas E, M.D., James B, William J.

5823

5824

NE

8

Field

William P

1857

1923

Husband of Elizabeth FIELD.

“Father”

6498

CE

11

Fields

Isabel Lee

25 Sep 1910

2 Jan 1990

nee BOLIN.  Wife of Norris V FIELDS.

“Wife-Mother”

6353

CE

8

Fields

Norris V

24 Jan 1909

24 Feb 2001

Husband of Isabel Lee (BOLIN) FIELDS.

“Husband-Father”

6354

CE

8

Fisher

Harvey H

1906

1978

Husband of Nola FISHER.

5844

NE

9

Fisher

Nola

1911

1988

Wife of Harvey H FISHER.

5844

NE

9

Forbis

Albert C

31 Aug 1868

4 Jul 1944

Husband of Clara L FORBIS.

7113

CW

11

Forbis

Clara L

15 Nov 1870

10 Jan 1959

Wife of Albert C FORBIS.

7113

CW

11

Forbis

Glenn F

--

26 Sep 1904

Son of Albert C & Clara L FORBIS.

7114

CW

11

Ford

Kelli Leigh  Mossberger

18 Jan 1979

25 Jul 2004

nee MOSSBERGER.  Wife of David FORD.

7365

7366

W

2

Fowler

Alice

--

3 Sep 1864

Daughter of Isaac B & Mary E FOWLER.

Aged 1 yr. 5 m’s. 9 d’s.

7157

CW

12

Fowler

Lizzy

--

23 Aug 1865

Daughter of Isaac B & Mary E FOWLER.

Aged 9 mo’s & 5 d’s.

7158

CW

12

Fowler

Mary F

1904

1906

--

7060

CW

10

France

Ernest Avon

16 Aug 1910

17 Mar 1980

Husband of Hilda L FRANCE.

5407

SE

3

France

Hilda L

5 Jan 1912

4 Jul 1993

Wife of Ernest Avon FRANCE.  Marrie 6 Apr 1932.

5407

SE

3

Fravel

Harvey T

5 Nov 1885

26 May 1938

Husband of Rava P FRAVEL.


Philipines Insurrection.





6522

CE

12

Fravel

James Durward, Jr.

4 Jan 1942

21 Oct 2006

Husband of Lillian Mae (AYERS) FRAVEL.  Married 18 Sep 1982.  Son of James D & Marjorie FRAVEL, Sr.

Children:  Deanna Marie, Tina Louise, Elizabeth Ann, James Durward III.


Sgt., US Army, Vietnam.  10 Aug 1961 – 10 Aug 1964.




6523

6524

CE

12

Fravel

James Durward, Sr.

21 Feb 1917

26 Mar 2006

Husband of Marjorie FRAVEL, 1st; and Ronnica FRAVEL, 2nd.  Son of Harvey & Rava (PEEK) FRAVEL.


US Navy, WW II & Korea.






6507

6508

CE

11

Fravel

Lillian Mae

29 Aug 1957

--

nee AYRERS.  Wife of James D FRAVEL, Jr.  Married 18 Sep 1982.

Children:  Deanna Marie, Tina Louise, Elizabeth Ann, James Durward III.

6523

6524

CE

12

Fravel

Marjorie

1922

1951

First wife of James D FRAVEL, Sr.

6506

CE

11

Fravel

Rava P

30 Nov 1894

18 Apr 1985

Wife of Harvey T FRAVEL.  Married 1 Mar 1916.

6522

CE

12

Freeman

Alan Grant

28 Nov 1944

7 Feb 1992

Son of Kenneth Ernest & Virginia Viola FREEMAN.

“Son”

5466

SE

4

Freeman

Kenneth Ernest

2 Oct 1912

28 Apr 1991

Husband of Virginia Viola FREEMAN.

5465

SE

4

Freeman

Virginia Viola

18 Jul 1918

12 Mar 1976

Wife of Kenneth Ernest FREEMAN.

5465

SE

4

Fuhrman

Leona C

10 Aug 1912

3 Nov 1979

Wife of William FUHRMAN.

5369

SE

2

Fuhrman

William

3 Sep 1905

19 Jun 1981

Husband of Leona C FUHRMAN.

5369

SE

2

Fuller

Jerald D

1 Mar 1942

10 Mar 1967

“Lived II Timothy 2:15”

5477

SE

5

Section and Row definitions. 

Five sections were defined for this survey:  North (N), southeast (SE), center-east (CE), center-west(CW) and west (W.)  Rows were numbered starting at the east side of each section.

               

5330  View of the southeast section of the cemetery.
6649  Access road dividing center-east and center-west sections of the cemetery.
5875  View of the northeast corner of cemetery.
7737  View of center-west section from northwest entrance from Brumitt St.