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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

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Columbia Cemetery

Also known as White Church Cemetery

Patoka Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	Latitude, 38.3430 N;  Longitude, -87.6121 W
Congressional Location:	SW-1/4; NW-1/4; SECTION 14;; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 11W and SE-1/4; NE-1/4; SECTION 15; TOWNSHIP 2S; RANGE 11W
Common Directions:	Located at the intersection of White Church Road and CR-250W; just under 0.9 mile due south of SR-64.
Last updated	April 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. -George Pickersgill

If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, or of any incorrect information whatsoever, I would be grateful for your assistance. Please drop me an e-mail and let me know. Please avoid notifying me of very recent burials that do not appear here. I will capture and incorporate these on the next scheduled cemetery update.

Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Notes & Inscriptions	Photo# Photo	Sect- ion	Row
Wiard	Edna Warren	1892	1976	--	9305	1E	7
Wick	Philip Wayne "Red"	29 May 1938	29 Aug 2015	Husband of Brenda WICK.  Son of Floyd & Phyllis "Louise" WICK.  Children:  Greg, Lisa. US Army.  (Click here to view obituary.)	3974	2E	15
Wiest	Leo I	21 Apr 1926	21 Apr 1987	Husband of Mary M (HOGG) WIEST. Pvt., US Army, WW II.	10350 10351	2D	6
Wiest	Mary M	28 Feb 1925	25 Nov 2013	nee HOGG.  Wife of Leo I WIEST.  Daughter of William C & Carrie E (BELCHER)  HOGG.  (Click here to view obituary.)	10350	2D	6
Wiggins	Martha M	abt 1782	17 Feb 1864	Wife of James H WIGGINS. Mother of Freelove (WIGGINS) WOODS. (Barely legible.)	7711	1C	5
Wilder	Danny R "Doc"	22 Jan 1961	18 Nov 2015	Husband of Kim WILDER.  Son of Daniel & Sandra WILDER.  (Click here to view obituary.)	3921	2E	3
Wildt	Beauford D	28 Dec 1915	2 Jan 1984	Husband of Mildred M WIlDT. Married 28 Mar 1936. Pvt., US Army, WW II.	10001 10002	2B	2
Wildt	Billie J.	3 Oct 1951	24 Feb 2021	nee BURKHART Wife of Michael W. WILDT Married 11 May 1973 Daughter of William & Carolyn BURKHART Our Daughters: Cara & Cathy (Click here to view obituary.)	5434 GAP 5435 GAP	2D	15
Wildt	Carol J	4 Nov 1932	12 Nov 2022	nee COX Wife of Vernon A WILDT. Married 14 Jul 1956. Our Daughter: Trixie Lee (Click here to view obituary.)	5391 GAP 9994	2B	2
Wildt	Kermit F "Trix"	7 Jul 1908	17 Sep 1988	Husband of Leona "Lee" WILDT. Married 8 Oct 1946.	10025	2B	3
Wildt	Leona "Lee"	24 Aug 1917	30 Apr 1996	Wife of Kermit F "Trix" WILDT. Married 8 Oct 1946.	10025	2B	3
Wildt	Michael W.	26 Nov 1948	3 Feb 2019	Husband of Billie J. WILDT Married 11 May 1973 Son of William & Grace (OLDHAM) WILDT Our Daughters: Cara & Cathy PVT, USMC (Click here to view obituary.)	0165 GAP 0166 GAP	2D	15
Wildt	Mildred M	20 Jun 1918	3 Oct 1978	Wife of Beauford D WILDT. Married 28 Mar 1936.	10001	2B	2
Wildt	Robert Earl	3 Mar 1933	3 Jun 2006	Sgt., US Marine Corps, AB US Air Force.  Korea, Vietnam.	20001	2B	2
Wildt	Vernon A	14 Apr 1911	11 Aug 1995	Husband of Carol J WILDT. Married 14 Jul 1956. Our Daughter: Trixie Lee TEC 5, US Army, WW II.	9993 9994 9995	2B	2
Wiley	Clifford D	4 Apr 1932	26 Mar 1970	--	9755	2A	5
Wiley	Horace H	5 Jul 1907	25 Jun 1982	Son of J Oliver WILEY.	9634	2A	3
Wiley	J Oliver	8 Jul 1878	19 Nov 1957	�Father�	9634	2A	3
Wiley	Jane	1906	1981	Daughter of Carrie Northern SCOTT.	9589	2A	2
Wilgus	Nancy S	28 Aug 1882	1 Jul 1907	--	8366	1B	11
Wilhite	Lawrence	1870	1930	--	8298	1B	10
Wilhite	Loucinda B	1859	1941	--	8299	1B	10
Wilhite	Perry	1900	1936	--	8049	1B	1
Wilkens	Ruby O	14 Jan 1925.	29 Mar 2020	nee MILNER.  Wife of Walter Lowell WILKENS. Married 27 Nov 1945.	0027 GAP	2C	5
Wilkens	Walter Lowell	19 Apr 1927	4 Mar 1984	Husband of Ruby O (MILNER) WILKENS. Married 27 Nov 1945.  Son of Arthur H & Pauline H (BALL) WILKENS.	10197	2C	5
Wilkens	Walter Lowell "Bud"	20 Sep 1950	6 Feb 2012	Son of Walter Lowell & Ruby O  (MILNER) WILKENS. US Army Reserves. (Click here to view obituary.)	0525_1  (Courtesy of JED) 0525_2  (Courtesy of JED)	2C	4
Wilkerson	George B	?	?	Veteran. (Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)	No headstone found or identified.	?	?
Wilkerson	Ralph D. "Jack"	17 Aug 1931	10 dec 2019	Husband of Sharon R. WILKERSON Married 3 Aug 1962 USMC, Korea (Click here to view obituary.)	5483 GAP	2E	15
Wilkey	Addie	1890	1923	nee REAVIS.  First wife of Allen WILKEY.	1462 1461	1B	2
Wilkey	Allen	1892	1962	Husband of Addie (REAVIS) WILKEY, 1st; and Millie A WILKEY, 2nd. (Note:  He is buried with his second wife in RIDGELAND Township Cemetery, Thawville, Iroquois County, Illinois.  See Find-A-Grave memorial #31936139) (Thanks to Janet Douglas for this information.  24 Apr 2011)	1462	1B	2
Wilkey	Farnia	14 Sep 1882	22 Dec 1922	Wife of James Harmey WILKEY.	8810	1D	5
Wilkey	Grace B	27 Jul 1884	2 Aug 1966	�Mother�	8888	1D	8
Wilkey	James Harmey	27 Sep 1880	24 Jun 1943	Husband of Farnia WILKEY.	8811	1D	5
Wilkinson	William H	abt 1836	--	Pvt., Co. B., 91^st Reg. Indiana Inf.	7935	1C	16
Williams	Bessie E	1894	4 May 1988	Wife of Stancil O WILLIAMS, 1st; and ? PRESTON, 2nd. Mother (Note:  See also "Preston, Bessie W")	7887	1C	13
Williams	Betty J	17 Oct 1929	18 Oct 1978	--	10115	2B	7
Williams	Beulah J	1898	1979	Wife of R Frank WILLIAMS.	9533	2A	1
Williams	Billy A	12 Jul 1979	27 Jul 1995	�Son & Brother�	9941	2A	8
Williams	Blondell	1905	1973	Wife of Claude J WILLIAMS.	9779	2A	5
Williams	Claude J	1897	1976	Husband of Blondell WILLIAMS.	9779	2A	5
Williams	Donald Craig	17 Nov 1947	11 Feb 2004	Son of Kenneth M & Nola M WILLIAMS. QMSN, US Navy, Vietnam.	9615	2A	3
Williams	Donald Lee	3 Feb 1933	28 Jul 2003	Husband of Susan Jane WILLIAMS. Our Daughters: Lisa, Julie Jill, Angie A1C, US Air Force, Korea.	11240 11241	2E	15
Williams	Glendon	28 Apr 1929	24 Aug 2007	--	10406	2D	8
Williams	Helen A	12 Feb 1944	2 Sep 1998	nee DILL.  Wife of ? WILLIAMS, 1st; and  George W TERRY, 2nd, married 19 Jan 1988.  Daughter of Clarence R & Mildred Lucille (GRIFFIN) DILL.	9803	2A	6
Williams	Jasmine N	14 Dec 1996	2 Mar 2000	Daughter of Bradley CROPPER & Stacey WILLIAMS.	9953	2A	8
Williams	Joe Henry	9 Aug 1940	17 Jun 2005	Husband of Ruth Elaine WILLIAMS	11274	2E	18
Williams	John E	15 Jun 1929	3 Jun 2022	Husband of Vera June (CLARK) WILLIAMS. Married 23 Jun 1950 Son of Basil & Katheryn (POWELL) WILLIAMS US Navy, Korea . (Click here to view obituary.)	5448 GAP	2D	11
Williams	Kenneth M	1916	--	Husband of Nola M WILLIAMS.	9614	2A	3
Williams	Mary Jane	1902	9 Apr 1993	nee RIDENOUR.  Wife of Willard R WILLIAMS.  Daughter of John H & Sophia (BIGGERS) RIDENOUR.	10122	2B	7
Williams	Michele Kaye	27 Jul 1949	16 Mar 2015	nee VIRE.  Daughter of Howard F & Ruth (HIGGINSON) VIRE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	4029	2D	19
Williams	Nola M	1916	1964	Wife of Kenneth M WILLIAMS.	9614	2A	3
Williams	Phyllis J	2 Nov 1927	--	Wife of Ralph A WILLIAMS. Our Daughter: Shoan	9534 9536	2A	1
Williams	R Frank	1895	1960	Husband of Beulah J WILLIAMS.  Son of James Dillard & Halie WILLIAMS.	9533	2A	1
Williams	Ralph A	27 Apr 1925	27 Nov 2004	Husband of Phyllis J WILLIAMS. Our Daughter: Shoan TEC 5, US Army, WW II.	9534 9536 9535	2A	1
Williams	Ralph	--	--	"... lost his legs in a coal mining accident and buried them separate from his body" (Thanks to Janet Douglas for this information.  28 Oct 2010)	9498 From the Princeton Clarion-News, 21 Aug 1948	1F	7
Williams	Robby C �Bone Yard�	26 May 1970	7 Arp 1998	Son of Helen (DILL) WILLIAMS.	9936	2A	8
Williams	Ruth Elaine	10 Jul 1941	--	Wife of Joe Henry WILLIAMS.	11274	2E	18
Williams	Stancil O	1893	1951	Husband fo Bessie E WILLIAMS. Father Former Gibson Co. Sheriff, 1937-1940 and Police Chief, City of Princeton	7887 Courtesy of the Gibson Co. Sheriff's Office	1C	13
Williams	Susan Jane	23 Dec 1952	--	Wife of Donald Lee WILLIAMS. Our Daughters: Lisa, Julie Jill, Angie�	11240 11241	2E	15
Williams	Thomas Jason	27 Sep 1976	12 Aug 2002	Son of Tom & Barbara WILLIAMS.	11277	2E	18
Williams	Vera June	12 Jun 1928	10 Jun 2014	nee CLARK.  Wife of John E WILLIAMS. Married 23 Jun 1950.  Daughter of Lloyd & Mabel (EVERS) CLARK.  (Click here to view obituary.)	Photo by JED	2D	11
Williams	Willard R	1901	1977	Husband of Mary Jane WILLIAMS.	10122	2B	7
Willis	Gussie Ellen	16 Jan 1920	3 Dec 2008	nee THROWER.  Wife of Henry M WILLIS. Married 3 Mar 1937.  Daughter of Orester Rufus & Bessie E THROWER. �Daughters: Dotty & Charlotte�	11278	2E	18
Willis	Henry M	23 Oct 1918	15 Jul 2001	Husband of Gussie Ellen (THROWER) WILLIS. Married 3 Mar 1937. Daughters: Dotty & Charlotte US Army, WW II.  DSA, Bronze Star.	11278	2E	18
Willis	Mary Jo	22 Jul 1937	13 Feb 2023	nee SINGLETON. Wife of Paul Gene WILLIS. Daughter of Gaskel "Chat" & Pauline (REED) SINGLETON. Our Children: Cheryl, Rebecca, Anita, Paul Jr (Click here to view obituary.)	5488 GAP 11239	2E	15
Willis	Paul Gene	28 Aug 1936	28 Oct 2006	Husband of Mary Jo WILLIS. Our Children: Cheryl, Rebecca, Anita, Paul Jr	11238 11239	2E	15
Willis	Steven Ray	9 Jun 1955	1 Jul 2013	Son of Shirley FERREL. "Grandson of Marjorie & Doris Olds."	4085	1E	6
Wilson	Anthony W.	16 Oct 1954	15 Apr 2019	Husband of Linda S. WILSON Married 24 Aug 1975	0246 GAP	2E	16
Wilson	Jeannetta "Jean"	10 Jul 1928	2 Dec 2013	nee ALDRIDGE.  Second wife of Delmar "Del" WILSON.  Daughter of Jeff & Goldie Mae (HUNT) ALDRIDGE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	Photo not yet available.	?	?
Wilson	Margaret Ann	13 Jul 1932	3 Apr 1998	nee TAPLEY.  Wife of Verle WILSON.	11103 11104	2D	21
Wilson	Suzanne L �Sue�	2 Jul 1939	--	Wife of William L �Bill� WILSON. ��Our Grandchildren: Shane & Sydney�	11007 11008	2D	15
Wilson	Ulus Verle, Major	1 Dec 1933	6 Oct 2012	Husband of Margaret A WILSON.  Son of Leo Verle & Sarah Leona (CARPENTER) WILSON.  (Click here to view obituary.)	11103 11104	2D	21
Wilson	William L �Bill�	10 May 1937	12 Feb 2003	Husband of Suzanne L "Sue" WILSON. Our Children: Brad & Stacy Our Grandchildren: Shane & Sydney	11007 11008	2D	15
Windle	Dennis M.	13 Jun 1953	3 Jan 2017	Husband of Donna J. WINDLE	0347	2E	7
Winkler	David Carlos	23 Sep 1951	4 Oct 1989	Son of Don C & Marcella  Maxine (LANE) WINKLER.	10004	2B	2
Winkler	Don C	8 Jul 1930	24 Nov 1987	Husband of Marcella Maxine (LANE) WINKLER. Married 3 Aug 1949.  Son of Carlos F & Catherine M WINKLER.	4459	2B	2
Winkler	Jeffrey Wayne	14 Oct 1956	26 Jul 1991	Husband of Jeanne E WINKLER.  Son of Don C & Marcella  Maxine (LANE) WINKLER. �Father of: Curtis Wayne, hannah Ellen, Cale Don Carlos�	10005 10006	2B	2
Winkler	Marcella Maxine	3 Aug 1932	9 Apr 2012	nee LANE.  Wife of Don C WINKLER. Married 3 Aug 1949.  Daugher of Marion & Flossie (GALLAGHER) LANE.  (Click here to view obituary.)	4459	2B	2
Wise	Addie Cline	1866	1940	nee CLINE. Wife of Christopher Grant WISE.  Married 24 Dec 1889.	9120	1E	4
Wise	Beverly Ann	18 Jul 1937	17 Feb 2006	nee COOMER.  Wife of Fred WISE. Married:  27 Apr 1957.  �Our Sons: Richard L, Ronald B, Russell W�	11019 11020	2D	16
Wise	Christopher Grant	30 Sep 1866	29 Dec 1967	Husband of Addie (CLINE) WISE.  Married 24 Dec 1889.  Son of Abram H & Lucinda WISE. (Click here to view obituary.)	9119	1E	4
Wise	Fred	2 Jan 1936	17 May 2017	Husband of Beverly Ann (COOMER) WISE.  Married:  27 Apr 1957.  Son of Jerauld "Doc" & Marie (ROBLING) WISE. Our Sons: Richard L, Ronald B, Russell W  (Click here to view obituary.)	0179 GAP 11020	2D	16
Witherspoon	Artemesia	31 Jul 1811	6 Dec 1865	nee MONTGOMERY. Consort of John M WITHERSPOON. Married 1 Dec 1932. Aged 54 ys. 5 ms. 6 ds.	7654	1C	2
Witherspoon	Estelle	1900	1965	--	8316	1B	10
Witherspoon	Etta Polk	1858	1931	--	8317	1B	10
Witt	Carl Vernon	26 Oct 1928	13 Sep 2009	Husband of Delores WITT.  Son of Arthur & Daisy (SCOTT) WITT.  Son of Arthur & Daisy Ann (SCOTT) WITT. (Click her to view obituary.)	10019	2B	3
Witt	Delores	1934	--	Wife of Carl Vernon WITT.	10019	2B	3

Sections and Rows.
For purposes of this listing, the cemetery was divided into Sections 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 1E, 1F, 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E and 2F.  Rows were numbered beginning on the east side of each section.  See the images below for reference.

Section divisions used for this listing.	Aerial view of the cemetery location; church building in upper-right corner.
7624  Sign over original entrance to the cemetery	8006 View of Section 1A, immediately west of the church.