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Decker Cemetery

also known as Decker Chapel

White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:	38.4128 N Latitude; -87.5370 W Longitude
Congressional Location:	SURVEYS 6 & 7; TOWNSHIP 1S; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:	2-1/2 miles east of Patoka. Located on the west side of County Road 175E, about 1/2 mile north of the intersection with County Road 350N and 1/4 mile south of the intesection with 410N.
Last updated	24 Sep 2020

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using several different sources. There may be other graves which are unknown due to missing, unreadable, destroyed or broken markers.
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Surname	Given Name	Birth Date	Death Date	Inscriptions and Notes.	Image # Image	Section	Row
Easter	Laura B	31 Oct 1886	18 Jul 1969	"Mother"	1963	3	6
Elshoff	Athen W	9 May 1899	8 Jan 1974	Husband of Ruby P ELSHOFF.	2600	2	17
Elshoff	Ruby P	2 Feb 1899	26 Sep 1980	Wife of Athen W ELSHOFF.	2600	2	17
Embree	Jill Elizabeth Kolb	10 Feb 1966	--	nee KOLB. Wife of Matthew Allen EMBREE. Married 17 Dec 1988. "Our Children: Robert James - Oct 22 1997; Katie Sue - Mar 6, 2000"	0042 0043	3	2
Embree	Matthew Allen	2 Mar 1966	--	Husband of Jill Elizabeth (KOLB) EMBREE. Married 17 Dec 1988. "Our Children: Robert James - Oct 22 1997; Katie Sue - Mar 6, 2000"	0042 0043	3	2
Evans	David E	13 Feb 1822	18 Oct 1878	Husband of Elizabeth (BUTLER) EVANS, 1st, married 8 Dec 1840; Julia Ann (BRISTOW) EVANS, 2nd, married 8 Jul 1852 in Edwards County, Illinois; Eliza A (GOWANS) EVANS, 3rd, married 9 Feb 1875; and Mary Ann (BRISTOW) EVANS, 4th, married Apr 1878. Aged 56 yrs 8 ms 5 ds. Pvt., enlisted 13 Dec 1861 at Evansville, Indiana. Enlisted 8th Light Artillery, Indiana on 24 Jan 1862. Mustered out as Pvt., 25 Jan 1865.	4480	1	12
Evans	Eliza A	21 Apr 1854	16 Jul 1877	nee GOWANS. Third wife of David Evans. Married 9 Feb 1875.	4480	1	12
Evans	George B	28 Oct 1865	25 Jun 1877	Son of David & Julia Ann (BRISTOW) EVANS.	2079	1	12
Evans	John R	13 Jan 1876	14 Oct 1877	Son of David & Eliza A (GOWENS) EVANS.	2081	1	12
Fields	Alice Lorene	15 Oct 1915	1 Dec 1975	nee PENNELL. Wife of Oscar FIELDS. Daughter of James N & Annabelle (PATTON) PENNELL.	3603	4	4
Fields	Oscar	28 Aug 1914	22 Aug 1999	Husband of Alice Lorene (PENNELL) FIELDS. Son of Lewis & Adie (BRINER) FIELDS. Note: Date of death not carved. Buried here: 25 Aug 1999.	3603	4	4
Finney	Edward	1872	1963	Husband of Florence FINNEY.	4449	2	3
Finney	Florence	1880	1954	Wife of Edward FINNEY.	4449	2	3
Flora	Alice C	1922	1983	Wife of Joe A FLORA.	1972	3	9
Flora	Joe A	1918	1977	Husband of Alice C FLORA.	1972	3	9
Flora	Joe A, Jr.	19 Apr 1944	27 Jun 1988	Son of Joe A & Alice C FLORA.	1973	3	9
Ford	Agnes G	8 Feb 1901	1 Feb 1994	Wife of Fred F FORD.	1909	4	5
Ford	Fred F	23 Nov 1898	14 Dec 1978	Husband of Agnes G FORD.	1909	4	5
Foster	Cynthania	1878	1932	Wife of William FOSTER.	2540	2	13
Foster	Ella	11 Jun 1848	18 Feb 1935	--	2556	2	14
Foster	John L	abt 1833	13 Aug 1865	Husband of Mary (PHILLIPS) FOSTER. Married 27 Nov 1856. Pvt., Co B, 65^th Reg. Indiana Infantry. Enlisted on 18 Aug 1862.	4516	1	16
Foster	James T	27 Nov 1895	3 Jul 1956	Indiana, Pvt, Co L 166 Inf 42 Div, WW I, PH.	2557	2	14
Foster	William	1885	1966	Husband of Cynthania FOSTER.	2540	2	13
Fourthman	Hattie Pleiss	18 Jan 1898	3 Dec 1968	“Mother” (Born in Spencer County, Indiana.)	2606	2	18
Fowler	Barbara	10 Oct 1929	1 Feb 1994	Wife of Dick FOWLER. Married 16 Jun 1962.	1870	4	3
Fowler	Dick	15 Dec 1937	--	Husband of Barbara FOWLER. Married 16 Jun 1962.	1870	4	3
Frazier	Clyde T	13 Apr 1969	--	--	0015	3	5
Frick	Dorothy Jane	31 Jul 1910	30 May 2006	nee WOODBURN. Daughter of Harry A & Dora (MAGERKURTH) WOODBURN. (Click here to view obituary.)	0015	3	17
Frohbieter	Truman O	28 Mar 1912	12 Jun 1972	Husband of Viola B FROHBIETER.	1961	3	5
Frohbieter	Viola B	11 Jan 1913	14 Jan 1975	Wife of Truman O FROHBIETER.	1961	3	5
Gasaway	Mary	1889	1961	Wife of Willis GASAWAY.	2621	2	19
Gasaway	Willis	1886	1958	Husband of Mary GASSAWAY.	2621	2	19
Geesken	Joseph Francis	12 Nov 1920	1 Dec 2007	Husband of Nelle Cornelia (WOODBURN) GEESKEN. Married 18 Aug 1947. US Army Air Corps, WW II. (Click here to view obituary.)	2005	3	18
Geesken	Nelle Cornelia	16 Sep 1915	29 Jun 2008	nee WOODBURN. Wife of Joseph Francis GEESKEN. Married 18 Aug 1947. Daughter of Harry & Dora WOODBURN. (Click here to view obituary.)	2005	3	18
Gieseke	Charles H	1866	1943	Husband of Florence E (ERVIN) GIESEKE.	2495	2	7
Gieseke	Elsie J	2 Aug 1917	4 Feb 2004	Wife of Joseph H GIESEKE.	2639	2	21
Gieseke	Elva Adams	2 Jun 1904	17 Feb 1971	nee ADAMS. Wife of William Lester GIESEKE.	1908	4	5
Gieseke	Eva T	1885	1955	Wife of Jesse GIESEKE.	2630	2	20
Gieseke	Florence E	1866	1938	nee ERVIN. Wife of Charles H GIESEKE.	2495	2	7
Gieseke	Jesse	1882	1965	Husband of Eva T GIESEKE.	2630	2	20
Gieseke	Joseph H	25 Aug 1910	15 Jun 2002	Husband of Elsie J GIESEKE.	2639	2	21
Gieseke	William Lester	6 Jan 1903	5 Dec 1964	Husband of Elva (ADAMS) GIESEKE.	1908	4	5
Golden	Myrtle Edith	1882	1938	--	2222	1	19
Gordon	Jack M	17 Aug 1932	27 Sep 1993	Pfc US Army, Korea	2426	2	3
Graves	Clyde Louis	25 Feb 1894	29 Jan 1953	“Father”	2411	2	1
Gray	Eliza J	24 Nov 1842	29 Feb 1843	Daughter of Robert Neff & Maria E (KING) GRAY.	2676
Gray	Elizabeth	18 Sep 1844	10 Oct 1844	Daughter of Robert Neff & Maria E (KING) GRAY.	2676
Gray	Emeline	5 Mar 1853	25 Aug 1854	Daughter of Robert Neff & Maria E (KING) GRAY.	2676
Gray	Jennie	10 Dec 1848	--	Daughter of Robert Neff & Maria E (KING) GRAY.	2676
Gray	Maria E King	10 Aug 1820	--	nee KING. Wife of Robert Neff GRAY. . Married 10 Oct 1839 in Gibson County, Indiana. “Born in Bullitt Co., KY.” Two panels on reverse of this large stone: 1) Jesse GLAZE, Born in Washington Co., East Tenn., 14 Feb 1836, Married in Pike Co., Ind., 28 Nov 1867, to Jennie GRAY. Present residence near Princeton ,Ind. 2) Children of R. N. & Maria F GRAY. Eliza J., 24 Nov 1842 – 29 Feb 1843; Elizabeth, 18 Sep 1844 – 10 Oct 1844; Mary, 10 Sep 1847 – 1 Oct 1847; Jennie, 10 Dec 1848 - __; Susanna, 10 Aug 1850 – 24 Aug 1850; Emeline, 5 Mar 1853 – 25 Aug 1854.	2065 2676	1	11
Gray	Mary	10 Sep 1847	1 Oct 1847	Daughter of Robert Neff & Maria E (KING) GRAY.	2676
Gray	Robert Neff	11 Feb 1815	28 Feb 1901	Husband of Maria F (KING) GRAY. Married 10 Oct 1839 in Gibson County, Indiana. “Born in Westmoreland Co., Penn.” Two panels on reverse of this large stone: 1) Jesse GLAZE, Born in Washington Co., East Tenn., 14 Feb 1836, Married in Pike Co., Ind., 28 Nov 1867, to Jennie GRAY. Present residence near Princeton ,Ind. 2) Children of R. N. & Maria F GRAY. Eliza J., 24 Nov 1842 – 29 Feb 1843; Elizabeth, 18 Sep 1844 – 10 Oct 1844; Mary, 10 Sep 1848 – 1 Oct 1847; Jennie, 10 Dec 1848 - __; Susanna, 10 Aug 1850 – 24 Aug 1850; Emeline, 5 Mar 1853 – 25 Aug 1854.	2065 2676	1	11
Gray	Susanna	10 Aug 1850	24 Aug 1850	Daughter of Robert Neff & Maria E (KING) GRAY.	2676
Greer	Beth	15 Mar 1933	19 Jul 1993	nee MASON. Wife of John Robert GREER. “Nana”	2030	1	4
Greer	John Robert	24 Jul 1924	10 Apr 2005	Husband of Beth (MASON) GREER. Son of Nettie SMITH. “Papa” (Click here to view obituary.)	2031	1	4

Section definitions. For reference, arbitrary sections were defined for this listing (see below, NOT to scale.)
            Section 1: Located on the southeast corner of the cemetery directly south of the
                                    access road. Row numbers were assigned beginning
                                    on the northwest corner and ending at the fence at east edge
                                    along CR 175E. Very difficult to determine exact row locations of old burials.
            Section 2: Located inside the service road. Rows did not always seem to run straight.
                                    from north to south. Row numbers were assigned beginning on the northwest
                                    corner along the service lane and end at fence along CR 175E.
            Section 3: Located on the northeast corner of the cemtery, north of the service road.
                                    Row numbers were assigned beginning on the northwest corner, next to
                                    the tree line and end at the fence along CR175E.
            Section 4: Located to the west of the other sections as defined by a dividing line following
                                    west access road along the top of the hill. Row numbers were assigned beginning on
                                    the southwest corner along the tree line and end at the service road on
                                    east.

County Road 175E

North Section 3

Center Section 2

South Section 1

West Section 4

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