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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
Jenkins	Betty	1860	1948	“Aunt Betty Jenkins”	2441	2	4
Jones	Arthur	15 Jun 1875	15 Jun 1875	Son of Thomas J & Celia (MOORE) JONES.	4540	1	18
Jones	Celia	8 Jan 1852	7 Jun 1910	nee MOORE. Wife of Thomas J JONES. Married 7 Sep 1871. Daughter of John C & Elizabeth (DAWSON) MOORE. Sister to Mary Ann HADEBAUGH.	2202	1	18
Jones	Hampton	6 Sep 1894	25 Jun 1976	Husband of Ina P JONES.	1892	4	4
Jones	Ina P	16 Sep 1904	18 Nov 1988	Wife of Hampton JONES.	1892	4	4
Jones	Lucinda J	26 Dec 1949	10 Mar 2019	Wife of Richard A JONES. Our Children: Rachel, Autumn, Mitchell.	0010 0011	3	13
Jones	Mary Ann	30 Jul 1917	16 Mar 2003	nee PADGETT. Wife of Murel T JONES. Married 26 Jun 1938. Daughter of Arthur Waldon & Florence Anna (MONTGOMERY) PADGETT. "Mom"	0009	3	13
Jones	Murel T "M T"	11 Nov 1916	24 May 2013	Husband of Mary Ann (PADGETT) JONES. Married 26 Jun 1938. Son of Henry & Lula (SPENCE) JONES. "Dad" US Army Air Corps, WW II. National Guard. (Click here to view obituary.)	0009	3	13
Jones	Richard A	23 Nov 1946	--	Husband of Lucinda J JONES. Our Children: Rachel, Autumn, Mitchell.	0010 0011	3	13
Jones	Thomas J	25 Sep 1844	4 Dec 1918	Husband of Celia (MOORE) JONES. Married 7 Sep 1871. Son of Thomas & Sarah "Sally" (O'NEAL) JONES.	2202	1	18
Keith	Alva Fredrick	16 May 1916	7 Aug 1954	Second husband of E Marguerite (STAGNER) PLUMMER KEITH LOVELLETTE. Indiana, TEC5 Med Det 339 Infantry, WW II, BSM & OLC.	2436	2	3
Keith	Arthur Jacob	3 Mar 1907	3 Sep 1978	Husband of Elsie Naomi (McQUEARY) KEITH.	1953	3	3
Keith	Bertha A	3 Feb 1879	6 Nov 1954	nee STOTT. Wife of William KEITH. Married 7 Jul 1906. Daughter of William S & Eliza A (PAUL) STOTT.	2539	2	13
Keith	Charles H	24 May 1908	3 Jul 1979	Husband of Irene H KEITH. MMI US Navy, WW II	2433	2	3
Keith	E Marguerite	25 Apr 1917	16 Dec 2006	nee STAGNER. Wife of Earl PLUMMER, 1st; Alva KEITH, 2nd; and Richard LOVELLETTE, 3rd. Daughter of William STAGNER & Louella WATERSON. “Mom” (Click here to view obituary.)	2421	2	2
Keith	Edgar T	10 Jul 1918	20 Aug 1988	Husband of Marjorie R (MOORE) KEITH. Married 8 Apr 1939. "Sons: James R, 1941; Richard L, 1944" Cpl., US Army, WW II.	0033 0034	3	2
Keith	Elizabeth	15 Feb 1848	16 Jan 1916	nee PHILLIPS. Wife of Hiram Wilson KEITH. Married 25 Jun 1867. (Click here to view obituary.) (Click here to view family history: Keith-Hyslop Familes of Gibson County, Indiana.)	2536	2	13
Keith	Elsie Naomi	5 Apr 1910	15 Aug 1999	nee McQUEARY. Wife of Arthur Jacob KEITH.	1953	3	3
Keith	Fannie	1879	1942	Wife of Thos. R KEITH.	2537	2	13
Keith	Florence A	10 Nov 1928	1 Aug 1990	Wife of William Floyd KEITH. Married 27 Aug 1955.	2553	2	14
Keith	Henry W	18 Sep 1873	28 Sep 1885	Son of Hiram & Elizabeth (PHILLIPS) KEITH.	4458	1	7
Keith	Hiram Wilson	abt 1846	abt 1921	Husband of Elizabeth (PHILLIPS) KEITH. Married 25 Jun 1867. Age: 75 years, 9 months, 11 days at time of death. (Click here to view obituary.) (Click here to view family history: Keith-Hyslop Familes of Gibson County, Indiana.)	No headstone found or identified.	2	13
Keith	Irene H	10 Dec 1907	2 Aug 2002	Wife of Charles H KEITH.	2433	2	3
Keith	James	14 Jun 1874	27 Aug 1901	Son of Hiram & Elizabeth KEITH.	2041	1	7
Keith	Lee Roy	14 Mar 1929	12 Aug 2014	Son of Arthur Jacob & Elsie Naomi (McQUEARY) KEITH.	Photo not yet availabe.	?	?
Keith	Majorie R	25 Jan 1920	20 Aug 2010	nee MOORE. Wife of Edgar T KEITH. Married 8 Apr 1939. Daughter of Lawrence & Helen (JONES) MOORE. "Sons: James R, 1941; Richard L, 1944" (Click here to view obituary.)	0033 0034	3	2
Keith	Mary E	13 Jun 1908	5 Mar 1985	Wife of Virgil P KEITH.	1954	3	3
Keith	Nancy M	13 Oct 1822	14 Nov 1893	nee SISSON. Married 1st, Nathan KEITH, 27 Aug 1839 in Switzerland County, Indiana; and 2nd, James MANDON/MUNDON,11 Jun 1855 in Gibson County, Indiana. Daughter of Benjamin & Zerriah Sophia (PENDLETON) SISSON. NOTE: See also MUNDON, Nancy M. (Click here to view family history: Keith-Hyslop Familes of Gibson County, Indiana.)	No readable headstone found.
Keith	Naomi Lee	8 Oct 1937	8 Oct 1937	--	2447	2	4
Keith	Pamela Fay	28 May 1959	30 May 1959	Infant daughter of William Floyd & Florence KEITH.	2552	2	14
Keith	Thomas Lesley	29 May 1933	24 Jul 1985	--	1952	3	3
Keith	Thomas Riley	1879	1958	Husband of Fannie KEITH. Son of Hiram & Elizabeth (PHILLIIPS) KEITH. (Click here to view family history: Keith-Hyslop Familes of Gibson County, Indiana.)	2537	2	13
Keith	Virgil P	15 Jun 1902	26 Dec 1973	Husband of Mary E KEITH.	1954	3	3
Keith	William	9 Nov 1871	18 Feb 1959	Husband of Bertha A (STOTT) KEITH. Married 7 Jul 1906. Son of Hiram William & Elizabeth (PHILLIPS) KEITH.	2539	2	13
Keith	William Floyd	16 Feb 1914	24 Jan 1993	Husband of Florence A KEITH. Married 27 Aug 1955. Sgt, US Army Air Forces, WW II.	2553	2	14
Kendall	Eliza Ann	22 Apr 1905	12 Aug 1998	--	2155	1	17
Kendall	Fern A	1911	1996	Wife of Lester KENDALL.	2528	2	12
Kendall	Infant	--	--	--	2152	1	17
Kendall	James H	1865	1938	Husband of Sarah Ellen KENDALL.	2204	1	19
Kendall	Janet Joyce	1939	1939	Daughter of Lester & Fern A KENDALL.	2528	2	12
Kendall	Joseph	22 Aug 1892	17 Jun 1897	Son of James H & Sarah Ellen KENDALL.	2205	1	19
Kendall	Joseph W	12 Feb 1869	30 mar 1947	--	2154	1	17
Kendall	Lester	1901	1976	Husband of Fern A KENDALL. (Surname of back of stone.)	2528	2	12
Kendall	Martha	20 Nov 1868	27 May 1915	--	2153	1	17
Kendall	Sarah Ellen	1870	1938	Wife of James H KENDALL.	2204	1	19
Kerney	Ethel Mae	11 Aug 1917	14 Jan 1996	nee TOWNSEND. Wife of William Joseph KERNEY. Married 22 Feb 1964. Daughter of William Trippet & Emma Elizabeth (JONES) TOWNSEND.	1945	3	1
Kerney	William Joseph	1914	1971	Husband of Ethel Mae (TOWNSEND) KERNEY. Married 22 Feb 1964. Son of James W & Addie KERNEY.	1945	3	1
Kimbro	Clara Louise	5 Nov 1933	5 Jun 2018	nee DUNCAN. Wife of Exall Law KIMBRO. Married: 3 Apr 1965.	0046	1	14
Kimbro	Exall Law	22 Dec 1933	--	Husband of Clara Louise (DUNCAN) KIMBRO. Married: 3 Apr 1965.	0046	1	14
King	Maria F	10 Aug 1820	--	--	No readable headstone found.
Kirsch	Norman H	28 Dec 1916	16 May 1985	Husband of Virginia Rose KIRSCH.	1919	4	6
Kirsch	Virginia Rose	30 Dec 1920	22 Feb 2006	Wife of Norman H KIRSCH.	1919	4	6
Kolb	Adele	19 Jan 1943	--	Wife of L Frank KOLB.	1949	3	2
Kolb	Betty L	29 Jan 1940	--	Wife of Robert P KOLB. Married 8 Sep 1974	2448	2	4
Kolb	Caroline	9 Jul 1850	20 Mar 1935	Wife of Jacob KOLB.	2531	2	13
Kolb	Charles A	1865	1946	Husband of Minerva KOLB. “Father”	2409	2	1
Kolb	Chester D	14 May 1911	11 Aug 2011	Husband of Hazel L (BLAIZE) KOLB. Married 21 Oct 1939. Son of Joseph & Margaret (PHILLIPS) KOLB. (Click here to view obituary.)	4163	2	7
Kolb	Christopher A	14 Jan 1965	7 Nov 1976	Son of L Frank & Adele KOLB.	1949	3	2
Kolb	Clarence A	4 Jan 1902	18 Dec 1991	Husband of Janice A KOLB.	2466	2	5
Kolb	Deborah E	20 Dec 1950	--	Wife of Joe H KOLB.	1957	3	5
Kolb	Edith	1884	1933	Wife of Samuel KOLB.	2645	2	22
Kolb	Frederick Lionel	3 Aug 1938	15 Apr 2001	Brother of Sarah (KOLB) ROBINSON.	1977	3	10
Kolb	Hazel L	31 Jan 1920	13 Jul 2012	nee BLAIZE. Wife of Chester D KOLB. Married 21 Oct 1939. Daughter of Ralph & Floral (ATKINSON) BLAIZE. (Click here to view obituary.)	4163	2	7
Kolb	Herdis C	5 Nov 1909	8 Nov 1996	Husband of Isabel Crecelius KOLB.	2273	2	21
Kolb	Isabel Crecelius	17 Aug 1916	4 Sep 2009	nee Crecelius. Wife of Herdis C KOLB. Daughter of Edgar & Myrtle (WATKINS) CRECELIUS.	2273	2	21
Kolb	J Leotis	17 Jan 1901	11 Oct 1985	Husband of Margaret S KOLB. Married 7 Mar 1929. “Father”	2512	2	9
Kolb	Jacob H	2 Nov 1903	18 Apr 1980	Husband of Lela P KOLB.	1976	3	10
Kolb	James Herdis	18 Jul 1939	25 Jul 2019	Husband of Judith Andree (SCOTT) KOLB. Married 6 May 1957. "Our Children: Kathleen Susan - Jan 16 1958; James Herdis II - Jan 31 1960; Jacqueline Ann - July 10 1961; Jill Elizabeth - Feb 10, 1966"	0059 0041	3	2
Kolb	James Herdis, II "Buck"	31 Jan 1960	11 Feb 2013	Husband of Paula KOLB. Son of James Herdis & Judith Andree (SCOTT) KOLB. Age: 53 years. (Click here to view obituary.)	4161	3	2
Kolb	Janice A	25 Oct 1902	10 Nov 1971	Wife of Clarence A KOLB.	2466	2	5
Kolb	Jeanella Rose	3 May 1931	1 Jun 2006	nee HALE. Daughter of Edward D & Anna Mae (PHILLIPS) HALE. (Click here to view obituary.)	1962	3	6
Kolb	Joseph Howard "Joe"	26 Nov 1929	18 Jun 2005	Husband of Deborah E KOLB. (Click here to view obituary.)	1957	3	5
Kolb	John L	8 Dec 1938	6 Aug 2007	Husband of Sandra L KOLB. Married 26 Apr 1958. “Parents of: Karen Kay, Tracy Lou, Amy Susan, Kevin Stewart”	2498	2	7
Kolb	Joseph	1875	1962	Husband of Margaret "Maggie" (PHILLIPS) KOLB. Married 19 Jul 1900. Son of Jacob & Louisa (FRENCH) KOLB.	2523	2	12
Kolb	Joseph Wilbur	5 Jan 1902	6 Sep 1990	Husband of Mary Elizabeth (WOLFE) KOLB. Married 21 Jun 1922. Son of Joseph & Margaret May (PHILLIPS) KOLB.	2469	2	5
Kolb	Judith Andree Scott	14 Mar 1940	31 Dec 2018	nee SCOTT. Wife of James Herdis KOLB. Married 6 May 1957. "Our Children: Kathleen Susan - Jan 16 1958; James Herdis II - Jan 31 1960; Jacqueline Ann - July 10 1961; Jill Elizabeth - Feb 10, 1966"	0059 0041	3	2
Kolb	L Frank	5 Oct 1940	--	Husband of Adele KOLB.	1949	3	2
Kolb	Lela P	23 Nov 1911	23 Jan 1998	Wife of Jacob H KOLB.	1976	3	10
Kolb	Leota	--	--	Daughter of Willard & Lillie E KOLB.	2522	2	12
Kolb	Lillie E	30 Nov 1876	20 Jun 1974	Wife of Willard KOLB. Married 11 Oct 1894. Children: Lester, Leota, Clarence.	2521	2	12
Kolb	Lowell Lewis	1918	1930	Son of Samuel & Edith KOLB.	2645	2	22
Kolb	Margaret "Maggie"	1879	1950	nee PHILLIPS. Wife of Joseph KOLB. Married 19 Jul 1900. Daughter of James & Jane (McROBERTS) PHILLIPS.	2523	2	12
Kolb	Margaret S	12 Nov 1901	25 Dec 1975	Wife of J Leotis KOLB. Married 7 Mar 1929. “Mother”	2512	2	9
Kolb	Mary Elizabeth	8 Aug 1902	20 Oct 1982	nee WOLFE. Wife of Joseph Wilbur KOLB. Married 21 Jun 1922. Daughter of Joseph & Anna "Annie" (WHITE) WOLFE.	2469	2	5
Kolb	Maurice W	14 Apr 1919	20 Aug 2000	--	2525	2	12
Kolb	Merle	1896	1981	Buried next to Charles A & Minerva KOLB.	2408	2	1
Kolb	Minerva	1873	1947	Wife of Charles A KOLB. “Mother”	2409	2	1
Kolb	Myrtle	26 Jun 1891	11 May 1912	Age 20 YRS, 10 MO, 15 DA. “Asleep in Jesus”	2530	2	13
Kolb	Noel L	1914	1915	Son of Joseph & Margaret "Maggie" (PHILLIPS) KOLB.	2523	2	12
Kolb	Pansy	26 Dec 1888	25 Oct 1913	Daughter of Jacob & Pansy KOLB.	2531	2	13
Kolb	Robert P	12 Mar 1930	8 Dec 2000	Husband of Betty L KOLB. Married 8 Sep 1974. “Children: Steven, Douglas, Karen, Brian, Neena, Darla” A2C US Air Force, Korea.	2448	2	4
Kolb	Samuel	1879	1964	Husband of Edith KOLB.	2645	2	22
Kolb	Sandra L	28 Apr 1941	--	Wife of John L KOLB. Married 26 Apr 1958. “Parents of: Karen Kay, Tracy Lou, Amy Susan, Kevin Stewart”	2498	2	7
Kolb	Willard	16 Aug 1872	6 Nov 1962	Husband of Lillie E KOLB.	2521	2	12

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

This area is not in use.