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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
Vaughn	Larry Paul	13 Oct 1944	29 Oct 2017	Husband of Marlene S (STEWART) VAUGHN. Married 14 Oct 1967. Son of Merle Winfred & Alice Marie (CALLIS) VAUGHN. Our daughters: Michelle and Melissa. (Click here to view obituary.)	0085 0086	2	7
Vaughn	Marlene S	18 Jun 1947	23 Jul 2005	nee STEWARD. Wife of Larry Paul VAUGHN. Married 14 Oct 1967. Our daughters: Michelle and Melissa.	0085 0086	2	7
Vitito	Alice	1867	1950	Wife of William VITITO. “Mother”	2452	2	5
Vitito	Betty L	26 Sep 1927	6 May 1928	--	2472	2	6
Vitito	Charles E	--	1950	Infant son of Charles R VITITO.	2453	2	5
Vitito	Charles W	1895	1963	Husband of Cora A VITITO.	2442	2	4
Vitito	Cora A	1895	1974	Wife of Charles W VITITO.	2442	2	4
Vitito	Dora A	14 Sep 1919	14 Dec 1928	--	2471	2	6
Vitito	Fred L	12 Jan 1932	1 Aug 1940	--	2455	2	5
Vitito	Goldia M	30 Mar 1907	--	Wife of John A VITITO.	2444	2	4
Vitito	Iva Pearl Hobson	6 May 1906	10 Jul 1969	“Mother”	2425	2	3
Vitito	James W	10 Sep 1916	11 Dec 1965	Indiana, SP5 HQ 4 Logistical Comd., WW II, Korea	2424	2	3
Vitito	John A	7 Nov 1917	10 Sep 1978	Husband of Goldia M VITITO.	2444	2	4
Vitito	Laura P	22 Sep 1929	25 Aug 1931	--	2470	2	6
Vitito	Mary Ruth	26 Nov 1940	2 Jan 2004	--	2443	2	4
Vitito	Michael Wayne	10 Sep 1952	17 Jun 1969	Son of Charles R & Dorothy E VITITO.	2454	2	5
Vitito	Walter D	23 Sep 1935	24 Mar 1944	--	2423	2	3
Vitito	William	1864	1939	Husband of Alice VITITO. “Father”	2452	2	5
Wallace	Elam R	12 Oct 1933	10 Feb 2006	Husband of Wanda M WALLACE.	2450	2	4
Wallace	Wanda M	27 Jun 1934	--	Wife of Elam R WALLACE.	2450	2	4
Watkins	Audrey P	17 Jun 1919	29 Oct 2011	nee CAIN. Daughter of Walter & Myrtle (RAINEY) CAIN. (Click here to view obituary.)	0055	4	7
Weatherly	Elizabeth	c 1830-33	??	nee HALL. Wife of William T WEATHERLY. Married 23 Mar 1852.	2147	1	16
Weatherly	Hudson A	--	22 Jul 1877	Son of William T & Elizabeth (HALL) WEATHERLY. Aged abt 7 yr.	2149	1	16
Weatherly	Tighlman H	--	29 Mar 1879	Son of William T & Elizabeth (HALL) WEATHERLY. Aged 25 yrs 9 ms ? ds.	2148	1	16
Weatherly	William T	--	18 Apr 1883	Husband of Elizabeth (HALL) WEATHERLY. Married 23 Mar 1852. Aged 57 yrs. 6 mos. 21 dys.	2150	1	16
Welch	John Allen	4 Jan 1957	13 Jun 2000	Husband of Shelly (KENEIPP) WELCH.	1885	4	4
Welch	Shelly Keneipp	25 Mary 1959	--	nee KENEIPP. Wife of John Allen WELCH.	1885	4	4
Welch	Shirley Phillips	8 Feb 1935	--	nee PHILLIPS.	1903	4	5
White	Carson	2 Jul 1946	4 Sep 2015	Husband of Janice (BROWN) WHITE. Son of George V & Nellie (GRAVES) WHITE. (Click here to view obituary.)	3594	4	8
White	George V	1891	1964	Husband of Nellie M (GRAVES) WHITE.	1937	4	7
White	Janice F	7 Apr 1944	--	nee BROWN. Wife of Carson WHITE.	3594	4	8
White	John D, Sr.	2 Feb 1945	12 Jan 2001	Husband of Ruth E WHITE. Married 30 Sep 1966.	1998	3	16
White	Nellie M	1903	1982	nee GRAVES. Wife of George V WHITE.	1937	4	7
White	Paul D	1 Apr 1904	19 Apr 1971	Husband of Thelma E WHITE.	1943	3	1
White	Ruth E	25 Jul 1947	--	Wife of John D WHITE, Sr. Married 20 Sep 1966.	1998	3	16
White	Thelma E	30 Mar 1907	8 Mar 1991	Wife of Paul D WHITE.	1943	3	1
White	Wilma Jean	27 Feb 1928	18 Feb 2007	--	1944	3	1
Whitehead	Janice A	2 Feb 1944	--	Wife of Michael R WHITEHEAD. Married 18 Jan 1969.	2009	3	19
Whitehead	Michael R	27 Dec 1944	27 Sep 1990	Husband of Janice A WHITEHEAD. Married 18 Jan 1969.	2009	3	19
Whiting	William	24 Jun 1893	20 May 1948	Indiana, Pvt 160 Depot Brig, WW I	2564	2	15
Whittington	Helen	24 May 1906	27 Dec 1992	Wife of Joseph B WHITTINGTON.	2656	2	23
Whittington	Joseph B	16 Sep 1904	9 May 1970	Husband of Helen WHITTINGTON.	2656	2	23
Wilhite	Gilbert	12 Apr 1915	28 Aug 1994	Husband of Kathryn WILHITE.	1896	4	5
Wilhite	Kathryn	3 Feb 1913	28 Dec 1991	Wife of Gilbert WILHITE.	1896	4	5
Williams	Faythe Marie	16 Oct 2001	20 Jan 2002	--	1867	4	3
Williams	Homer E	--	15 Jan 1897	Aged 3 Ys. 8 Ms. 5 Ds.	4531	1	18
Wilson	Harold O “Pete”	15 Feb 1914	16 Nov 2001	Husband of Nancy Lee WILSON. Married 5 Sep 1942. Sgt US Army, WW II.	2467	2	5
Wilson	Kenneth L	3 Apr 1932	--	Husband of Mildred M COLLINS. Married 29 Nov 1952.	2662	2	24
Wilson	Mildred M	31 Oct 1933	2 Apr 2000	Wife of Kenneth L WILSON. Married 29 Nov 1952.	2662	2	24
Wilson	Nancy Lee	6 Jul 1922	5 Mar 1999	Wife of Harold “Pete” WILSON. Married 5 Sep 1942. “Parents of: Eric, Janice, Pat, Jo Ellen, John, Jim”	2467	2	5
Winget	Mabel P	5 Oct 1896	7 Oct 1978	Wife of Willard R WINGET.	2156	1	17
Winget	Willard R	5 Sep 1894	12 Nov 1975	Husband of Mabel P WINGET.	2156	1	17
Winingear	Lois R	14 Nov 1912	28 Aug 1996	Wife of William Lee WININGEAR. "Mother"	1884	4	4
Winingear	William Lee	4 Apr 1911	13 Mar 1973	Husband of Lois R WININGEAR. "Father"	1884	4	4
Wirth	Dorothy B	30 Oct 1920	15 Oct 2017	nee VITITO. Wife of Earl H WIRTH. Daughter of Charles & Cara (WARD) VITITO. (Click here to view obituary.)	0078	2	2
Wirth	Earl H	21 Apr 1897	24 Oct 1971	Husband of Dorothy B (VITITO) WIRTH.	0078	2	2
Wirth	Sandra J	17 Oct 1949	--	Wife of William E "Bill WORTH.	1924	4	7
Wirth	William E "Bill"	18 May 1946	1 Sep 2007	Husband of Sandra J WIRTH. Married 17 Aug 1968	1924	4	7
Witherspoon	Eunice B	17 Oct 1907	27 Oct 1983	Wife of Glen P WITHERSPOON.	2428	2	3
Witherspoon	Glen P	26 Jun 1896	18 sep 1975	Husband of Eunice B WITHERSPOON. Pvt. US Army, WW I	2428	2	3
Woodburn	Dora	1882	1972	Wife of Harry WOODBURN.	2664	2	24
Woodburn	Harry	1869	1956	Husband of Dora WOODBURN.	2664	2	24
Woodburn	James C	31 Jul 1910	25 Jul 1963	--	2008	3	19
Woodburn	James David	20 Dec 1967	6 Jun 1987	Son of James W & Becky (McKENZIE) WOODBURN.	2013	3	20
Woodburn	James William	28 Apr 1945	24 Jun 2018	Husband of Becky (McKENZIE) WOODBURN. Married: 30 May 1971. Son of Jim & Dorothy (REMBE) WOODBURN. (Click here to view obituary.)	2013	3	19
Woodburn	Rebecca Lu	24 Oct 1948	24 Jun 2018	nee McKENZIS. Wife of James William WOODBURN. Married: 30 May 1971.	2013	3	19
Woodry	Cornelius	abt 1843	14 Sep 1882	Husband of Sarah D (EVANS) WOODRY. Married 26 Nov 1881. (Also spelled Woodrey.) Pvt., Co E, 24^th Reg. Indiana Infantry. Enlisted on 31 Jul 1861.	4479	1	12
Woods	Byron S	26 May 1900	18 Nov 1977	Husband of Pearl F WOODS.	2608	2	18
Woods	Eleanor Jane	27 May 1936	8 Jul 2017	nee KOLB. Daughter of Leotis & Margaret (STEWART) KOLB. (Click here to view obituary.)	0052	2	9
Woods	Pearl F	4 Sep 1901	7 Apr 1987	Wife of Byron S WOODS.	2608	2	18

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.