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Cemetery Records with photographs of headstones.

Hazleton Community Cemetery

Formerly new Hazleton I.O.O.F.

White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:Latitude, 38.4885 N;  Longitude, -87.5310 W
Congressional Location:SW-1/4; LOCATION 101; TOWNSHIP 1N; RANGE 10W
Common Directions:Located along the north side of Indiana Highway 56 (East 2nd Street) at the east edge of Hazleton, Indiana.  (Northeast corner of Texas and East 2nd Street.)
Last updated   30 Jun 2020 

The following list is an attempt to show all known graves, using using photographs of the headstones.  Notes were supplemented with marriage and census records plus genealogy records.  There certainly are unmarked graves plus a few unknown due to missing, unreadable, destroyed or broken markers.  
If you have knowledge of any other graves which may not be shown below, please drop us an e-mail and let us know.   
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Surname

Given Name

Birth Date

Death Date

Inscriptions and Notes.

Image #                  Image

Sect-

ion

Row

Davis

Boyd L

19 Jan 1912

29 Sep 2008

Husband of Margaret A DAVIS.  Married 14 Feb 1936.

7079


7080


3

12

Davis

Charles Henry

19 Feb 1903

(16 Feb 1903)

20 Oct 1981

Second husband of Minerva Victoria (ELLIOTT) WILSON DAVIS.


(Note:  Alternate birth date from SSDI.)

3928

3

2

Davis

Margaret A

15 Oct 1916

8 Oct 2003

Wife of Boyd L DAVIS.  Married 14 Feb 1936.

7079


7080

3

12

Decker

A Henry

5 Apr 1868

22 Oct 1924

Husband of Pearl DECKER.


“Father”

3575

1

21

Decker

Ada E

22 Oct 1887

27 Oct 1972

Wife of Paul V DECKER.

4081

4

5

Decker

Alphonso “Pip”

26 Nov 1892

12 Aug 1969

Husband of Ruth (BRICE) DECKER.


  “Father”


Indiana, Pvt., US Army, WW I




3872

2

21

Decker

Cayula Belle

27 Jan 1889

20 Mar 1966

--

3870

2

21

Decker

Doris J

18 Aug 1926

--

Wife of William H “Bill” DECKER.

3873

2

21

Decker

Howard E

13 Aug 1907

27 Jan 1978

Husband of Virginia E DECKER.

4085

4

5

Decker

Paul V

12 Apr 1887

18 May 1960

Husband of Ada E DECKER.

4081

4

5

Decker

Pearl

3 Sep 1880

8 Jan 1931

Wife of A Henry DECKER.  “Mother”

3576

1

21

Decker

Roda

20 Jun 1845

9 May 1930

Son of Joseph & Martha "Patsy" (PHILLIPS) DECKER.  Never married.


Pvt., Co. G, 143rd Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Enlisted on 21 Jan 1865.  Mustered out 17 Oct 1865 at Nashville, Tennessee.



3514

1


Lot 84

16

Decker

Ruth Brice

5 May 1892

7 Dec 1969

nee BRICE.  Wife of Alphonso “Pip” DECKER.

3872

2

21

Decker

Virginia E

14 Nov 1906

29 Jan 1983

Wife of Howard E DECKER.

4085

4

5

Decker

William H “Bill’

6 Jan 1924

16 Feb 1996

Husband of Doris J DECKER.


1st Lt., US Army Air Corps, WW II




3873

2

21

Deffendall

Rena Robb

26 Oct 1948

14 Jun 2013

nee ROBB.  Wife of Eddie DEFFENDALL. 


Daughter of Orvel & Evelyn (STILES) ROBB. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0078

1

5

Dent

Robert M

27 Aug 1910

2 Oct 1967

Husband of Ruth Alice DENT.

7083

3

20

Dent

Ruth Alice

14 Jan 1925

19 Aug 2010

Wife of Robert M DENT, 1st; and ? HUTTON, 2nd.

7083

3

20

DePriest

Willam H H

1841

1925

--

3459

1

12

Dixon

Albert R "Hawk"

20 Aug 1913

26 Apr 2011

Husband of Mary Helen (BELL) DIXON.  Son of Theodore & Ann (COLLINS) DIXON.
“Father”


(Click here to view obituary.)

2153

1

10

Dixon

Jerald Roy "Jerry"

27 Oct 1944

08 Nov 2019

Husband of Sharon (HART) DIXON. 


Married: 1 Jul 1967.


Son of Albert R "Hawk" & Mary Helen (BELL) DIXON.


National Guard.



Click here to see obituary.

0015

1

7

Dixon

Leland Keith

30 Jul 1954

25 Jun 1960

Son of Albert R & Mary Helen (BELL) DIXON
“Son”

2153

1

10

Dixon

Leland R "Brownie"

14 Jun 1917

26 Apr 1936

Son of Theodore & Nancy Ann (COLLINS) DIXON.

“Son”

3449

1

11

Dixon

Malinda Maxene

9 Sep 1925

28 Dec 1995

--

4076

4

4

Dixon

Mary Ann

31 Mar 1938

31 Mar 1938

Stillborn daughter of Theodore "Boone" DIXON, Jr. and Marie SAMSON.
Services at Dixon home, 1 Apr 1938.
Lot #56.

No headstone.

 

1

11

Dixon

Mary Helen

28 Mar 1919

8 Dec 2010

nee BELL.  Wife of Albert R "Hawk" DIXON.  Daughter of William & Mattie Elizabeth (WRIGHT) BELL.


“Mother”


(Click here to view obituary.)

2153

1

10

Dixon

Nancy Ann

6 Apr 1887

22 Dec 1940

nee COLLINS.  Wife of Theodore DIXON.


“Mother” 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3448

1

11

Dixon

Theodore

5 Dec 1885

5 Nov 1951

Husband of Nancy Ann (COLLINS) DIXON.

“Father”

3447

1

11

Dixon

Theodore “Boone”

30 Jan 1922

28 Jan 1977

Son of Theodore & Nancy Ann (COLLINS) DIXON.

3446

1

11

Dobson

Brad

24 Aug 1959

24 Oct 2003

Buried adjacent to John C & Phyllis J DOBSON.

4020

3

13

Dobson

Irene D

28 Apr 1916

10 Nov 2001

Wife of Orlando O. DOBSON.

3924

3

2

Dobson

John Charles

2 Feb 1933

3 May 1998

Husband of Phyllis J DOBSON.

Cpl., US Army.

4021

3

13

Dobson

Orlando O

4 Jun 1914

23 Mar 1991

Husband of Irene D DOBSON.

Tec. 5, US Army, WW II.




3924

3

2

Dobson

Phyllis J

18 Jun 1940

--

Wife of John C DOBSON.

4021

3

13

Donovan

Helen Marie

23 Jul 1924

2 May 2016

nee LANE.  Wife of Ralph James DONOVAN. 


Married 15 Aug 1959


Daughter of Henry Edward & Cora (HANDKINS) LANE. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0012

1

23

Donovan

Ralph James

1 Sep 1914

30 Aug 1981

Husband of Helen Marie DONOVAN.  Married 15 Aug 1959.

0012

1

23

Dossett

Doris A

14 May 1906

23 Sep 1995

nee RUMBLE.  Wife of Marlin DOSSETT.  Married 9 Jul 1926.  Daughter of David Isaac & Etherl (ROBB) RUMBLE.

3989

3

8

Douglas

Doris M "Tess"

24 May 1935

27 Jun 2014

nee SINKES.  Wife of Donald DOUGLAS.


Daughter of James & Irene (PAGE) SINKES.


(Click here to view obituary.)

1616

1

7

Douglas

Samuel Lee

7 May 1968

28 Jul 2017

Son of Donald & Doris M (SINKES) DOUGLAS.


(Click here to view obituary.)

Photo not yet available.


?

?

Dunn

Adolph I

1 Sep 1892

20 Jun 1963

Husband of Ethel P DUNN.

3729

2

10

Dunn

Carolyn Sue

22 Jan 1936

19 Jun 1941

Daughter of E L & Marie DUNN.

Struck and killed by a car while playing

3680


From the Princeton Clarion, 20 Jun 1941

2

5

Dunn

Charles A

13 Dec 1916

23 Dec 2004

Husband of Margery B DUNN.

Colonel, USAF (Ret.), WW II, Bronze Star Medal.




3653

2

2

Dunn

Edward Dewey

27 Apr 1898

14 Jan 1963

--

3721

2

9

Dunn

Ernest L

17 Nov 1907

6 Oct 2001

Husband of Marie M DUNN.  Married 16 Sep 1930.

3686

2

6

Dunn

Ethel P

21  Mar 1892

11 Aug 1980

Wife of Adolph I DUNN.

3729

2

10

Dunn

Joseph M

1871

1943

Husband of Luella DUNN.

3730

2

10

Dunn

Luella

1875

1942

Wife of Joseph M DUNN.

3730

2

10

Dunn

Margery B

24 Oct 1916

4 Jun 1974

Wife of Charles A DUNN.  “Devoted Service wife & mother.”

3653

2

2

Dunn

Marie A

13 Aug 1912

8 Apr 2009

Wife of Ernest L DUNN.  Married 16 Sep 1930.

3686

2

6

Dunn

Rosa P

1879

1975

Wife of Sampson DUNN.

3718

2

8

Dunn

Sampson

1874

1940

Husband of Rosa P DUNN

3718

2

8

Ehlers

Charles P

2 Jan 1884

13 Sep 1955

Husband of Ruby S EHLERS.  “Father”

3846

2

19

Ehlers

Hallye Albertine

1917

1919

--

3844

2

19

Ehlers

Mary Evalyn

1922

1922

--

3845

2

19

Ehlers

Ruby S

21 Jun 1888

1 Apr 1950

Wife of Charles P EHLERS.  “Mother”

3846

2

19

Elliott

Allen Thurman

18 Sep 1901

10 Jan 1985

Husband of Zella Myrtle (WALTERS) ELLIOTT. 


Married 29 May 1919


Son of Joseph Wright & Louisa Jane (CUNNINGHAM) ELLIOTT. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3891

2

23

Elliott

Carl Wilbur

30 Jan 1928

13 Mar 2004

Husband of Sharon Ann (VanPATTEN) ELLIOTT.


Married 5 Mar 1857


Son of Allen Thurman & Zella Myrtle (WALTERS) ELLIOTT. 


US Army, Korea





(Click here to view obituary.)

3890

2

23

Elliott

Myrtle W

6 Sep 1899

5 Dec 1967

nee WALTERS.  Wife of Allen Thurman ELLIOTT. 


Married 29 May 1919.


Daughter of Seth Jones & Amanda (RICHARDS) WALTERS.

3891

2

23

Elliott

Sharon Ann

13 Apr 1938

26 Jun 2020

nee VanPATTEN.  Wife of Carl Wilbur ELLIOTT. 


Married 5 Mar 1957.


Daughter of Richard & Bridget (EVERETT)  VanPATTEN. 


Click here to view obituary.

3890

2

23

Ellis

Allen Muril

8 Feb 1918

19 Sep 1944

Son of Muril F & Stella G (STEELMAN) ELLIS.


Lt. 101st Airborne Division,  WW II.  Killed in action.






3441


From the Princeton Clarion, 30 Oct 1944

1

10

Ellis

Barbara Ann

02 Feb 1962

--

Wife of Robert Davidson ELLIS, Jr.

0024

2

15

Ellis

Emily S

11 Oct 1871

12 Jan 1952

Wife of William M ELLIS.  “Mother”

3464

1

12

Ellis

Gene A

24 Jun 1925

5 Jun 2013

Husband of Geneva B (TOLBERT) ELLIS. 


Married 6 Sep 1947.


Son of Muril F & Stella G (STEELMAN) ELLIS.


US Marine Corps, WW II.






(Click here to view obituary.)

0016

1

7

Ellis

Geneva B

30 May 1924

2 May 1978

nee TOLBERT.  Wife of Gene A ELLIS.


Married 6 Sep 1947.

0016

1

7

Ellis

Joyce M Watson

29 Mar 1946

--

nee WATSON.  Wife of Lynn O ELLIS. 


Married 28 Mar 1968


Daughter of Victor R & Marie E WATSON.

 

“Our children:  Andy, James, Brenda, Lisa, Michelle, Steven, Raymond”

3471

1

13

Ellis

Kyle E

17 Nov 1950

--

Wife of Michael G "Mike" ELLIS. 


Married 19 Jun 1971.

0017


1

7

Ellis

Louetta M

1922

1980

Wife of N Hubert ELLIS.

3450

1

11

Ellis

Lynn O

19 Jun 1938

17 Jan 1997

Husband  of Joyce M (WATSON) ELLIS.


Married 28 Mar 1968.


“Our children:  Andy, James, Brenda, Lisa, Michelle, Steven, Raymond”


SFC, US Army, Vietnam




3471

1

13

Ellis

Michael G "Mike"

11 Aug 1950

21 Nov 2017

Husband of Kyle ELLIS.


Married 19 Jun 1971.


Son of Gene & Geneva (TOLBERT) ELLIS. 

Former Fire Chief of the Hazleton Vol. Fire Department


-


(Click here to view obituary.)

0017


1

7

Ellis

Muril F

26 Aug 1895

3 Mar 1970

Husband of Stella G (STEELMAN) ELLIS.  Married 2 May 1914.

3443

1

10

Ellis

N Hubert

1915

1984

Husband of Louetta M ELLIS.


US Army and U.S. Postmaster”

3450

1

11

Ellis

Richard Craig

7 Jul 1923

2 Dec 1935

--

3442


From the Princeton Clarion, 3 Dec 1935

1

10

Ellis

Robert Davidson "David", Jr.

30 Oct 1955

13 Jun 2019

Husband of Barbara Ann (TRASK) ELLIS.


Click here to view obituary.

 

0024

2

15

Ellis

Ruth M. Ice

18 Feb 1921

25 Nov 2005

nee ICE.  Wife of Buthel E. “Boots” TOLBERT, 1st, married 27 Aug 1938; & Gene ELLIS, 2nd.  Daughter of John W & Eva Mae (POTTS) ICE. 


(Click here to view obituary.)


(See also:  Tolbert, Ruth M Ice.)

3979

3

7

Ellis

Stella G

23 Aug 1896

31 Aug 1984

nee STEELMAN.  Wife of Muril F ELLIS.  Married 2 May 1914.

3443

1

10

Ellis

William M

22 Oct 1855

15 Apr 1925

Husband of Emily S ELLIS.  “Father”

3464

1

12

               

Section definitions.  For reference, arbitrary sections were defined for this listing (see below, NOT to scale.) 

Section 1:  Located on the northwest corner of the cemetery directly north of the access road. 

Row numbers were assigned beginning along the west edge (Texas Street) of the cemetery and 

ending at the service road separating Section 1 & 4.

Section 2:  Located on the southwest corner of the cemetery directly south of the service road. 

Row numbers were assigned beginning along the west edge (Texas Street) of the cemetery 

and ending at the service road separating Sections 2 & 4.

Section 3:  Located on the northeast corner of the cemetery, east of the service road separating 

Sections 1 & 3.  Row numbers were assigned beginning on the west edge along the north-south 

service road and continuing to the east edge of the cemetery.

Section 4:  Located on the southeast corner of the cemetery, east of the service road separating 

Sections 2 & 4.  Row numbers were assigned beginning on the west edge along the north-south 

service road and continuing to the east edge of the cemetery.

       Gray Lane                                                         Indiana Highway 56 (East 2nd Street)

 

 

       Southeast, Section 4

 

 

 

                     Southwest, Section 2

 

 

 

 

Texas

Street

 

Private

Property

 

 

 

 

Old

Hazleton I.O.O.F. Cemetery

          Service lane

                        Service lane

  

       Northeast, Section 3

 

                     Northwest, Section 1

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