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Oak Hill Cemetery

Patoka, White River Township

Gibson County, Indiana

Coordinates:

38.4094 N Latitude; -87.5813 W Longitude

Congressional Location:

SW-1/4; SE-1/4; SECTION 24; TOWNSHIP 1S; RANGE 11W

Common Directions:

Located east of East Street, between Cross Street and School Street, on the northeast edge of Patoka.

Last updated


     07 May 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.  Photos by Daniel L Elliott, April 2010.
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

Notes & Inscriptions

Photo#                                   Photo

Sect-

ion

Row

Hadley

Melvin Eugene

1938

1964

 --

3818

W

13

Hale

Coleman H

18 Sep 1914

7 Apr 1994

Husband of Nellie M (HOWE) HALE.  Son of James J & Lucille (WELLS) HALE

3220

W

2

Hale

Edward J 

20 Sep 1925

9 Aug 1996

Private First Class, U. S. Army Air Corps, W.W. II

2995

EA

1

Hale

Emma Jane

29 Mar 1860

15 Dec 1929

nee BARRETT.  Wife of John J. HALE. 


Daughter of Phillip & Malinda (CHANCELLOR) BARRETT. 

3185

W

1

Hale

James W

8 Jul 1917

14 May 1999

Husband of Natalie V HALE.  Married 28 Aug 1945.


US Army, WW II.


2835

E

9

Hale

Jesse J

1892

1938

Husband of Lucille HALE

3221

W

2

Hale

John Allen

 --

5 Oct 1927

Son of Allen & Nellie Marie HALE.


Age 7 days.


(No stone found)

Headstone not found or not identifiable.

?

?

Hale

John J

25 Oct 1859

16 Jun 1920

Husband of Emma Jane HALE. 


Son of John J. & Elizabeth (ROBERTS) HALE.  (Born in Kentucky)

3184

W

1

Hale

Lucille

1890

18 Mar 1925

nee WELLS.  Wife of Jesse J HALE.  Daughter of Bert & Susie (JOHNSON) WELLS

3221

W

2

Hale

Natalie V

11 May 1921

16 Jul 1993

Wife of James W HALE.  Married 28 Aug 1945.

Born in England.

2835

E

9

Hale

Nellie Marie

25 Jun 1913

 16 Jun 2008

nee HOWE.  Wife of Coleman H HALE.  Daughter of George & Maggie (GOFFINET) HOWE.  


(Click here to view obituary.)

3220

W

2

Hale

Vicky Sue

 

23 May 1954

Infant daughter of James W & Natalie V HALE.

"Our Baby"

2836

E

9

Hall

James H

abt 1839

31 Dec 1862

Son of Hiram & Martha HALL.

Pvt., Co. C, 58th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Patoka, Indiana:  Enlisted on 12 Nov 1861, mustered out (killed) on 31 Dec 1862 at Stones River, Tennessee.


(Note:  Added from 1939 WPA Veteran Graves Survey.)

No headstone found.

E


Lot 17

?

Hardiman

Ardella Bell

19 May 1873

24 Jan 1917

Wife of Clarence HARDIMAN

2327

E

1

Hardiman

Clarence 

 --

15 Dec 1923

Husband of Ardella Bell HARDIMAN.  Son of John & Nancy (PATTERSON) HARDIMAN. 

Age about 52 years.


Spanish American War.

Private, Company Co. B, Indiana Infantry.  Home, Patoka, Indiana:  Served from 12 Jul 1898 to 20 Jan 1899.

2326

E


Lot 405

1

Hardiman

Flora Catherine

9 Dec 1914

13 Jan 2006 

nee FRYE.  Wife of Lloyd D HARDIMAN.  Married 6 May 1989.  Daugher of Thomas Jefferson & Alice (BELL) FRYE.


“Mother”


(Click here to view obituary.)

3126

EA

5

Hardiman

Lloyd D 

8 Dec 1914

4 Dec 1989

Husband of Flora Catherine (FRYE) HARDIMAN.  Married 6 May 1989.


“Stepfather”


Sergeant, W.W. II, Korea & Vietnam


3126

3127

EA

5

Hargrove

Joan K

24 Sep 1947

7 Feb 1988

nee WORTHINGTON. 


Daughter of Earl W & Joan C (TELLEJOHN) WORTHINGTON.


(Click here to view obituary.)


2310

E

1


414

E-A

Harris

Alta

Nov 1896

28 Jan 1922

nee WRIGHT.  Wife of Ray HARRIS. 


Daughter of Charles & Mary WRIGHT.


Age 25 yrs. 2 mos. 


Buried here:  31 Jan 1922.

Headstone not found or not identifiable.

?

?

Harris

Attallah Y

2 Jul 1970

--

Daughter of Deborah A HARRIS.

2991

EA

1

Harris

Deborah A

16 Jul 1951

12 Mar 2006

“Mother”

2991

EA

1

Harris

Edmond Lee

15 Jun 1930

27 Dec 2007

Husband of Frances Lee HARRIS.  Married 5 Sep 1950. 


Son of William & Eliza HARRIS.


“Our children:  Linda D, Pamela S, Leah S., Crystal D, Eddie L, Priscilla Y, Ruth Ann, Christina L.” 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3001

3007

EA

1

Harris

Eliza M

1907

1931

Wife of William D HARRIS

2623

E

6

Harris

Ernest Grant

28 Oct 1892

31 Oct 1925

Husband of Nora (MORRISON) HARRIS. 


Married:  1 Jan 1913.


Son of A N & Almire (GRANT) HARRIS.

2882

2902

E

10

Harris

Fannie

2 Oct 1849

11 Mar 1927

nee DEISCHER.  Wife of ? ALOIS, 1st; and Willey HARRIS, 2nd, married, 18 Jan 1883.


Daughter of Peter & Nancy (CLODFELTER) DEISCHER.


 (Born in Illinois.)

3505

W

7

Harris

Frances Lee

26 May 1934

--

Wife of Edmond Lee HARRIS. 


Married 5 Sep 1950.


“Our children:  Linda D, Pamela S, Leah S., Crystal D, Eddie L, Priscilla Y, Ruth Ann, Christina L.”

3001

3007

EA

1

Harris

Frank

21 Mar 1872

15 Jul 1930

Son of John Wesley & Hannah (KEY) HARRIS.


"Brother"

3502

W

7

Harris

Hannah

17 Nov 1835

2 Jun 1914

nee KEY.  Wife of John Wesley HARRIS.


Daughter of John Lovell & Sally (CUNNINGHAM) KEY.

3548

W

8

Harris

Henry

1889

1941

--

2624

E

6

Harris

John Wesley

28 Mar 1835

31 Oct 1917

Husband of Hannah (KEY) HARRIS. 


Son of Wiley & Catherine HARRIS.


Wagoner, Co. F, 74th Reg. Indiana Infantry.  Resident of Princeton, Indiana:  Enlisted on 14 Aug 1862, mustered out on 7 Mar 1863.


3548

W


Lot 239

8

Harris

Mary Ellen

18 Mar 1903

21 Apr 1972

nee KEY. 


Daughter of William Finis & Eva Mae (GOFF) KEY.


"Daughter"

2771

2768

E

8

Harris

Nora

11 Dec 1888

14 Jun 1972

nee MORRISON.  Wife of Ernest G HARRIS. 


Married:  1 Jan 1913.


Daughter of Flecther & Cloresa MORRISON.

2882

2903

E

10

Harris

Phoeba

17 Nov 1865

5 Apr 1937

 --

2334

E

2

Harris

Robert

 abt 1854

1 Apr 1922

Husband of Eva HARRIS.


Age 68 years.

(Born in Mississippi)

Headstone not found or not identifiable.

?

?

Harris

Stella T

12 Jul 1880

8 Oct 1959

nee TRIPPET.  Wife of Wallace HARRIS. 


Married:  20 Dec 1904.


Daughter of Aaron & Susan (ROBB) TRIPPET.

3501

W

7

Harris

Theresia Marion

21 Nov 1920

17 Apr 1991

nee MAYER.  Wife of James HARRIS. 


Daughter of Frank & Theresa (TRINNER) MAYER.


Note: Certificate of Death reports birth date of 21 Nov 1924, Komotov, Czechoslovakia.

3073

EA

3

Harris

Virginia L

27 Apr 1927

11 Feb 2011

nee TUCKER.  Wife of William HARRIS, Jr. 


Married 11 Jan 1947. 


Daughter of Edward & Madeline (MAY) TUCKER.


(Click here to view obituary.)

2129

EA

1

Harris

Wallace 

1879

1958

Husband of Stella T HARRIS.    


Married:  20 Dec 1904.


Son of John W & Hannah (KEY) HARRIS.


Spanish American War Veteran

3501

W

7

Harris

William D

13 Oct 1903

(1904)

14 Mar 1932

Husband of Eliza M HARRIS. 


Son of Robert & Phoeba (ALVIS) HARRIS.

2623

E

6

Harris

William, Jr

11 Mar 1928

20 Oct 2016

Husband of Virginia L (TUCKER) HARRIS. 


Married 11 Jan 1947. 


(Click here to view obituary.)

2129

EA

1

Harrison

?

--

--

“Mother”

(At south end of row 5)

2617

E

5

Harrison

L Walter

1865

1925

 --

3690

W

11

Harrison

Marshall

1839

13 Sep 1920

 --

3691

W

11

Harrison

Sarah

23 Jan 1842

21 Apr 1892

 Aged 50 Y. 2 M. 28 D.

3692

W

11

Hart

Betty Ann

13 Jan 1940

24 Apr 1980

Wife of Bobby Joe HART.  Married 6 Jul 1958.

3008

EA

1

Hart

Bobby Joe

21 Jan 1936

 --

Husband of Betty Ann HART.  Married 6 Jul 1958

3008

EA

1

Hart

Cecil Ottis

18 Jun 1969

31 Mar 1986

 Son of Norman E & Dorothy J HART.

“Drowned; fishing in Patoka River.”

2997

EA

1

Hart

Dorothy J

10 Sep 1934

22 Jul 1993

Wife of Norman E HART

2996

EA

1

Hart

Edgar F

1889

1956

Husband of Izetta L HART

2607

E

5

Hart

Izetta L

1906

 --

Wife of Edgar F HART

2607

E

5

Hart

Mary Ellen

10 Feb 1924

--

Wife of Wilmer O "Gabby"  HART. Married 9 Dec 1944..


Our Children:  Marilyn K, Sharon L, Joan M, Ryan D.

4024

4025

EA

1

Hart

Norman E 

26 Dec 1927

16 Jan 1990

Husband of Dorothy J HART. 

S2, U.S. Navy, W.W. II

2996

2998

EA

1

Hart

Octava

31 Mar 1895

4 Jul 1974

nee SPEIGHT.  Wife of Otis HART.

“Mother”

3188

W

1

Hart

Otis

27 Apr 1891

21 Feb 1952

Husband of Octava (SPEIGHT) HART.

“Father”

3188

W

1

Hart

Wilmer O "Gabby"

8 Jul 1921

16 Apr 2012

Husband of Mary Ellen HART.  Son of Otis & Octava (SPEIGHT) HART.   Married 9 Dec 1944.


Our Children:  Marilyn K, Sharon L, Joan M, Ryan D.


BM2, US Navy, WW II.



(Click here to view obituary.)

4024

4025

EA

1

Hartwell

John R

1882

1949

Husband of Millie HARTWELL

2625

E

6

Hartwell

Millie

1884

1964

Wife of John R HARTWELL

2625

E

6

Harvey

John T

1872

6 Feb 1939

Husband of Lula HARVEY

2421

E

2

Harvey

Lula

1879

7 May 1974

Wife of John T. HARVEY.

“Mother”

2422

E

2

Harvey

Martha J

31 Dec 1852

2 Dec 1904

nee BUTTERFIELD.  Wife of Robert A HARVEY.  Married 8 Jan 1873

3401

W

5

Harvey

Nora

24 Aug 1891

24 Aug 1891

Infant daughter of John T & Lula HARVEY.

2420

E

2

Harvey

Robert A

29 Feb 1846

 --

Husband of Martha J (BUTTERFIELD) HARVEY.  Married 8 Jan 1873.

3401

W

5

Haskell

John A 

 --

14 Jan 1893

Husband of Fannie (DANCE) HASKELL, 1st, married 15 Sep 1870 in Coles County, Illinois; and Eva ROBINSON HASKELL, 2nd, married 23 Aug 1881 in Lawrence County, Illinois.


Pvt., Co C. 1st Reg. Illinois Cavalry.  Resident of Mattoon, Illinois:  Enlisted on 19 Jul 1861, mustered out on 14 Jul 1862.

2536

E


Lot 519

4

Hasse

J William

12 Aug 1903

28 May 1971

Husband of Leona B (WILLIAMS) HASSE. 


Son of John & Elizabeth (LANDERS) HASSE.


“Father”

3328

W

3

Hasse

Leona B

18 Nov 1907

16 Feb 1995

nee WILLIAMS.  Wife of J William HASSE.


“Mother”

3328

W

3

Hasse

Melvin D

1928

1930

 Son of J William & Leona B HASSE.

3327

W

3

Hasselbrinck

Edward P

1890

1960

Husband of Lillian M HASSELBRINCK

3632

W

10

Hasselbrinck

Lillian M

6 Jul 1893

23 Sep 1985

Wife of Edward P HASSELBRINCK

3632

W

10

Hawley

Mabel

10 Dec 1895

1 July 1955

"Mother"

2606

E

5

Heath

Bretz

21 Apr 1895

10 May 1973

Husband of Cathryn HEATH

2605

E

5

Heath

Cathryn

27 Apr 1898

 --

Wife of Bretz HEATH

2605

E

5

Heck

Carl Thomas, Sr.

19 Dec 1930

10 Mar 2011

Husband of Charlotte J (KILLON) HECK.  Married 10 Feb 1951.  Son of Charles & Laura (BRIODY) HECK.

(Click here to view obituary.)

2135

W

4

Heck

Charlotte J

1932

--

nee KILLION.  Wife of Carl Thomas HECK, Sr.  Married 10 Feb 1951.

2135

W

4

Hedge

Barbara Ann

1933

1942

Daughter of Emery E & Lillie Mae HEDGE.

3210

W

2

Hedge

Emery E

5 Oct 1905

29 Apr 1970

Husband of Lillie Mae (HALE) HEDGE.

“Father”

3211

W

2

Hedge

Larry Emery

16 Sep 1939

6 Dec 2019

Husband of Phyllis A (BELCHER) HEDGE.


Married 1 Aug 1959. 


Son of Emery E & Lillie Mae HEDGE.


“Our Children:  Richard, Pamela, Rebecca.”



Obituary for Larry E Hedge.

0001

3730

W

11

Hedge

Lillie Mae

4 Nov 1914

2 Jun 2005 

nee HALE.  Wife of Emery E HEDGE.  Daughter of Edward & Ludie (WELLS) HALE.


“Mother” 


(Click here to view obituary.)

3211

W

2

Hedge

Phyllis A

1 Jul 1941

13 Aug 2013

nee BELCHER.  Wife of Larry Emery HEDGE.


Married 1 Aug 1959.


Daughter of Richard & Bertha A BELCHER.


“Our Children:  Richard, Pamela, Rebecca.” 


(Click here to view obituary.)

0001

3730

W

11

Hedges

Charles D

 --

20 Jan 1919

Husband of Mary HEDGES.  Son of David HEDGES.

Age 51 yrs. 10 mos. 7 dys.

Headstone not found or not identifiable.

?

?

Heiser

Ada C

1875

1938

Wife of Philip HEISER

3630

W

10

Heiser

Philip

1869

1936

Husband of Ada C HEISER

3630

W

10

Heiser

Philip T

25 Aug 1904

13 Feb 1956

 --

3629

W

10

Henry

Minerva Stevens

2 Dec 1879

25 Apr 1967

"Mother"

3200

W

1

Herron

Jennie L Randolph

1909

10 Sep 2000

nee RANDOLPH.  Wife of Elmer HERRON.

3176

W

1

The above (without photographs) was originally transcribed in April, 2002, and submitted by Georgia McEllhiney; corrections and updates, May 2010 by Daniel L Elliott.

Sections and Rows:

The cemetery plat recorded 24 Nov 1883 contains east (E) and west (W) sections, each with 13 north-south rows.  An east addition (EA) containing 5 north-south rows was recorded 17 Jul 1973.  For purposes of this listing, rows were numbered beginning on the west side of each section.

2247 East section, looking south.

2249 West section, looking south.

2618 East section, looking north.

2987 East addition, looking north.