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Decker United Methodist Cemetery
Alphabetical Listing
| Name of cemetery | Decker Methodist Church Cemetery |
| Caretaker | Decker United Methodist Church |
| Location of cemetery | 8304 Decker Lane |
| Driving instructions | Take Hwy 290 east to Decker Lane, turn right. Drive 2.1 mi. Cemetery is on the right between the elementary school and the church |
| Appearance | Fenced and well cared for |
| Date transcribed | October 9, 2008 |
| Transcribed by | Kay Dunlap Boyd 512.836.7484 |
| Notes | ( ) comments added Inventory divided into three sections, south, north and west. |
| Please note | This page is part of the Austin Genealogical Society's Cemetery Transcription Project. This information was compiled by volunteers who either transcribed historical records or visited the cemetery to write down the names and dates. Unless noted, the volunteer is not an affiliate of the cemetery. |
Decker Plot Listing
| PLOT | LAST NAME | FIRST NAME | BIRTH DATE | DEATH DATE | INSCRIPTIONS/Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S70 | Abrahamson | Johanna | 1815 | 3/27/1890 | (shares stone with Gustaf) |
| S71 | Abrahamson | Gustaf | 1818 | 5/18/1898 | (shares stone with Johanna) |
| S103 | Allen | Edward | 5/22/1911 | 12/21/1990 | USA WWII |
| S104 | Allen | Frances Olga | 8/13/1914 | 12/19/1993 | |
| S24 | Anderson | May Jenette | 10/13/1907 | 1/27/1908 | daughter of G. E. and N. C. Anderson |
| S45 | Anderson | August G | 2/23/1877 | 12/22/1906 | |
| S47 | Anderson | Alice | 2/23/1877 | 12/22/1906 | |
| S54 | Anderson | Laura infant | 1933 | ||
| S55 | Anderson | Laurel infant | 1932 | ||
| S72 | Anderson | John A. | 4/24/1841 | 3/10/1925 | Father |
| S73 | Anderson | Carolina S. | 5/28/1850 | 11/20/1932 | Mother |
| S74 | Anderson | Lam David | 1887 | 9/11/1897 | |
| N132 | Anderson | August F. | 09-01-1869 | 11/16/1917 | (shares stone with Annie) |
| N133 | Anderson | Annie H. | 4/6/1876 | 10/3/1935 | (shares stone with August) |
| N134 | Anderson | Filmore L. | 10/12/1909 | 1/14/1919 | |
| N137 | Anderson | Nell | 10/11/1917 | 11/11/2006 | m 1/16/1937 (shares stone with Laurel) |
| N138 | Anderson | Laurel | 6/16/1915 | m 1/16/1937 (shares stone with Nell) | |
| N139 | Anderson | Lillie | 8/28/1892 | 5/26/1980 | (shares stone with Richard) |
| N140 | Anderson | Richard | 8/30/1883 | 10/2/1915 | (shares stosne with Lillie) |
| N141 | Anderson | Lannelle Ann | 2/6/1947 | 12/5/2004 | |
| N135 | Bergstrom | Selma | 1871 | 1958 | |
| N136 | Bergstrom | Swan | 1860 | 1940 | |
| N191 | Briscoe | Troy Dan | 3/3/1921 | 12/19/1982 | |
| N193 | Brothers | Hazelle Marguerite Harman | 4/29/1908 | 3/30/1997 | |
| W221 | Burkland | Elvin Oscar "Shorty" | 12/24/1928 | 2/29/1996 | PFC USA Korea m 7/16/1953 (shares stone with Nancy) |
| W222 | Burkland | Nancy Irene | m 7/16/1953 (shares stone with Elvin) | ||
| N156 | Campbell | Hazel A | 6/24/1909 | 2/11/1996 | |
| S46 | Carlson | Ida Anderson | 3/30/1882 | 9/22/1943 | |
| S56 | Carlson | infant daughter | no date | no date | of Albion and Annie Carlson |
| S94 | Carlson | Harold E. | 11/27/1917 | 5/11/2000 | (with Marjorie) |
| S95 | Carlson | Marjorie J. | 7/22/1925 | 8/7/2003 | (shares stone with Harold) |
| S96 | Carlson | Lambert | 3/10/1913 | 1/7/1991 | |
| S97 | Carlson | Ida | 2/8/1911 | 12/9/2005 | |
| N116 | Carlson | Leonard W. | 7/5/1934 | 8/28/2007 | Weed Corley FHM |
| N117 | Carlson | Leonard W Sr | 8/7/1895 | 10/21/1968 | (shares stone with Edith) |
| N118 | Carlson | Edith C. | 10/3/1905 | 1/12/2000 | (shares stone with Leonard) |
| N161 | Carlson | Carl Daniel | 11/24/1896 | 12/12/1987 | USA WWII |
| N162 | Carlson | Elsie V | 8/8/1901 | 2/28/1949 | |
| N201 | Carlson | John | no date | no date | |
| W215 | Carlson | Mary Nell Fredrickson | (shares stone with Gordon) | ||
| W216 | Carlson | Gordon | 1/22/1911 | 2/7/1996 | (shares stone with Many Nell) |
| N163 | Casper | Delia Mae C. | 10/28/1927 | 11/9/1998 | |
| S67 | Cedar | Carl Carroll | 5/29/1952 | ||
| N119 | Cedar | Arthur B. | 1/30/1901 | 1/24/1967 | (shares stone with Dora) |
| N120 | Cedar | Dora C. | 8/12/1903 | 3/16/1999 | (shares stone with Arthur) |
| S30 | Ceder | Paul Stanford | 12/17/1903 | 10/26/1987 | Uncle |
| S31 | Ceder | David Oliver | 1/10/1907 | 10/14/1966 | Father |
| S33 | Ceder | Albertina C. | 2/25/1867 | 1/23/1961 | |
| S34 | Ceder | Swan August | 10/17/1862 | 5/6/1926 | |
| S35 | Ceder | H Cecilia | 11/23/1891 | 10/6/1948 | |
| S36 | Ceder | Esther V. | 12/2/1895 | 12/14/1979 | |
| S66 | Ceder | Peggy Marlyne | 9/10/1950 | ||
| N121 | Ceder | Wilford Sven | 12/2/1923 | 9/2/1947 | |
| N122 | Ceder | Rosie | 7/16/1901 | 2/13/2000 | (shares stone with Oscar) |
| N123 | Ceder | Oscar | 2/7/1898 | 6/1/1969 | (shares stone with Rosie) |
| N189 | Cole | Elizabeth Ren'ee "Lizzy" | 7/21/1984 | 6/15/1986 | |
| N179 | Crofford | William Luther | 7/10/1908 | 2/14/1986 | (shares stone with Ava) |
| N180 | Crofford | Ava Monroe | 11/20/1915 | 5/30/2000 | (shares stone with William) |
| N203 | Dahlin | Arthur Cleveland | 1/11/1885 | 1/18/1885 | son of A M and Louisa |
| S75 | Ekdahl | Edith Ruth | 12/15/1887 | 4/13/1920 | |
| S76 | Ekdahl | Christine | 9/18/1857 | 9/1/1923 | Mother footstone |
| S77 | Ekdahl | Carl August | 3/15/1849 | 4/10/1921 | Father footstone |
| S78 | Ekdahl | Hilma Mary | 3/23/1885 | 3/5/1903 | |
| S64 | Ekstrom | Gustaf Emil | 9/7/1882 | /30/1889 | |
| S80 | Engberg | Emma | 5/6/1855 | 6/2/1899 | (shares stone with C. W.) |
| S81 | Engberg | C. W. | 11/6/1856 | 6/2/1899 | (shares stone with Emma) |
| S65 | Faust | Carl G. | 1/16/1872 | 9/22/1890 | |
| S92 | Forister | Douglas A. | 1/3/1916 | 9/19/1996 | (shares stone with Odessa) |
| S93 | Forister | Odessa | 7/8/1920 | 11/13/1985 | (shares stone with Douglas) |
| S53 | Foster | Lillie Belle infant | 7/16/1935 | ||
| N192 | Foster | Wanda Nell | 12/28/1940 | 3/10/2000 | |
| W207 | Foster | John D. | 8/21/1894 | 1/26/1994 | PVT USA WWI (shares stone with Lillie) |
| W208 | Foster | Lillie C. | 9/30/1899 | 2/12/1984 | (shares stone with John D.) |
| N181 | Froeschi | Judy Mondragon | 9/12/1963 | 12/5/1989 | |
| S82 | Gustafson | Carlyle Brown | 1933 | son of Hazel and George Brown, b Galveston | |
| S83 | Gustafson | Dayna Allyson | 9/26/1952 | ||
| S84 | Gustafson | Hazel Verna "Mutsie" | 8/24/1916 | 11/22/2000 | born in Galveston |
| S85 | Gustafson | Carroll Eugene | 10/30/1916 | born in Manor | |
| S86 | Gustafson | Gustaf | 4/28/1901 | 76 years | |
| S87 | Gustafson | Peter August Abrahamson | 10/11/1848 | 7/16/1913 | born Lekeryds, Jönköping, arr Galveston 1870 |
| S88 | Gustafson | Anna Marie Israelson | 10/10/1848 | 2/20/1932 | born in Malmback, Smäland, arr Indianola 1870 |
| S89 | Gustafson | Lillie | 4/28/1891 | 10/17/1905 | daughter of P. A. & A. |
| S58 | Hagberg | Fritz L. | 3/7/1889 | 10/17/1950 | United Methodist Minister |
| S59 | Hagberg | Hilda S. | 1/23/1889 | 10/1/1967 | |
| S41 | Helge | Augusta Cedar | 1857 | 1889 | |
| S42 | Helge | Ruben | 1888 | 1888 | |
| N182 | Hitchcock | Clara Lorenz | 6/21/1921 | ||
| N183 | Hitchcock | Harley Moran Sr | 12/21/1910 | 4/4/1998 | |
| N184 | Hitchcock | Harley Moran Jr | |||
| N185 | Hitchcock | Lynda Gayle Brothers | |||
| N186 | Hitchcock | Kirk Allen | 3/5/1958 | 12/16/1979 | SP4 USA |
| N187 | Hitchcock | Scott R | 5/2/1917 | 6/13/2002 | (shares stone with Mozelle) |
| N188 | Hitchcock | Mozelle | 7/30/1924 | 3/12/2001 | (shares stone with Scott) |
| N199 | Houser | Mary | 6/12/1822 | 1/8/1892 | |
| N200 | Houser | Christian | 1/21/1822 | 7/10/1907 | |
| N194 | Jack | Robert M | 7/24/1917 | 2/16/1987 | MSgt USAF WWII Korea m 6/13/1949 (shares stone with Billey) |
| N195 | Jack | Billey Mc. | 9/9/1920 | 1/13/1989 | m 6/13/1949 (shares stone with Robert) |
| S17 | Johnson | Annie Emilia | 6/6/1869 | 4/23/1960 | |
| S18 | Johnson | John Alexius | 2/21/1866 | 1/14/1931 | |
| S19 | Johnson | Clarence | 12/13/1896 | 9/18/1907 | |
| S32 | Johnson | Carl Alfred | 8/2/1880 | 10/19/1926 | |
| S43 | Johnson | John | 2/24/1845 | 7/16/1915 | |
| S44 | Johnson | Malena | 12/17/1834 | 5/8/1925 | |
| S90 | Johnson | Wilbur Oscar "Red" | 10/13/1922 | 4/12/2006 | married 3/18/1944 (with Ola) |
| S91 | Johnson | Ola Marie "Sis" | 4/27/1923 | married 3/18/1944 (with Wilbur) | |
| N157 | Johnson | Marguerite | 6/24/1916 | (1/4/2007) | |
| N158 | Johnson | Arthur Eugene | 11/13/1912 | 2/3/1992 | Sgt USAAF WWII |
| N160 | Johnson | Jeffrey Titus | 8/5/1975 | 10/17/2000 | 1Lt USA USMA Class of 1998 |
| N196 | Johnson | A. Walter | 10/11/1873 | 6/10/1945 | (shares stone with Alma) |
| N197 | Johnson | Alma M. | 10/15/1875 | 2/20/1951 | (shares stone with Walter) |
| N198 | Johnson | Esther | 11/17/1903 | 9/1/1911 | dau of Walter and Alma |
| W206 | Johnson | Theodore M. | 3/29/1914 | 11/14/2002 | CPL USA WWII |
| W230 | Johnson | Winfred Jr | 7/9/1941 | 2/15/2004 | (shares stone with LeAnna) |
| W231 | Johnson | LeAnna H | (shares stone with Winfred) | ||
| W232 | Johnson | Oscar Winfred Sr | 5/27/1914 | (8/21/2007) | |
| S28 | Karling | A. Martina | 1901 | 1983 | |
| S29 | Karling | Joseph E. | 1894 | 1955 | United Methodist Minister |
| N168 | Kederis | Luerene Sponberg | 9/20/1907 | 2/3/1989 | |
| N178 | Kramer | Max A. | 12/23/1930 | 9/2/2004 | FN USN |
| N147 | Krause | Vergie M. | 8/5/1920 | 1/30/2003 | |
| N148 | Krause | Milton John | 12/30/1919 | 6/25/1979 | Y1 USN WWII |
| N151 | Ledell | Elizabeth | 6/30/1881 | 3/4/1922 | |
| N152 | Ledell | Theo. J. | 9/20/1868 | 12/25/1925 | |
| N153 | Lindell | S. M | 7/16/4847 | 6/2/1922 | |
| N154 | Lindell | Matilda | 8/30/1848 | 6/14/1917 | |
| N155 | Lindell | Sam | 11/3/1920 | 9/8/1978 | USN WWII |
| N159 | Loveland | Elizabeth Johnson | 3/11/1967 | 2/27/1997 | |
| S15 | Lundell | Sven August | 2/22/1840 | 9/9/1927 | Father, Lay Preacher 1902-1903 |
| S16 | Lundell | Emma | 3/23/1833 | 4/5/1912 | Mother |
| S62 | Lundell | Carl Gustaf | 10/19/1829 | 2/19/1818 | Father footsone |
| S63 | Lundell | Lina Stina | 10/12/1829 | 5/8/1987 | Mother footstone |
| N105 | Lundell | Ahrendt | 8/16/1908 | 4/20/1913 | |
| N106 | Lundell | August E. | 8/31/1877 | 6/11/1954 | (shares stone with Nora) |
| N107 | Lundell | Nora A. | 3/16/1883 | 7/27/1963 | (shares stone with August) |
| W223 | Lundell | Joe Swan | 4/9/1914 | 4/20/2006 | (shares stone with Maidel) |
| W224 | Lundell | Maidel Munson | 12/1/1916 | 5/20/1992 | (shares stone with Joe) |
| W225 | Lundell | Joe August | 1914 | 2006 | |
| N202 | Malm | Vernell | 12/19/1924 | 7/14/1926 | |
| N143 | Marcum | Elton C | 2/3/1918 | 11/1/1998 | MM2 USN WWII |
| N144 | Marcum | Millo N | 9/16/1919 | 6/7/2004 | |
| W211 | Mayes | James Harold | 7/14/1921 | 2/1/1994 | PFC USA WWII (shares stone with Doris) |
| W212 | Mayes | Doris Foster | 11/2/1923 | 10/24/1995 | (shares stone with J Howard) |
| N128 | Monson | Annie H. | 2/3/1882 | 7/6/1969 | |
| N129 | Monson | Alex H. | 4/11/1879 | 4/17/1944 | |
| W205 | Monson | Emory L K | 8/29/1916 | 10/28/1994 | |
| N111 | Munson | Walter J | 10/27/1890 | 7/7/1921 | |
| N112 | Munson | Mabel J | 3/20/1889 | 1/25/1976 | |
| N113 | Munson | Orval | 1919 | 1978 | |
| N126 | Munson | Emma C | 11/14/1905 | 4/3/1981 | (shares stone with Clarence) |
| N127 | Munson | Clarence W | 8/4/1907 | 11/25/1977 | (shares stone with Emma) |
| W213 | Neal | Mary Ann Karling | 5/6/1936 | 8/4/2006 | (shares stone with Charles) |
| W214 | Neal | Charles Aldridge Jr | (shares stone with Mary Ann) | ||
| N164 | Newburg | Annie S. | 4/12/1876 | 2/17/1964 | (nee Sponberg) |
| S101 | Ollison | Chester Eric | 5/28/1910 | 6/10/1999 | SSgt USA WWII (shares stone with Bernice) |
| S102 | Ollison | Bernice Lundell | 3/12/1912 | 5/31/2005 | (shares stone with Chester) |
| N204 | Palm | Arthur Edward | no date | no date | |
| S68 | Pannell | W. B. "Bubba" | |||
| S69 | Pannell | Rose Annette | 9/15/1924 | 1/13/2004 | |
| S23 | Peterson | Mabel Albertina Selea | 3/25/1884 | 2/8/1889 | |
| S57 | Peterson | Otto | 3/8/1878 | 8/26/1964 | |
| N114 | Philquist | Minnie | 2/27/1878 | 1/31/1964 | Mother footstone |
| N115 | Philquist | Edward | 3/18/1874 | 9/21/1953 | Father footstone |
| N142 | Plumb | Harry F | 12/18/1920 | 6/17/2001 | TEC5 USA WWII |
| W219 | Powell | Oneta Faye Morgan McMillen | 6/27/1940 | 10/13/2006 | m 8/25/1955 and 7/20/1973 (shares stone with Alvin) |
| W220 | Powell | Alvin Earl | m 8/25/1955 and 7/20/1973 (shares stone with Oneta) | ||
| W229 | Salyer | Fannie R | (shares stone with John) | ||
| S49 | Sandberg | Andrew John | 1848 | 1892 | Father-Family Monument |
| S50 | Sandberg | Helenna Sophia | 1852 | 1937 | Mother-Family Monument |
| S51 | Sandberg | Emil Rudolf | 1876 | 1899 | Son-Family Monument |
| S52 | Sandberg | Lula Emelia | 1886 | 1904 | Daughter-Family Monument |
| S48 | Sandstrom | Ruth | 8/23/1897 | 1/3/1898 | |
| S98 | Simons | James Howard | 6/11/1926 | 6/1/1996 | S1 USN WWII (shares stone with Joy) |
| S99 | Simons | Joy L. | 6/22/1924 | 6/17/2006 | (shares stone with J. Howard) |
| S100 | Simons | John P | 8/9/1948 | 9/7/2006 | |
| N130 | Sjoberg | Walter E. Sr | 11/21/1895 | 4/18/1981 | |
| N131 | Sjoberg | Lillian A. | 2/18/1904 | 10/7/1991 | (nee Anderson) |
| S60 | Skog | Christina G | 1/5/1859 | 85/18/1929 | |
| S61 | Skog | Carl A | 8/2/1859 | 3/13/1912 | |
| N149 | Smith | Blanch Hill | 3/24/1909 | 2/2/1978 | |
| N150 | Smith | William P | 9/27/1935 | 5/8/1981 | USN WWII |
| N145 | Snelling | J. Larry | Father (with Suzanne) | ||
| N146 | Snelling | Suzanne | Mother (with Larry) | ||
| N165 | Sponberg | August | 12/18/1847 | 7/30/1928 | Father |
| N166 | Sponberg | Ida | 3/15/1853 | 4/13/1930 | Mother (nee Ekdahl) |
| N167 | Sponberg | Arthur | 3/29/1887 | 1/1/1913 | |
| N169 | Sponberg | Ollie Z. | 9/26/1900 | 12/17/1975 | |
| N170 | Sponberg | Fred A. | 8/13/1893 | 11/12/1966 | |
| N175 | Stromquist | Martin Luther | 5/27/1896 | (shares stone with Mildred) | |
| N176 | Stromquist | Mildred Cecelia | 7/27/1899 | 8/23/1987 | (shares stone with Martin) |
| N177 | Stromquist | Lillie M | 4/16/1989 | 11/8/1967 | |
| S9 | Svanson | Oskar | 11/26/1880 | 6/15/1889 | |
| S6 | Svenson | Esther Maria | 5/9/1889 | 7/27/1896 | |
| S7 | Svenson | Johanna | 9/12/1848 | 8/19/1921 | Moder |
| S8 | Svenson | Swen August | 2/15/1843 | 12/6/1895 | Fader |
| S37 | Swahn | Walter | 10/16/1876 | 5/24/1976 | |
| S38 | Swahn | Cecelia | 5/2/1885 | (4/12/1980) | |
| S39 | Swahn | Nina | 1889 | ||
| S40 | Swahn | Tina | 1889 | ||
| S1 | Swenson | A.G. | 9/19/1836 | 5/18/1926 | Father |
| S2 | Swenson | Maria | 10/12/1839 | 7/3/1914 | Mother |
| S3 | Swenson | C. John | 1/1/1877 | 1/11/1928 | |
| S4 | Swenson | Ellen | 4/4/1877 | 9/1/1931 | |
| S5 | Swenson | Maude | 4/8/1892 | 9/22/1947 | |
| S10 | Swenson | Leonard W. | 3/4/1920 | 6/30/1945 | Lt USNR Air Medal |
| S11 | Swenson | Titus E | 6/7/1884 | 12/13/1934 | Father |
| S12 | Swenson | Julia L. | 12/19/1893 | 9/3/1941 | Mother |
| S13 | Swenson | Titus Edward | 5/23/1918 | 1/29/2005 | |
| S14 | Swenson | Kathleen Olson | 2/25/1924 | 8/31/2005 | |
| S25 | Swenson | Alice | 7/11/1884 | 8/25/1906 | wife of Fred Swenson |
| S26 | Swenson | Fred | 1883 | 1955 | |
| S27 | Swenson | Laura | 1886 | 1961 | |
| S79 | Swenson | F.O. | 10/16/1872 | 11/19/1943 | |
| W226 | Tomlinson | Charlotte A. | (shares stone with Kenneth) | ||
| W227 | Tomlinson | Kenneth | 1/24/1934 | 9/4/1985 | m 8/7/1953 (shares stone with Charlotte) |
| W228 | Townsend | John S | 12/23/1943 | 3/11/2007 | (shares stone with LeAnna) |
| N124 | Waggoner | Aubrey Mayo | 2/5/1918 | 3/2/1998 | SSgt USA WWII m 8/29/1943 (shares stone with Betty) |
| N125 | Waggoner | Betty A | 5/31/1925 | (shares stone with A. Mayo) | |
| W209 | Walenta | Melvin Ernest | (shares stone with Joann) | ||
| W210 | Walenta | Joann Foster | (shares stone with Melvin) | ||
| N190 | Wallace | Neva Nell | 8/31/1918 | 1/24/1975 | |
| N171 | Wallin | William G. | 4/5/1843 | 8/30/1927 | (shares stone with Anna) |
| N172 | Wallin | Anna C. | 12/11/1847 | 8/10/1897 | (shares stone with William) |
| N173 | Wallin | Ruby E | 10/1894 | 4/1896 | |
| N174 | Wallin | Paul S | 6/1887 | Jul-17 | |
| Wallin | A | 10/11/1873 | 6/10/1945 | (recorded in 1954, not found in 2008) | |
| W217 | Weiss | LeRoy | 5/11/1912 | 2/21/2000 | (shares stone with Doris) |
| W218 | Weiss | Doris Fredrickson | 8/24/1917 | 1/22/1986 | (shares stone with LeRoy) |
| N108 | Westbrook | Martin E | 7/23/1899 | 12/7/1973 | |
| N109 | Westbrook | Theo A. | 6/3/1890 | 12/24/1917 | (shares stone with Minnie) |
| N110 | Westbrook | Minnie | 8/20/1862 | 7/24/1942 | (shares stone with Orval) |
| S20 | Youngquist | Evelyn | 11/7/1905 | 8/9/1996 | |
| S21 | Youngquist | Alred | 9/4/1898 | 3/18/1972 | |
| S22 | Youngquist | Henry Alexius | 11/17/1938 | 1/22/1992 |
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