Sister Nympha Smith

Date of Birth: October 29, 1901
Date of Death: March 12, 1961
Age at Death: 59 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 25

Mary Cecilia was born October 29, 1901, the second daughter of Ferdinand and Nannie Blair Smith. She attended the public school at Chicago, Ky., until her First Communion year. That year she and her older sister, Lillian, boarded the train each Monday morning to spend the week in New Hope attending St. Vincent de Paul…

Sister Mary Raymond Smith

Date of Birth: September 8, 1899
Date of Death: February 20, 2002
Age at Death: 102 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 33

Della, one of eight children of Joseph Matthew and Anna Marie Logsdon Smith, was born September 8, 1899 at Springfield, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Rose Church on October 10, 1899. Her mother died when Della was 13 years old, and as the older children were grown and settled, only the…

Sister Rita Smith

Date of Birth: April 25, 1887
Date of Death: August 24, 1964
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 20

Born April 25, 1887, in New Haven, Ky., Mary Rose was the daughter of James and Martha Redmond Smith. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was nearly 21 years old. Following a five‑month postulancy, Mary Rose received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Rita on August 25, 1908. Sister Rita’s…

Sister Mary Stephen Smith

Date of Birth: September 9, 1898
Date of Death: May 23, 1932
Age at Death: 33 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 14

James and Martha Redmond Smith had moved from New Haven, Ky., to St. Mary, and had finally settled at Browns Valley where Anna was born on September 9, 1898. She was a cousin of Father Leo Smith and Sister Francis Xavier Smith, OSU. At the age of 19, Anna entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…

Sister Mary Martin Sisk

Date of Birth: July 26, 1896
Date of Death: May 30, 1968
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 41

Catherine was born July 26, 1896, in Mortons Gap, Ky., to Thomas and Henrietta Morgan Sisk. Following her mother’s death, relatives took all the children and placed the three youngest girls at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Catherine was the oldest of the three and enjoyed the companionship of her two sisters at the Academy. They…

Sister Benedict Joseph Sisk

Date of Birth: December 9, 1900
Date of Death: May 11, 1955
Age at Death: 54 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 10

The daughter of Thomas Hansby and Henrietta Morgan Sisk, Anna was born December 9, 1900, in Mortons Gap, Kentucky. After the mother’s death the family was separated. Although the family was not Catholic, relatives placed the three youngest girls at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Anna was the youngest of the three. Sister Aloysius Willett accepted…

Sister Angelica Sisk

Date of Birth: March 10, 1899
Date of Death: August 12, 1970
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row B, No. 31

Born at Mortons Gap, Ky., on March 10, 1899, Juanita was the daughter of Thomas Hansby and Henrietta Morgan Sisk. Juanita was a teenager when her mother died and the family members were taken by relatives who placed the three youngest girls at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1913. The family was not Catholic but…

Sister Bernadita Sipes

Date of Birth: September 1, 1906
Date of Death: April 27, 1996
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 27

Beulah Mae, second child of 13 children, was born to Chester Taylor and Leora Barnes Sipes on September 01, 1906 at Flaherty, Kentucky. Her journey of faith began with baptism at St. Martin of Tours Church. In September of 1911, although but five years old, Beulah began her formal education at Hill Grove Public School.…

Sister Elizabeth Marie Sipes

Date of Birth: September 14, 1889
Date of Death: August 19, 1954
Age at Death: 64 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 7

Born at Morganfield, Ky., Ellen was the daughter of N. F. and Mary E. Thompson Sipes. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school year 1905‑1906, and took college courses at St. Francis College in Albuquerque, N.M. At the age of 32, Ellen entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and following a postulancy…

Sister Margaret Sipes

Date of Birth: September 7, 1907
Date of Death: August 8, 1994
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 49

Martha Delphine — “Mattie” — was born Sept. 7, 1907, the third child of 13, six boys and seven girls. Her parents were Chester Taylor and Leora (Barnes) Sipes of Flaherty, Ky. Living in close daily contact with a group this size was an education in itself. Martha’s first six years of formal education were…