Sister Jamesina Spain

Date of Birth: April 21, 1911
Date of Death: January 12, 2000
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 52

Margaret Elizabeth (Bessie) was born to James Robert II and Mary Elizabeth Hagan Spain on April 21, 1911, at New Haven, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Catherine Church. When Bessie was 1 year old, her mother died. Her two teenage sisters cared for her until her father’s remarriage when Margaret was…

Sister Georgine Ritchie

Date of Birth: September 10, 1904
Date of Death: November 28, 1999
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 53

Lillian Ernestine Ritchie was born to Andrew and Anna Elizabeth Ray Ritchie on September 10, 1904, at Flaherty, Ky. She was the third child of nine. She was baptized October 16 at St. Martin Church, Flaherty. Lillian lived on a large farm owned and cultivated by the family. It was an ideal place for the…

Sister Angelina Payne

Date of Birth: January 31, 1904
Date of Death: November 17, 1999
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row H Plot 44

Mary Matilda, the third of 11 children, was born to Sidney Ivo and Agnes Jane Millay Payne on January 31, 1904 in Knottsville, Kentucky. Her faith journey began with baptism February 9 at St. William Church. An older sister, Vetta, taught Mary many lessons before she went to school. Vetta read stories, taught nursery rhymes…

Sister Ruth Agnes Conners

Date of Birth: September 19, 1911
Date of Death: June 17, 1999
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 45

Ruth Elizabeth, eldest of two daughters of William Joseph and Margaret Shanks Conners, was born September 19, 1911, in Louisville, Ky. Her journey of faith began with baptism at St. Paul Church a few days later. Her non-Catholic mother had little patience with the Catholic Church beliefs and practices, so it fell to the father,…

Sister Virginia Mary Nichols

Date of Birth: December 28, 1923
Date of Death: January 10, 1999
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 52

Mary Leone, youngest of seven children of John Ellsworth and Marie Antoinette Daze’ Nichols, was born December 28, 1923, in Flagstaff, Ariz. Mary Leone’s formal education began in 1929 in the public schools at Kearns Canyon and Chir Lee, Ariz. Due to her father’s employment with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the family lived on or…

Sister Carmencita Carrico

Date of Birth: June 2, 1920
Date of Death: October 19, 1998
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 52

Mary Shirley Carmen, the ninth of 12 children of Joseph Booth and Alma Bell Carrico, was born June 2, 1920, in Manton, Nelson County, Ky. On June 6, she began her faith journey with baptism at Holy Rosary Church, Manton. In September 1926, Shirley began her formal education at High View School, Nelson County, where…

Sister Sylvia Mary Bowlds

Date of Birth: July 7, 1911
Date of Death: August 5, 1998
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 52

Frances Camilla, the oldest of seven children of James Richard and Ann Isabel Payne Bowlds, was born at Knottsville, Ky., on July 7, 1911. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. William Church on August 4, 1911. Camilla’s formal education began in September 1917 at St. William School, staffed by the MSJ Ursulines. When…

Sister Jean Claire Ballard

Date of Birth: September 11, 1912
Date of Death: February 15, 1998
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 53

Wilhelmina Clara, one of five children born to Ernest E. and Nora Ballard Downs, was born September 11, 1912, in Louisville, Ky. Her faith journey began September 22, 1912, with baptism at St. William Church, Louisville. Clara was only a few days old when her mother died. Uncle John and Aunt Sara Downs Ballard took…

Sister Marie Claire Davis

Date of Birth: April 23, 1918
Date of Death: January 29, 1998
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 53

Anna Mildred, one of nine children of William Weston and Clara Frances Fuerst Davis, was born April 23, 1918, in Owensboro, Ky. Her faith journey began May 5, 1918, at St. Joseph Church, Owensboro. Mildred’s formal education began in September 1924 at St. Joseph School, Owensboro, and continued there through graduation from high school in…

Sister Mary Edgar Warren

Date of Birth: August 17, 1918
Date of Death: December 20, 1997
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 1

Mary Beatrice, the eighth of 11 children, was born August 17, 1918, to Thomas Edgar and Mary Loretta Stallings Warren. She was baptized in Sacred Heart Church at Waterflow, N.M. Her formal education began in September 1924 at Sacred Heart Academy and continued there until the family moved to Yellow Jacket, Colo., where she completed…