Sister Geneva Clayton

Date of Birth: December 29, 1902
Date of Death: October 17, 1956
Age at Death: 53 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 8

Born Dec. 29, 1902, at West Louisville, Ky., Ellen was the daughter of Charles and Genevieve Fogle Clayton. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 17 years old. On March 19, 1921, following a six-month postulancy, Ellen received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Geneva. Sister Geneva’s first assignment was…

Sister Genevieve Pike

Date of Birth: August 8, 1887
Date of Death: July 23, 1976
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 38

Born Aug. 8, 1887, in Sorgho, Ky., Agnes was the daughter of John and Nancy Pike. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was nearly 20 years old. On July 14, 1909, Agnes received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Genevieve. Following preparation for a teaching apostolate, Sister Genevieve’s early mission…

Sister George Ann Warren

Date of Birth: February 25, 1894
Date of Death: October 29, 1939
Age at Death: 45 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 4

Born at St. Mary, Ky., on Feb. 25, 1894, Ann Mariah was the daughter of John and Georgia Thompson Warren. As one of the older children, Ann Mariah assisted her mother with the care of the family. She was 27 years old when she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On March 20, 1922,…

Sister George Ann Cecil

Date of Birth: December 30, 1927
Date of Death: December 12, 1985
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 6

The fourth of 10 children, Helen Doris was born Dec. 30, 1927, the daughter of Charles Leo and Georgia A. Mattingly Cecil of St. Joseph, Ky. Helen received her education at St. Alphonsus School in St. Joseph and at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She entered the novitiate when she was 18. On August 14, 1947,…

Sister George Marie Morgan

Date of Birth: September 10, 1900
Date of Death: December 21, 1925
Age at Death: 25 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 13

Mary Ruth was born Sept. 10, 1900, the daughter of George and Mary Alice Hayden Morgan of Owensboro, Ky. Mary Ruth attended school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy from fourth grade in grammar school through the tenth grade. In the summer following her sophomore year, at age 16, she entered the novitiate. On November 28,…

Sister George Marie Wathen

Date of Birth: April 15, 1909
Date of Death: August 20, 2003
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 43

Mary Catherine, one of seven children of George Xavier and Myrtle Ann Raley Wathen, was born April 15, 1909, in Marion County, Ky. On April 25, she began her journey of faith with baptism at Holy Name of Mary Church, Calvary, Ky. Her father and an uncle bought a house near Little Saint Joseph in…

Sister Georgetta Higdon

Date of Birth: June 2, 1907
Date of Death: December 20, 2002
Age at Death: 95 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 56

Cecelia Higdon was the oldest of 10 children born to Lawrence Henson and Mary Rose Coomes Higdon. She was born on June 2, 1907, in a log house in St. Lawrence, Ky. When about 3 years old, Cecilia was struck by lightning and temporarily blinded. Throughout her entire life, she relived that trauma during thunderstorms…

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 Geraldine Jarboe

Date of Birth: October 23, 1896
Date of Death: August 10, 1918
Age at Death: 21 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 9

Born Oct. 23, 1896, at Chenault, Meade County, Ky., Alma was the daughter of James and Columba O’Bryan Jarboe. She attended school at Chenault, then went to Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1907. After entering the novitiate and serving her time of postulancy, Alma received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Geraldine on August…

Sister Geraldine Thompson

Date of Birth: February 22, 1905
Date of Death: August 25, 1983
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 39

The daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson, Mary Edna was born Feb. 22, 1905, in St. Joseph, Ky., one of their 10 children. She received her early education at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro and later attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. At the age of 16, Mary Edna entered the novitiate and on…