Sister Joseph Therese Thompson

Date of Birth: September 4, 1905
Date of Death: December 10, 1997
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 1

Mary Martina, one of 10 children of William Francis and Serena (Thompson) Thompson, was born September 4, 1905, in Loretto, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Francis of Assisi Church, St. Francis, Ky., on September 10. Her formal education began at Loretto Public School in September 1911, and she remained there to…

Sister Mary Pierre Brady

Date of Birth: March 11, 1901
Date of Death: October 25, 1997
Age at Death: 96 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 51

Mary Genevieve, one of seven children of Charles and Mary Ellen French Brady, was born March 11, 1901, in Waverly, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Agnes Church, Uniontown, on May 1. Her mother and father both died of flu only four days apart in March 1908, leaving a family of children between…

Sister Eudocia Mudd

Date of Birth: November 2, 1903
Date of Death: September 12, 1997
Age at Death: 93 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 40

Eudocia, one of the children of James A. and Virginia Hamilton Mudd, was born November 3, 1903, at Lebanon, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Charles Church on November 8. Her formal education began in September 1910 at St. Charles Elementary School, St. Mary, Ky. She attended St. Charles High during the first…

Sister Joseph Carmel Redmon

Date of Birth: November 27, 1915
Date of Death: September 2, 1997
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 51

Roberta Catherine, one of 12 children of Columbus and Idell Ritchie Redmon, was born November 27, 1915 in Flaherty, Ky. Her faith journey began January 21, 1916, with baptism at St. Martin of Tours Church, Flaherty. In September 1922, Roberta began her formal education at St. Martin Elementary School, staffed by the Ursuline Sisters, where…

Sister Mary Leander Burch

Date of Birth: April 24, 1906
Date of Death: April 30, 1997
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 26

Ora Agnes, one of seven children of Paul and Ida Mills Mattingly, was born on April 24, 1906, in Paynesville, Ky. Her faith journey began with her baptism at St. Mary Magdalen of Pazzi Church, Paynesville. Her formal education began at St. Philip Neri School, Louisville. Ky., but the family moved to Bloomington, Ill., for…

Sister Mary Praxedes Spalding

Date of Birth: November 15, 1912
Date of Death: February 25, 1997
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 52

Mary Praxedes, one of four children of Mark and Cora Lula (Spalding) Spalding, was born November 15, 1912, in Calvary, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism two days later at Holy Name of Mary Church. In September 1919, Praxedes began her formal education at Pine Hill College, a one-room school near Calvary. Later she…

Sister Mary Jane Payne

Date of Birth: August 1, 1905
Date of Death: September 14, 1996
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 43

Mary, one of eight children of Marshall Thomas and Mary June Raley Payne, was born August 1, 1905, in Knottsville, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism October 31 at St William Church, Knottsville. In September 1912, Mary began her formal education at St. William School, where she completed grade eight and began high school…

Sister Theresa Ann Legeay

Date of Birth: April 5, 1925
Date of Death: September 2, 1996
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 2

Suzanne, one of six children (three of whom died in childhood) of August and Theresa Kirchoff Legeay, Paducah, Ky., was born April 5, 1925. Her faith journey began at St. Francis de Sales Church on April 19. Her father died when Suzanne was only 5 years old. Her mother worked to support the family, Suzanne’s…

Sister Mary Oderic Settles II

Date of Birth: April 20, 1916
Date of Death: June 18, 1996
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 44

Mary Magdalene, one of eight children of Joseph A. and Elizabeth Gertrude (Settles) Settles, was born April 20, 1916, at Sorgho, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sorgho. In September 1923, Mary Magdalene began her formal education at St. Mary Magdalene School. When the family moved to Browns Valley three…

Sister Mary Mercy Hayden

Date of Birth: April 16, 1917
Date of Death: May 26, 1996
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 51

Frances Virginia, the third of seven children (one of whom died in infancy) of Felix and Ethel Veronica Buckman Hayden, was born April 16,1917, in Graves County, Ky. One month later, she was baptized at St. Jerome Church, Fancy Farm. In September 1921, Frances began her formal education at St. Charles, Bardwell. She continued there…