Sister Mary Concepta Beavin

Date of Birth: April 26, 1910
Date of Death: April 3, 1972
Age at Death: 61 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 36

Born April 26, 1910, in McQuady, Ky., Mary Mabel was the daughter of Samuel and Mary Ryan Beavin, the oldest in the family of three girls and two boys. During the first and second grade, when school was in session, she lived with her grandmother whose home was within walking distance of a one-room school.…

Sister DeLourdes Mattingly

Date of Birth: April 26, 1885
Date of Death: May 5, 1972
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 37

The daughter of Reynolds and Mary Catherine (Mattingly) Mattingly, Bernadette was born April 26, 1885, in Curdsville, Ky., into a pioneer family from Maryland through Nelson County. She received her Catholic training from her parents and attended the public schools of Daviess County. Bernadette was inclined toward religious life but delayed entrance to help her…

Sister Rose Mary Ford

Date of Birth: April 22, 1905
Date of Death: May 25, 1972
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 36

Born April 22, 1905, to William and Elizabeth Boone Ford in New Haven, Ky., Louise was the youngest in her family. Her parents trained their children according to the instructions of their venerable pastor, Father William Hogarty. When Louise was four years old, her father died following an accident at work. She attended St. Catherine…

Sister Imelda Livers

Date of Birth: January 9, 1891
Date of Death: June 6, 1972
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 31

The daughter of George and Mary Farmer Livers, Agnes was born Jan. 9, 1891, in Finley, Ky. Very little is known about her early life except that at the age of 11, she was baptized on July 5, 1902, at Holy Name of Mary Church in nearby Calvary. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…

Sister Sebastian Brady

Date of Birth: March 21, 1898
Date of Death: July 24, 1972
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row H, No. 30

One of the seven children of Charles and Mary Ellen French Brady, Anna was born March 21, 1898, in Waverly, Ky. She attended public school in Waverly until St. Peter School opened there in 1910, and she was taught by the Ursuline Sisters. Following the early death of Anna’s parents, the three girls were taken…

Sister Wilhelmina Pike

Date of Birth: March 16, 1880
Date of Death: September 8, 1972
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 29

Stella was born March 16, 1880, the daughter of Thomas and Minerva Vittitoe Pike of Raywick, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 32 years old. Following a four-month postulancy, Stella received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Wilhelmina on November 21, 1912. Sister Wilhelmina spent her years in…

Sister Margaret Mary Barrow

Date of Birth: March 17, 1892
Date of Death: November 29, 1972
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 28

Carlene Agatha was born March 17, 1892, the oldest of nine children of Elias and Mary Helen Cosby Barrow of Morganfield, Ky. Later the family moved to St. Joseph and within several more years, they moved to a farm three miles from Owensboro. Carlene received most of her elementary education at the public school on Ford…

Sister Martha Goodin

Date of Birth: November 1, 1890
Date of Death: December 21, 1972
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 19

Born November 1, 1890, in Finley, Ky., Willie was the daughter of James and Martha Preayer Goodin. When she was 17 years of age, she was baptized a Catholic at Our Lady of the Hills Church in Finley. Seven years later, Willie entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and after a postulancy of seven…

Sister Mary Christopher Williamson

Date of Birth: March 3, 1935
Date of Death: April 24, 1973
Age at Death: 38 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 21

Elizabeth Ann, born March 3, 1935, in Lyons, Ky., was the second daughter of Bob and Pauline Clark Williamson. When the first children were school age, they moved to their new farm in the Gethsemani area, and it was then that Bob and Pauline had their marriage rectified and the children baptized. Betty attended grade…

Sister Mary Eugenia Scherm

Date of Birth: August 25, 1888
Date of Death: June 30, 1973
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 27

Mary Pauline was born Aug. 25, 1888, the daughter of Michael and Mary Grausz Scherm of Owensboro, Ky. Mary’s early school days were spent in her home under the supervision of several governesses. After completing the eighth grade, she was sent to Mount Saint Joseph Academy and graduated in June 1908. Mary had a love…