Sister Rose Marian Powers

Date of Birth: February 6, 1933
Date of Death: November 27, 2017
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 52

Marian Alice Rose Powers was born on February 6, 1933, to Everett and Eva Mae Elder Powers of Cloverport, Kentucky. She was one of 10 children in the Powers family. They were a family of five boys and five girls. Verrill, Kenneth, Raphael, Father Benjamin, Sister Marian, Randolph, Sister Ann Roberta, Eulaine, Sister Rose Jean…

Sister Athanasius Powell

Date of Birth: March 11, 1900
Date of Death: October 6, 1971
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 31

Born on March 11, 1900, in Calvary, Ky., Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Mary Thomas Powell. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy in the years 1910-1916. When Bettie finished the ninth grade, she entered the novitiate on July 16, 1916. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Athanasius on October 24,…

Sister Francis Joseph Porter

Date of Birth: June 29, 1934
Date of Death: July 7, 2013
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 45

Inza Marie was the daughter of Joseph and Frances Porter of Owensboro, Ky. Her early education was in and around the Owensboro area, including Blessed Mother School, St. Peter in Stanley school and St. Frances Academy and eventually Catholic High in Owensboro. During the 1950s and early 1960s Inza attended Bresica College and Catherine Spalding…

Sister Mary Edward Pope

Date of Birth: August 18, 1892
Date of Death: April 11, 1971
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 32

Born Aug. 18, 1892, in Owensboro, Ky., Anna Belle was the daughter of James Hamilton and Emma Lancaster Pope. Her father was the descendant of Hamilton Pope, one of the first settlers of Louisville, and her mother from the Lancaster family of Maryland, by way of Nelson County. James Hamilton Pope’s family numbered 13 children,…

Sister Anacletus Poole

Date of Birth: May 22, 1878
Date of Death: July 10, 1915
Age at Death: 37 years
Marker Location: Row B Plot 14

Nannie was the daughter of Benjamin and Ada VanMetea Poole of St. Lawrence, Kentucky, born May 22, 1878. The family moved to Owensboro and became active members of St. Paul Church. At the age of 28, Nannie entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in January 1907. She received the Ursuline habit and the name…

Sister Amadeus Pike

Date of Birth: April 4, 1881
Date of Death: May 15, 1966
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 13

The daughter of Joseph N. and Cordelia Haverin Pike, Mary Daisy was born April 4, 1881, in Rhodelia, Ky., the oldest of five children. Daisy attended the public school in Rhodelia. After graduating from the eighth grade, she taught for 10 years in the public schools of Meade County. At the age of 26, she…

Sister Mary Basil Pike

Date of Birth: December 5, 1880
Date of Death: March 21, 1948
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 11

The daughter of Alonzo and Frances Wight Pike, Anna was born on Dec. 5, 1880, in Waverly, Ky. With pioneer roots in Maryland, Anna’s parents were deeply religious and trained their children in love for God and the Catholic Church. On April 16, 1906, Anna entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received the…

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 Mary Gertrude Pike

Date of Birth: January 22, 1892
Date of Death: November 13, 1990
Age at Death: 98 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 46

Born Jan. 22, 1892, Frances Rosalia was one of eight children born to Samuel and Anna Lucy Meagher Pike in Waverly, Ky. When Frances was 2 years old, her mother died and she went to live with an aunt and uncle near Uniontown. Her formal education began at Hite School, a public school located in…

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…