Sister Mary Helen Dougherty

Date of Birth: January 6, 1888
Date of Death: March 20, 1972
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 35

Born Jan. 6, 1888, in Owensboro, Ky., Ora Angela was one of eight children born to Robert and Ellen Harl Dougherty. She attended elementary school in Owensboro. For high school, she came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Ora Angela entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on July 10, 1910. On August 30, 1910, she received…

Sister Mary Ida Culver

Date of Birth: May 12, 1885
Date of Death: May 7, 1915
Age at Death: 29 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 16

The daughter of Cally and Mary Greenwell Culver, Mary Ellen was born May 12, 1885, in New Haven, Ky. She spent her early years there and began her education in the public school system of Nelson County. After the Culver family moved to Stanley, she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy and entered the novitiate in…

Sister Mary Henry Russell

Date of Birth: May 29, 1916
Date of Death: January 3, 2003
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 43

Sarah Frances Russell, the tenth child of 11, was born May 29, 1916, to Frank William and Mary Josephine Blanford Russell of Louisville. She began her formal education at St. Brigid Elementary School staffed by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. She continued there until she completed grade eight. She then attended Our Lady of…

Sister Mary Inez Cheshire

Date of Birth: September 13, 1892
Date of Death: January 19, 1957
Age at Death: 64 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 7

The daughter of John and Mary J. Williams Cheshire, Anna Belle was born Sept. 13, 1892, in West Louisville, Ky., and attended the Daviess County Public Schools. When Anna Belle was 11 years old, the family moved to Browns Valley, Ky., where her father farmed for Anthony Krampe. Mr. Krampe hired only “church‑going” people, so…

Sister Mary Herman Thompson

Date of Birth: May 15, 1905
Date of Death: September 11, 1957
Age at Death: 52 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 6

The daughter of Raphael and Ella Rowely Thompson, Thelma was born May 15, 1905, in Uniontown, Ky. While still in their early childhood, Thelma and her brother and sister lost their mother in death. Their father placed Thelma with her Uncle Herman and Aunt Lucy Eckmans, then in 1920 she came to Mount Saint Joseph…

Sister Mary Hilda Mudd

Date of Birth: August 12, 1910
Date of Death: September 10, 1993
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 49

Mary Hilda was born Aug. 12, 1910, one of 10 children of Edward and Estelle Howard Mudd of New Haven, Ky. Her father was a physician. Hilda received her elementary and secondary education at St. Catherine School in New Haven. She was first taught by the Sisters of Loretto. In 1919, the Sisters of Loretto…

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 Mary Irene Payne

Date of Birth: December 2, 1879
Date of Death: April 5, 1915
Age at Death: 35 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 17

The daughter of Robert and Joanna Millay Payne, Mary Frances was born Dec. 2, 1897, in St. Lawrence, Ky. When Mary Frances was in her early teens, her mother died. She then became “mother” to her sisters and brothers. Mary Frances entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in March 1897 and received the Ursuline…

Sister Mary Janette Bowling

Date of Birth: October 30, 1917
Date of Death: October 8, 2001
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 54

Mary Janette, the oldest of seven children of James Nicholas and Mary Irene Boone Bowling, was born October 30, 1917, in New Haven, Ky. On November 3, 1917, she began her faith journey with baptism at St. Catherine Church. The family’s strong beliefs came from ancestors Thomas and Anna Bowling who were among the first…

Sister Mary Ivo Thompson

Date of Birth: November 24, 1901
Date of Death: October 11, 1985
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 41

Born Nov. 24, 1901, in West Louisville, Ky., Louise was the daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson. Her early school days were spent at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro, then she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for two years. At the age of 17 Louise entered the novitiate. On March 19, 1920, she…