Sister Mary Cornelius Smith

Date of Birth: October 5, 1908
Date of Death: July 23, 1991
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 38

Rosebell was born on Oct. 5, 1908, to Cornelius and Mary Beatrice Head Smith of Bardstown, Ky. When she was 5 years old, her father died and her mother moved the family to New Haven where Rosabell began her early schooling. There, too, she met the Ursuline Sisters from Mount Saint Joseph who staffed St. Catherine…

Sister Mary Anna Mattingly

Date of Birth: January 23, 1895
Date of Death: June 11, 1991
Age at Death: 96 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 39

Born on Jan. 23, 1895, in St. Mary, Ky., Sarah Della was the daughter of George Edward and Anna Elizabeth Carrico Mattingly. From her parents, Della learned about her ancestors who came from England in 1634 with Lord Baltimore’s Colony seeking religious liberty. They were among the pioneers who came from Maryland to Hardin Creek,…

Sister Ruth Ann Essex

Date of Birth: October 5, 1921
Date of Death: January 11, 1991
Age at Death: 69 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 19

It was a day of celebration in New Haven, Ky., when Mary Ruth was born October 5, 1921, to John and Margaret Mattingly Essex. When Mary Ruth was very young, her mother died. Aunts Agnita and Elizabeth Mattingly admitted her into their home. Mary Ruth began her formal education at St. Catherine School in New…

Sister Jean Bernadine Collard

Date of Birth: December 26, 1905
Date of Death: December 12, 1990
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 46

Born at Peonia, Ky., on Dec. 26, 1905, Elizabeth was the daughter of Benjamin and Mary T. Lucas Collard. Elizabeth received her education at Oklahoma Public School in Grayson County. During the school year 1923-1924, she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Elizabeth entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph that September. On March 19, 1925,…

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 James Rita Sims

Date of Birth: August 26, 1911
Date of Death: July 12, 1990
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 15

The daughter of Robert and Marie Boone Sims, Nancy Euthalia was born Aug. 26, 1911, in New Haven, Ky. Early education for Nancy and her two older sisters began with Miss Bernadette Bowling, a retired teacher who lived with them on a farm across the river from Howardstown. Later the three girls were sent to…

Sister Agnese Coomes

Date of Birth: March 29, 1903
Date of Death: July 6, 1990
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 47

Myrtle was born March 29, 1903, the first child of Walter and Emma Aull Coomes of Knottsville, Ky. Her grade school education began at Pleasant Valley School in 1910. Later, she was enrolled at St. William School where the Ursuline Sisters were her teachers. After completing her first year of high school at St. William,…

Sister Mary Wilfrid Hayden

Date of Birth: January 4, 1906
Date of Death: June 8, 1990
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 10

Born January 4, 1906, in Tuck, Ky., Mary Lucy was the second child of Charles and Lucy (Hayden) Hayden. She began her formal education at Sutherland School, a one‑room public school. She transferred to St. Anthony School in Browns Valley which was opened by the Ursuline Sisters from Mount Saint Joseph in 1912. Lucy had…

Sister Mary Fides Thompson

Date of Birth: July 3, 1903
Date of Death: April 11, 1990
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 17

The daughter of Joseph and Rose Cecil Thompson, Aletha was born on July 3, 1903, in Louisville, Ky. She was not a year old when the family moved from Louisville to a farm about a mile from Raywick. Her parents were from Washington County and they both longed for the good country air for their…

Sister Mary Edwina Rhodes

Date of Birth: October 14, 1906
Date of Death: February 28, 1990
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 16

The daughter of Joseph and Melvina Lancaster Rhodes, Patricia was born Oct. 14, 1906, in Rhodelia, Ky. The Rhodes family lived on a farm and each of the 11 children had plenty of chores to do. While she was still very young, her parents moved to Flaherty, Ky. When she was 6, her formal education…