Sister Ursula Jenkins II

Date of Birth: January 8, 1904
Date of Death: November 7, 1981
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 36

Emily was born January 8, 1904, the daughter of James and Mary Jenkins of Louisville, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1918-1922, and entered the formation program the following September. Following a six-month postulancy, Emily received the Ursuline habit on March 19, 1923, and the name Sister Ursula. In 1924, Sister…

Sister Ursula Marie O’Bryan

Date of Birth: July 22, 1905
Date of Death: March 28, 1989
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 9

The daughter of Joseph and Regina Mattingly O’Bryan, Mary Ursula was born July 22, 1905. She began life in the log cabin on her grandfather’s farm in West Louisville, Ky. She attended the West Louisville public school, and when ready for the eighth grade, became a student at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. After graduation in…

Sister Uriel Logsdon

Date of Birth: August 18, 1872
Date of Death: September 30, 1966
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 28

Born August 18, 1872, to Barney and Mary Susanna Lilly Logsdon of Sturgis, Ky., Marie was one of four children. At the age of 34, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and following a 13-month postulancy, received the Ursuline habit on August 25, 1908. Marie was given the name Sister Uriel. Sister Uriel…

Sister Tresine Clark

Date of Birth: May 31, 1909
Date of Death: November 19, 1995
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 41

Mary Lucille was born May 31, 1909, in Uniontown, Ky., to Robert S. and Mary Lillie Pike Clark. Her faith life began with her baptism on July 14, 1909. Her father died in November 1911. To earn a livelihood for herself and small daughter, Mary Lillie took the job as housekeeper for the pastor. Lucille…

Sister Thomasine Mattingly

Date of Birth: November 6, 1899
Date of Death: April 20, 1993
Age at Death: 93 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 47

Born November 6, 1899, in St. Mary, Ky., Mary Teresa was one of twin daughters born to Thomas and Mary Mattingly. At the age of 3, both twins had pneumonia, which proved fatal for Mary Alethia. Schooling for Mary Teresa began at Birk’s Spring School near Loretto. Her elementary education continued at St. Charles School,…

Sister Thomas Ann Thompson

Date of Birth: September 8, 1903
Date of Death: January 14, 1990
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 46

Thelma was tenth in the family of 12 children, born September 8, 1903, to Thomas and Anna Florence Ballard Thompson of Holy Cross, Ky. Her formal education began in the one‑room Clarktown School. When the Ursuline Sisters opened a school at Holy Cross, Thelma was one of their first fifth grade pupils. At the age…

Sister Thomas Marie Davis

Date of Birth: February 17, 1906
Date of Death: April 24, 1940
Age at Death: 34 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 2

Catherine was born February 17, 1906, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Spalding Davis of Owensboro, Ky. Her parents came to Owensboro from Marion County and were members of St. Stephen parish. Catherine was welcomed into the family by a brother and two older sisters, Winifred and Marie. She was six years old when her…

Sister Thomas James Peake

Date of Birth: March 17, 1905
Date of Death: December 30, 1989
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row H, No. 37

One of the nine children born to Boone and Madeline Greenwell Peake, Mary Cecilia was born March 17, 1905, in New Haven, Ky. Her formal education began at St. Catherine School in New Haven where she was taught by the Sisters of Loretto. Mary Cecilia also received her high school education at St. Catherine School,…

Sister Therese Martin Mattingly

Date of Birth: March 12, 1907
Date of Death: October 20, 2001
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 47

On March 12, 1907, during a terrible electrical storm, Mary Alice was born in Loretto, Ky., to Hugh Bernard and Mary Lila Lyon Mattingly, the second of five children. She began her faith journey with baptism on March 17, 1907, at St. Francis of Assisi Church. Soon after this, the family moved from Loretto to…

Sister Theresa Marie Wilkerson

Date of Birth: May 16, 1920
Date of Death: July 27, 2009
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 56

Mary Louise, the first child and only daughter of James Wallace and Earmena Catherine Hay Wilkerson, was born May 16, 1920, in Owensboro, Ky. Her father was a telegraph operator and her mother stayed at home to raise her daughter and the five brothers that came along later —Thomas Carl, James Wallace, Gerald Martin, Robert…