Sister Mary Lois Speaks

Date of Birth: August 18, 1944
Date of Death: May 6, 2017
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 50

Mary Lois Speaks was born on August 18, 1944, in Henderson, Ky. Her parents were James Raymond Speaks and Elizabeth Catherine Fenwick Speaks. She was baptized on August 27, 1944, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Henderson by Rev, A. J. Tompkins. She was confirmed on October 14, 1952, by Most Rev. Francis…

Sister Mary Leo Johnson

Date of Birth: February 17, 1877
Date of Death: September 12, 1969
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 30

Alice was born February 17, 1877, the daughter of John and Sallie Speak Johnson of St. Lawrence, Ky., one of nine children. At age 25, Alice entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Leo on October 21, 1902. While in the novitiate, Sister Mary Leo…

Sister Mary Laura Henning

Date of Birth: September 20, 1919
Date of Death: March 26, 1977
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 35

Laura was born September 20, 1919, in Roff, Ky. Her parents, Eugene and Elizabeth Wheatley Henning, were descendants of Maryland pioneers in Kentucky. She was one of eight children. She attended the public schools of Breckinridge County, elementary grades through high school. After graduation, Laura went to St. Louis, Mo., finding employment in a factory…

Sister Mary Laurine Sheeran

Date of Birth: November 17, 1899
Date of Death: February 21, 1978
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 11

The daughter of Patrick and Louella Wheatley Sheeran, Mary Isabelle was born November 17, 1899, in Kirk, Ky. She attended Breckinridge County Elementary School. While Isabelle was still in elementary school, her mother, a devout member of the Third Order of Saint Francis, died and was buried in the Franciscan habit. Isabelle’s mother had attended…

Sister Mary Lawrence Jarboe

Date of Birth: October 19, 1883
Date of Death: June 11, 1914
Age at Death: 30 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 18

Born October 19, 1883, to Charles and Ellen Carrico Jarboe, Anna lived a happy life with her family at St. Lawrence, Ky. The Jarboe and Carrico families had given many priests and religious to the Catholic Church in Daviess County. When Anna became 19, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. Following a two‑month…

Sister Mary Monica Aud I

Date of Birth: February 23, 1884
Date of Death: July 14, 1923
Age at Death: 39 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 1

Born February 23, 1884, in St. Lawrence, Ky., Mary Rose was the daughter of Richard and Mary Ann Poole Aud. When she was nearly 20 years of age, Mary Rose entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph where she spent a three‑month postulancy. On May 2, 1904, she received the Ursuline habit and the name…

Sister Mary Louis Coomes

Date of Birth: September 2, 1870
Date of Death: December 7, 1918
Age at Death: 48 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 8

The daughter of Hilary and Eleanora Daniel Coomes, Elizabeth was born September 2, 1870, in Knottsville, Ky. During the school year 1896-1897, she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy and, in July that summer, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On October 9, 1897, Elizabeth received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary…

Sister Mary Louise Knott

Date of Birth: September 22, 1929
Date of Death: May 3, 2014
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 57

Mary Louise Knott was born to Proctor and Mary Florence (Thompson) Knott on September 22, 1929, in Browns Valley, Ky. Mary Louise was the fourth child of 12 children but the first girl of the family. Supposedly the Knott family practically lived in the church and school at St. Anthony, Browns Valley. It was in…

Sister Mary Louise Riney

Date of Birth: April 23, 1885
Date of Death: August 31, 1940
Age at Death: 55 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 3

The daughter of John and Elizabeth Alvey Riney, Florence was born April 23, 1885, in Rineyville, Ky., and was the sixth child of 13. When she was a year old, the family moved to Leitchfield where they stayed for three years and then moved to Union County settling near Morganfield. With no parochial school available…

Sister Mary Lucian Bowlds

Date of Birth: May 13, 1886
Date of Death: February 11, 1906
Age at Death: 19 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 24

Mae, the only child of Thomas and Emma Wathen Bowlds, was born May 13, 1886, at St. Lawrence, Ky. She was a prayerful child, often spending hours without moving before the Blessed Sacrament while her mother did sacristy work at St. Lawrence Church. On March 8, 1905, at the age of 18, Mae entered the…