Sister Leona Willett

Date of Birth: August 3, 1896
Date of Death: May 18, 1967
Age at Death: 70 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 30

Born August 3, 1896, in Fancy Farm, Ky., Mary Sylvia was the first child of William and Mary Beatrice Fenwick Willett. When Sylvia was school age, she entered St. Jerome School at Fancy Farm. In 1912, she came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. From early youth, she was drawn to religious life and entered the…

Sister Leora Stewart

Date of Birth: September 21, 1898
Date of Death: April 8, 1964
Age at Death: 65 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 39

The daughter of John and Susanna Alton Stewart, Cecilia was born Sept. 21, 1898, in Uniontown, Ky. When Cecilia’s mother died, Travis, her older sister, took care of Cecilia and her younger sister, Leora, until Leora was school age. In 1911, Cecilia and Leora were sent to Mount Saint Joseph Academy as pupils. Cecilia remained…

Sister Liguori Clements

Date of Birth: September 9, 1872
Date of Death: November 22, 1933
Age at Death: 61 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 12

Annie Mary was born Sept. 9, 1872, the daughter of Philip and Anna Yates Clements of Clementsville, Ky. Following her early education, she was a milliner at Calvary, Ky. At the age of 38, Annie Mary entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and after a postulancy of 25 days, she received the Ursuline habit…

Sister Loretta Durbin

Date of Birth: January 20, 1895
Date of Death: July 9, 1973
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 20

The daughter of William and Elizabeth Yates Durbin, Matilda was born January 20, 1895, in Sunfish, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 20 years of age. After spending a three‑month postulancy, Matilda received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Loretta on March 25, 1916. Sister Loretta prepared for…

Sister Louis Hilary Mattingly

Date of Birth: September 23, 1899
Date of Death: April 1, 1972
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 37

Born in Knottsville, Ky., on Sept. 23, 1899, Susan was the daughter of John Henry and Anna Aull Mattingly. Father Louis Hilary Spalding, pastor at St. William Church, baptized her. She attended the public school until the Ursuline Sisters opened St. William School in 1912. Gifted with a beautiful voice, Susan was a good student…

Sister Louis Bertrand Thompson

Date of Birth: August 22, 1903
Date of Death: October 19, 1989
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 45

The daughter of Francis and Bridget (Thompson) Thompson, Estelle was born Aug. 22, 1903, in Loretto, Ky. On the day after her birth, she was baptized in the Church of Seven Dolors at the Motherhouse of the Sisters of Loretto. Her formal education began in a public school in Loretto. In 1912, when the Ursuline…

Sister Loyola Hayden

Date of Birth: July 17, 1889
Date of Death: December 26, 1964
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 24

Born July 17, 1889, in Hodgenville, Ky., Mae was the daughter of James and Matilda Morley Hayden. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 25 years of age. She received the Ursuline habit on December 30, 1914, and was given the name Sister Loyola. Sister Loyola, prepared for the teaching apostolate,…

Sister Lucilla Chamberlain

Date of Birth: March 19, 1885
Date of Death: February 1, 1955
Age at Death: 69 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 6

Mary, daughter of James and Elizabeth Campion Chamberlain, was born March 19, 1885, the oldest of a family of six. Her early years were spent at Stanley, Ky. The family had moved to Browns Valley just before she started to school. Mary attended the public school. From her parents she learned a love of the…

Sister Lucille Blincoe

Date of Birth: September 14, 1897
Date of Death: May 30, 1981
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 33

The daughter of Richard and Lucy Burnett Blincoe, Alice was born September 14, 1897, in Blincoe, Ky. Her parents were devout Catholics and trained their 12 children in love of God and Church. Alice attended the public schools of Marion County, but when the Ursuline Sisters began Holy Cross School at Loretto, she enrolled as…

Sister Lucita Greenwell

Date of Birth: March 5, 1906
Date of Death: March 11, 1994
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 48

The daughter of Nicholas and Mary Veronica Bowling Greenwell, Edna was born March 5, 1906, in New Haven, Ky. She was the fifth in a family of two boys and six girls. Edna’s formal education began at St. Catherine School in New Haven with the Sisters of Loretto. She was still in elementary school when…