Sister Rose Alice Morgan

Date of Birth: June 30, 1902
Date of Death: February 1, 1982
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 40

Mary Carmel was born June 30, 1902, in Owensboro, Ky., the daughter of George Elmer and Mary Alice Hayden Morgan. She had three brothers and a sister. Her first school days were spent at the public school in West Louisville. Later, she attended St. Frances Academy in Owensboro. Her high school years were spent at…

Sister Robert Irene O’Brien

Date of Birth: April 19, 1891
Date of Death: February 27, 1982
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 41

The daughter of Christopher and Amelia Kaster Schmidt, Alma was born April 19, 1891, in Louisville, Ky. She obtained her elementary and secondary education in the Louisville public schools. Following graduation, she went to work as a secretary and bookkeeper. After her marriage to Robert O’Brien, she continued to work. In the days following Robert’s…

Sister Theodore Thompson

Date of Birth: October 1, 1897
Date of Death: August 9, 1982
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 42

The daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson, Mary Phoebe was born October 1, 1897, in West Louisville, Ky., where she attended the little country school. Later she attended St. Frances Academy in Owensboro and received her high schooling at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Following her graduation, Mary Phoebe entered the novitiate and after…

Sister Sylvester Marie Allen

Date of Birth: June 5, 1907
Date of Death: September 1, 1982
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 28

Born June 5, 1907, in Stithton, Ky., Mary Dennis was the only child of Martin and Nora Allen. Her father was a physician and from his previous marriage, she had a half-sister and a half-brother. Mary Dennis attended St. Patrick School in Stithton until 1918 when the U.S. Government took over Stithton and turned it…

Sister Mary Carl Sherron

Date of Birth: May 5, 1919
Date of Death: October 30, 1982
Age at Death: 63 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 29

One of eight children, Mary Ruth was born May 5, 1919, the daughter of Carl and Frances Rhodes Sherron of McQuady, Ky. She attended St. Mary of the Woods for elementary school and graduated form Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Mary Ruth earned an associate degree from Mount Saint Joseph Junior College and completed an AB…

Sister Jean Mark Buckler

Date of Birth: October 11, 1911
Date of Death: April 3, 1983
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 30

Borgia, the fourth child of William and Mary Borgia Peterson Buckler, was born Oct. 11, 1911, in Loretto, Ky. Her mother died only a few hours after the baby was born. Borgia’s maternal grandparents took her as their own and arranged for her baptism two days later. Her father married a second time and the…

Sister Mary Charlene Logsdon

Date of Birth: November 16, 1906
Date of Death: April 29, 1983
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 33

Born Nov. 16, 1906, in St. Mary, Ky., Agnes Nevita was the second child of 13 born to Joseph and Susan Thompson Logsdon. Most of her grade school years were spent at St. Charles School. When she was in the eighth grade, the family moved to Loretto and the children attended St. Francis of Assisi…

Sister Mary Andrew Lamkin

Date of Birth: December 10, 1897
Date of Death: May 16, 1983
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 1

Catherine was born Dec. 10, 1897, one of 11 children born to Thomas and Mattie Bickett Lamkin of Raywick, Ky. The children received religious instruction from their parents. Catherine’s formal education began with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth who were teaching at St. Francis Xavier School in Raywick. When the Sisters of Charity left…

Sister Patrice Padgett

Date of Birth: March 6, 1895
Date of Death: May 30, 1983
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 5

Born March 6, 1895, in Mannsville, Ky., Lena was the oldest child of John and Nina Adams Padgett. She was not baptized until the family moved to Stithton in 1897, where her parents had their marriage rectified by Father James L. Whelan at St. Patrick Church. Lena’s mother died in 1906 at the birth of…

Sister Alicia Cecil

Date of Birth: March 7, 1895
Date of Death: June 26, 1983
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 32

Born in West Louisville, Ky., on March 7, 1895, Leona was the fifth of eight children of Clement and Eva Hayden Cecil. Her father died when she was 7 years of age. Leona began her elementary education at St. Alphonsus School in St. Joseph and completed high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. When she…