Sister Mary Cecilia Payne

Date of Birth: December 13, 1905
Date of Death: July 29, 1987
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 42

Born Dec. 13, 1905, in Owensboro, Ky., Dorothy was the daughter of Henry and Elizabeth O’Flynn Payne. She attended grade and high school at St. Frances Academy where she also studied violin for eight years. Dorothy entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph following her senior year and on March 19, 1925, she received the…

Sister Mary Estelle VanVactor

Date of Birth: April 26, 1899
Date of Death: April 28, 1987
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 43

Born on April 26, 1899, in St. Vincent, Ky., to Robert and Mary Willett VanVactor, Ann Eugenia was one of nine children. Her father died when she was 10 years old, but her mother kept the family together and provided for their spiritual and temporal well‑being. Eugenia’s elementary and secondary education was received in the…

Sister Mary Antonia Wathen

Date of Birth: March 20, 1909
Date of Death: April 18, 1987
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 5

Mary Alice was born March 20, 1909, the youngest of the 12 children born to John and Caroline Manning Wathen of Morganfield, Ky. Her parents were descendants of pioneer families from Maryland in the late 18th century, who settled in Marion County and migrated to Union County. Mary Alice began her elementary education in the…

Sister Ignatius Payne

Date of Birth: October 11, 1898
Date of Death: April 17, 1987
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 5

Mary Caroline was born Oct. 11, 1898, the youngest in the family of 10 children born to William and Mary Elizabeth Payne of Knottsville, Ky. Her parents were descended from the Maryland pioneers who settled Nelson County before coming to Daviess County. Caroline attended Snowball School in Whelan. In 1912, she transferred to the new…

Sister Francesca Hazel

Date of Birth: July 28, 1903
Date of Death: March 22, 1987
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 34

Lillian was born July 28, 1903, the daughter of William and Anna Clark Hazel of Owensboro, Ky. When she was 3 years old, her mother died, leaving a grieving family that was soon splintered. Lillian’s brother was sent to an orphanage and her sister was sent to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Florence Coppage of Leitchfield,…

Sister Rose Vincent Lyvers

Date of Birth: February 5, 1904
Date of Death: January 28, 1987
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 43

Born February 5, 1904, to William and Anna Rose Hayden Lyvers of Owensboro, Ky., Lila Rose, though delicate at birth, enjoyed a healthy childhood. Following the death of her oldest sister, the family moved to Bowling Green, Ky. She attended St. Joseph Elementary School. The family moved later to Russellville, Ky., where she attended public…

Sister Marie Therese Brumlow

Date of Birth: November 15, 1902
Date of Death: December 23, 1986
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 43

Zita, one of nine children, was born Nov. 15, 1902, the daughter of Edward and Sarah Vessels Brumlow of Fancy Farm, Ky. She completed elementary school at St. Jerome School in Fancy Farm. She came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1920 and entered the novitiate in November 1924, her senior year. Zita received the…

Sister Jeromena Willett

Date of Birth: February 25, 1905
Date of Death: October 9, 1986
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 42

Born in Springfield, Ky., on Feb. 25, 1905, Mary Hazel was the daughter of Joseph and Jeromena Bell Willett, one of 10 children. She received her early schooling at several places —Howardstown, New Hope, and Fredericktown. At the age of 17, Mary Hazel entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On March 19, 1923, following…

Sister Mary Cleophas Greenwell

Date of Birth: July 14, 1895
Date of Death: June 6, 1986
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 33

Born July 14, 1895, in St. Vincent, Ky., Matilda was the daughter of Sylvester and Margaret Mills Greenwell, descendants of the Maryland Catholic families who settled Nelson County. Following her earlier education at Cruz School in Waverly, Matilda spent her high school years (1910-1914) at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She received special awards for various…

Sister James Alma Bickett

Date of Birth: February 6, 1904
Date of Death: December 16, 1985
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 8

The daughter of James and Mary Alma Bickett, Mary Ellen was born Feb. 6, 1904, in Uniontown, Ky., one of 12 children, three of whom became Ursuline Sisters. Mary Ellen received her elementary education in the public schools of Union County and attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for her secondary education. At the age of…