Sister Mary Julian Drury

Date of Birth: October 18, 1906
Date of Death: May 29, 1985
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 40

Born October 18, 1906, in Uniontown, Ky., Catherine was the fifth child of seven in the family of Francis and Bertha Clark Drury. When 6 years old, she received her First Holy Communion at St. Agnes Church and entered school at St. Agnes School. Catherine continued school at St. Agnes until her junior year in…

Sister Fidelis Weise

Date of Birth: October 19, 1893
Date of Death: July 25, 1985
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 41

Annie Laura was the daughter of Joseph and Catherine Elder Weise of Cloverport, Ky. Her early education was in the public schools of Breckinridge County. Annie attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for one year of schooling after which she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On November 21, 1912, Annie received the Ursuline habit…

Sister Mary Ivo Thompson

Date of Birth: November 24, 1901
Date of Death: October 11, 1985
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 41

Born Nov. 24, 1901, in West Louisville, Ky., Louise was the daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson. Her early school days were spent at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro, then she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for two years. At the age of 17 Louise entered the novitiate. On March 19, 1920, she…

Sister Mary Dolores Gatton

Date of Birth: September 2, 1907
Date of Death: October 15, 1985
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 32

Born Sept. 2, 1907, in Browns Valley, Ky., Mary Anna was the daughter of David and Dolores Cline Gatton. Her formal education began at St. Martin School in Rome, Ky., and continued at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro through elementary school. She began high school at St. Frances Academy also, but graduated from Mount Saint…

Sister Bernardine Howard

Date of Birth: June 1, 1893
Date of Death: December 1, 1985
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 4

Born June 1, 1893, in Uniontown, Ky., Bertha was one of the 11 children born to Louis N. and Elizabeth A. Shanks Howard. She received most of her elementary schooling under the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth at St. Agnes School, Uniontown. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for high school. When 20 years of…

Sister George Ann Cecil

Date of Birth: December 30, 1927
Date of Death: December 12, 1985
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 6

The fourth of 10 children, Helen Doris was born Dec. 30, 1927, the daughter of Charles Leo and Georgia A. Mattingly Cecil of St. Joseph, Ky. Helen received her education at St. Alphonsus School in St. Joseph and at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She entered the novitiate when she was 18. On August 14, 1947,…

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…

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 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 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…