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 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 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 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 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 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 Charlotte Younker

Date of Birth: July 24, 1896
Date of Death: September 29, 1987
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 44

Born On July 24, 1896, in St. John, Ky., Mary Esther was the daughter of John and Josephine Englert Younker, one of nine children. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 28 years old. On August 15, 1925, following a nine-month postulancy, Mary Esther received the Ursuline habit and the name…

Sister Isadore Brown

Date of Birth: March 22, 1911
Date of Death: October 2, 1987
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 44

The daughter of Julian and Elizabeth Mattingly Brown, Josephine was born March 22, 1911, in Cloverport, Ky. Her formal education began at St. Rose School in Cloverport, taught by the Ursuline Sisters. Josephine attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for high school. On September 8, 1930, she entered the novitiate. Following a six-month postulancy, she received…

Sister Michaeline Brumlow

Date of Birth: May 22, 1907
Date of Death: February 11, 1988
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 35

Born May 22, 1907, in Fancy Farm, Ky., Julia Mary was a cheerful, loving child in a family of nine. She learned to practice her faith from the example of her parents, Edward and Sarah Vessels Brumlow. Her early school days were spent at St. Jerome School in Fancy Farm. She came to Mount Saint…

Sister Jean Teresa Taylor

Date of Birth: August 26, 1911
Date of Death: March 26, 1988
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 44

Beatrice Collard and James Taylor of Peonia, Ky., were happy to welcome Virginia, the first of their 12 children, on Aug. 26, 1911. Her education began in the public school of Oklahoma, a small school near Peonia. She spent the first year of high school at Peonia and completed the last three years at Mount…