Mary Ola Luckett was born on August 12, 1930, to Clarence and Mary Matilda Luckett in Greenbriar, Kentucky, in Marion County. She was the seventh of 10 children. Her siblings included: James Wathen, Thomas Ellwyn, Mary Dorothy, Ann Marjorie, Clarence Junior, Elizabeth, Mary Ann, Joseph Benjamin, and Joseph Timothy. Mary Ola Luckett was the official…
Mount Saint Joseph Necrologies
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Necrology contains biographical information for Sisters buried at Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery.
Many entries include a Marker Location (for example, “Row D No. 55”), which corresponds to a location on the cemetery map.
Sister Walter Louise Lush
Lura Mae Lush was born December 7, 1914, in Wax (Grayson County) Ky., the seventh child of 13 born to Leo and Ida Johnson. Her brothers included Joseph Arnold, Clevie, Isadore, John Edwin and Joyce; her sisters were Daisy, Evangeline, Generose, Carrie, Mary Richard, Audrey and Mildred. She had a happy and carefree childhood, commenting…
Sister Henrietta Lyvers
Born March 20, 1900, at Pettit, Ky., Mabel was the daughter of William and Rosella Hayden Lyvers. She was baptized at St. Martin Church in Rome, Ky. Mabel worked as a bookkeeper and stenographer in a business office at Russellville for several years before entering the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph at age 20. After…
Sister Mary Rose Lyvers
Pauline was born May 13, 1901, one of the six children born to William and Rose Hayden Lyvers in Rome, Ky. Her education began at St. Joseph School in Bowling Green where she was taught by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, then she later attended the public school at Russellville. Pauline’s high school years…
Sister Rose Vincent Lyvers
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 Henrietta Mackin
Eunita was born Oct. 19, 1904, the daughter of Clarence and Lillian Butch Mackin in St. Joseph, Ky. She received her elementary education at the West Louisville Public School, then attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1919-1922. At the age of 17, Eunita entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on March 19, 1923,…
Sister Amanda Rose Mahoney
Josephine Ann (Joan) was born on October 10, 1929, in New Haven, Ky. Less than a month later, she was baptized on November 2, 1929, at Holy Name Church in Louisville, Ky. When she was in 3rd grade on May 19,1938, she was confirmed. She was the second of six children born to John Robert…
Sister Florentia Mahoney
The daughter of James and Frances Mahoney, Genevieve was born in New Haven, Ky., on May 25, 1905. At the age of 16 she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and on March 20, 1922, she received the Ursuline habit following her postulancy. Genevieve was given the name Sister Florentia. Prepared for the teaching…
Sister Rose Frances Mahoney
The daughter of Francis and Martha Whelan Mahoney, Rose Mary was born November 25, 1907, in New Haven, Ky. Her parents were strict Catholics of Maryland pioneer ancestry. Rose Mary’s formal education began at St. Catherine School under the direction of the Sisters of Loretto. When the Ursuline Sisters replaced the Loretto Sisters in 1919,…
Sister Mary Alfreda Malone
Catherine Crystal Malone was born April 18, 1924, in Raywick, Ky. She was the fourth child born to Alfred Malone and Mary Abigail Benningfield Malone. Her older siblings were Margaret Elma, William Harold, Mary Agnita and her younger siblings were Dorothy Virginia, Anna Geneva, Margaret Aretha, Judith Arlene, Joseph Clennan, Wanda Ruth and John Robert.…