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…
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 Clarence Marie Luckett
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…
Sister Aquina Losson
Born Nov. 30, 1886, in Bardstown, Ky., Eulalia was the daughter of John and Sarah Wilson Losson. She received her secondary education at Bethlehem Academy in Bardstown and at Nazareth Academy conducted by the Sister of Charity of Nazareth, also at Bardstown. Eulalia entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 19 and…
Sister Delores “Dee” Long
Delores Ruth Long was born on May 19, 1939, the oldest of four daughters born to Cloyd Harold Long and Wilma Francis Gibson Long, in Mexico, Mo. Dee’s father was born in Pratt, Kan., and her mother was born in Hawk Point, Mo. They were both Methodists. Dee said that her family began in the…
Sister Joseph Marian Logsdon
Born at St. Mary, Ky., on Nov. 14, 1914, Gonzaga was the daughter of Herman and Susan Thompson Logsdon, one of 13 children. When she was 5 years old, the family moved to Chicago, Ky. Gonzaga attended St Francis of Assisi School, St. Charles School, and Loretto School for her elementary education. For her secondary…
Sister Marie Paschal Logsdon
Born at Sturgis, Ky., on April 21, 1885, Tillie was the daughter of Barney and Mary Susanne Lilly Logsdon. At the age of 48, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in January 1933. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Marie Paschal on August 14, 1933. Sister Marie Paschal was a…
Sister Mary Charlene Logsdon
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 Uriel Logsdon
Born August 18, 1872, to Barney and Mary Susanna Lilly Logsdon of Sturgis, Ky., Marie was one of four children. At the age of 34, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and following a 13-month postulancy, received the Ursuline habit on August 25, 1908. Marie was given the name Sister Uriel. Sister Uriel…
Sister Imelda Livers
The daughter of George and Mary Farmer Livers, Agnes was born Jan. 9, 1891, in Finley, Ky. Very little is known about her early life except that at the age of 11, she was baptized on July 5, 1902, at Holy Name of Mary Church in nearby Calvary. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…