Sister Agatha Beaven

Date of Birth: November 16, 1886
Date of Death: October 8, 1971
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 32

The daughter of Charles and Sarah Neel Beaven, Mary Myrtle was born Nov. 16, 1886, in Morganfield, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for two years then entered the novitiate. Three months later on May 5, 1914, Mary Myrtle received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Agatha. Sister Agatha completed her high school…

Sister Mary Anselm Beavin

Date of Birth: December 30, 1911
Date of Death: October 24, 1994
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 48

Lula was the second of four children, born Dec. 30, 1911, in McQuady, Ky., to Samuel Anselm and Mary Jessie Carol Ryan Beavin. There were two sisters and a brother — Mary Mabel, Martha Alberta and Samuel Thomas. Lula began her faith journey with baptism by Father John F. Knue, pastor of St. Mary of…

Sister Mary Concepta Beavin

Date of Birth: April 26, 1910
Date of Death: April 3, 1972
Age at Death: 61 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 36

Born April 26, 1910, in McQuady, Ky., Mary Mabel was the daughter of Samuel and Mary Ryan Beavin, the oldest in the family of three girls and two boys. During the first and second grade, when school was in session, she lived with her grandmother whose home was within walking distance of a one-room school.…

Sister Isabel Beavin

Date of Birth: September 28, 1898
Date of Death: September 29, 1975
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 42

The daughter of James and Alice Askins Beavin, Susan Aubrey was born Sept. 28, 1898, in Glen Dean, Ky., one of seven children. Following her schooling at Cloverport, Susan worked at the Post Office there. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was nearly 25 years of age. After an eight-month postulancy,…

Sister Mary Daniel Beeler

Date of Birth: September 25, 1897
Date of Death: October 18, 1974
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 24

The daughter of Granville and Alice Barry Beeler, Elizabeth was born Sept. 25, 1897, in Lafayette, Ind. Following her mother’s death, she and her only brother lived with their father in Lafayette, but later moved to Louisville. Elizabeth entered the novitiate at Nazareth, but due to her health was dismissed while still a postulant. When…

Sister Veronica Benedict

Date of Birth: April 14, 1895
Date of Death: August 6, 1977
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 32

The daughter of William and Finetta Simmons Benedict, Gertrude was born April 14, 1895, in Louisville, Ky. When she was still 19 years of age, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and after an eight‑month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on August 10, 1915. Gertrude was given the name Sister Veronica. Prepared…

Sister Adeline Bethel

Date of Birth: November 7, 1874
Date of Death: December 7, 1948
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row J Plot 16

Born at West Louisville, Kentucky, on November 7, 1874, Leona was the daughter of Benjamin and Nannie Burns Bethel. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1892-1895. At that time, Leona was listed in the school catalogs as having received honors in the majority of her school subjects. Leona, when 32 years old,…

Sister Agnes Irene Bickett

Date of Birth: August 18, 1917
Date of Death: November 25, 2009
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 56

Agnes Lucille Bickett was the 12th and last child born to James Henry and Alma Stewart Bickett of Uniontown, Kentucky, on August 18, 1917. Her four brothers were James Louis, Robert Paul, Lucian Nathan, and Benjamin Franklin; her sisters were Mary Jo, Mary Ellen (Sister James Alma OSU), Alice Cecilia, Margaret Catherine, Mary Blanche (Sister…

Sister Blanche Rita Bickett

Date of Birth: March 20, 1912
Date of Death: January 10, 2011
Age at Death: 98 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 57

Sister Blanche Rita was born in Uniontown, Kentucky, on March 20 1912, as Mary Blanche, the tenth child born to James Henry and Mary Alma Bickett. Within four years, numbers eleven and twelve completed the roster for the Bickett family with four brothers: Lewis, Paul, Lucian and Ben; and seven sisters: Emma, Mary Josephine, Mary…

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…