Sister Theresa Ann Legeay

Date of Birth: April 5, 1925
Date of Death: September 2, 1996
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 2

Suzanne, one of six children (three of whom died in childhood) of August and Theresa Kirchoff Legeay, Paducah, Ky., was born April 5, 1925. Her faith journey began at St. Francis de Sales Church on April 19. Her father died when Suzanne was only 5 years old. Her mother worked to support the family, Suzanne’s…

Sister Theresa Margaret Hite

Date of Birth: April 15, 1915
Date of Death: May 4, 2009
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row H plot 47

A little girl, with beautiful blue eyes and red hair, was born on April 15, 1915, to Robert and Margaret Hite of Owensboro, Ky. They named her Mary Frances. She was the sixth of eight children which included Edward, who became Franciscan Brother Benedict, Buelah Mae, Walter, who died of flu as an infant, William…

Sister Theophane Floyd

Date of Birth: April 6, 1896
Date of Death: February 3, 1971
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 38

The daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Peak Floyd of Rome, Ky., Anna Belle was born April 6, 1896, the seventh child in a family of 12 children. She attended St. Martin School in Rome where she excelled in reading and grammar. Anna Belle felt the call to religious life and entered the novitiate at Mount…

Sister Theodore Thompson

Date of Birth: October 1, 1897
Date of Death: August 9, 1982
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 42

The daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson, Mary Phoebe was born October 1, 1897, in West Louisville, Ky., where she attended the little country school. Later she attended St. Frances Academy in Owensboro and received her high schooling at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Following her graduation, Mary Phoebe entered the novitiate and after…

Sister Teresita Thompson

Date of Birth: September 29, 1887
Date of Death: March 9, 1969
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 14

Born September 29, 1887, in Raywick, Ky., Mary Columba was the youngest of the six children who lived to adulthood in the family of John and Teresa Hamilton Thompson. Mary Columba’s early school days were at St. Francis Xavier School in Raywick taught by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. After finishing high school, Columba…

Sister Teresa Thomas

Date of Birth: December 12, 1887
Date of Death: December 30, 1961
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 27

The daughter of James and Mary Belle Mitchell Thomas, Mary was born December 12, 1887, in Fancy Farm, Ky. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy in May 1909, and entered the novitiate that summer. On July 14, 1909, Mary received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Teresa. Sister Teresa’s first teaching assignment took…

Sister Teresa Riley

Date of Birth: September 24, 1936
Date of Death: November 24, 2020
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 59

Teresa Ann Riley was born on September 24, 1936, in Graves County near Mayfield, Ky. She was the seventh child of Cecil Anthony Riley and Mary Lucille Sanderson Riley. Her older brothers and sisters were Cecil, Margie, Wilma, Joseph, Mary and James. Her younger siblings were John, Ruth, and Roy. Teresa Ann was baptized at St.…

Sister Sylvia Mary Bowlds

Date of Birth: July 7, 1911
Date of Death: August 5, 1998
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 52

Frances Camilla, the oldest of seven children of James Richard and Ann Isabel Payne Bowlds, was born at Knottsville, Ky., on July 7, 1911. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. William Church on August 4, 1911. Camilla’s formal education began in September 1917 at St. William School, staffed by the MSJ Ursulines. When…

Sister Sylvester Marie Allen

Date of Birth: June 5, 1907
Date of Death: September 1, 1982
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 28

Born June 5, 1907, in Stithton, Ky., Mary Dennis was the only child of Martin and Nora Allen. Her father was a physician and from his previous marriage, she had a half-sister and a half-brother. Mary Dennis attended St. Patrick School in Stithton until 1918 when the U.S. Government took over Stithton and turned it…

Sister Susanne Head

Date of Birth: September 22, 1924
Date of Death: January 8, 1994
Age at Death: 69 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 48

The daughter of Joseph and Mary Anna Boone Head, Jessamine was born September 22, 1924, in New Haven, Ky., the seventh child in a family of nine. Her formal education began at Nelson County Public School, a one‑room school in Boone’s Mill. Jessamine enrolled at St. Catherine School in New Haven for high school. Following…