Sister Mary Lucy Mattingly

Date of Birth: August 20, 1908
Date of Death: May 25, 2003
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 44

Mary Elizabeth was born to William Monroe and Edna Elizabeth Sapp Mattingly on August 20,1908. Her faith journey began with baptism on October 3, 1908 at St. Francis of Assisi Church, Chicago, Ky. She began her formal education at Loretto, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. On June 21, 1924, Mary Elizabeth, along with…

Sister Mary Magdalene Barrett

Date of Birth: October 6, 1884
Date of Death: September 11, 1965
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 14

Born October 6, 1884, in Louisville, Ky., Sarah was the daughter of W.A. and Catherine Brogan Barrett. At the age of 17, Sarah entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and on March 19, 1902, received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Magdalene. Prepared for the teaching apostolate, Sister Mary Magdalene first taught…

Sister Mary Martin Sisk

Date of Birth: July 26, 1896
Date of Death: May 30, 1968
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 41

Catherine was born July 26, 1896, in Mortons Gap, Ky., to Thomas and Henrietta Morgan Sisk. Following her mother’s death, relatives took all the children and placed the three youngest girls at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Catherine was the oldest of the three and enjoyed the companionship of her two sisters at the Academy. They…

Sister Mary Mercy Hayden

Date of Birth: April 16, 1917
Date of Death: May 26, 1996
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 51

Frances Virginia, the third of seven children (one of whom died in infancy) of Felix and Ethel Veronica Buckman Hayden, was born April 16,1917, in Graves County, Ky. One month later, she was baptized at St. Jerome Church, Fancy Farm. In September 1921, Frances began her formal education at St. Charles, Bardwell. She continued there…

Sister Mary Merici Payne

Date of Birth: February 26, 1885
Date of Death: March 4, 1920
Age at Death: 35 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 6

Rita was the daughter of Simeon and Margaret Lanham Payne, a pioneer Catholic family of Daviess County, Ky. Her home parish was St. Lawrence in the rural community of Philpot. At the age of 21, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received the Ursuline habit on May 31, 1907 and the name…

Sister Mary Michael Barrow

Date of Birth: June 23, 1880
Date of Death: May 21, 1956
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 9

Mary was born June 23, 1880, in Winchester, Ky., to David and Elizabeth Barrow. From infancy she suffered from paralysis in her right foot. Mary was a precocious child, an avid reader with insatiable thirst for knowledge. The family moved to Owensboro, Ky. At the age of 20, Mary began teaching school. She was a…

Sister Mary Otho Abell

Date of Birth: March 30, 1901
Date of Death: April 26, 2000
Age at Death: 99 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 53

Mary William (Willie), ninth child of William Lawrence and Ann Emma Luckett Abell, was born March 30, 1901, at Calvary, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism on April 10, at Holy Name of Mary Church. Willie’s formal education began at Calvary Public Elementary School in September 1907 where she completed the eighth grade. She…

Sister Mary Oda Mudd

Date of Birth: May 14, 1909
Date of Death: September 4, 1992
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 47

Mary Oda was born May 14, 1909, the seventh of 11 children born to James and Virginia Hamilton Mudd of Loretto, Ky. Her formal education began at a one-room school at Frogtown, near St. Mary. Later Mary Oda attended St. Charles School at Lebanon where she was taught by the Ursuline Sisters. Having entered the…

Sister Mary Oderic Settles I

Date of Birth: October 10, 1903
Date of Death: April 21, 1929
Age at Death: 25 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 22

The daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Settles, Alice Irmin was born October 10, 1903, in Sorgho, Ky. She was the oldest daughter, cared for the children in the family of seven and took over the general chores to help her mother. After attending the Daviess County Public School at Sorgho, Alice entered the novitiate at…

Sister Mary Oderic Settles II

Date of Birth: April 20, 1916
Date of Death: June 18, 1996
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 44

Mary Magdalene, one of eight children of Joseph A. and Elizabeth Gertrude (Settles) Settles, was born April 20, 1916, at Sorgho, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Mary Magdalene Church, Sorgho. In September 1923, Mary Magdalene began her formal education at St. Mary Magdalene School. When the family moved to Browns Valley three…