Sister Francis Joseph Porter

Date of Birth: June 29, 1934
Date of Death: July 7, 2013
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 45

Inza Marie was the daughter of Joseph and Frances Porter of Owensboro, Ky. Her early education was in and around the Owensboro area, including Blessed Mother School, St. Peter in Stanley school and St. Frances Academy and eventually Catholic High in Owensboro. During the 1950s and early 1960s Inza attended Bresica College and Catherine Spalding…

Sister Athanasius Powell

Date of Birth: March 11, 1900
Date of Death: October 6, 1971
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 31

Born on March 11, 1900, in Calvary, Ky., Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Mary Thomas Powell. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy in the years 1910-1916. When Bettie finished the ninth grade, she entered the novitiate on July 16, 1916. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Athanasius on October 24,…

Sister Rose Marian Powers

Date of Birth: February 6, 1933
Date of Death: November 27, 2017
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 52

Marian Alice Rose Powers was born on February 6, 1933, to Everett and Eva Mae Elder Powers of Cloverport, Kentucky. She was one of 10 children in the Powers family. They were a family of five boys and five girls. Verrill, Kenneth, Raphael, Father Benjamin, Sister Marian, Randolph, Sister Ann Roberta, Eulaine, Sister Rose Jean…

Sister Mary Felix Pritchett

Date of Birth: October 14, 1886
Date of Death: August 4, 1939
Age at Death: 52 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 5

The daughter of Peter and Anna Williams Pritchett, Mary Charlotte was born Oct. 14, 1886, in Waverly, Ky. She received her elementary education with the Sisters of Charity at St. Vincent. One of a family of converts, Mary Charlotte was baptized at Sacred Heart Church in St. Vincent when she was 10 years of age.…

Sister Dolorosa Purdy

Date of Birth: November 11, 1889
Date of Death: July 20, 1969
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 29

The daughter of John and Mary Byrne Purdy, Margaret was born Nov. 11, 1889, in Curdsville, Ky. Following her schooling she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and had a four‑month postulancy. On November 21, 1912, Margaret received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Dolorosa. Her sister Helena was invested the same day…

Sister Mary John Purdy

Date of Birth: November 15, 1893
Date of Death: July 30, 1988
Age at Death: 94 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 45

Frances Helena was born November 15, 1893, the daughter of John and Mary Purdy of Curdsville, Ky. She attended school at the Blandford School until 1906 and another small school for a few years. For one year she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy but had to return home to help her mother and received the…

Sister Jean Catherine Purdy

Date of Birth: December 6, 1908
Date of Death: November 11, 2001
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 46

Anna Rose, the youngest of eight children of John Thomas and Mary Catherine Byrne Purdy, was born December 6, 1908, on a farm near Curdsville, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Elizabeth Church on December 13, 1908. The Purdy family were strict Catholics. The four daughters all became Ursulines: Sister Mary Ephrem,…

Sister Ophelia Raley

Date of Birth: September 16, 1897
Date of Death: November 5, 1981
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 35

Born September 16, 1897, in Waverly, Ky., Roberta was one of 10 children born to Francis and Camilla Willett Raley. She received her education in the public schools in Waverly and Morganfield. She also attended St. Ann School at Morganfield. When she was 17 years old, Roberta wanted to enter the novitiate at Mount Saint…

Sister Anne Louise Ramold

Date of Birth: November 1, 1921
Date of Death: April 1, 1989
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 11

The daughter of Frank and Anna Marie Ramold, Anna Louise was born in Billings, Montana, on November 1, 1921. She began her schooling in 1927 at Shepperd School in Billings. When the family returned to Nebraska, she entered St. Mary Elementary School in Nebraska City and was taught by the Ursuline Sisters. Following her graduation…

Sister Elizabeth Ann Ray

Date of Birth: August 7, 1910
Date of Death: November 16, 2008
Age at Death: 98 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 37

On August 7, 1910, Joseph Lawrence and Mary Elizabeth Mills Ray of Rhodelia, Kentucky, welcomed the birth of their sixth child. She was baptized Edith Elizabeth on September 11, 1910 by Father J.P. Raoux, pastor of St. Theresa Church, Rhodelia. As the years passed, this family welcomed the birth of six additional children: five boys…