Sister Nympha Smith

Date of Birth: October 29, 1901
Date of Death: March 12, 1961
Age at Death: 59 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 25

Mary Cecilia was born October 29, 1901, the second daughter of Ferdinand and Nannie Blair Smith. She attended the public school at Chicago, Ky., until her First Communion year. That year she and her older sister, Lillian, boarded the train each Monday morning to spend the week in New Hope attending St. Vincent de Paul…

Sister Mary Esther Yates

Date of Birth: February 5, 1932
Date of Death: December 26, 1960
Age at Death: 28 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 27

Norma Jean was the oldest of the seven children, born on Feb. 5, 1932, to Robert and Teresa Huntley Yates of Vine Grove, Ky. Following grammar school, she attended Rineyville High School in Rineyville. At the age of 17, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph, September 7, 1949. She received the Ursuline habit…

Sister Mary Denis Bumpus

Date of Birth: March 10, 1895
Date of Death: October 21, 1960
Age at Death: 65 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 26

Born March 10, 1895, in Owensboro, Ky., Forrest was the daughter of John and Teresa Clark Bumpus. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the year 1911-1912, studying in the commercial department. She entered the novitiate and received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Denis on November 21, 1912. Sister Mary Denis’ first…

Sister Benita Faller

Date of Birth: December 29, 1898
Date of Death: April 14, 1960
Age at Death: 61 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 27

Born Dec. 29, 1898, in Louisville, Ky., Catherine was the daughter of Albert and Elizabeth Strangel Faller, second generation Germans who spoke and prayed in their ancestral language in their home. Catherine continued praying privately in German throughout her life. She attended St. Paul School. After the completion of elementary school, she remained at home…

Sister Celine Horrell

Date of Birth: August 23, 1904
Date of Death: June 16, 1959
Age at Death: 54 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 26

Born in Clarkson, Kentucky, on August 23, 1904, Helen was the daughter of William and Oda Jenkins Horrell. Helen entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on September 8, 1921. She received the Ursuline habit on March 20, 1922, and became known as Sister Celine. Sister Celine’s apostolate was domestic work. On four different assignments…

Sister Mary Charles Gough

Date of Birth: November 7, 1891
Date of Death: June 28, 1958
Age at Death: 66 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 2

Born November 7, 1891 at Uniontown, Kentucky, Ida Laura was the daughter of Henry and Mary (Gough) Gough. Following her elementary education, she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1907‑1910. That same summer, Ida Laura entered the novitiate and after a six‑week postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary…

Sister Florine Wiseman

Date of Birth: August 12, 1900
Date of Death: March 14, 1958
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 1

Born to Charles and Florence Cooper Wiseman of Rineyville, Ky., on Aug. 12, 1900, Irene was the only girl in a large family of boys. During her elementary grades she attended St. Patrick School at Stithton. She began high school as a boarding student at Bethlehem Academy, taught by the Sisters of Loretto, in St.…

Sister Agnes Jean Greenwell

Date of Birth: March 10, 1907
Date of Death: February 15, 1958
Age at Death: 50 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 3

The daughter of John and Florence Schaefer Greenwell, Mary Agnes was born in Uniontown, Kentucky on March 10, 1958. The Greenwell families were descendents of the pioneer Catholic families from Maryland who settled in Nelson County and migrated to Union County. The true Catholic spirit had been handed down through the religious teaching and example…

Sister Merici Mattingly

Date of Birth: April 6, 1904
Date of Death: January 17, 1958
Age at Death: 53 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 4

Born April 6, 1904, in Knottsville, Ky., Mary Blanche was the third child of Martin and Sarah Gertrude Bowlds Mattingly. She was very generous as a child and assisted her mother in many ways with the family of five boys and eight girls. At age 17, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On…

Sister Karl Melanie Brill

Date of Birth: November 28, 1903
Date of Death: December 5, 1957
Age at Death: 54 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 5

Born in Louisville, Ky., on Nov. 28, 1903, Esther was the only child of Charles and Melanie Oberle Brill. Following her education, she was employed in an office in Louisville. Esther entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 21 years old. After a postulancy of six months, she received the Ursuline habit…