Mary Matilda, the third of 11 children, was born to Sidney Ivo and Agnes Jane Millay Payne on January 31, 1904 in Knottsville, Kentucky. Her faith journey began with baptism February 9 at St. William Church. An older sister, Vetta, taught Mary many lessons before she went to school. Vetta read stories, taught nursery rhymes…
Mount Saint Joseph Necrologies
The Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph Necrology contains biographical information for Sisters buried at Mount Saint Joseph Cemetery.
Many entries include a Marker Location (for example, “Row D No. 55”), which corresponds to a location on the cemetery map.
Sister Anita Flaugher
Eva Warren was born August 27, 1911, into the family of Gwynn Marvin and Eva Elizabeth Wathen Flaugher of Fairfield, Ky. She had four brothers: Gwynn Marvin, Edwin Drury, Charles. and Wilfred Wathen; three sisters: Alice Carpenter, Evelyn Mae and Mary Freda. The Flaugher family were members of St. Michael parish and attended the parish…
Sister Ann Elizabeth Busam
Ann Elizabeth, the fourth child of seven, was born to Michael Lawrence and Catherine Clarke Busam in Greenwood, Mississippi on September 29, 1919. (Two babies died in infancy). Ann began her faith journey with baptism at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Greenwood, on October 19. In September of 1925, Ann entered Davis Elementary…
Sister Ann Frances Johnson
Clara Angela was born February 24, 1907 to F.G. and Anna Higdon Johnson of Knottsville, Kentucky. She graduated from Daviess County High School in Owensboro and attended Western Kentucky State Teachers College. Clara entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 29. Following a seven-month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on August…
Sister Ann Vincentia Abell
Blanche was the third of nine children born to William and Ann Emma Luckett Abell at Calvary, Ky., on November 26, 1889. She received her early schooling from the Sisters of Loretto in Calvary until the Abell family moved to a house on the farm of her paternal grandfather. Blanche’s father died when she was…
Sister Ann Victoria Wasylina
Irena, born June 6, 1924, was the only daughter of blacksmith Basil Wasylina and his wife, Anna, residents of Duliby, Stryj, in Polish Ukraine. Irena had two brothers, Peter, also a blacksmith, and Nicholas, a cobbler. She was baptized and confirmed in the Byzantine Rite at St. Basil Church and grew up in a faith-filled…
Sister Annalita Lancaster
Rita Bernadette was born the third child in what would be a family of eight children on February 7, 1923 to Joshua and Anna Magdalene Lancaster from Meade County, Ky. When Rita turned six, she enjoyed her journeys to the Woodland School. When the rural schools were consolidated, Ursuline Sister Jamesina became Rita’s teacher. So…
Sister Anne Louise Ramold
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 Anne Rita Cash
Anna Roberta was born December 14, 1902, the daughter of Robert and Anna Cash of Fancy Farm, Kentucky, one of 12 children. A weak and nervous child, she was unable to attend much regular school with the Sisters of Charity at Fancy Farm. At the advice of her physician, Anna Roberta enrolled at Mount Saint…
Sister Anne Michelle Mudd
Nancy Ann Mudd was born on January 12, 1941, in Peonia, Ky., to Julian Dent Mudd Sr., and Gladys Evelyn Stith Mudd. She was baptized on August 21, 1943, at St. Anthony Church, Peonia, and was confirmed on October 22, 1950, by Bishop Francis R. Cotton. Nancy Ann had nine brothers and sisters in her…