Sister Barbara Ann Simpson

Date of Birth: March 29, 1912
Date of Death: July 5, 1994
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 40

Pauline was born March 29, 1912, one of nine children born to Hall and Claudia Downs Simpson in Holy Cross, Kentucky. Her siblings were John Adrian, Joseph Hall, Jr. and Susan who preceded her in death, and Martha, Elizabeth, Gladys, Marietta and Garnetta. Her first four school years were spent at Ballard School in Nelson…

Sister James Rita Sims

Date of Birth: August 26, 1911
Date of Death: July 12, 1990
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 15

The daughter of Robert and Marie Boone Sims, Nancy Euthalia was born Aug. 26, 1911, in New Haven, Ky. Early education for Nancy and her two older sisters began with Miss Bernadette Bowling, a retired teacher who lived with them on a farm across the river from Howardstown. Later the three girls were sent to…

Sister Mary Ethel Sims

Date of Birth: April 15, 1919
Date of Death: March 27, 1996
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 51

Mary Ethel, one of seven children, was born April 15, 1919, to Lewis and Florence Mahoney Sims at New Haven, Ky. Two days later, she began her faith journey with baptism at St. Catherine Church, New Haven. Prayer, church, school work and good family fun were the order of the day in her home. On…

Sister Bernadita Sipes

Date of Birth: September 1, 1906
Date of Death: April 27, 1996
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 27

Beulah Mae, second child of 13 children, was born to Chester Taylor and Leora Barnes Sipes on September 01, 1906 at Flaherty, Kentucky. Her journey of faith began with baptism at St. Martin of Tours Church. In September of 1911, although but five years old, Beulah began her formal education at Hill Grove Public School.…

Sister Elizabeth Marie Sipes

Date of Birth: September 14, 1889
Date of Death: August 19, 1954
Age at Death: 64 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 7

Born at Morganfield, Ky., Ellen was the daughter of N. F. and Mary E. Thompson Sipes. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school year 1905‑1906, and took college courses at St. Francis College in Albuquerque, N.M. At the age of 32, Ellen entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and following a postulancy…

Sister Margaret Sipes

Date of Birth: September 7, 1907
Date of Death: August 8, 1994
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 49

Martha Delphine — “Mattie” — was born Sept. 7, 1907, the third child of 13, six boys and seven girls. Her parents were Chester Taylor and Leora (Barnes) Sipes of Flaherty, Ky. Living in close daily contact with a group this size was an education in itself. Martha’s first six years of formal education were…

Sister Benedict Joseph Sisk

Date of Birth: December 9, 1900
Date of Death: May 11, 1955
Age at Death: 54 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 10

The daughter of Thomas Hansby and Henrietta Morgan Sisk, Anna was born December 9, 1900, in Mortons Gap, Kentucky. After the mother’s death the family was separated. Although the family was not Catholic, relatives placed the three youngest girls at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Anna was the youngest of the three. Sister Aloysius Willett accepted…

Sister Angelica Sisk

Date of Birth: March 10, 1899
Date of Death: August 12, 1970
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row B, No. 31

Born at Mortons Gap, Ky., on March 10, 1899, Juanita was the daughter of Thomas Hansby and Henrietta Morgan Sisk. Juanita was a teenager when her mother died and the family members were taken by relatives who placed the three youngest girls at Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1913. The family was not Catholic but…

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 Cornelius Smith

Date of Birth: October 5, 1908
Date of Death: July 23, 1991
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 38

Rosebell was born on Oct. 5, 1908, to Cornelius and Mary Beatrice Head Smith of Bardstown, Ky. When she was 5 years old, her father died and her mother moved the family to New Haven where Rosabell began her early schooling. There, too, she met the Ursuline Sisters from Mount Saint Joseph who staffed St. Catherine…