Sister Patricia Cummins

Date of Birth: August 29, 1878
Date of Death: December 20, 1963
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 35

Born August 29, 1878, in Kellina, King’s County, Ireland, Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Malloy Cummins. She received her schooling in Ireland, then sailed to the United States in 1901. Arriving in New York, she went to a boarding house kept by the Sisters of Mercy and placed an ad…

Sister Mary Ida Culver

Date of Birth: May 12, 1885
Date of Death: May 7, 1915
Age at Death: 29 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 16

The daughter of Cally and Mary Greenwell Culver, Mary Ellen was born May 12, 1885, in New Haven, Ky. She spent her early years there and began her education in the public school system of Nelson County. After the Culver family moved to Stanley, she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy and entered the novitiate in…

Sister Mary Sylvester Craycroft

Date of Birth: April 8, 1907
Date of Death: February 15, 1993
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 20

Agnita, daughter of Sylvester and Anna Mae Hughes Craycroft, was born April 8, 1907, in Big Spring, Ky. Her formal education began at Hall School in Big Spring. The family moved to Vine Grove where she enrolled as a fourth-grader at Maple Grove School. In 1919, the Mount Saint Joseph Ursulines opened St. Martin School…

Sister Rose Marie Craycoft

Date of Birth: December 21, 1923
Date of Death: January 13, 2021
Age at Death: 97 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 61

Rose Marie Craycroft was born on December 21, 1923, in New Haven, Ky., to George Hix Craycroft and Mary Josephine Hagan Craycroft. She was the second child in a family of 10, three girls and seven boys. Her siblings included Dr. William Francis Craycroft, Dr. Joseph Gerald Craycroft, Rev. George Preston Craycroft, Rev. Bernard Leo Craycroft,…

Sister Vickie Lynn Cravens

Date of Birth: September 12, 1950
Date of Death: August 5, 2010
Age at Death: 59 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 39

Vickie Lynn Cravens, born September 12, 1950, in Laclede County, Mo., was the first child born to Hazel Loree Massey and Victor Lavern Cravens. Growing up for the first six years, Vickie’s journey took its first curve with the arrival of a second child, her cherished sister Elizabeth, known as Beth. Due to her mother’s…

Sister Mary Alice Cravens

Date of Birth: February 26, 1894
Date of Death: October 29, 1977
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 17

Prudence was born Feb. 26, 1894, the daughter of Joseph and Alice Thompson Cravens of Raywick, Ky. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph at the age of 21. Following a 15-month postulancy, Prudence received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Alice on March 25, 1916. When the next school year began…

Sister Josetta Cravens

Date of Birth: December 24, 1892
Date of Death: January 5, 1951
Age at Death: 58 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 14

The daughter of Joseph and Alice Thompson Cravens, Edna was born on Christmas Eve, 1892, and lived with her family at Raywick, Ky., where she attended the public elementary school. She made her First Holy Communion and was confirmed in St. Francis Xavier Church. Edna’s high school years were spent at Raywick Public High School…

Sister Charles Marie Coyle

Date of Birth: December 10, 1911
Date of Death: March 22, 2003
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 50

Mary Cecilia was born in New Haven, Kentucky, Dec. 10, 1911, the younger of two daughters to Charles J. and Mary Willie Hagan Coyle. The mother died when Mary Cecelia was 11 years old. The two girls assumed the many home responsibilities. They often were responsible for answering the phone or doorbell when their father,…

Sister Philomena Cox

Date of Birth: March 9, 1926
Date of Death: March 9, 2017
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row L No. 46

Philomena Ward Cox was born in Owensboro, Ky., on March 9, 1926, to Thomas Sylvester Cox Sr. and Margaret Catherine Ebelhar Cox. She was baptized on March 14, 1926 by Rev. Richard Maloney and confirmed on April 26, 1936 by the Most Reverend John A. Floersch. She was the third child in the Cox family…

Sister Gonzaga Cotter

Date of Birth: June 21, 1890
Date of Death: September 16, 1970
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 13

Born June 21, 1890, at Cedar Hill, Tenn., Annie was the daughter of John and Mary Jane Crouch Cotter and was one of eight children. Annie attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school year of 1907-1908. She returned home to Tennessee for Christmas that year and responding to the call to religious life, she…