Sister Mary Albert O’Bryan

Date of Birth: April 27, 1924
Date of Death: July 16, 2003
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 47

Teresa Noma was born to Thomas Albertus and Mary Gervase Harp O’Bryan on April 27, 1924, in Marion County, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism on May 2, 1924, at Saint Francis of Assisi church in St. Francis, Ky. When Teresa Noma was 4 years old, her father died. She also had a brother…

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 Mary Aloysius Wathen

Date of Birth: November 11, 1900
Date of Death: February 8, 1990
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 47

Born at Anthoston, Ky., on Nov. 11, 1900, Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Caroline Lee Wathen. Soon after birth she became “May” to her family. Most likely this was because she had a twin brother, Raphael Joseph, so the twins were called Ray and May. Raphael Joseph died when he was less…

Sister Mary Ann Krampe

Date of Birth: September 17, 1910
Date of Death: July 6, 2002
Age at Death: 91 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 55

Mary Frances, youngest of 13 children of Joseph Anthony and Effie Turner Krampe, was born September 17, 1910, in Browns Valley, Ky. She had a half-sister from her father’s first marriage. Five siblings died in infancy. Mary Frances’ faith journey began the very next day with baptism at St. Anthony Church. Mary Frances began her…

Sister Mary Andrew Lamkin

Date of Birth: December 10, 1897
Date of Death: May 16, 1983
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 1

Catherine was born Dec. 10, 1897, one of 11 children born to Thomas and Mattie Bickett Lamkin of Raywick, Ky. The children received religious instruction from their parents. Catherine’s formal education began with the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth who were teaching at St. Francis Xavier School in Raywick. When the Sisters of Charity left…

Sister Mary Anna Mattingly

Date of Birth: January 23, 1895
Date of Death: June 11, 1991
Age at Death: 96 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 39

Born on Jan. 23, 1895, in St. Mary, Ky., Sarah Della was the daughter of George Edward and Anna Elizabeth Carrico Mattingly. From her parents, Della learned about her ancestors who came from England in 1634 with Lord Baltimore’s Colony seeking religious liberty. They were among the pioneers who came from Maryland to Hardin Creek,…

Sister Mary Anselm Beavin

Date of Birth: December 30, 1911
Date of Death: October 24, 1994
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row F No. 48

Lula was the second of four children, born Dec. 30, 1911, in McQuady, Ky., to Samuel Anselm and Mary Jessie Carol Ryan Beavin. There were two sisters and a brother — Mary Mabel, Martha Alberta and Samuel Thomas. Lula began her faith journey with baptism by Father John F. Knue, pastor of St. Mary of…

Sister Mary Anthony Wathen

Date of Birth: October 23, 1878
Date of Death: October 19, 1953
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 11

Margaret Mary was born Oct. 23, 1878, the daughter of William and Mary Willett Wathen of St. Vincent, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1892-1897, concentrating on music during her junior and senior years. Margaret Mary entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on July 18, 1897. On October 9, she…

Sister Mary Beatrice Donahue

Date of Birth: February 11, 1910
Date of Death: October 15, 2006
Age at Death: 96 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 43

Mary Fidelma was born on Feb. 11, 1910, to John Webb and Frances Beatrice Clark Donahue, of Holy Cross, Ky., the fifth in a family of 10 children. In her biography, Fidelma writes about the beauties of her home life: morning and evening prayer, her mother reading stories and her father teaching them nursery rhymes…

Sister Mary Antonia Wathen

Date of Birth: March 20, 1909
Date of Death: April 18, 1987
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 5

Mary Alice was born March 20, 1909, the youngest of the 12 children born to John and Caroline Manning Wathen of Morganfield, Ky. Her parents were descendants of pioneer families from Maryland in the late 18th century, who settled in Marion County and migrated to Union County. Mary Alice began her elementary education in the…