Sister Adeline Bethel

Date of Birth: November 7, 1874
Date of Death: December 7, 1948
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row J Plot 16

Born at West Louisville, Kentucky, on November 7, 1874, Leona was the daughter of Benjamin and Nannie Burns Bethel. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the years 1892-1895. At that time, Leona was listed in the school catalogs as having received honors in the majority of her school subjects. Leona, when 32 years old,…

Sister Mary Basil Pike

Date of Birth: December 5, 1880
Date of Death: March 21, 1948
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 11

The daughter of Alonzo and Frances Wight Pike, Anna was born on Dec. 5, 1880, in Waverly, Ky. With pioneer roots in Maryland, Anna’s parents were deeply religious and trained their children in love for God and the Catholic Church. On April 16, 1906, Anna entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received the…

Sister Mary George Buckman

Date of Birth: December 25, 1876
Date of Death: February 24, 1948
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 12

Born on Christmas day, 1876, Mary Agnes was the eleventh child of Linus and Jane Ann Wathen Buckman. Her parents, descendents of the early Catholic pioneers, migrated to Union County, Ky., from Bardstown, Ky. She was well‑trained in her Catholic faith during her early years. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1893‑1894. Returning to…

Sister Mary Edna Robinson

Date of Birth: March 18, 1877
Date of Death: October 11, 1947
Age at Death: 70 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 17

Born on March 18, 1877, at Morganfield, Ky., Alberta was the daughter of Albert and Mary Ann Russell Robinson. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 37 years old. Following a six-month postulancy, Alberta received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Edna on August 15, 1915. Sister Mary Edna’s…

Sister Mary Agnes O’Flynn

Date of Birth: July 24, 1872
Date of Death: July 14, 1947
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 16

Born in Owensboro, Ky., on July 24, 1872, Mary Frances was the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Coomes O’Flynn. She attended grade school at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro, then she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for her high school. Following her graduation in 1890, she stayed at home two years keeping house for her…

Sister Diomede Thomas

Date of Birth: September 5, 1874
Date of Death: May 20, 1947
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 18

Born at Fancy Farm, Kentucky, on September 5, 1874 to James and Mary Belle Mitchell Thomas, Henrietta belonged to a large family of brothers and sisters. Her parents were strict Catholics and believed in their children learning to pray at an early age. Because of a physical illness, Henrietta had to wait 38 years to…

Sister Rose Angela Wethington

Date of Birth: December 10, 1897
Date of Death: October 15, 1946
Age at Death: 48 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 19

Born December 10, 1897, in Clementsville, Ky., Ursula was the daughter of Henry Alfred and Cordelia Clements Wethington. She was one of the first students to enroll at St. Bernard School in Clementsville, opened by the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph. When she was 17 years of age, Ursula entered the novitiate at Mount…

Sister James Louis Whelan

Date of Birth: April 24, 1897
Date of Death: July 21, 1946
Age at Death: 49 years
Marker Location: Row J No, 20

Born in Flaherty, Ky., on April 24, 1897, Ella was the daughter of Thomas and French Lucy Whelan. She was 23 years old when she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on July 16, 1920. Following an eight‑month postulancy, Ella received the Ursuline habit on March 19, 1921, and the name Sister James Louis.…

Sister Martina Clements

Date of Birth: May 3, 1878
Date of Death: December 30, 1944
Age at Death: 66 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 15

Born May 3, 1878, in Union County, Ky., Mary Chandler was the youngest of the seven children of Martin and Frances Hite Clements. She graduated from Mount Saint Joseph Academy in May 1898 and entered the novitiate that summer. Mary Chandler received the Ursuline habit on October 21, 1899, and was given the name Sister…

Sister Madeline Buckman

Date of Birth: October 7, 1886
Date of Death: April 2, 1944
Age at Death: 57 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 21

Born Oct. 7, 1886, in New Market, Ky., Mary Esther was the daughter of William and Mary Jane Boarman Buckman. She was baptized when she was only two days old. Since there were no parochial schools in that area of Marion County, Mary Esther attended the public school at New Market. She became a public…