Sister Florence Rita Chapman

Date of Birth: September 19, 1906
Date of Death: March 1, 1944
Age at Death: 37 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 22

Florence was the third child born to Robert and Martha Hite Chapman of Waverly, Ky. She attended St. Peter Elementary School at Waverly, and enrolled at Mount Saint Joseph Academy for high school. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph with the September class of 1924. Florence received the Ursuline habit March 19, 1925…

Sister Mercedes Wathen

Date of Birth: June 5, 1864
Date of Death: November 20, 1943
Age at Death: 79 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 17

The daughter of John and Margaret Bassett Wathen, Annie was born June 5, 1864, near Morganfield, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the school term 1880-1881. When she returned to the Academy in September that same year, she was called home by the sudden death of her father on January 1, 1882. Annie…

Sister Marie Spalding

Date of Birth: January 11, 1917
Date of Death: July 6, 1943
Age at Death: 26 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 23

Mary Collins was born Jan. 11, 1917, the third child of John and Elizabeth Beaven Spalding of Bardstown, Ky. She had six brothers and sisters. Her early education was in St. Thomas Grade School. She attended high school at Bethlehem Academy in Bardstown, graduating in June 1935. Throughout her high school years, Mary served as…

Sister Agnes Mary Hutchins

Date of Birth: February 4, 1914
Date of Death: April 27, 1943
Age at Death: 29 years
Marker Location: Row J Plot 24

Born to George and Mary Sutton Hutchins of New Haven, Kentucky, on February 4, 1914, Anna was the youngest of nine children. Anna began her formal education with the Ursulines at St. Catherine School in New Haven. At the age of 23, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on August 14, 1937. She…

Sister Mary Louise Riney

Date of Birth: April 23, 1885
Date of Death: August 31, 1940
Age at Death: 55 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 3

The daughter of John and Elizabeth Alvey Riney, Florence was born April 23, 1885, in Rineyville, Ky., and was the sixth child of 13. When she was a year old, the family moved to Leitchfield where they stayed for three years and then moved to Union County settling near Morganfield. With no parochial school available…

Sister Thomas Marie Davis

Date of Birth: February 17, 1906
Date of Death: April 24, 1940
Age at Death: 34 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 2

Catherine was born February 17, 1906, the daughter of Thomas and Mary Spalding Davis of Owensboro, Ky. Her parents came to Owensboro from Marion County and were members of St. Stephen parish. Catherine was welcomed into the family by a brother and two older sisters, Winifred and Marie. She was six years old when her…

Sister George Ann Warren

Date of Birth: February 25, 1894
Date of Death: October 29, 1939
Age at Death: 45 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 4

Born at St. Mary, Ky., on Feb. 25, 1894, Ann Mariah was the daughter of John and Georgia Thompson Warren. As one of the older children, Ann Mariah assisted her mother with the care of the family. She was 27 years old when she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. On March 20, 1922,…

Sister Mary Felix Pritchett

Date of Birth: October 14, 1886
Date of Death: August 4, 1939
Age at Death: 52 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 5

The daughter of Peter and Anna Williams Pritchett, Mary Charlotte was born Oct. 14, 1886, in Waverly, Ky. She received her elementary education with the Sisters of Charity at St. Vincent. One of a family of converts, Mary Charlotte was baptized at Sacred Heart Church in St. Vincent when she was 10 years of age.…

Sister Severia Bowlds

Date of Birth: October 5, 1909
Date of Death: April 6, 1938
Age at Death: 28 years
Marker Location: Row C, No. 6

Born October 5, 1909, in Knottsville, Ky., Eileen was the daughter of Severius and Maude Bowlds Bowlds. She was quite young when the family moved to Rome, Ky., where her father farmed. After finishing grade school, Eileen worked at home and often considered being a sister. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph in…

Sister Mary Ellen Hagan

Date of Birth: March 29, 1877
Date of Death: April 16, 1937
Age at Death: 60 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 7

The daughter of William and Ellen Head Hagan, Ada was born on March 29, 1877 — Holy Thursday — and was baptized soon after in St. Agnes Church, Uniontown, Ky. The Hagans were pioneers from Maryland who first settled in Nelson County before coming to Union County. Ada was a prayerful girl and carried on…