Sister Marie Bernadette Blanford

Date of Birth: March 30, 1912
Date of Death: July 7, 2000
Age at Death: 88 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 46

Mary Elsie, one of 11 children of Francis Palmer and Mary Daisy Head Blanford, was born March 30, 1912, in Holy Cross, Marion County, Ky. Her faith journey began with baptism at Holy Cross Church, April 8, 1912. Elsie’s formal education began March 30, 1918, at Holy Cross School, staffed by the Ursuline Sisters of…

Sister Eulalia Blandford

Date of Birth: February 10, 1878
Date of Death: March 4, 1950
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 14

Born in West Louisville, Ky., Faretta was the daughter of John and Ellen Cashion Blandford. She was a small child when her mother died. After her father remarried the family moved to Mayfield, Ky. She received her elementary schooling in Graves County Public Schools. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy during 1895‑1899. She entered the…

Sister Alberta Birkhead

Date of Birth: January 12, 1896
Date of Death: November 13, 1969
Age at Death: 73 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 39

The daughter of George and Alberta Abell Birkhead, Ernestine was born Jan. 12, 1896, in Ensor, Ky. At age 18, Ernestine entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on Sept. 8, 1914. She received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Alberta on Dec. 30, 1914. In 1915, Sister Alberta spent a few months teaching…

Sister Agnes Irene Bickett

Date of Birth: August 18, 1917
Date of Death: November 25, 2009
Age at Death: 92 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 56

Agnes Lucille Bickett was the 12th and last child born to James Henry and Alma Stewart Bickett of Uniontown, Kentucky, on August 18, 1917. Her four brothers were James Louis, Robert Paul, Lucian Nathan, and Benjamin Franklin; her sisters were Mary Jo, Mary Ellen (Sister James Alma OSU), Alice Cecilia, Margaret Catherine, Mary Blanche (Sister…

Sister Blanche Rita Bickett

Date of Birth: March 20, 1912
Date of Death: January 10, 2011
Age at Death: 98 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 57

Sister Blanche Rita was born in Uniontown, Kentucky, on March 20 1912, as Mary Blanche, the tenth child born to James Henry and Mary Alma Bickett. Within four years, numbers eleven and twelve completed the roster for the Bickett family with four brothers: Lewis, Paul, Lucian and Ben; and seven sisters: Emma, Mary Josephine, Mary…

Sister James Alma Bickett

Date of Birth: February 6, 1904
Date of Death: December 16, 1985
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 8

The daughter of James and Mary Alma Bickett, Mary Ellen was born Feb. 6, 1904, in Uniontown, Ky., one of 12 children, three of whom became Ursuline Sisters. Mary Ellen received her elementary education in the public schools of Union County and attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for her secondary education. At the age of…

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 Veronica Benedict

Date of Birth: April 14, 1895
Date of Death: August 6, 1977
Age at Death: 82 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 32

The daughter of William and Finetta Simmons Benedict, Gertrude was born April 14, 1895, in Louisville, Ky. When she was still 19 years of age, she entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and after an eight‑month postulancy, she received the Ursuline habit on August 10, 1915. Gertrude was given the name Sister Veronica. Prepared…

Sister Mary Daniel Beeler

Date of Birth: September 25, 1897
Date of Death: October 18, 1974
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 24

The daughter of Granville and Alice Barry Beeler, Elizabeth was born Sept. 25, 1897, in Lafayette, Ind. Following her mother’s death, she and her only brother lived with their father in Lafayette, but later moved to Louisville. Elizabeth entered the novitiate at Nazareth, but due to her health was dismissed while still a postulant. When…

Sister Mary Concepta Beavin

Date of Birth: April 26, 1910
Date of Death: April 3, 1972
Age at Death: 61 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 36

Born April 26, 1910, in McQuady, Ky., Mary Mabel was the daughter of Samuel and Mary Ryan Beavin, the oldest in the family of three girls and two boys. During the first and second grade, when school was in session, she lived with her grandmother whose home was within walking distance of a one-room school.…