Sister Isabel Beavin

Date of Birth: September 28, 1898
Date of Death: September 29, 1975
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 42

The daughter of James and Alice Askins Beavin, Susan Aubrey was born Sept. 28, 1898, in Glen Dean, Ky., one of seven children. Following her schooling at Cloverport, Susan worked at the Post Office there. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was nearly 25 years of age. After an eight-month postulancy,…

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 Agatha Beaven

Date of Birth: November 16, 1886
Date of Death: October 8, 1971
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 32

The daughter of Charles and Sarah Neel Beaven, Mary Myrtle was born Nov. 16, 1886, in Morganfield, Ky. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for two years then entered the novitiate. Three months later on May 5, 1914, Mary Myrtle received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Agatha. Sister Agatha completed her high school…

Sister Susanne Bauer

Date of Birth: October 24, 1933
Date of Death: June 5, 2024
Age at Death: 90 years
Marker Location: Row M No. 42

Anna Mae Bauer was born on October 24, 1933, the youngest child of George Gustiv and Marie Auberger Bauer of Louisburg, Kan. Her siblings included George, Elizabeth, John, and Tom. A week after she was born, she was baptized at Immaculate Conception Church in Louisburg. Nine years later she was confirmed in the same parish…

Sister Margaret Mary Barrow

Date of Birth: March 17, 1892
Date of Death: November 29, 1972
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 28

Carlene Agatha was born March 17, 1892, the oldest of nine children of Elias and Mary Helen Cosby Barrow of Morganfield, Ky. Later the family moved to St. Joseph and within several more years, they moved to a farm three miles from Owensboro. Carlene received most of her elementary education at the public school on Ford…

Sister Edwina Barrow

Date of Birth: November 10, 1895
Date of Death: April 20, 1918
Age at Death: 22 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 11

Born Nov. 10, 1895, in Delaware, Ky., Eulalia was the third daughter of Elias and Mary Helen Cosby Barrow. She was recognized as an unusual child. Eulalia entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph at the age of 15. On November 21, 1912, she received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Edwina. Sister Edwina…

Sister Mary Michael Barrow

Date of Birth: June 23, 1880
Date of Death: May 21, 1956
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 9

Mary was born June 23, 1880, in Winchester, Ky., to David and Elizabeth Barrow. From infancy she suffered from paralysis in her right foot. Mary was a precocious child, an avid reader with insatiable thirst for knowledge. The family moved to Owensboro, Ky. At the age of 20, Mary began teaching school. She was a…

Sister Mary Magdalene Barrett

Date of Birth: October 6, 1884
Date of Death: September 11, 1965
Age at Death: 80 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 14

Born October 6, 1884, in Louisville, Ky., Sarah was the daughter of W.A. and Catherine Brogan Barrett. At the age of 17, Sarah entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph and on March 19, 1902, received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Magdalene. Prepared for the teaching apostolate, Sister Mary Magdalene first taught…

Sister Mildred Barr

Date of Birth: July 4, 1921
Date of Death: December 12, 2006
Age at Death: 85 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 55

Mildred, born July 4, 1921, was the daughter of William Garret and Ruth Cecilia Payne Ban — who cared for their 15 children (eight boys and seven girls) with loving care and guidance in a faith-filled Catholic home in Livermore, Ky. Mildred lived with her grandparents at Browns Valley to enter the first grade at…

Sister Joseph Ursula Barker

Date of Birth: September 13, 1902
Date of Death: September 16, 1991
Age at Death: 89 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 47

The daughter of Albert and Carrie Cruz Barker, Ursula was born Sept. 13, 1902, in Waverly, Ky. Her early schooling began at St. Peter School in Waverly where she had the Ursuline Sisters as teachers. Ursula attended high school at Mount Saint Joseph Academy during the year 1919-1920. Four days before her 25th birthday, Ursula…