Sister Agnese Coomes

Date of Birth: March 29, 1903
Date of Death: July 6, 1990
Age at Death: 87 years
Marker Location: Row C No. 47

Myrtle was born March 29, 1903, the first child of Walter and Emma Aull Coomes of Knottsville, Ky. Her grade school education began at Pleasant Valley School in 1910. Later, she was enrolled at St. William School where the Ursuline Sisters were her teachers. After completing her first year of high school at St. William,…

Sister Agnes Catherine Williams

Date of Birth: January 29, 1905
Date of Death: August 9, 2007
Age at Death: 102 years
Marker Location: Row K No. 42

Mary Agnes, the seventh child of William Asa and Catherine Stengell Williams, was born on January 29, 1905 at their home in Owensboro, Ky. She had three brothers and two sisters older than she and a younger brother. Soon after birth Mary Agnes developed a severe eye infection which robbed her of sight in the…

Sister Agnes Cecilia Speak

Date of Birth: October 29, 1910
Date of Death: December 15, 2010
Age at Death: 100 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 49

Sister Agnes Cecilia Speak began a journey of 100 years on October 29, 1910, as Anne Cecilia, the third daughter of Joseph Lawrence and Apollonia Rhodes Speak of Irvington, Kentucky. Ultimately there would be five children growing up in the Speak family: Mary Joseph (our Sister Joseph Lawrence), Marie, Anne Cecilia (Sister Agnes Cecilia), Agnes…

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 Agnes Jean Greenwell

Date of Birth: March 10, 1907
Date of Death: February 15, 1958
Age at Death: 50 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 3

The daughter of John and Florence Schaefer Greenwell, Mary Agnes was born in Uniontown, Kentucky on March 10, 1958. The Greenwell families were descendents of the pioneer Catholic families from Maryland who settled in Nelson County and migrated to Union County. The true Catholic spirit had been handed down through the religious teaching and example…

Sister Agnes Marie Smith

Date of Birth: January 18, 1899
Date of Death: August 29, 1980
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row E Plot 28

Born at New Hope, Kentucky, on January 18, 1899, Mary Olivia was one of the 10 children of Thomas and Susan Hicks Smith. Her early education was obtained at St. Charles School in Lebanon. Entering the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph, Mary Olivia served her three‑month postulancy then received the Ursuline habit and the name…

Sister Agnes Louise Abell

Date of Birth: July 24, 1904
Date of Death: December 20, 1975
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row D Plot 40

The daughter of Guy and Elizabeth Davenport Abell, Elizabeth was born in Uniontown, Kentucky, on July 24, 1904. When Elizabeth was small, her mother died. She was sent to school at St. Vincent Academy in St. Vincent and then to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. At the age of 15, Elizabeth entered the novitiate at Mount Saint…

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 Agnes Mary Johnson

Date of Birth: February 1, 1927
Date of Death: January 16, 2000
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row D Plot 54

Marie Beatrice, the fourth of nine children of Joseph and Marie Alice Belanger Johnson, was born February 1, 1927 at New Haven, Kentucky. Her faith journey began with baptism at St. Catherine Church, New Haven. In September 1933, she began her formal education at St. Catherine Elementary School, New Haven, and graduated from high school there…

Sister Agnes Therese Kastner

Date of Birth: September 25, 1902
Date of Death: October 25, 1977
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row D Plot 29

Born in Louisville, Kentucky, on September 25, 1902, Agnes was the daughter of Gustave and Elizabeth Hemberger Kastner. She attended grade school at St. James School and high school at Ursuline Academy, both in Louisville, and received her music education at the Louisville Conservatory of Music. Agnes then became organist at St. James Catholic Church.…