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 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 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 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 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 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 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…

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 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 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…