Sister Diomede Thomas

Date of Birth: September 5, 1874
Date of Death: May 20, 1947
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 18

Born at Fancy Farm, Kentucky, on September 5, 1874 to James and Mary Belle Mitchell Thomas, Henrietta belonged to a large family of brothers and sisters. Her parents were strict Catholics and believed in their children learning to pray at an early age. Because of a physical illness, Henrietta had to wait 38 years to…

Sister Mary Agnes O’Flynn

Date of Birth: July 24, 1872
Date of Death: July 14, 1947
Age at Death: 74 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 16

Born in Owensboro, Ky., on July 24, 1872, Mary Frances was the daughter of Richard and Elizabeth Coomes O’Flynn. She attended grade school at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro, then she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for her high school. Following her graduation in 1890, she stayed at home two years keeping house for her…

Sister Mary Edna Robinson

Date of Birth: March 18, 1877
Date of Death: October 11, 1947
Age at Death: 70 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 17

Born on March 18, 1877, at Morganfield, Ky., Alberta was the daughter of Albert and Mary Ann Russell Robinson. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph when she was 37 years old. Following a six-month postulancy, Alberta received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Mary Edna on August 15, 1915. Sister Mary Edna’s…

Sister Mary George Buckman

Date of Birth: December 25, 1876
Date of Death: February 24, 1948
Age at Death: 71 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 12

Born on Christmas day, 1876, Mary Agnes was the eleventh child of Linus and Jane Ann Wathen Buckman. Her parents, descendents of the early Catholic pioneers, migrated to Union County, Ky., from Bardstown, Ky. She was well‑trained in her Catholic faith during her early years. She attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1893‑1894. Returning to…

Sister Mary Basil Pike

Date of Birth: December 5, 1880
Date of Death: March 21, 1948
Age at Death: 67 years
Marker Location: Row H No. 11

The daughter of Alonzo and Frances Wight Pike, Anna was born on Dec. 5, 1880, in Waverly, Ky. With pioneer roots in Maryland, Anna’s parents were deeply religious and trained their children in love for God and the Catholic Church. On April 16, 1906, Anna entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph. She received the…

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 Joan of Arc Davis

Date of Birth: November 7, 1891
Date of Death: January 17, 1950
Age at Death: 58 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 15

Annie Hill was born Nov. 7, 1891, the daughter of Sprig and Elizabeth Hancock Davis, a pioneer Catholic family in Sturgis, Ky. She received elementary education in the local public school. In 1906, Annie came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy. She was awarded a prize for diligence during her first year at boarding school, and…

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 Mary Augustine Wethington

Date of Birth: October 2, 1877
Date of Death: May 2, 1950
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row I No. 16

Born at St. Joseph, Kentucky, on October 2, 1877, Hortense was the second oldest in the Wethington family of nine children. Her father, Alex, was from the original Casey Creek settlement in Casey County and was listed as a son of St. Bernard Parish who fought with the Union Army in the Civil War. He…

Sister Angela Kohl

Date of Birth: December 4, 1872
Date of Death: May 9, 1950
Age at Death: 77 years
Marker Location: Row H Plot 16

Mary Lelia was born to Peter and Mary Snipes Kohl of Henderson, Kentucky, on December 4, 1872. Following her early education, Lelia came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy in 1888, graduating in the spring of 1893. Her parents were not Catholic, so Mary Lelia had never been baptized. She was aware of their strong prejudice…