Sister Mary Eva Thompson

Date of Birth: April 21, 1917
Date of Death: April 30, 1992
Age at Death: 75 years
Marker Location: Row D No. 48

Born April 21, 1917, to Ambrose and Ellen Mattingly Thompson, Mary Lillian was welcomed into the family at St. Joseph, Ky., by Cecilia, Catherine, and Bill. Later she would welcome James, Paul, and Frank. In 1924, her mother died. Cecilia, Catherine, and Lillian went to Mount Saint. Joseph Academy. The four boys went to St.…

Sister Mary Fides Thompson

Date of Birth: July 3, 1903
Date of Death: April 11, 1990
Age at Death: 86 years
Marker Location: Row A No. 17

The daughter of Joseph and Rose Cecil Thompson, Aletha was born on July 3, 1903, in Louisville, Ky. She was not a year old when the family moved from Louisville to a farm about a mile from Raywick. Her parents were from Washington County and they both longed for the good country air for their…

Sister Geraldine Thompson

Date of Birth: February 22, 1905
Date of Death: August 25, 1983
Age at Death: 78 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 39

The daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson, Mary Edna was born Feb. 22, 1905, in St. Joseph, Ky., one of their 10 children. She received her early education at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro and later attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy. At the age of 16, Mary Edna entered the novitiate and on…

Sister Helene Thompson

Date of Birth: October 12, 1902
Date of Death: December 30, 1978
Age at Death: 76 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 34

Louise was born on Oct. 12, 1902, one of the five children of John and Helena Walker Thompson of Uniontown, Ky. She completed grammar school at St. Vincent Academy in Union County. Louise completed her high school education at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. In September 1918, at age 18, she entered the novitiate, and received…

Sister Mary Herman Thompson

Date of Birth: May 15, 1905
Date of Death: September 11, 1957
Age at Death: 52 years
Marker Location: Row J No. 6

The daughter of Raphael and Ella Rowely Thompson, Thelma was born May 15, 1905, in Uniontown, Ky. While still in their early childhood, Thelma and her brother and sister lost their mother in death. Their father placed Thelma with her Uncle Herman and Aunt Lucy Eckmans, then in 1920 she came to Mount Saint Joseph…

Sister Mary Ivo Thompson

Date of Birth: November 24, 1901
Date of Death: October 11, 1985
Age at Death: 83 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 41

Born Nov. 24, 1901, in West Louisville, Ky., Louise was the daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson. Her early school days were spent at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro, then she attended Mount Saint Joseph Academy for two years. At the age of 17 Louise entered the novitiate. On March 19, 1920, she…

Sister Mary Vincent Thompson

Date of Birth: August 14, 1903
Date of Death: January 19, 1977
Age at Death: 73 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 40

Born Aug. 14, 1903, in St. Joseph, Ky., Ursula, the daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson, grew up in a loving family. Her early school days were spent at St. Frances Academy in Owensboro. She came to Mount Saint Joseph Academy for high school. In addition to the courses required for graduation, she…

Sister Theodore Thompson

Date of Birth: October 1, 1897
Date of Death: August 9, 1982
Age at Death: 84 years
Marker Location: Row E No. 42

The daughter of William Ivo and Dora Blandford Thompson, Mary Phoebe was born October 1, 1897, in West Louisville, Ky., where she attended the little country school. Later she attended St. Frances Academy in Owensboro and received her high schooling at Mount Saint Joseph Academy. Following her graduation, Mary Phoebe entered the novitiate and after…

Sister Teresita Thompson

Date of Birth: September 29, 1887
Date of Death: March 9, 1969
Age at Death: 81 years
Marker Location: Row G No. 14

Born September 29, 1887, in Raywick, Ky., Mary Columba was the youngest of the six children who lived to adulthood in the family of John and Teresa Hamilton Thompson. Mary Columba’s early school days were at St. Francis Xavier School in Raywick taught by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth. After finishing high school, Columba…

Sister Rose Marie Thompson

Date of Birth: June 13, 1895
Date of Death: February 10, 1968
Age at Death: 72 years
Marker Location: Row B No. 42

The daughter of Joseph and Rose Cecil Thompson, Edna was born June 13, 1895, the fifth child in a family of 10 children. She spent early childhood in Louisville, Ky. When she was nine, the family moved to a farm on Cherry Run near Raywick, Ky. She attended St. Francis Xavier Elementary School at Raywick…