The daughter of George and Mary Farmer Livers, Agnes was born Jan. 9, 1891, in Finley, Ky. Very little is known about her early life except that at the age of 11, she was baptized on July 5, 1902, at Holy Name of Mary Church in nearby Calvary. She entered the novitiate at Mount Saint Joseph on November 21, 1914. Following an eight‑month postulancy, Agnes received the Ursuline habit and the name Sister Imelda on August 10, 1915.
Sister Imelda had early assignments teaching at St. William School in Knottsville and St. Peter Alcantara School in Stanley, Ky. For more than 50 years, Sister Imelda taught the primary grades in public and parochial schools throughout Kentucky. She taught at St. Paul School in Louisville for 10 years and at Holy Trinity School in Fredericktown for 16 years. Other assignments were to Shively, Howardstown, Calvary, Lyndon, and Precious Blood School in Owensboro. Teaching lessons of faith to children was a great pleasure to her. She accomplished this mission not only by the book, but by her example. Pastors and parents respected her, little children loved her. Many little girls chose Imelda for their Confirmation name. Beginning in 1967, Sister was off duty living at St. Leonard Convent in Louisville.
Sister Imelda returned to Mount Saint Joseph in 1970. Two years later, while a patient at Mercy Hospital in Owensboro, death came to her on June 6, 1972. Msgr. Bernard Powers, chaplain, celebrated the funeral Mass and delivered the homily. Four other priests were present in the sanctuary. Sister Imelda’s remains are laid to rest in the convent cemetery.