Sister Vickie Cravens, 59, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Aug. 5 in Owensboro, in her 13th year of religious life. She was a native of Lebanon, Mo.
Sister Vickie ministered in the Ursuline archives from the time she entered the community in 1997, serving as director of the archives since 2001. She was also curator of the community museum, and an integral part of the yearly Mount Saint Joseph Picnic.
Sister Vickie was a great student of Ursuline history, and loved to tell the story of the sisters. She did research for relatives of deceased sisters, provided transcripts for graduates of Mount Saint Joseph Academy, and gave tours of Maple Mount to the public, all in an effort to “keep the stories alive.”
Survivors include her sister, Beth Shields, of Lebanon, Mo., nephews and the members of her religious community.