Jean Gertrude Mudd

Sister Jean Gertrude Mudd, 92, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died October 13, 2013, at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 72nd year of religious life. She was a native of Fredericktown.
An educator for 49 years, Sister Jean Gertrude was "little but mighty" and always encouraged her young students to learn. She began making beautiful quilts in 1996 and continued until her retirement. She taught at Sts. Joseph and Paul School, Owensboro, 1967-73, and served in health care at Mount Saint Joseph, 1980-84. She also taught elsewhere in Kentucky, in Missouri and Nebraska.
Survivors include two sisters, Geneva Mudd, Springfield, and Gertrude Nally, Bardstown; three brothers, Thomas Mudd and Joseph A. Mudd, Springfield, and Bernard Mudd, Bardstown; nieces and nephews, and the members of her religious community.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Mount Saint Joseph, where visitation will begin Wednesday at 4 p.m., with a wake service following at 6:30 p.m.
Glenn Funeral Home and Crematory, Owensboro, is in charge of arrangements.
Gifts in memory of Sister Jean Gertrude may take the form of donations to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.