Mary Mercedes Knott

Maple Mount Sister Mary Mercedes Knott, 90, an Ursuline Sister of Mount Saint Joseph, died Feb. 21, 2013 at Mount Saint Joseph, in her 65th year of religious life. She was born in Knottsville, while she was a child, the family moved to Wilhelmina, Mo., where she grew up.
A gifted homemaker, Sister Mary Mercedes was a quiet person known for the many kindnesses she showed, and her devotion to Mary. She served in the diet kitchen at Mount Saint Joseph (1951-57, 1964-65, and 1975-81), and part of that time was diet kitchen director. She also served at St. Stephen Cathedral Convent, Owensboro (1981-86) and at St. Angela Convent, Louisville (1986-94, 1998-2005). She ministered elsewhere in Kentucky, Nebraska and New Mexico.
Survivors include three sisters, Mary Frances Smith, Boone, N.C., Mabel Eloise Macke, St. Paul, Mo., and Margaret Aurelia Brown, Arnold, Mo.; two brothers, Charles C. Knott, Arnold, Mo., and James Patrick Knott, Imperial, Mo.; nieces and nephews, and the members of her religious community.
The funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Mount Saint Joseph, where visitation will begin Monday 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 Mary Mercedes may take the form of donations to the Ursuline Sisters of Mount Saint Joseph, 8001 Cummings Road, Maple Mount, KY 42356.