Mary Louise Johnson Hayden poses for a photo with balloons and a cake celebrating her 100th birthday on Oct. 13, 2024, at Fern Terra in Owensboro. COURTESY OF ELLEN HIGDON
Blessed Mother parishioner celebrates 100 years young
BY ELLEN HIGDON, SPECIAL TO THE WESTERN KENTUCKY CATHOLIC
Mary Louise Johnson Hayden celebrated her 100th birthday on Oct. 13, 2024. She was married to the late John William Hayden Sr., in 1945, and together they had five children, 13 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. She was most recently a member of Blessed Mother Parish in Owensboro, and is a resident of Fern Terra.
At her party that day, she received a blessing from Dcn. Tim Nugent of St. Anthony Parish in Browns Valley. She and the residents of Fern Terra were entertained by the Higdon Brothers Band, composed of Ed, Phil, and Bernard Higdon and Mike Aull. She had been a teacher for many years at St. Pius X Catholic School in Owensboro.
Dcn. Tim Nugent of St. Anthony Parish in Browns Valley gives a blessing to Mary Louise Johnson Hayden during her 100th birthday celebration at Fern Terra in Owensboro on Oct. 13, 2024. COURTESY OF ELLEN HIGDON
Originally printed in the November 2024 issue of The Western Kentucky Catholic.
