First Church of Christ Scientist, Louisville
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Louisville, KY, is rumored to be haunted by "The Lady," or Ms. G, a female apparition on the church steps who paces and weeps. The legend describes her as a member of the prominent Gathright family from the early 1900s, who was heartbroken after her father disapproved of her love for a soldier, and whose father sent her away to an aunt and uncle's house, where she died of illness after the soldier died of pneumonia from the Spanish Flu. The Lady (Ms. G): A female apparition, known locally as Ms. G, who appears on the church steps. She paces the steps and weeps. She belonged to the Gathright family. She graduated high school in 1918 and fell in love with a soldier. Her parents opposed the relationship and sent her to live with an aunt and uncle to keep her away from the soldier. The soldier later fell ill with pneumonia during the Spanish Flu pandemic and quarantined, dying shortly after. The Lady died of illness after the soldier's death.