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David
& Edna Goodes
Edna
(nee Richardson) was born on the 24th of June 1905 at Modbury.
She completed her schooling at 13 years old at Modbury and spent
18 months as a school monitor. She did seasonal work in the
district (fruit and vegetable picking etc), before working at
the Tea Tree Gully Hospital on North East Road
David worked for Adelaide Potteries, mining clay at St Agnes
during the 192O�s. He was born at Hope Valley on 10th February
1905.
Edna and David
were married on the 10th July 1926 in the Tea Tree Gully
Methodist Church.
They first lived
at Modbury, where the hospital now stands. The second home was
next door to the Hope Valley Cemetery. In 1931 they moved to Golden Grove on the Little Para,
with Edna's brother, Hubert Richardson they set up a vegetable
and citrus garden. Hubert left the garden during the second
world war. In 1952 they purchased 52 acres and extended the
orchard. They raised five children of their own, and after a tragic
accident which claimed their youngest daughter Gladys and
son-in-law Ray, Edna brought up the four grand
children. In 1977 their property was acquired for the Little
Para Dam.
Both Edna
and David spent many years serving the community through school
committees, District Council, Golden Grove Show
Society and sporting Clubs. Edna was a foundation and life
mernber of the Golden Grove Branch of the South Australian
Country Women's Association and excelled in handicraft and
needlework. After moving to Highbury she still kept her love of
gardening
David died in 1965 and Edna died in 2000.
They are both buried in the Golden Grove Cemetery. |
