From the History of Lawrence County, page 398:

CHILDERS, GOLDIE MAE PRICE F232

Goldie Mae Price Childers, wife of Reck Childers, was born Aug. 16, 1894 and died December 23, 1974.  She was the daughter of Newton and Levisa Johnson Price.

She was born in Lawrence County on (G)Nat’s Creek.  She was orphaned at age 4 and reared in the Oddfellow Orphanage in Lexington, Ky.

She had 5 children:  Fern Marie Childers Tucciarone, Rondall Larue Childers, Claude Willis Childers, Margaret Joyce Childers Stepp, and Phyllis Amy Childers Price.

She taught in one-room schools in Lawrence County for over thirty years, including George’s Creek, Preston Gap, Richardson, and Peach Orchard.  She graduated from the University of Kentucky in 1958.

She taught her children and many of her grandchildren.  She was affectionately known in the community as “Granny” Childers.

Her daughters, Joyce and Phyllis, still reside in the Richardson area.

by Joyce Stepp

The following is a digitized version of a scrapbook made by Goldie Price Childers, with photos of Richardson and Peach Orchard schools from 1930-1961.  It includes school photos, snapshots, and newspaper articles.

Judy Price Burgess, the granddaughter of Goldie Price Childers, has given the Lawrence County Public Library permission to post the scrapbook online for patrons to view.