Biography

Geva Claudia Pratt (nee Bullock) (1921 - 1951)
Born 5th September 1921, Geva was the third child of' Edward Alfred Bullock and Ada, formerly Meadowcroft, who were married at St. John's Church on 22^nd March 1911.

The family moved to Sheffield and the children attended the Mole Creek School, then the Launceston High School where Geva won a probationary scholarship. She did some teacher training at Westbury School and then attended the Teachers' Training College and the University in Hobart for two years. She began her teaching career at the East Launceston State School.

On 13^th October 1945 Geva married Richard Stewart Pratt at St. John's Church.

She was transferred to the Albuera Street State School in Hobart as a demonstration teacher until 1951.

She died on 8^th July 1951 and is buried at the Cornelian Bay Cemetery.

In her life at St. John's Church, she had attended the Sunday School and became a teacher there. She was also confirmed there.

Several years after her death a pair of flower stands was made for the church, one of them was given in memory of Geva by her sister, Alice. The inscription reads as follows:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
GEVA CLAUDIA PRATT.
ALICE BULLOCK.

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