They were parents of 13 children, 12 of whom grew to adulthood. Mabel suff¬ered a stroke. She could not talk but she could sing. The family moved back to Centerville where Ezra served on the Davis County School Board for three years. At age 47 Mabel died and Ezra later married Mrs. Lorene Mahan. They served a Mission to the Northern States. Ezra died in 1951. FANNY BARBER AND WILLIAM W. PARRISH BEULAH WILLIAM WESLEY AND FANNY BARBER PARRISH William Wesley Parrish was born, 30 August 1879, in Centerville, the son of Joel and Emma Ford Parrish. He was eight years of age when his mother died. William started school in the young men's hall where he also attended Pri¬mary. He completed his eighth grade in the new brick school building. He spent two years at the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City. In February of 1903 William took Fanny Barber as his bride. She was born in July of 1879, a daughter of Frederick William and Ruth Barber. In May of 1904, their only child, Fanny Beulah, was born. Two years later William left for an LDS Mission to the Northern States. He was gone 28 months. After his Mission, William and Fanny moved to Mountain Green to make their home. The farm was a real challenge. There was no house and no cul¬inary water. A tent was erected beside a one-room shack which became their home until a well was dug and a four-foam house completed. Ezra supported his family by farming. They became parents of one daughter, Beulah, who married Delbert Cook. William and Fanny were very active in the Church. He served in many posi¬tions and at one time was a counselor in the Bishopric. Her great love for child¬ren led Fanny into service in the Sunday School, Primary and MIA. 185