Daughter of Ernest Edmund Schoenhals and Louisa Amanda Lehman

Married George Washington Fuhriman, 12 December 1906, Logan, Cache, Utah

Children - George Moroni Fuhriman, Maurine Louise Fuhriman, Ruth Fuhriman, Owen Milton Fuhriman, Harold Wilford Fuhriman, Blanche Fuhriman, Glen Mervin Fuhriman, Keith Elwood Fuhriman

Married William Henry Edgley, 21 November 1930, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah

History - A Brief Account of the Life of Mary Louise Edgley, by Harold W. Fuhriman

My mother, Mary Louise Edgley, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 21, 1884, daughter of Edmund Schoenhals and Louisa Amanda (Lehman) Schoenhals. When she was 7 years old, the family moved to Providence, Utah.

She had been a very devoted and active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints throughout her life, serving in church positions from the time of her teen-age years. At the age of 16, she was a member of the choir in the Providence Ward. At 17, she was called as Assistant Ward Organist. She also taught a Religion Class in the ward. She was a member of a mixed quartet which sang for many occasions.

She attended B.Y. College in Logan in 1904 and 1905.

She was married in the Logan Temple December 12, 1906, to George W. Fuhriman. She tells an interesting incident concerning this particular event in her life. When she went to her bishop for a temple recommend, he informed her that he could not give her a recommend because she was not a member of the church. In checking through the membership records, they were unable to find a membership record for her, therefore it was necessary to re-baptize her, which was done just a week prior to her marriage.

Soon after their marriage, my parents came to Idaho, in November of 1903, They homesteaded an 80 acre farm about 9 miles southeast of Nampa, which at that time was quite a small town. I have listened many times as my mother related how they drove through the sagebrush desert to Nampa, with horse and buggy, to do their shopping and transact business. They also attended the Nampa Branch of the church until eventually a branch was organized in their community. It is interesting to note the condition of their clothing as she describes it after the 9 mile drive through the dry dusty desert land on a warm summer morning, or the cold and wet of a stormy day.

To George and Mary Fuhriman were born 9 children, 8 of whom are still living, one daughter having died in infancy.

My father died August 30, 1925, leaving my mother with eight children under the age of 19. It was necessary for my oldest brother, George to quit school in order to take charge of operating the farm. However, when my second oldest brother, Owen, graduated from high school, he operated the farm while George went back and finished his high school education.

In 1930, my mother married William H. Edgley, who was the Patriarch of the Boise Stake, and also became the Patriarch of the Nampa Stake when it was organized on Nov, 27, 1938. Around 1940, they retired from the farm and moved to Nampa, where Brother Edgley died in 1953.

Although life has not been easy for Mary Edgley, she has always made the best of it. Her entire life has been spent in service for others. During her years in the Kuna Ward, she was active in all church activities, serving as a Counselor to her mother in the Relief Society and as President of the Relief Society for almost 19 years, as a Sunday School teacher for 30 years, as ward organist, and in many other ways giving of her time and talents in serving others. She loves people, and is most happy when she is doing for others. She is well known for her talent in crocheting, and is very generous with her handiwork, many items of her creation, such as baby clothes, scarfs, afghans, bedspreads, doilies, and other items, are now priceless possessions of her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren, and friends. At the age of 92, she still enjoys doing this handiwork.

Another of her great loves is flowers. The yard, around her home has always been a profusion of colorful flowers, and even at this time in her life, although she is not able to be, as active as when she was younger, she still maintains a few flower beds around her yard and enjoys working with them. Her house is well filled with potted plants, which she so much enjoys. I have heard her remark on many occasions that without her flowers, life would not hold much enjoyment.

Her children have honored her on many occasions, and we have all expressed our love and gratitude to her for all she has done for us, and our thankfulness for her having been permitted to remain in this life with us for these many years. We all join in expressing our appreciation to her for the many deeds of kindness to all with whom she has associated, and for the heritage she has bestowed upon her family and friends.