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BRIEF HISTORY OF VIVIN BARNEY CHAMBERLAIN

Vivin was born December 16, 1919, in Annabella, Utah. She was the seventh of nine children born to James Henry and Effie Malinda Nebeker Barney. She had two older brothers, Von and Dewite, four older sisters, Lora, Elma, Hazel, Reva, and two younger sisters, Edith and Martha.

Vivin had a really good home life. Her father Jim had certain rules and if they didn’t follow them, they were in for it. For instance, when they would all get up and get ready to go to church on Sunday, Jim would do the milking and chores outside with the boys’ help. The girls all pitched in and helped with the dishes. If one complained, she had to do them all. Each of the children had a chore to do and it was their turn to do it for the week - like doing supper dishes or sweeping the floor and shaking the throw rugs. Their chore had to be done before they went to bed at night so that the house would be “dying ready.”

Vivin told of happy evenings with the family. Jim sat in the wooden rocker with Martha on his lap, Vivin and Edith on the rocker arms. He played the harmonica or sang and the family joined in. Hazel, Reva, Martha, Edith and Vivin all played the harmonica. Jim taught them to sing. Sometimes they played the phonograph. Effie made a big batch of popcorn or candy.

Vivin’s family were faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She was baptized a member of the Church on June 2, 1928, at age eight.

Vivin learned to recite when she was young. When Lora was in high school, Vivin listened to her practice readings for a dramatic arts class. Vivin could soon say them as well as Lora. Jim stood Vivin on a chair to give readings that he taught her. She gave many readings at funerals, a wedding reception, and in Fourth of July programs. One of these was “America for Me.” Later in life, she gave many readings in Relief Society programs, often with no advance notice as people knew she was good at it.

Vivin attended elementary school in Annabella and high school in Monroe. Her memories of high school were not all pleasant, but she was fun to be with and had many friends. When she was running for cheerleader and they went to nominate her, everybody in the school but six kids stood up to vote for her, so they didn’t even have an election. They just put her in.

Not long after Vivin’s 15th birthday, her father became very ill. After a time, a doctor sent him to Salt Lake City where he was operated on for a brain tumor, but it was so advanced, the surgery did not help. While he was in the hospital, Reva, Vivin, Edith, and Martha were home alone. Their Uncle Gene came over every evening to check on them and look after them. He had done some boxing and was a strong man. He usually just sat at the dining room table and didn’t say much as they got dinner and did their chores. One night there was a noise and a face at the window. Uncle Gene went out. Vivin said she felt sorry for whoever he caught.

Jim was brought home from Salt Lake City and died a few weeks later on April 12, 1935. This was a difficult time for the Barney family. The Depression was going on and money was scarce. Vivin knew she needed to go to work. One of her first jobs was with the Forsey Ice Cream Company in Richfield where Hazel also worked. Vivin dipped the Forsey bars and watched how they were made so she could make a passable imitation in a smaller batch. She also cooked for people who made potato chips in Richfield. Another job she got was also thanks to Hazel working there first. It was at Ruby’s Inn near Bryce Canyon. (A story about this experience is in the Memories section.)

Vivin wanted to go to school and become a nurse like her sister Elma. Von told her he would pay for her to go to nursing school. When he got married, his wife Grace told Vivin they would still do that, but Vivin didn’t feel right about it when he had a family of his own to support, so she didn’t go.

Vivin went down to Orderville and got a job at Hattie’s Inn. (More about this is also in the Memories section.) One night at a dance, she was introduced to Roland Chamberlain. He was a good dancer, a fancy dancer, and she liked dancing with him.

Vivin went home for the summer and didn’t plan to go back to Hattie’s. Hattie had a health problem and asked Vivin to come back and look after business at the Inn. Effie thought if Hattie trusted Vivin that much and needed her, she should go. Vivin’s friend, a young fellow, said, “If you go back to Orderville, you’ll marry that ____ Roland Chamberlain.” She went back.

Effie had been quite weepy after Jim died and Dewite, Elma, and Reva got married. Vivin told her that if she ever got married, she would just let her mother know after it was all over. And that’s just what she did! She wrote a postcard to Effie and didn’t even tell her who she married. But she figured her mother would know because Roland had been up to Annabella to see her. He brought her up to a dance at the Kow Kounty Karnival in Richfield. They were sitting out on a quilt on the lawn with Effie, Martha, and some friends when Roland leaned over and kissed Vivin on the forehead. She got mad at him and said, “Don’t you ever kiss me in front of a group of people again!”

Vivin and Roland had decided to get married in the spring. She was going to quit her job at Hattie’s and go to California to visit her aunt and uncle. One night at a dance, Roland said if Vivin went to California, he thought she wouldn’t come back and he wanted to get married. They left the dance and went to Panguitch and found the Bishop. They had to wait while he sorted the mail. As the Bishop was standing ready to perform the ceremony, Ralph Fairbanks walked in. He asked Vivin how old she was and Roland piped up, “Twenty-one and so am I.” That wasn’t quite true. They were married September 14, 1940, and Vivin turned 21 in December. Another couple went with them and said they wouldn’t tell. But when they got back to Orderville, they called friends who chivareed them. On January 31, 1942, Vivin and Roland went to the St. George Temple to receive their endowments and be sealed.

World War II was going on and Roland and his younger brother Merl went to war. Roland was training for a field artillery position when a Howitzer fell or rolled on his foot and injured him. That saved him from going overseas. He spent the rest of the war in the States for rehab and recovery.

Vivin and Roland bought a little house before he left for the war. The lender gave them a loan on just their signatures. By that time, they had their first son, J. R. Vivin worked while Roland was gone, sometimes taking the baby to work with her. She paid off the house while Roland was away.

Merl was sent to the Pacific. Vivin wrote to him and sent a Christmas package from her and J.R. Merl appreciated it so much. It was the only package he had received. He wrote a letter from the hospital on Christmas eve to thank them. He died later that day. Roland and Vivin named their second son, Boyd Merl. Their third son was Verdell.

Roland’s father had a trucking company and Roland worked for him for a while. Eventually, Roland bought his own truck and went out on his own. Sometimes Vivin went on trips with him, and drove for him when he got tired. Later, Roland bought his first semi. He told Vivin that she was legal to drive the semi with a driver’s license as long as he was in the truck with her as he owned the truck. She told him she didn’t have one.

His dumbfounded reply: “Good holy moly, have you been driving all these years without a license?”

“Yes.” “And you never got a ticket?” “No.” “How come?”

“Oh, I just wave at the highway patrol when he passes me and he waves back.”

Vivin and Roland built a new home in Orderville with extra insulation in the inside walls to keep it quieter in the bedrooms and keep the house cooler in the southern Utah heat. They raised a lovely garden of fruits and vegetables and their yard was gorgeous.

Vivin appeared in Hollywood movies that were filmed nearby. She had a speaking part in ‘Noah’s Ark.” After that, they asked for her when they made “The Bionic Boy.” In that one, she danced with the star, Lee Majors. That was a highlight of her life. She had an offer to go to Hawaii and do pineapple commercials, but Roland didn’t want her to go. He was afraid she wouldn’t come home.

Vivin served in the Primary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She was on the Health and Social Welfare Board for the five counties of Kane, Iron, Washington, Garfield, and Piute. She served on the Senior Citizen five-county board as well. She went to Washington DC with a group of community and church leaders and represented the mothers in Kane County when they were talking about the Kaiparowitz Plateau. She really enjoyed the trip.

Vivin and Roland planned to travel after he retired, but he got sick and they never got to go. He died February 8, 2004, in Kanab, Utah. He was buried in the Orderville cemetery.

Roland had made the boys promise not to let Vivin kill herself trying to take care of the large property. Once they caught her outside the fenced yard working on the outer property. She had a witty comeback about them not saying which side of the fence she could work on.

Finally, Vivin sold the house and moved to an assisted living center in South Jordan, Utah, near the Jordan River Temple. She was closer to Verdell and J.R. and enjoyed seeing them more often. When Verdell died, she missed his cheerful phone call each morning. She loved each of her boys and her grandchildren very much and was pleased with all of their successes.

Vivin made her bed every morning even when she was in her nineties and could hardly walk. She died April 25, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah, age 95, and was buried in Orderville.
BRIEF HISTORY OF VIVIN BARNEY CHAMBERLAIN

Vivin was born December 16, 1919, in Annabella, Utah. She was the sev enth of nine children born to James Henry and Effie Malinda Nebeker Ba rney. She had two older brothers, Von and Dewite, four older sisters , Lora, Elma, Hazel, Reva, and two younger sisters, Edith and Martha.

Vivin had a really good home life. Her father Jim had certain rules a nd if they didn’t follow them, they were in for it. For instance, whe n they would all get up and get ready to go to church on Sunday, Jim w ould do the milking and chores outside with the boys’ help. The girl s all pitched in and helped with the dishes. If one complained, she h ad to do them all. Each of the children had a chore to do and it wa s their turn to do it for the week - like doing supper dishes or sweep ing the floor and shaking the throw rugs. Their chore had to be don e before they went to bed at night so that the house would be “dying r eady.”

Vivin told of happy evenings with the family. Jim sat in the wooden r ocker with Martha on his lap, Vivin and Edith on the rocker arms. H e played the harmonica or sang and the family joined in. Hazel, Reva , Martha, Edith and Vivin all played the harmonica. Jim taught them t o sing. Sometimes they played the phonograph. Effie made a big batc h of popcorn or candy.

Vivin’s family were faithful members of the Church of Jesus Christ o f Latter-Day Saints. She was baptized a member of the Church on Jun e 2, 1928, at age eight.

Vivin learned to recite when she was young. When Lora was in high sch ool, Vivin listened to her practice readings for a dramatic arts class . Vivin could soon say them as well as Lora. Jim stood Vivin on a ch air to give readings that he taught her. She gave many readings at fu nerals, a wedding reception, and in Fourth of July programs. One o f these was “America for Me.” Later in life, she gave many readings i n Relief Society programs, often with no advance notice as people kne w she was good at it.

Vivin attended elementary school in Annabella and high school in Monro e. Her memories of high school were not all pleasant, but she was fu n to be with and had many friends. When she was running for cheerlead er and they went to nominate her, everybody in the school but six kid s stood up to vote for her, so they didn’t even have an election. The y just put her in.

Not long after Vivin’s 15th birthday, her father became very ill. Aft er a time, a doctor sent him to Salt Lake City where he was operated o n for a brain tumor, but it was so advanced, the surgery did not help . While he was in the hospital, Reva, Vivin, Edith, and Martha were h ome alone. Their Uncle Gene came over every evening to check on the m and look after them. He had done some boxing and was a strong man . He usually just sat at the dining room table and didn’t say much a s they got dinner and did their chores. One night there was a noise a nd a face at the window. Uncle Gene went out. Vivin said she felt so rry for whoever he caught.

Jim was brought home from Salt Lake City and died a few weeks later o n April 12, 1935. This was a difficult time for the Barney family. T he Depression was going on and money was scarce. Vivin knew she neede d to go to work. One of her first jobs was with the Forsey Ice Crea m Company in Richfield where Hazel also worked. Vivin dipped the Fors ey bars and watched how they were made so she could make a passable im itation in a smaller batch. She also cooked for people who made potat o chips in Richfield. Another job she got was also thanks to Hazel wo rking there first. It was at Ruby’s Inn near Bryce Canyon. (A stor y about this experience is in the Memories section.)

Vivin wanted to go to school and become a nurse like her sister Elma . Von told her he would pay for her to go to nursing school. When h e got married, his wife Grace told Vivin they would still do that, bu t Vivin didn’t feel right about it when he had a family of his own t o support, so she didn’t go.

Vivin went down to Orderville and got a job at Hattie’s Inn. (More ab out this is also in the Memories section.) One night at a dance, sh e was introduced to Roland Chamberlain. He was a good dancer, a fanc y dancer, and she liked dancing with him.

Vivin went home for the summer and didn’t plan to go back to Hattie’s . Hattie had a health problem and asked Vivin to come back and look a fter business at the Inn. Effie thought if Hattie trusted Vivin tha t much and needed her, she should go. Vivin’s friend, a young fellow , said, “If you go back to Orderville, you’ll marry that ____ Roland C hamberlain.” She went back.

Effie had been quite weepy after Jim died and Dewite, Elma, and Reva g ot married. Vivin told her that if she ever got married, she would ju st let her mother know after it was all over. And that’s just what sh e did! She wrote a postcard to Effie and didn’t even tell her who sh e married. But she figured her mother would know because Roland had b een up to Annabella to see her. He brought her up to a dance at the K ow Kounty Karnival in Richfield. They were sitting out on a quilt o n the lawn with Effie, Martha, and some friends when Roland leaned ove r and kissed Vivin on the forehead. She got mad at him and said, “Don ’t you ever kiss me in front of a group of people again!”

Vivin and Roland had decided to get married in the spring. She was go ing to quit her job at Hattie’s and go to California to visit her aun t and uncle. One night at a dance, Roland said if Vivin went to Calif ornia, he thought she wouldn’t come back and he wanted to get married . They left the dance and went to Panguitch and found the Bishop. Th ey had to wait while he sorted the mail. As the Bishop was standing r eady to perform the ceremony, Ralph Fairbanks walked in. He asked Viv in how old she was and Roland piped up, “Twenty-one and so am I.” Tha t wasn’t quite true. They were married September 14, 1940, and Vivin t urned 21 in December. Another couple went with them and said they wou ldn’t tell. But when they got back to Orderville, they called friend s who chivareed them. On January 31, 1942, Vivin and Roland went to t he St. George Temple to receive their endowments and be sealed.

World War II was going on and Roland and his younger brother Merl wen t to war. Roland was training for a field artillery position when a H owitzer fell or rolled on his foot and injured him. That saved him fr om going overseas. He spent the rest of the war in the States for reh ab and recovery.

Vivin and Roland bought a little house before he left for the war. Th e lender gave them a loan on just their signatures. By that time, the y had their first son, J. R. Vivin worked while Roland was gone, some times taking the baby to work with her. She paid off the house whil e Roland was away.

Merl was sent to the Pacific. Vivin wrote to him and sent a Christma s package from her and J.R. Merl appreciated it so much. It was th e only package he had received. He wrote a letter from the hospital o n Christmas eve to thank them. He died later that day. Roland and Vi vin named their second son, Boyd Merl. Their third son was Verdell.

Roland’s father had a trucking company and Roland worked for him fo r a while. Eventually, Roland bought his own truck and went out on hi s own. Sometimes Vivin went on trips with him, and drove for him whe n he got tired. Later, Roland bought his first semi. He told Vivi n that she was legal to drive the semi with a driver’s license as lon g as he was in the truck with her as he owned the truck. She told hi m she didn’t have one.

His dumbfounded reply: “Good holy moly, have you been driving all thes e years without a license?”

“Yes.” “And you never got a ticket?” “No.” “How come?”

“Oh, I just wave at the highway patrol when he passes me and he wave s back.”

Vivin and Roland built a new home in Orderville with extra insulatio n in the inside walls to keep it quieter in the bedrooms and keep th e house cooler in the southern Utah heat. They raised a lovely garde n of fruits and vegetables and their yard was gorgeous.

Vivin appeared in Hollywood movies that were filmed nearby. She ha d a speaking part in ‘Noah’s Ark.” After that, they asked for her wh en they made “The Bionic Boy.” In that one, she danced with the star , Lee Majors. That was a highlight of her life. She had an offer t o go to Hawaii and do pineapple commercials, but Roland didn’t want he r to go. He was afraid she wouldn’t come home.

Vivin served in the Primary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-D ay Saints. She was on the Health and Social Welfare Board for the fiv e counties of Kane, Iron, Washington, Garfield, and Piute. She serve d on the Senior Citizen five-county board as well. She went to Washin gton DC with a group of community and church leaders and represented t he mothers in Kane County when they were talking about the Kaiparowit z Plateau. She really enjoyed the trip.

Vivin and Roland planned to travel after he retired, but he got sick a nd they never got to go. He died February 8, 2004, in Kanab, Utah. H e was buried in the Orderville cemetery.

Roland had made the boys promise not to let Vivin kill herself tryin g to take care of the large property. Once they caught her outside th e fenced yard working on the outer property. She had a witty comebac k about them not saying which side of the fence she could work on.

Finally, Vivin sold the house and moved to an assisted living center i n South Jordan, Utah, near the Jordan River Temple. She was closer t o Verdell and J.R. and enjoyed seeing them more often. When Verdell d ied, she missed his cheerful phone call each morning. She loved eac h of her boys and her grandchildren very much and was pleased with al l of their successes.

Vivin made her bed every morning even when she was in her nineties an d could hardly walk. She died April 25, 2015 in Salt Lake City, Utah , age 95, and was buried in Orderville.

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This is a brief account of Jim's life. More details may be found in the memories section under stories.

James Henry Barney was called Jim by family and friends. He was born January 7, 1883, in Annabella, Utah, to Royal Hyrum and Martha Sophia Jacobsen Barney. He attended school in Annabella through the eighth grade, then went to Snow Academy in Ephraim, Utah, where he played basketball, boxed, and wrestled. He graduated in 1905 at age 22. His mother died in October that year.

Jim helped his father and brothers on the farm as he grew up and also worked on roads in the area with his team of horses. He often had a leading part in plays. He became a school teacher and taught in Annabella for a year before his marriage.

Jim married Effie Malinda Nebeker Barney on September 12, 1906, in the Manti Temple. For a few years after his marriage, Jim went to summer school at the University of Utah and obtained a teaching certificate. Jim and Effie made their home in Annabella and he taught there for some years. They also lived in Burrville, Koosharem, and Sutherland, Utah, for the school term when he taught school in those towns. Eventually, Jim gave up teaching and turned to farming for a living, but he regretted it later. He thought teaching was the greatest work anyone could do.

Besides raising sugar beets and hay, Jim raised a large garden and had purebred Holstein milk cows. He worked at the sugar factory and at the beet dump in Central. He worked at Otter Creek Reservoir with his team of horses and helped build the road in Sevier Canyon with them. He hauled poles from the mountain for the telephone company and did other kinds of work. He was Annabella water master for several years and water master of the South Bend Extension canal. He did much of the work getting water to the Annabella cemetery. He served as a trustee on the Annabella Town Board, as clerk and treasurer of the board, and as Justice of the Peace.

Jim and Effie were active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Jim was baptized a member on July 6,1892, at age 9. He was ordained an elder in November, 1905, and a seventy on October 15, 1907. He served on the South Sevier Stake Sunday School board, taught the Elders Quorum, and the adult Sunday School class for many years.

Jim and Effie were the parents of nine children: two boys, Von and Dewite, and seven girls, Lora, Elma, Hazel, Reva, Vivin, Edith, and Martha. Jim was a loving, but strict father. The children worked with him in the sugar beet fields, hauled hay, milked cows, and did other chores. In the evenings, they enjoyed singing together as a family. Jim had a good voice, played the harmonica, and taught some of his girls to play. He taught them to recite poetry and to run. He was a good wrestler and taught his boys to wrestle.

Jim was rarely sick, but on his 52nd birthday, he was sick with a headache. Within a few days, he was too sick to get out of bed. Three doctors saw him, but he only grew worse. A fourth doctor told Effie to get him to Salt Lake City to Dr. Reed Harrow, a renowned brain surgeon. Jim underwent surgery in Salt Lake City, but a brain tumor was so advanced, the doctors could not help him. During the surgery, the pain became so bad that Jim broke the straps and tried to climb off the operating table. It took four or five men to subdue him. After a few weeks, he was allowed to go home. Medicines did not help his pain, but Elders came to administer to him when needed. He inspired visitors with the things he told them. He wanted to get well and serve the Lord on a mission. Eventually, he lost his speech and became paralyzed on one side. He died at home on April 12, 1935, at age 52. Only one of his children, Lora, was married at that time, and his youngest child, Martha, was only ten years old. He was laid to rest in the Annabella cemetery.

Jim was an honest, devout man, a wonderful husband and father, and an excellent example for his numerous posterity.

James blev gift med Effie Malinda Nebeker den 12 sep. 1906 i Manti, Sanpete, Utah, USA. Effie (datter af Lewis Elias Nebeker og Martha Jane Winn) blev født den 29 okt. 1881 i Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA; døde den 3 dec. 1968 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 7 dec. 1968 i Annabella, Sevier, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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This is a brief account of Effie's life. More details may be found in the Memories section.

Effie Malinda Nebeker was born October 29, 1881, to Lewis Elias Nebeker and Martha Jane Winn Nebeker. She was the third of their six children. She was born in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, and moved from there to Idaho with her family when she was four years old.

Effie's father ran a sawmill in the Preston area. Effie was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at age eight. She suffered a broken arm twice as a girl. Her mother died when Effie was eleven. She and her older sister Millie cooked and baked bread for the men at the sawmill near Mink Creek, Idaho, for the rest of that summer. In the fall, her father moved the family to Preston so the children would be closer to school.

When Effie was 15, her father was advised to move south for Aurelia's health. Aurelia was Effie's younger sister. The family moved to Annabella, Sevier County, Utah, but Effie lived with her Grandma Nebeker and two aunts in Richfield for a couple of summers. She attended school in Annabella and completed the eighth grade. That was as far as schools in the area went at that time.

Effie was in a play with James Henry (Jim) Barney and they started going together then. They dated for five years before their marriage. After 8th grade, Effie went to work. She worked at the Anderson dairy farm at the Black Hill milking 10 cows in the morning, 12 at night. She helped make cheese, did laundry, cleaning, and cooking for a family of seven for $1.50 per week in store pay. She also worked for her Aunt Matt Gleave and other people doing housework. After her sister Milllie married and her father and brothers went off to work, Effie was on her own and had to work all the time to support herself.

Effie and Jim were married and received their endowments in the Manti Temple on September 12, 1906. Effie was 24 and Jim was 23. They lived in Annabella and after a few years they bought a home of sawed logs in the east part of Annabella which was their home for the rest of their lives.

Jim went to summer school for a few years after their marriage and got a teaching certificate from the University of Utah. He taught school in Annabella for some years and was principal and taught in Burrville for a year and in Koosharem for a year. Effie and the children moved with him. In 1914, when Jim was principal and taught in Sutherland, Millard County, Effie and the children stayed in Annabella to care for the farm and livestock. They moved to Sutherland to be with Jim after a daughter, Hazel, was born in September, 1915. Jim next had an offer to teach in Lehi, but felt it was too hard to move the family there. Effie told him if they couldn't all go, he could go and never come back. Jim stayed home and turned to farming for a living. Later, they were both sorry he gave up the work he loved.

Effie and Jim became the parents of nine children, two boys and seven girls: Von, Lora, Dewite, Elma, Hazel, Reva, Vivin, Edith, and Martha. The children had happy memories of growing up. The family worked together in the home, the garden, and the fields. They raised chickens, milked cows, raised hay and sugar beets, had a large raspberry patch and a fruit orchard. In the evenings, they enjoyed singing together. Effie didn't think she could sing, but Von said she sang to him when he was a little boy.

Effie and Jim were active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They taught their children well. Effie served as a primary teacher, as counselor in the Relief Society for nine years, magazine representative for 16 years, and visiting teacher for 52 years. Jim held church positions in the ward and stake and in the community.

Effie was fun to be around. She never used slang or swore or spoke unkindly of others. She knew how to control her temper.

In 1935, Jim became ill. Three doctors came to see him, but he only grew worse. A new doctor told Effie to take him to Salt Lake City. Her relative, LaRell Nebeker, drove them in his car. After tests, Jim had brain surgery, but a tumor was so advanced, the doctors could not help him. After a few weeks, he was allowed to go home. He liked Effie to be by his bedside. He was rational most of the time at home, but also needed priesthood blessings to relieve his pain. He died on April 12, 1935 at age 52.

When Jim died, Effie had one daughter, Lora, who was married. The youngest child, Martha, was ten years old. The following years were difficult. Effie kept busy and sometimes worked as a sort of midwife and took care of women after they had babies. She pieced and quilted many beautiful quilts, crocheted lovely items, and knitted socks for soldiers during the war. She never had a car, but she rode to the temple whenever she had a chance. In 1954, she was called as a stake missionary. While serving in that position, she led South Sevier Stake in temple endowments.

Effie served as captain of Camp Red Butte Daughters of Utah Pioneers for two years. She took a few trips with friends and especially enjoyed a bus tour to Canada.

Effie helped her children throughout her life. When some of them needed a place to live, she shared her home. When Von lost his wife, she helped him and his children immensely. When Hazel lost her husband, Effie went to live with her in Glenwood for a time to keep her company. While there, she fell and broke her pelvis. She learned to walk again and returned home to Annabella.

In 1968, Effie became ill. After a time, she went to live in Magna with Reva and Cazell. A few months later, she got pneumonia and was taken to a hospital in Salt Lake City where she died on December 3, 1968. She was 87 years old and had been a widow for 33 years. Effie was a remarkable woman, a great example to all who knew her, and much loved by her friends and family.

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This is a brief account of Effie's life. More details may be found i n the Memories section.

Effie Malinda Nebeker was born October 29, 1881, to Lewis Elias Nebeke r and Martha Jane Winn Nebeker. She was the third of their six childr en. She was born in Richfield, Sevier County, Utah, and moved from th ere to Idaho with her family when she was four years old.

Effie's father ran a sawmill in the Preston area. Effie was baptize d a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at age e ight. She suffered a broken arm twice as a girl. Her mother died whe n Effie was eleven. She and her older sister Millie cooked and bake d bread for the men at the sawmill near Mink Creek, Idaho, for the res t of that summer. In the fall, her father moved the family to Presto n so the children would be closer to school.

When Effie was 15, her father was advised to move south for Aurelia' s health. Aurelia was Effie's younger sister. The family moved to An nabella, Sevier County, Utah, but Effie lived with her Grandma Nebeke r and two aunts in Richfield for a couple of summers. She attended sc hool in Annabella and completed the eighth grade. That was as far a s schools in the area went at that time.

Effie was in a play with James Henry (Jim) Barney and they started goi ng together then. They dated for five years before their marriage. A fter 8th grade, Effie went to work. She worked at the Anderson dair y farm at the Black Hill milking 10 cows in the morning, 12 at night . She helped make cheese, did laundry, cleaning, and cooking for a fa mily of seven for $1.50 per week in store pay. She also worked for he r Aunt Matt Gleave and other people doing housework. After her siste r Milllie married and her father and brothers went off to work, Effi e was on her own and had to work all the time to support herself.

Effie and Jim were married and received their endowments in the Mant i Temple on September 12, 1906. Effie was 24 and Jim was 23. They li ved in Annabella and after a few years they bought a home of sawed log s in the east part of Annabella which was their home for the rest of t heir lives.

Jim went to summer school for a few years after their marriage and go t a teaching certificate from the University of Utah. He taught schoo l in Annabella for some years and was principal and taught in Burrvill e for a year and in Koosharem for a year. Effie and the children move d with him. In 1914, when Jim was principal and taught in Sutherland , Millard County, Effie and the children stayed in Annabella to care f or the farm and livestock. They moved to Sutherland to be with Jim af ter a daughter, Hazel, was born in September, 1915. Jim next had an o ffer to teach in Lehi, but felt it was too hard to move the family the re. Effie told him if they couldn't all go, he could go and never com e back. Jim stayed home and turned to farming for a living. Later, t hey were both sorry he gave up the work he loved.

Effie and Jim became the parents of nine children, two boys and seve n girls: Von, Lora, Dewite, Elma, Hazel, Reva, Vivin, Edith, and Mart ha. The children had happy memories of growing up. The family worke d together in the home, the garden, and the fields. They raised chick ens, milked cows, raised hay and sugar beets, had a large raspberry pa tch and a fruit orchard. In the evenings, they enjoyed singing togeth er. Effie didn't think she could sing, but Von said she sang to him w hen he was a little boy.

Effie and Jim were active members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Lat ter-Day Saints. They taught their children well. Effie served as a p rimary teacher, as counselor in the Relief Society for nine years, mag azine representative for 16 years, and visiting teacher for 52 years . Jim held church positions in the ward and stake and in the communit y.

Effie was fun to be around. She never used slang or swore or spoke un kindly of others. She knew how to control her temper.

In 1935, Jim became ill. Three doctors came to see him, but he only g rew worse. A new doctor told Effie to take him to Salt Lake City. He r relative, LaRell Nebeker, drove them in his car. After tests, Jim h ad brain surgery, but a tumor was so advanced, the doctors could not h elp him. After a few weeks, he was allowed to go home. He liked Effi e to be by his bedside. He was rational most of the time at home, bu t also needed priesthood blessings to relieve his pain. He died on Ap ril 12, 1935 at age 52.

When Jim died, Effie had one daughter, Lora, who was married. The you ngest child, Martha, was ten years old. The following years were diff icult. Effie kept busy and sometimes worked as a sort of midwife an d took care of women after they had babies. She pieced and quilted ma ny beautiful quilts, crocheted lovely items, and knitted socks for sol diers during the war. She never had a car, but she rode to the templ e whenever she had a chance. In 1954, she was called as a stake missi onary. While serving in that position, she led South Sevier Stake i n temple endowments.

Effie served as captain of Camp Red Butte Daughters of Utah Pioneers f or two years. She took a few trips with friends and especially enjoye d a bus tour to Canada.

Effie helped her children throughout her life. When some of them need ed a place to live, she shared her home. When Von lost his wife, sh e helped him and his children immensely. When Hazel lost her husband , Effie went to live with her in Glenwood for a time to keep her compa ny. While there, she fell and broke her pelvis. She learned to wal k again and returned home to Annabella.

In 1968, Effie became ill. After a time, she went to live in Magna wi th Reva and Cazell. A few months later, she got pneumonia and was tak en to a hospital in Salt Lake City where she died on December 3, 1968 . She was 87 years old and had been a widow for 33 years. Effie wa s a remarkable woman, a great example to all who knew her, and much lo ved by her friends and family.

More stories are in the Memories section.

Lewis blev gift med Martha Jane Winn den 4 jul. 1877 i Glenwood, Sevier, Utah, USA. Martha blev født den 10 feb. 1858 i Alpine, Utah, Utah, USA; døde den 1 jun. 1893 i Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA; blev begravet i jun. 1893 i Preston Cemetery, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

Lewis blev gift med Nancy Maria Gardner den 5 nov. 1853 i Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, USA. Nancy (datter af Elias Gardner og Amy Pritchard) blev født den 15 maj 1837 i Nelson, Portage, Ohio, USA; døde den 29 dec. 1906 i Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA; blev begravet den 31 dec. 1906 i Richfield City Cemetery, Plot: A.18.10.02, Richfield, Sevier, Utah, USA. [Gruppeskema] [Familietavle]

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