Ether Wolfley was born 20 February 1896, in Etna, Wyoming, to Rudolph Edward and Eliza Neuenschwander Wolfley. He served a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1934-1937 in the Southern States Mission. Upon his release, his parents came to pick him up. While they were in Phoenix, Arizona, their car was hit by a train, and his mother was killed. On October 21, 1937, he married Leah Mabel Whitecar. He died 1 September 1974.
From the guide to the Ether Wolfley mission diary, 1934-1937, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)