She was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and lived in her childhood home her entire life, with her brother Lester until his death in 1958.
As a pianist, she made several concert appearances in Los Angeles for large audiences and played on local radio stations as well.
[6] Wire founded the Salt Lake City/ Matthais Farnsworth chapter of the Daughters of American Colonists in 1937 and served as honorary national vice president.
[9] She attempted to turn her family home into a museum honoring her brother Lester's traffic light invention, but funds ran out after her death.
The Utah State Department of Transportation used the remaining assets of Edith's estate to create a different memorial for her brother: the Lester Farnsworth Wire Memorial Library in the new Department of Transportation building at 4501 South 2700 West in Salt Lake City.