4 ). ▁She ▁also ▁performed ▁radio ▁parts . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁she ▁married ▁actor ▁Craig ▁Reyn olds ▁( né ▁Harold ▁Hugh ▁En field ), ▁and ▁the ▁couple ▁later ▁had ▁two ▁sons . ▁After ▁Reyn olds ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁in ▁a ▁California ▁motor cycle ▁accident , ▁Pe pper ▁was ▁left ▁to ▁raise ▁their ▁children ▁alone . ▁She ▁never ▁rem ar ried . ▁ ▁After ▁gain ing ▁weight , ▁her ▁roles ▁were ▁mostly ▁conf ined ▁to ▁small ▁character ▁parts ▁on ▁television , ▁including ▁several ▁appearances ▁on ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy , ▁The ▁George ▁Burn s ▁and ▁G rac ie ▁Allen ▁Show , ▁P ett ico at ▁J unction , ▁and ▁The ▁Jack ▁Ben ny ▁Program . ▁She ▁made ▁four ▁appearances ▁on ▁Perry ▁Mason , ▁including ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Mar tha ▁D ale , ▁mother ▁of ▁the ▁title ▁character , ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁episode ▁" The ▁Case ▁of ▁the ▁V ag ab ond ▁V ixen ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Pe pper ▁appeared ▁as ▁Box car ▁An nie ▁on ▁the ▁TV ▁western ▁T ales ▁of ▁Well s ▁F argo ▁in ▁the ▁episode ▁titled ▁" But ch ▁Cass id y ." ▁▁ ▁A ▁long - time ▁friend ▁of ▁Luc ille ▁Ball , ▁Barbara ▁was ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Eth el ▁M ert z ▁on ▁I ▁Love ▁Lucy , ▁but ▁was ▁passed ▁over ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁reported ly ▁a ▁drink er . ▁William ▁F raw ley ▁(" F red ▁M