Layne L Barber, 67, of Ammon, passed away on September 16, 2025, at his home. He was under the care of his family and Solace Hospice.

Layne was born on March 9th, 1958, to Lowell Dee and Mary Phyllis (Fullmer) Barber, in Idaho Falls, ID. He attended Longfellow Elementary, O.E. Bell Junior High, and graduated from Skyline High School, Class of 1976.

Layne enjoyed playing sports, particularly baseball, basketball, and golf. He played baseball throughout his entire youth and into adulthood. He was a 3rd baseman in adult fast-pitch softball and later coached all his boys' baseball teams. He also enjoyed watching college basketball and football (but mostly BYU).

He served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the Arizona Tucson mission. He learned to speak Spanish, to cook with whatever food happened to be in the cupboard and fridge (a skill he used the rest of his life), and developed a love for the scriptures.

Upon returning home, he met a beautiful brunette who, shortly after, would become his sweetheart. She loved that he could play the piano and he loved that she could make milk gravy! Layne L Barber and Tami (Tamara) Lou Sermon were sealed in the Idaho Falls temple on August 27th, 1980, for time and all eternity. "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole was their love song.

After their honeymoon, they moved to Provo, UT, where he studied Business Management and Instructional Design at BYU. In December 1981, they welcomed their first child, Eric, followed by their daughter Trisha, in October 1983. After their third child, Michael, was born in July of 1985, they moved back to Idaho Falls, where Layne took a job selling imported furniture and textiles. Later, two more children joined their family: David in September 1989 and Emilee in October 1994.

His next career opportunity landed him a position as a loan officer for East Idaho Federal Credit Union. During his time at EIFCU he also worked in their marketing division, created a new logo and tagline and started their annual Coins for Christmas program, which continues to bless local children to this day.

After several years at EIFCU, Layne made a job change and began a 30+ year career at the INEL, often referred to as "the Site" by locals. He started as a first aid and safety instructor for new hires and later became the instructor and trainer for all safety aspects at the Site, where he was able to put his talents in instructional design to use. He really loved learning, studying, and trying to do new things. He strived to make learning interesting and enjoyable to those he taught at home, at work, and at church. He had a gift for connecting with people and tying concepts to real life experiences.

Layne and Tami's first major purchase was a piano. He was able to sit at the piano and play beautiful impromptu creations of his own. He enjoyed all kinds of music like jazz, spiritual, classical, and of course, music from the 70s. He would often play music and dance around the house with his kids and later, his grandkids. He cherished time with each of his precious grandkids and his face lit up whenever they visited. He loved reading stories, playing games, going on adventures, and sharing the music he loved with them.

Layne was a do-it-yourselfer. If something needed fixed, "why not do it yourself?" He became a jack-of-many-trades. He enjoyed woodworking, collecting wood for "future projects," gardening & beautifying his yard, preserving food, smoking and grilling meat, and cooking up his own creations to share. His great love for learning applied to all aspects of his life—personal development, his family, his career, but most importantly, in the gospel of Jesus Christ and learning to become like his Savior. He served in many church callings, including Stake High counselor, Stake Sunday School president, Young Men's president, Scout Master, nursery leader, Elders Quorum president, and ward mission leader.

In July of 2024, it was discovered that he had a rare and aggressive "1-to-2-in-a-million" form of cancer: signet ring cell adenocarcinoma of the appendix. Throughout the health challenges and trials that followed, he had multiple experiences manifesting to him that his Heavenly Father and his brother, Jesus Christ were watching over him. He loved the Lord, His Savior. One night in the hospital, as he was contemplating, pondering, and praying, he was told by the Lord, "You are a new man. You have looked for the light. You have found the light. Now, go and be a light!"  Layne said, "I don't know exactly what that means, but I know I need to bear Witness of Jesus Christ."  And so that's what he did. He bore his testimony of his Savior and Redeemer to those around him, from his family, friends, and neighbors to the doctors, nurses, and caregivers. And despite his great pain and suffering, he was still always conscious of others' needs, visiting ward members and neighbors, serving his family and sharing His light, right up until his final days. On Tuesday, September 16, 2025, after all his kids and grandkids were able to come home to be with him, he passed through the veil to his heavenly home to be with his Father and Savior.

He will be deeply missed by his wife, Tami of Ammon, ID; son Eric (Shamiea) Barber of Ammon, ID; daughter Trisha (Ben) Lindsey of Rigby, ID; son Michael (Brittany) Barber of Lyman, UT; son David (Heather) Barber of Missoula, MT; and daughter Emilee (Zack) Houze of Florence, KY; sixteen grandchildren; sister Sherrie (Larry) Quinn of Meridian, ID; and brother Greg (Carol) Barber of Spanish Fork, UT; aunts, in-laws, and many cousins, nieces, nephews, friends, and others whose lives he touched.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lowell and Phyllis Barber, and his sister, Cathy Barber.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to help cover medical and funeral expenses. Donations can be made to Tami's venmo account: Tami-Barber-1

Services will be held at 5:00 p.m., Monday, September 29, 2025, at the Ammon Stake Center, 2055 S. Ammon Rd., Idaho Falls. The family will visit with friends and family from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 28, 2025, and from 4:00-4:45 p.m. on the Monday prior to services, both at the Ammon Stake Center. Cremation is under the care of Coltrin Mortuary, 2100 First Street, Idaho Falls. Online condolences may be sent to www.coltrinmortuary.com .

For those unable to attend the service, it will be livestreamed at www.ammonstake.org under his name, Layne Barber.