Julie Ann LaFleur Barney Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

It is with a heavy heart, that we announce the passing of Julie Ann LaFleur Barney. She left us on Thursday the 12th of May 2016, at the age of 50. Julie was born on the 12th of June 1965 in Ann Arbour Michigan to Philip and Helen (Kendrick) LaFleur. She grew up in Maryland, and later in Rochester, New York, with her 2 older and 1 younger brothers. She would always tell people that she was the favorite daughter, and she truly was. As a young girl, her family, especially her mother encouraged her creativity and artistic abilities. After high school she came to Provo to attend BYU where at the end of her Freshman year she met Kris Barney. A little over a year later, they were married in the Washington DC Temple. As newlyweds they lived in Salt Lake City where Nicole was born, then moved to Provo for Kris` schooling, where Lindsay, David and Alan joined their family. Julie was a stay at home mom, and very involved with her children, volunteering at Joaquin Elementary as an aide, room mother, and PTA co-president with her best friend Lisa. Always active in the LDS church, she enjoyed many callings in the Primary, Achievement Days, Young Women, and Relief Society. When the Provo Peak 12th Ward was formed, she was called as it`s first Relief Society President. She loved this calling because it allowed her to get to know others well, love and serve the many wonderful women in her ward. Julie was always creative. She was an accomplished seamstress, with a particular affinity for Heirloom sewing, and Costuming. She also loved to paint, filling her home, especially at Christmas time with wonderful decorations she painted. She also liked working with stained glass, and other mediums, but was especially known for her baked goods. She for years created and hand painted sugar cookies for many occasions (often by the hundreds), earning her a reputation as “the cookie lady”. They were always as delicious as they were beautiful. Her main passion however was her family. She seldom missed a performance or game or race or competition if one of her kids were involved. She always cheered for them, supported them and encouraged them to do their best, and was usually known by their friends as Mom Barney. She had an open heart and a warm inviting smile that made it so easy to love her back. Although she survived cancer, a hip replacement, arthritis, and several other surgeries, she was almost always active and cheerful, lifting the spirits of those around her. She is survived by her husband Kris, her daughters Nicole (Jason) Manwaring, and Lindsay (McKell) Gomm and her sons David (Lydia) and Alan, as well as her parents, Phil and Helen LaFleur, her brothers Ben (Shari), Alan(Julie) and Kendrick(Joanne), and by her three wonderful grand children, Emily, Kayden, and Michael. Funeral Services will be held Thursday May 19th, at 11:00 am,at the LDS Valley Vista Chapel, 1456 East 300 North, Provo, Utah, where a Visitation will be held prior from 9:00 to 10:30 am. Interment in Provo City Cemetery. A memorial fund has been set up at America First Credit Union. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.

Julie Ann LaFleur Barney

June 12, 1965 - May 12, 2016

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