Janet Weatherston Barber

Janet Weatherston Barber, age 89, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024, in Farmington, Utah. Janet was born in Ogden, Utah on August 15, 1934 to Athlene and Harold Weatherston and was the oldest of 6 children. Janet grew up as a farm girl. As the oldest child she spent many hard hours working the family’s dairy farm, Harold’s Dairy, and working in the small milk store in the front section of the milking barn (best raw milk ever). Janet attended high school in Davis County, Utah and shortly after graduation married her high school sweetheart, James Allan Barber, on February 18, 1954. After high school they moved to California for a job with Lockheed Martin and began raising their family in the Bay Area. They worked there for nearly 20 years, but missed the farming life of Utah. So they returned to Utah to work on the family farm. However, after a few years, California called them back, where they became the owners of several Mobile service stations and Janet worked as an Executive Assistant for several technology companies. In California they raised their four children, Doug, Julie, Dean, and Laurie. She loved singing and serving in her many church callings as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. After retiring, they returned to Mapleton, Utah where they built a beautiful farmhouse and raised horses on the “Lazy-J-Ranch”. Several years later they moved to Layton, Utah and then to St. George, Utah to enjoy the warm weather and close friends. She served two missions for the Church with her loving husband. First in Nairobi, Kenya, then in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She is survived by her daughters, Julie Buckway and Laurie Barber, and her son Dean James Barber (Allison). She was preceded in death by her husband James Allan Barber, and son, Douglas Harold Barber (Renee). Janet was a loving grandma of 16 grandchildren and 39 great- grandchildren. Funeral and grave site services will be held for family and friends on Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 11:00 am at the Quail Crossing LDS Chapel, 2230 South 350 East, Kaysville, Utah, 84037. Interment will be in the Clearfield City Cemetery. A viewing for family members will be available in the Relief Society room prior to the funeral services from 10:00-10:45 am.