Barry LaVon Williams

Barry LaVon Williams, age 77, died from a heart attack in his hotel room in Tagum City, Philippines on January 19, 2024. He was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on December 13, 1946, and grew up in Moore, Idaho. He was the oldest son of Joe and Betty Williams.

Barry attended schools in Moore and Arco, Idaho. He excelled in athletics, especially basketball and track. He held the high school high hurdle record for ten years. After graduating from Butte County High School in 1965, he attended Idaho State University in Pocatello, Idaho. Barry was then drafted into the US Army and was stationed in Germany and Vietnam. Upon completion of his military duties, Barry moved to Denver, Colorado where he attended trade school and obtained HVAC and Refrigeration Certification. In 1973, he married Inge Dornonville De La Cour in Denver, Colorado. They later divorced with no children.

In 1975, Barry moved to Alaska and worked on the construction of the Trans Alaska Pipeline. He married Rhonda Helen Mosley in Fairbanks, Alaska on January 1, 1977. They divorced a year later with no children. In 1979, Barry married Pamela Sue Parrish in Las Vegas, Nevada. Barry and Pam made their home in Fairbanks and later in Anchorage, Alaska. At the time of their marriage, Pam had two children, Brian, and Trisha, from a previous marriage and Barry adopted both. In addition, Barry and Pam added to their family by adopting three other children – Steven, Jeffery, and Emma. Barry and Pam divorced in 1990.

In 1992, Barry married Camille McVey in Anchorage. Camille was a master-level gardener, and they maintained an exceptional flower garden at their residence in Anchorage. Barry was part owner of Systems House Controls, a business specializing in the installation of commercial HVAC controls. Much of his specialty work was done in the Alaska bush installing Honeywell controls in newly constructed schools and other buildings in remote Alaska Native villages. Barry and Camille lived in Anchorage for 24 years before saying goodbye to the cold Alaskan winters and moving to Meridian, Idaho. After their divorce, Barry “went bamboo” and lived in Vietnam, Thailand, and other Southeast Asian countries where he enjoyed the climate, the people, and the low cost of living.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Betty Williams; sister, Amanda Williams who died in infancy; brother, Michael Williams; daughter, Emma Dana, and, brother-in-law, Don Fuger.

He is survived by his children: Brian Williams (Michiyo) Bellevue, Washington; Trisha Williams, Portland, Oregon; Steven Williams (Catherine) Anchorage, Alaska; and, Jeffery Williams, Pendleton, Oregon; siblings: Spencer (Valorie) Williams, Twin Falls, Idaho; Tim (Ardith) Williams, Arco, Idaho; Susan (Don) Fuger, Pocatello, Idaho; Joseph (Deena), Dubois, Idaho, and Lucy (Tony) Rojas, Moore, Idaho, and sister-in-law, Dorothy (Michael) Williams, Moore, Idaho.

Friends and family are invited to a memorial service held at the Community Center in Moore, Idaho on Friday, June 28, 2024, from 6 to 8 PM.