CHRISTOPHER KINGSLEY LAYTON, PhD

Obituary

Christopher K. Layton, age 85, husband of Cecelia M. Layton, residing in Branson West,

Missouri, passed on July 24, 2026, while in hospice in his home.

Chris was born April 12, 1941, in St. Neots, Bedfordshire, England, the son of John Kingsley

and Kathleen Maslin Layton. After serving in the Royal Air Force during WWII, John

returned to England, and the family moved to Newbury in Berkshire.

Chris earned his Doctorate Degree with First Class Honors in Physics and Materials Science at

London University in 1969. He worked in the semiconductor industry for 35 years. His first

move took him and his first wife, Susan Mary Layton, and their two children, Stephen

Christopher and Tessa Marie, to Ottawa, Canada, for five years at Microsystems International

Ltd., before immigrating to the U.S., where Chris worked for Harris Semiconductor in Palm

Bay, FL, and where he met and married Cecelia M. Barton in 1977. He then worked at Mostek

in Dallas, TX, where Andrew John was born, then General Electric in Research Triangle Park,

NC, then Integrated Logic Systems in Colorado Springs, CO, American Microsystems, Inc. in

Pocatello, ID, and finally to the Philippines as President of the AMI Testing and Assembly

facility. After five years there, he and CeCe retired to Goodyear, AZ, and Angel Fire, NM, in

2005. They later moved to Branson West, MO, where they lived for 15 years.

Chris and CeCe spent vacation time in England, France, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand,

China, Africa, and a few cruises to the Caribbean islands.

Chris is survived by his elder son, Stephen Layton, his wife, Bonnie Louise, and their two

children, John Kingsley Layton and Julia Bee Layton; Chris' daughter, Tessa Walker, her

children, Amanda Jane Stevens and husband Andrew, Daniel James Walker, and Sophie

Elizabeth Walker; and Chris' younger son with CeCe, Andrew Layton.

Cremation under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home, Kimberling City, Missouri.