Carol Frost

Carol B. Hapgood Frost Carol Frost was born on December 25, 1927 in Sacramento, California to the late James Lester Hapgood and Blanche Emerson Hapgood. She attended Sacramento High School, Sacramento Junior College and Sacramento State College.

Carol had a wonderful childhood together with her siblings, Doris Elizabeth Hapgood Brown and James “Bud” Emerson Hapgood. They spent a lot of time camping in the Sierras and Lake Tahoe, which Doris says she hated and Carol loved every minute of it. She loved visiting Timbuktoo, where her father grew up, and went there often. She had two children, Laura and Bill Lage.

They moved to Grand Junction in 1971 where she has made her home for 47 years. She later married William “Bill” Frost. She and Bill had a wonderful life together, travelling, camping, going in their trailer and motor home, together with her siblings Doris and Bud. They traveled all over the country together for several years and that was truly the highlight of her life.

Carol was a hard worker, had a great sense of humor, loved hunting with her son Bill. She loved working on geneology and discovered a lot about her ancestors. Carol worked as an accounting clerk for the 21st Judicial District in Grand Junction, prior to that she was employed by Sacramento State Government, and Southern Oregon College. She loved needlepoint, crocheting, knitting, quilting, embroidering and was very creative and precise in everything she did. She was a great mentor to many and will be missed by everyone who knew her.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill Frost, her daughter Laura Lage and her parents James and Blanche Hapgood. She is survived by her son, Bill Lage, Step sons, Mike (Lori) Frost, Ed (Marquita) Frost, Step Daughter Jean (Marty) Morgan, her sister Doris Brown, Brother Bud Hapgood, grandson Logan Lage and great grandson Andrew Lage. A Service will be held on Friday, February 17, 2017 at 11:00 am at Brown’s Chapel, 904 N 7th Street, Grand Junction, CO 81501 followed by a burial at the Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery at 1:00 pm.