She was born on September 30, 1960 in Hereford, Texas to the late Eugene and Jackie (Buchanan) Bishop. Vanessa grew up in Hereford and graduated from Hereford High School. She met her husband, Billy Lee Frost, working at Owens Corning in Amarillo, Texas, and they were married on May 24, 1980. As an adult, she completed her BBS in Business Administration from Dallas Baptist University. Vanessa eventually began work in the benefits industry, and was very proud of her twenty years of service in retirement planning at Diversified Investment Advisors, later known as Transamerica.
She enjoyed American history and was an avid reader. She loved to travel, all over the US, cruising through the Caribbean, or on trips to Italy, Australia, and New Zealand.
Family and friends were an important and vibrant part of Vanessa's life. She is survived by many people who loved her: her husband, Billy Frost; her daughter, Kristina Frost; her siblings Mickey Bishop, Kay Fuller, Gail Sumrow, and Wanda Henderson; eight nieces and nephews: Gary Kirkland, Terry Kirkland, Debbie Lewis, Duane Fuller, Donna Hoelting, Jeremy Bishop, Jeff Bishop, and Jaclyn McCarty; and many great and great-great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Gaylin Bishop, Darwin Bishop, and Anne Gilbreath.
A visitation for Vanessa will be held Saturday, October 23, 2021 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Howe Chapel, 439 Coffman Street, Longmont, Colorado. A funeral and celebration of life will occur Sunday, October 24, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Howe Chapel.
Memorial donations may be made to Lynn Sage Cancer Foundation or METAvivor.org, both breast cancer research organizations. Please visit howemortuary.com to share personal condolences.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.howemortuary.com for the Frost family.
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