Vernal Express

Carol Sue Dudley passed away peacefully at Hope West in Grand Junction, Colorado on July 13, 2022, at the age of 70, surrounded by her family and friends. Carol was born in Huntington Park, California on December 18, 1951, to Josephine Fullen and William Snow. Carol grew up in Southern California and upon graduating at John F Kennedy High School in Orange County she entered the U. S. Marine Corps, and was stationed in Okinawa, Japan. She had the honor of being the secretary for a General during her time in the military. Throughout her life Carol enjoyed all manner of arts and crafts. She was an expert quilter, winning many blue ribbons for her beautiful work. She was a tole painter,...

Dennis Herbert Firth was born in Vernal, Utah on July 12, 1956, and passed away on April 28, 2020 in Grand Junction, Colorado. Son of Boyd Herbert Firth and Dora Oaks, he has three siblings, Drew, Dan, and Connie. He grew up working on the family farm, running a trap line for muskrats, wrestling, and playing baseball. Shortly after high school, he married Anne Brady and had two children, Jeremy Herbert Firth and Jennifer Anne Firth. Harley motorcycles provided a constant background rumble. Dennis and Anne divorced and later Dennis married Laura Workman. They had a son named Samuel Dennis Firth. Dennis was a pipeline welder, working all over the western U.S. He always had a good story...