District Conservationist for the US Department of Agriculture

Laurens, South Carolina Jacob W. “Jake” Black, Jr., husband of Diane Lollis Black for 32 years, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Prisma Health Laurens. Jake was born on May 10, 1940, in Swansea, South Carolina, to the late Jacob W. Black, Sr. and Clara Dantzler Black. He graduated from Swansea High School…