Jimmie Lane Fowler, age 71, of 1217 Agnew Road, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2012.Born September 24, 1940, in Anderson County, he was a son of the late Ansel Fowler and Lydia Campbell Fowler. Mr. Fowler served in the United States Air Force and was a graduate of Anderson College and Lander University, and retired from the South Carolina State Department of Education as the School Transportation Director . Mr. Fowler was a member of Starr Baptist Church where he was a former deacon and Sunday school teacher. Additionally, he was a former Boy Scout Leader, Little League coach, and was a founding member of the Starr Athletic Association. Survivors include his wife of forty-eight years, Rachel Moore Fowler, of the home; daughters: Lisa Fowler Hart and husband, Dale, and Tonya L. Fowler; grandchildren: Jessica Hart, Jaron Hart, Julianna Hart, and Jaylin Hart; brothers: John W. 'Billy' Fowler and wife, Connie, and Ronald 'Ronnie' Fowler and wife, Donna; mother-in-law, Corrine Harbin Moore; brother-in-law, Eddie Moore and wife, Christine, all of Starr, SC. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two sons: Barry Lee Fowler and Grady Lane Fowler; brother, Bennie Orr Fowler; brothers-in-law: Marion Moore and Curtis Moore; and sister-in-law, Shirley Reeves Moore.The Funeral Service will be held at 3pm on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at Starr Baptist Church conducted by the Reverend Tony Howell and the Reverend Dale Hart. Burial will follow in Starr Baptist Church Cemetery. The family is at the home and will receive friends at The McDougald Funeral Home from 6pm until 8pm on Tuesday. Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Family Life Center fund of Starr Baptist Church, P.O. Box 137, Starr, SC 29684.A message of condolence may be sent by visiting www.mcdougaldfuneralhome.com.THE McDOUGALD FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, Anderson.