Hope Welch Slater died on Saturday, Dec. 25, at the age of 81.

Mrs. Slater was born in Boston on August 24, 1929, a daughter of the late Charles A. Welch and Ruth Yerxa Welch. She grew up in Marblehead and Chappaquiddick. She moved to Landrum, S.C., with her late husband, Allen (Bud) Slater, in 1953, where they raised Angus cattle and Connemara ponies, Labrador retrievers and four children. Together they established Caroland Farms and were instrumental in introducing land conservation in the community.

She was educated at the Wheeler School in Providence, R.I., and Bennett Jr. College in Millbrook, N.Y.

An avid sportswoman, Hope enjoyed tennis, horseback riding, gunning, skiing, croquet, walking and particularly enjoyed day sailing in the waters off Edgartown. She was active with the Tryon Arts Center and helped produce Gilbert and Sullivan performances for several years. She was also a member of the Edgartown Yacht Club, the Chappaquiddick Beach Club and the Mayflower Society. She volunteered at the Landrum Public Library and Therapeutic Riding of Tryon (TROT).

She is survived by her four children, David S. Slater of Tryon, N.C., Diana Slater Roy of Needham, Allen D. Slater Jr. and Polly Slater Glover both of Landrum, S.C.; her sisters, Ruth Welch and Edith “Edo” Potter for Edgartown; and her grandchildren, Sarah Slater, Samuel Slater, Christina Slater, Elizabeth Roy, Abigail Roy, Ian Griggs and Hope Griggs.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Pacolet Area Conservancy, 850 North Trade Street, Tryon, NC 28782 or Sheriff’s Meadow Foundation/Chappy Fund, 57 David avenue, Vineyard Haven, MA 02568, or Hospice of the Carolina Foothills, 130 Forest Glenn Drive, Columbus, NC 28722.

The funeral service was held at Jackson’s Grove Church, Landrum, S.C. on Dec. 30, conducted by Rev. Mike Bowers followed by burial in the church cemetery.

A memorial service will be held at a later date in Edgartown.

Condolences may be left online at pettyfuneralhome.com.