Laurel Nelms

Laurel Nelms, a native Seattlite and 60 year resident of Mercer Island, passed away January 26, 2014.

She interrupted her education during World War II to enlist in the Marine Corps. Upon receiving an honorable discharge, she studied art at Columbia University in New York, Burnley and Cornish in Seattle. After her marriage to Dick, Laurel returned to the University of Washington, graduating Magna Cum Laude and earning BA and MFA degrees. She devoted much of her life producing art in many forms; painting, printmaking and pottery, winning awards in juried exhibitions. Many of her works are in private collections.

Laurel, loving and talented, will be missed by her husband, Dick, son and daughter in law, Garet and Tammy, sister, Camille Haley, relatives and friends.

A service will be held at Tahoma National Cemetery, Kent, February 11th at 1:30pm.