Shives Funeral Home

Shives Funeral Home Shives Funeral Home provides families of the Midlands with dignified and personal funeral services t in 2015.

Since 1932, Shives Funeral home has prided itself as being a leader in service to families of Columbia from all walks of life. Over the years, Shives Funeral Home has seen the city change and grow, yet our commitment to outstanding service and caring for people has never changed. The funeral home, built in a beautiful, colonial style, is located near downtown Columbia with a new location that opened on Trenholm Road Ext. Families come to us because they know we are dedicated to excellence in service and have the highest integrity. We treat all families as if they are a part of ours. Today, the funeral home remains family owned and operated. The caring and highly experienced funeral home staff, provide the families of the Midlands with dignified and personal funeral services that honor and celebrate the lives of their loved ones.

Mrs. Cecelia Sally Russek Kotchmar, 102, of Columbia, died on Monday, December 22, 2025. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm R...
12/23/2025

Mrs. Cecelia Sally Russek Kotchmar, 102, of Columbia, died on Monday, December 22, 2025. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.

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James Leroy Blackwell—lovingly known to all as Capt’n Curly and to the ladies, as “James Bond”—was born December 13, in ...
12/22/2025

James Leroy Blackwell—lovingly known to all as Capt’n Curly and to the ladies, as “James Bond”—was born December 13, in the year of our lord 1939, in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and went home on December 21, 2025, surrounded by the comfort of his family in his home in Chapin, South Carolina.

He…

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Susan Hale, 72, of Hopkins, SC, died on Saturday, December 20, 2025.  Born on January 9, 1953, in Asheville, North Carol...
12/20/2025

Susan Hale, 72, of Hopkins, SC, died on Saturday, December 20, 2025. Born on January 9, 1953, in Asheville, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Harold Lloyd Hargus and Barbara Ann McElreath Hargus.

Susan Hale accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior at the age of eight and lived a…

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Mr. Dudley Jennings Shelley, 79, of West Columbia, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Born on May 13, 1946, in Mullin...
12/17/2025

Mr. Dudley Jennings Shelley, 79, of West Columbia, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Born on May 13, 1946, in Mullins, SC, he was the son of the late Thomas McRoy Shelley and Edna Majorie Dudley Shelley.

Dudley was a man of deep faith; he loved the Lord with all his heart and was known as a…

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Mrs. Ann Hoyt Janosik, 67, of West Columbia, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Ch...
12/17/2025

Mrs. Ann Hoyt Janosik, 67, of West Columbia, died on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.

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Mrs. Janice Wright Ward was called by her Heavenly Father to her eternal home on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Mrs. Ward w...
12/16/2025

Mrs. Janice Wright Ward was called by her Heavenly Father to her eternal home on Tuesday, December 16, 2025. Mrs. Ward was born on October 5, 1941, in Randolph County, North Carolina to the late Woodrow and Merle VonCannon Wright.

She faithfully served as Church Pianist for the churches her...

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Mrs. Cindy Lulamae Riley, 72, of Columbia, died on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chape...
12/16/2025

Mrs. Cindy Lulamae Riley, 72, of Columbia, died on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.

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Geraldo Cruzado, 69, of Blythewood, South Carolina, went home to be with our Master and Savior, Yeshua Messiah, on Decem...
12/16/2025

Geraldo Cruzado, 69, of Blythewood, South Carolina, went home to be with our Master and Savior, Yeshua Messiah, on December 13, 2025. He left this world to enter his Eternal home. Born on May 24,1956, Geraldo was a man of kindness, generosity and strong in his faith and love for the God of Abraham,…

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Mr. David Alvin Mewbourn, 78, of Columbia, died on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Mr. Mewbourn was born on February 11, 19...
12/15/2025

Mr. David Alvin Mewbourn, 78, of Columbia, died on Saturday, December 13, 2025. Mr. Mewbourn was born on February 11, 1947, in Aiken, SC, to the late Fredrick Mewbourn and Betty Mewbourn.

Above all, David loved the Lord. He was an active member at Oakwood Baptist Church, where one of his...

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Alice Marie Siebert Philp, age 94, died on Friday, December 12, 2025. She was born on August 30, 1931, in Lakeland, FL t...
12/12/2025

Alice Marie Siebert Philp, age 94, died on Friday, December 12, 2025. She was born on August 30, 1931, in Lakeland, FL to Frederick Louis Siebert and Lilius Idabelle Perry Lowrey Siebert. She was predeceased by her parents and beloved husband of 61 years, Robert (Bob) Philp. She is survived by her…

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Barbara “Kathy” O’Kelly Paul, 62, of Eastover, died on Friday, December 12, 2025. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, on February...
12/12/2025

Barbara “Kathy” O’Kelly Paul, 62, of Eastover, died on Friday, December 12, 2025. Born in Anchorage, Alaska, on February 17, 1963, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Frances Wilson O’Kelly. Mrs. Paul was a devoted member of McLeod Methodist Church and deeply loved her family. She…

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Mr. Billy Eugene Willoughby, 77, of Columbia, died on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Cha...
12/12/2025

Mr. Billy Eugene Willoughby, 77, of Columbia, died on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family.

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7600 Trenholm Road Ext
Columbia, SC
29223

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