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.

Sandra Ann Van Hout, 75, of Columbia, died on Monday, March 9, 2026.  Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assi...
03/10/2026

Sandra Ann Van Hout, 75, of Columbia, died on Monday, March 9, 2026. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.

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Nancy Louise Todd, 88, of Columbia, died on March 10, 2026. Born on April 3,1937, in Great Bend, KS, she was the daughte...
03/10/2026

Nancy Louise Todd, 88, of Columbia, died on March 10, 2026. Born on April 3,1937, in Great Bend, KS, she was the daughter of the late Arthur LaVerne Adams and Helen Irene Adams.

Nancy loved the Lord and was a member of several churches in the Kansas City area, notably Red Bridge Baptist Church. …

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McLaughlin “Mac” Ann Boswell, 19, of Conway, SC, died on Monday, March 9, 2026. Born in Lexington, SC, on March 12, 2006...
03/09/2026

McLaughlin “Mac” Ann Boswell, 19, of Conway, SC, died on Monday, March 9, 2026. Born in Lexington, SC, on March 12, 2006, she was the daughter of Brooks Andrew Boswell and Catherine Deanne Wadford. Mac was a graduate of South Stokes High School where she made many friends, many of whom remained…

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Mr. Robert Lawrence Shober, 89, of Lancaster, died on Monday, March 9, 2026. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, ...
03/09/2026

Mr. Robert Lawrence Shober, 89, of Lancaster, died on Monday, March 9, 2026. Shives Funeral Home, Trenholm Road Chapel, is assisting the family and will announce further plans.

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Edward M. Woodward, Jr., of Columbia, SC, entered into eternal rest on March 8, 2026, peacefully at home at the age of 7...
03/09/2026

Edward M. Woodward, Jr., of Columbia, SC, entered into eternal rest on March 8, 2026, peacefully at home at the age of 77.

He was born on February 19, 1949, in Columbia to the late Edward Mobley Woodward, Sr. and Honoria Maybin Woodward.

Ed is survived by his adoring wife of 47 years, Marcia…

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Butler “Dean” Wood passed peacefully on Sunday March 8, 2026 at the age of 73. The family will receive friends from 4-6p...
03/09/2026

Butler “Dean” Wood passed peacefully on Sunday March 8, 2026 at the age of 73. The family will receive friends from 4-6pm on Friday March 13 at Shives Funeral Home at 7600 Trenholm Road in Columbia. A private service will take place at Eastminster Presbyterian Church where Dean will be laid to rest…

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Mr. Samuel Eugene Smith, 78, of the Columbia area, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Born in 1947 in Rock Hill, South Ca...
03/06/2026

Mr. Samuel Eugene Smith, 78, of the Columbia area, died on Wednesday, March 4, 2026. Born in 1947 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, he was the son of the late Samuel Smith and Ruth Falls McNaull Smith.

Sam made friends easily and had a powerful sense of integrity, grounded in a deep and abiding…

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Edward D. (Butch) Barnhill, Jr. (78) passed away on March 3, 2026.  He was born on February 6, 1948 in Gaffney, South Ca...
03/04/2026

Edward D. (Butch) Barnhill, Jr. (78) passed away on March 3, 2026. He was born on February 6, 1948 in Gaffney, South Carolina to Edward D. Barnhill, Sr. and Nora Garrett Barnhill, both of whom predeceased him. He was a proud graduate of Wade Hampton High School, Furman University and University of…

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Mrs. Sara Louise Drennan White, 87, of Elgin, died on Sunday, February 22, 2026. Born on August 27, 1938, in Abbeville, ...
03/03/2026

Mrs. Sara Louise Drennan White, 87, of Elgin, died on Sunday, February 22, 2026. Born on August 27, 1938, in Abbeville, SC, she was the daughter of the late Arthur Drennan and LeNora Louise Beaufort Drennan.

She is survived by her son, Kyle David White; grand-daughter, Kylee Browning; and…

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Christopher Lee Johnson (Chris/CJ) was born October 14, 1991, in Indianapolis. From the very beginning, he lived with a ...
03/03/2026

Christopher Lee Johnson (Chris/CJ) was born October 14, 1991, in Indianapolis. From the very beginning, he lived with a full heart and an even fuller capacity to love.

Chris loved big — and he loved out loud. He loved his firefighter brothers, standing shoulder to shoulder in a calling built on…

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Mary Louise Cooper, 79, of Blythewood, formerly of Baltimore, MD, died on Sunday, March 1, 2026. Born in Chase, MD, on A...
03/02/2026

Mary Louise Cooper, 79, of Blythewood, formerly of Baltimore, MD, died on Sunday, March 1, 2026. Born in Chase, MD, on April 13, 1946, she was a daughter of the late Purnell Sedgwick and Helen Lovely Cooper Pitts. Ms. Cooper spent her career caring for others in her beloved profession of Nursing.…

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Colton James Harman, 24, of Columbia, completed his earthly race while participating in the Greenville Half Marathon on ...
03/02/2026

Colton James Harman, 24, of Columbia, completed his earthly race while participating in the Greenville Half Marathon on Saturday, February 28, 2026. Born in Columbia, South Carolina, on November 19, 2001, he was the beloved son of Gary Duane Harman and Nikki Lee Lukas Harman.

Colton graduated…

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Columbia, SC
29223

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