Obituary of Shirley Oxendine

WEST COLUMBIA: Funeral services for Shirley Jacobs Oxendine, 77, will be held at 3 p.m. Friday, January 25, 2013, in the Chapel of Thompson Funeral Home of Lexington, officiated by Reverend John O'Cain and Reverend Herb Gladden. Interment will follow in Woodridge Memorial Park. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Lake Murray Baptist Church, 1001 Highway 378 W, Lexington, SC 29072, or to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. Mrs. Oxendine, widow of Zeb Oxendine, passed away Tuesday, January 22, 2013. Born in Fairmont, NC, she was a daughter of the late Johnny and Hattie Jacobs. She was an active member of Lake Murray Baptist Church; and was retired from Shakespeare after 20 years of service. Mrs. Oxendine was a loving mother and grandmother. Survivors include: her daughter, Sharon Faye Oxendine of Fletcher, NC; sons, Alan Oxendine, (Gay) of Anderson, SC and Glenn Oxendine (Sharon) of Columbia, SC; sister, Ella Mae Hunt of Lumberton, NC; brother, Johnny Jacobs, Jr. of Lumberton, NC; grandchildren, Jessica Brown (John), Corey Oxendine, Brooke Oxendine, Adam Oxendine (Ashley), Breann Oxendine, and Callie Bell; great grandchildren, Lyla Brown and Elizabeth McKenzie Oxendine. Mrs. Oxendine was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Kenny Oxendine, brother, Bobby Ray Jacobs and sister, Avie Oxendine.