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Dunbar Funeral Home (Devine)

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Funeral & Cremation

Dunbar Funeral Home (Devine)

4.7

374

Highlights

100% Service Guarantee
Flexible event space
Celebration of Life center
Recently renovated
Flexible chapel space

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803-771-7990

Address

3926 Devine ST
Columbia, SC 29205

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About

At Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, we are dedicated to creating personalized funerals that deeply reflect the uniqueness of a life. Our commitment is to accommodate families of all beliefs and cultures. Whether you prefer a traditional funeral steeped in religious tradition followed by a cemetery burial, a cremation with scattering in a personally meaningful place, or a modern celebration of life, we manage every detail to perfection. We offer live music, catering and a send-off that reflects the personality and passions of yourself or your loved one. From bagpipes to cupcakes, puppies to putters, we take the things that mattered and string them together to create a unique heartfelt celebration.

Personalized funerals that celebrate life

Lobby area at Dunbar Funeral Home - Devine Street Chapel We are committed to accommodating families of all belief systems and cultures at Dunbar Funeral Home – Devine Street Chapel, and we are dedicated to creating personalized funerals that deeply reflect the uniqueness of a life.

What does that mean exactly? It means that whether you seek a cremation with ashes scattered in a personally meaningful place, a traditional funeral steeped in religious tradition followed by a cemetery burial, or a modern celebration of life with live music, catering and a send-off that reflects the personality and passions of yourself or your loved one, we manage every detail to perfection.

From bagpipes to cupcakes, puppies to putters, we take the things that mattered to someone and string them together to create a singular, heartfelt celebration.

Funeral home and chapel amenities

Reception room at Dunbar Funeral Home - Devine Street Chapel Our 18,000-square-foot funeral home includes a spacious, light-filled newly renovated chapel that will comfortably seat over 200 guests. In addition, we have five beautiful visitation rooms as well as private reception area.

Under current renovation, the exterior and interior of Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel will have new flooring, furniture, along with state-of-the-art technology. Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel will have a modern, up-to-date look with the functionality you have come to expect.

Although the funeral home is not located on a cemetery property, we are conveniently located to Historic Elmwood Cemetery and Fort Jackson National Cemetery.

Cremation services

Our knowledgeable funeral directors can explain the many different options of cremation that are available. Whether you select a full service cremation or a direct cremation, we help you understand the choices for your loved one, handling all of the cremation arrangements. Our affiliate Dunbar Funeral Home, Northeast Chapel, has our on-site crematory.

Quality care you can count on

The experienced team at Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel is dedicated to exceeding your expectations. Call us anytime day or night, whether you need immediate assistance planning a funeral or want more information about planning ahead of time.

History

We are part of the Dunbar family of funeral homes serving the communities of South Carolina since 1884. Dunbar Funeral Home is a well-respected name that still lives up to the standards set forth by our founder, J.M. Van Metre.

John Dunbar, Jr. purchased the Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel in 1962. Built in 1959, the location was previously known as Oaklawn Funeral Home. Generation after generation of the Dunbar family have continued in the footsteps of John Dunbar, Sr. Currently, 5th-generation funeral service provider, Greg Dunbar serves as the location’s manager.

Dunbar Funeral Home – Devine Street serves Columbia

John Jr. purchased the funeral home’s Devine Street location in 1962. Built in 1959, it was known before that as Oaklawn Funeral Home. Since then, generation after generation of the Dunbar family have followed in John Sr.'s footsteps. Greg Dunbar, a Columbia native and 5th-generation funeral service provider, currently serves as the location’s manager and a funeral director.

Funeral home renovation

Dunbar Funeral Home – Devine Street Chapel underwent a renovation in 1999 that doubled its size, allowing the facility to serve more families. The exterior and interior were updated in 2017.

Today, Dunbar Funeral Home is a member of the Dignity Memorial® network, the largest group of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers in North America, and we are always here for you when you need us.

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Amenities

Location

Flexible event space
Facility is available to host your personal events
Celebration of Life center
Facility is designed for personalized funeral celebrations
Recently renovated
Flexible chapel space
Our chapel can be used for hosting your religious events
Large capacity chapel up to 250
Piano/organ on site
Pet-friendly

Cremation

Cremation remembrance jewelry
Cremation viewing suite
Option for home delivery of ashes
Option for mail delivery of ashes
Sent through postal mail service, signature required.

Service

Arrangements by phone or email
Complete funeral planning, including electronic signature, without needing a funeral home visit
Catered events
Large reception area
Tribute video production
Services available to create a tribute video for the service or obituary from photos and videos.
Audio and video equipment
Popular music selections
Intimate reception area
In-home visitations
Services available to coordinate visitation or viewing at a private residence
Black car service
Police escort available

Religious & Cultural

Multicultural funerals
Tahara room
Ritual washing

Other

100% Service Guarantee
Livestreaming of Services

How may we help you?

Plan Ahead

A death has occurred or is near

Call us anytime

803-771-7990

Address

3926 Devine ST
Columbia, SC 29205

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Remember the one you love

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Remember the one you love

Honor the memory of your loved one with cemetery flower placement. You choose the flowers. You choose the months. We do the rest.

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Express your sympathy with flowers & gifts

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Not finding what you are looking for? Search for your loved one's obituary across any of our other locations.

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Remember the one you love

Honor the memory of your loved one with cemetery flower placement. You choose the flowers. You choose the months. We do the rest.

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Unable to find an obituary?

Not finding what you are looking for? Search for your loved one's obituary across any of our other locations.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.7

374 Ratings

Staff

4.7

Arrangement

4.7

Cleanliness

4.8

Visitation & Service

4.8

83%

10%

4.7

374 Ratings

Staff

4.7

Arrangement

4.7

Cleanliness

4.8

Visitation & Service

4.8

83%

10%

Verified Customer Reviews

Since 2005, many of our customers have taken the time to tell us how we did each year via our Voice of the Customer program. Our star ratings and comments from families come directly from these surveys.

"All service was caring with no pressure."

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