Erin McClellan Rivers

COLUMBIA, SC – ERIN REBECCA McCLELLAN RIVERS, 43, died suddenly Friday, March 8, 2013 at her residence in Columbia. Born in Augusta, GA, Erin was a daughter of Donna Youmans and the late Joseph W. McClellan, Jr. She lived most of her life in Aiken and was an honor graduate of St. Angela Academy. She was a Magna Cum Laude graduate of the New England Institute, Boston, MA. Erin was a co-founder and former vice president of Rivers Funeral Home in Aiken. She had lived in Columbia since 2007 and was a funeral director at Kornegay & Moseley Funeral Home in Columbia. She was a member of St. John’s United Methodist Church. Erin was a member of the South Carolina Funeral Directors Association and formerly served as vice president of SCFDA Ladies Auxiliary. Survivors include her daughter, Sydney Victoria Rivers; two sons, J. Campbell Rivers and Nicholas Clark Rivers, all of Aiken; mother, Donna Youmans, Lyons, GA, brother, Timothy McClellan, Lyons, GA; and former husband, C. Mitchell Rivers, Aiken. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 PM Tuesday at Shellhouse – Rivers Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 1:00 PM at Shellhouse – Rivers Funeral Home with The Rev. Dr. George K. Howle officiating. Interment will follow in Bethany Cemetery. Please visit the online guestbook at www.shellhouseriversfuneralhome.com . SHELLHOUSE – RIVERS FUNERAL HOME, 715 EAST PINE LOG RD., AIKEN, SC To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Erin McClellan Rivers, please visit our flower store.