City of Oaks Funeral Home & Cremation
Obituary
Brenda Jean Moore
Raleigh, North Carolina
Age 73.
Died 05/20/2026.
Brenda Jean Moore passed away on the afternoon of May 20, 2026 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Carla and Joseph Graf, in Raleigh, NC. She had been in hospice care at their home after being diagnosed for stage 4 brain cancer.
Brenda was born to Senora C. Moore and George L. Moore on May 22, 1952 in Dearborn, Michigan. After the family moved to Pender county, NC, Brenda attended elementary and high school in the Pender county area. Brenda attended NC Central University and obtained a BA degree in art education.
After college, she gave art lessons at the Boys Club in Wilmington, NC. As a school teacher she taught art education to many high school students in Duplin County.
Brenda later relocated to Mount Airy, NC and worked as an art teacher at Tharrington elementary school. She concluded her teaching career with over 30 years in 2009.
In addition to her career in art education, she enjoyed many crafts such as painting, drawing, pottery, floral arranging and sewing.
Brenda’s surviving children include Carla Graf and son-in-law, Joe Graf. Her surviving siblings are Paula Moore, LeVern Moore and sister-in-law, Alice Moore. Surviving nieces and nephews are Kimberly Moore Rodgers, Jason Moore, Ivy Moore, London Moore, Ania, Amaya and Kymel Rodgers.
Brenda was a devoted woman of faith and serving the Lord. She would spend much of her time in the early morning hours praying for others and studying the Bible. She also spent several years singing in the choir and creating weekly church bulletins. Her dedication to God was very high, and she strived to spread the message of salvation through Jesus Christ.
Donations in her memory may be made to the following organization: The Christian Broadcasting Network, 977 Centerville Turnpike, Virginia Beach, VA 23465-9989.
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City of Oaks Cremation and Funeral Home is a full-service funeral home in Raleigh, serving all of North Carolina and beyond. We provide an alternative to costly funeral homes and every day we help families in Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill and all over North Carolina make simple, affordable funeral arrangements.
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Apples to Apples
Just like all other licensed funeral homes in North Carolina, City of Oaks Cremation, LLC is regulated by the NC Board of Funeral Service.
The same laws that apply to the big corporate funeral homes also apply to the modest independently owned firms like ours. All crematories in North Carolina, regardless of who owns them, are inspected annually by the state and must adhere to the same rules and laws.
Genuine Care
We're committed to providing families within our community unsurpassed service before, during and after the time of loss.
Our staff will provide clear communication to your family through each step as we move forward from the original phone call notifying us of a death to the time we deliver the urn back to your family. We will treat your family with the utmost respect, as we honor the wishes of your loved one.
We promise to make this process affordable and as endurable as possible.
State Wide
Our Funeral Home is located in Wake County NC; however, we provide our services to families throughout the entire State.
Unlike other funeral homes, we don't charge an additional mileage fee. Regardless of what county you live in, we can help your family with making simple, affordable funeral arrangements. From Asheville to Wilmington, we're proud to help families statewide.
Our Services
$1196.75
Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. We include everything you need for a simple or direct cremation. Simple, affordable and reliable. We have not changed the cost of our direct cremation service since we opened City of Oaks in 2012.
$2875.66
We offer the option of choosing how you receive your loved ones remains. Selecting our Direct Cremation with Solidified Remains option is a beautiful way to transform cremated remains into 40-60 “stones” that you can hold.
$1917.84
City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremation provides an affordable cremation option with onsite visitation. Nobody likes surprise costs added in at the last minute. We guarantee you will not find any hidden charges here. Simple, affordable and reliable.
$1596.75
City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremation provides an affordable cremation with a private family viewing. A private family viewing allows up to 10 immediate family members or friends to spend time with a loved one when a public visitation is not preferred.
$2497.50
An immediate burial has the same end result as a traditional burial; however, we have eliminated the extra (sometimes unnecessary) services prior to getting to the cemetery. Not everyone wants an open casket for viewing or a limousine for the family. Despite the term immediate, we can move as fast as you need or as slow as you like. This option simply allows you to save money by eliminating some of the fancy extras at the funeral home.
$6081.48
We offer the same traditional funeral services as the big corporately owned funeral homes in the area; however, we cost about half the amount. You might consider a traditional funeral service if your family is looking for an open casket visitation, a traditional church service or a funeral service in the funeral home's chapel. A traditional funeral service can be altered to fit the needs of your family.
$3033.75
This establishment is one of a select number of funeral homes who meet the criteria for providing green funeral service by the Green Burial Council; a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization working to encourage environmentally sustainability in the field of funeral service. Our Green options allow for a funeral to take place without the use of toxic and non-biodegradable materials/chemicals.
$2640.59
As an alternative to traditional cremation, City of Oaks Funeral Home offers Alkaline Hydrolysis. The Alkaline Hydrolysis process uses a solution of water and potassium hydroxide to facilitate natural decomposition.