Obituaries
2913 obituaries since August 2021
We’re honored to be able to provide every family that chooses City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremations a free-of-charge, shareable online obituary to honor their loved ones as well as an easy-to-use platform that allows them to update it in their own time. Here are recent obituaries that families have posted. If you’re looking for a specific obituary, you can search above, or view all obituaries here.
Cary, North Carolina
Age 78 – Died 04/15/2025
Gail F. (Burns) Motyka, 78, of Cary, North Carolina, passed away on Tuesday evening April 15, 2025 surrounded by family at home. Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, January 15, 1947, the daughter of the late John E. Burns and the late Margaret P. “Peg” (Cutress) Burns. Gail attended ...
Raleigh, North Carolina
Age 87 – Died 04/13/2025
Diana departed us on Palm Sunday to be reunited with her beloved, Bernard, and youngest son, Christopher. She is survived by her eldest son, Donald, and grandchildren, Kaitlyn and Christopher, as well as her brother and sister-in-law, Fred and Eileen Brown and sister, Margaret Ta...
Angier, North Carolina
Age 81 – Died 04/12/2025
Ruben Earl Matthews On April 12, 2025, Ruben Earl Matthews, known to many as “Mr. Earl” and to those closest as “Pa,” peacefully completed his earthly journey at the age of 81 in North Carolina. While we will miss him dearly, we celebrate a life that was truly well lived—full of...
Holly Springs, North Carolina
Age 85 – Died 04/11/2025
Phyllis Aiken, born Phyllis Hess on April 29, 1939, in Teaneck, NJ, passed away peacefully on April 11th, 2025, in Holly Springs, NC. She resided in Cary, NC for many years. Phyllis embraced life with a passion for simple pleasures. She found immense joy in the beauty of her gar...
Benson, North Carolina
Age 72 – Died 04/11/2025
Leo “Michael” Biggie Jr passed away peacefully at the age of 72 at UNC Johnston Health on April 11, 2025. He was born on November 3, 1952 to Clara and Leo Biggie. He was the first born of nine children. Michael grew up working alongside his father and brothers as a brick mason an...
Cary, North Carolina
Age 86 – Died 04/11/2025
Jill Mathis Hall was born in Tennessee on January 15, 1939 and died in North Carolina on April 11, 2025. She lived the majority of her life (ages 5 to 81) in Lafayette, Louisiana, where she worked side-by-side with Scotty Hall, her husband of almost 60 years, in the three busines...
Wendell, North Carolina
Age 94 – Died 04/09/2025
Wendell, North Carolina – Cleo Nell Carter Moody Bunn, 94, passed away at WakeMed Hospital on April 9, 2025 surrounded by her family. She was born in Wake County on April 4, 1931. Cleo was the youngest/last of eleven children born to the late Joe Bertie Carter and Rosa Gay Carter...
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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.
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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.
$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 also offers Aquamation. The Aquamation process, often referred to as alkaline hydrolysis, uses a solution of water and potassium hydroxide to facilitate natural decomposition.