Obituaries

2100 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.

Mary Alice Brinn
Mary Alice Brinn

Hertford, North Carolina

Age 97 – Died 02/07/2023


Mary Alice Cohoon Brinn, ­­­­97, died peacefully February 7, 2023. She was born September 13, 1925, to Burnice Ray Cohoon and Wilma Alexander Cohoon. Raised in Columbia (N.C.), she was a 1944 graduate of Columbia High School and a 1947 graduate of East Carolina Teacher’s College ...

Francis Bailey
Francis Bailey

Clayton, North Carolina

Age 77 – Died 02/04/2023


Francis John Bailey, age 77, of Clayton North Carolina entered into eternal rest on February 4, 2023, with his devoted wife of 44 years, Edna holding his hand at SECU Hospice House of Smithfield, North Carolina. In addition to his wife, Fran is survived by his loving daughter Le...

Jerry Allen Humphrey, Jr. (Jay)
Jerry Allen Humphrey, Jr. (Jay)

Carrboro, North Carolina

Age 65 – Died 02/04/2023


Jerry Allen Humphrey, Jr. (Jay) of Carrboro, NC passed away Saturday, February 4, 2023 at Duke Hospice after a long battle with Parkinson's disease. Born in Asheville, NC in 1957, he was the son of the late Dr. Jerry Allen Humphrey and Mary McSherry Humphrey. He graduated from ...

Bruce Hill
Bruce Hill

Raleigh, North Carolina

Age 81 – Died 02/04/2023


Bruce Cordell Hill entered his eternal rest through faith in Christ on February 4, 2023 at his home in Raleigh comforted by the love of his family both near and far. Bruce was born in Beaufort County, North Carolina on May 3, 1941. He grew up in the Haw Branch Community, gradua...

Juli Keller McKinney
Juli Keller McKinney

Apex, North Carolina

Age 52 – Died 02/03/2023


Juli Keller McKinney of Apex, NC passed away after a brief illness on February 3, 2023. Juli was born on May 7, 1970, in Alexandria, VA. She attended St. Agnes School in Alexandria, VA from kindergarten through high school. She then attended the University of Georgia where she...

Anna Scotko Scovern
Anna Scotko Scovern

Raleigh, North Carolina

Age 63 – Died 01/31/2023


Joy filled, loving, and caring Anna Scovern peacefully went home to be with our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 31st 2023. She made the Journey surrounded by family in her home in Raleigh, North Carolina. She was born in Karthaus, Pennsylvania on July 12th, 1959. She is...

Arthur Albin
Arthur Albin

Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Age 92 – Died 01/30/2023


On January 30, 2023, Arthur Francis Albin of Chapel Hill, NC passed away at his Carolina Meadows home at the age of 92. His loving and dedicated wife Theresa Keller Albin was at his side. Arthur was born in New York City on September 4th, 1930 to Robert F. Albin and Gertrude Kra...

Sharon Lanier
Sharon Lanier

Raleigh, North Carolina

Age 89 – Died 01/28/2023


Sharon Lanier, April 4, 1934–January 28, 2023 She was born In Duplin County, North Carolina to Herbert and Piccola Lanier. She was very popular in high school, a star athlete, and President of her senior class. Summers were spent at Topsail Beach and Catherine’s Lake, transpor...

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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

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Direct Cremation

$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.

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Cremation with Solidified Remains

$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.

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Cremation with Visitation

$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.

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Immediate Burial

$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.

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Traditional Funeral

$5866.98

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.

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Green Burial

$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.

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Aquamation

$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.

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