Obituaries

2062 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.

Delores Shelton
Delores Shelton

Raleigh, North Carolina

Age 74 – Died 02/04/2024


Donald J. Smith
Donald J. Smith

Durham, North Carolina

Age 68 – Died 02/03/2024


Donald J. Smith died February 3, 2024 at the age of 68 from metastatic bladder cancer. He passed away peacefully in his home in Durham, NC. Don is survived by his wife of 40 years, Lori Hartog Smith; daughters Caitlin Tillberg (Eric), Rachel Pendragon, and Natalie Hartog; sibling...

Ruth Weldon Bickett
Ruth Weldon Bickett

Raleigh, North Carolina

Age 72 – Died 02/03/2024


Ruth Weldon Bickett, our beloved mother, grandmother and friend, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 72 on January 30. Ruth was born in Warren County, NC, to the late Claude Thomas Weldon and Elsie Boyd Reams, both local bankers. She loved her hometown but always ...

James Frederick "Fred" Allen
James Frederick "Fred" Allen

Raleigh, North Carolina

Age 89 – Died 02/03/2024


James Frederick Allen, “Fred” to all who knew him, was born April 5, 1934 to Sidney Ralph Allen and Helen Crosier Allen in Vineland, Colorado. The son of a cattle rancher, Fred grew up building fences, herding cattle, and loving ranch life. He built a life organized around the ra...

Edith Maye Wilkinson Buckley
Edith Maye Wilkinson Buckley

Raleigh, North Carolina

Age 84 – Died 02/02/2024


Edith Maye Wilkinson Buckley June 7, 1939 - February 2, 2024 Edith Maye Wilkinson Buckley passed away on February 2, 2024, as a result of a hemorrhagic stroke. After a week surrounded by her 4 children, she left us peacefully as the sun was setting and the sky was painted in bri...

Peter (Pete) Floyd
Peter (Pete) Floyd

Raleigh, North Carolina

Age 67 – Died 02/02/2024


Peter Charles Floyd departed from our world on February 2, 2024 surrounded by his loving family. Pete was born May 12, 1956 in Upper Darby, PA to Jack and Peg (Kim) Floyd and was the youngest of four boys. Pete grew up in Drexel Hill, PA with frequent family trips to Hershey, P...

Cathy Schenker
Cathy Schenker

Wake Forest, North Carolina

Age 95 – Died 01/31/2024


An avid reader and well-loved mother and teacher, Catherine “Cathy” or "Cas" Cook-Schenker of Wake Forest, North Carolina passed away peacefully on January 31, 2024. She was born July 6, 1928 in Belmont, New York, the daughter of the late Catherine Phillips Cook and Ralph Frank C...

Muriel Merris Coffey
Muriel Merris Coffey

Durham, North Carolina

Age 101 – Died 01/29/2024


Muriel M. Coffey, age 101, passed peacefully at home on January 29, 2024. She was born in Jersey City, NJ on October 31, 1922. Muriel spent her childhood in East Orange, NJ. She enjoyed many outdoor activities such as roller skating and playing sports with her friends. She gradu...

Our Promise

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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