Obituaries

2436 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.

Gary Verne Long
Gary Verne Long

Smithfield, North Carolina

Age 74 – Died 11/06/2022


Gary Verne Long Born: March 7, 1948 Deceased: November 6, 2022 Gary went home to be with God Sunday, November 6th, 2022. He is survived by his wife Carol Long, four legged companion Petey, son Gary Long Jr, step daughter Melissa Crews, grandchildren Dusty, Tori, Chelsea, Patri...

Rosalie Moore
Rosalie Moore

Garner, North Carolina

Age 82 – Died 11/05/2022


Rosalie Riley Moore passed away on November 5,2022 surrounded by her family. She is survived by her daughters, Dianne Holloway (Mark), Cynthia Miller (Danny) and Joan Callaway (Raymond). She left behind to cherish her memories grandchildren; Heather, Justin, Travis, Brittany, Ash...

Kenneth Boodey
Kenneth Boodey

Franklinton Franklinton, North Carolina

Age 81 – Died 11/05/2022


Kenneth (“Ken”) Boodey, a long-time resident of the Franklinton, North Carolina, died peacefully November 5, 2022 surrounded by his close family. He was born in 1941 and was the son of Rollin and Mary Boodey. Ken ran a backhoe service (KenSu Services, Inc) for many years and was ...

Stephen Pollard
Stephen Pollard

Houston, Texas

Age 70 – Died 11/04/2022


Steve Pollard was born June 25, 1952, and died November 4, 2022 surrounded by family in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Steve grew up in Fort Thomas, Kentucky, and graduated from Tulane University in New Orleans, where he began his long career as a petroleum geologist before his job...

John Walter Neal
John Walter Neal

Raleigh, North Carolina

Age 46 – Died 11/03/2022


John Walter Neal, 46 of Franklin Furnace, Ohio passed away on Thursday November 3, 2022. John was born on April 3, 1976 to Shirley Neal, and Dale Neal. He leaves behind a wife Amanda, five children Abigail (Trevor) Neal-Ward , J.W Neal, Kayla (Rusty) Lucas, Collin Essa, and Isa...

Janie Husketh Best
Janie Husketh Best

Clayton, North Carolina

Age 74 – Died 10/31/2022


Janie Husketh Best, 74, passed away on October 31st, 2022 peacefully at home. She was born in Durham, the daughter of the late Leonard and Maybelle Husketh. Mrs. Best was a retired teacher for the Durham Public Schools System. She loved her children and grandchildren. The beach ...

Jean Johnson Lawrence
Jean Johnson Lawrence

Raleigh, North Carolina

Age 85 – Died 10/28/2022


Jean Carol Johnson Lawrence, age 85, passed away peacefully on Friday,October 28, 2022, at the William M. Dunlap Center for Caring in Raleigh,NC. She was born November 10, 1936, in Seaboard, to Samuel and Hazel (Maddrey)Johnson. She was a 1954 graduate of Seaboard High School. Re...

Camellia  Patrick
Camellia Patrick

Fuquay Varina, North Carolina

Age 74 – Died 10/27/2022


Camellia Patrick went to be with her Savior, Jesus, on October 27, 2022 at 8 am EST. She lived a life of pouring out her love and encouragement on everyone that she came in contact with. Even though she had to endure pain and suffering on a level that many would never experienc...

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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

$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.

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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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