City of Oaks Funeral Home & Cremation
Obituary
Lee Evans
Holly Springs, North Carolina
Age 64.
Died 10/05/2025.
Lee attended North Carolina State University, where he met Sheila, his future wife and the love of his life. In addition to earning two degrees, he played clarinet and saxophone in the symphonic and jazz bands and served as drum major and leader of the marching band.
He and Sheila welcomed their son, Curtis, whose arrival brought immeasurable pride and joy. Of all the titles and honors Lee earned, the one he cherished most was “Dad.” He shared a dry sense of humor, curiosity, and a love of photography and technology with Curtis, and he delighted in coaching his youth ice hockey team, watching him grow into a kind, respectful, and principled young man.
Lee began his career at SAS Institute, where he launched the path that would define his professional life and first discovered his talent for building and leading meaningful work. After advancing through leadership roles in the life sciences industry, he found the role he cherished most at Bristol-Myers Squibb, where he was proud of the work he did and the teams he led.
Alongside his devotion to family and career, anyone who knew Lee recognized his passion for music, which he carried throughout his life. A talented musician in his younger years, he once substituted as the saxophone player for Bruce Hornsby at a concert in Virginia. His uncredited performance can be heard on the album The Essential Bruce Hornsby (2015), on the song “The End of the Innocence.”
Lee will be remembered for his intelligence, integrity, humor, and unwavering kindness, and most of all for the love he showed as a father. His legacy lives on through his family, friends, and all who were fortunate enough to know him.
In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to honor his memory by donating to the Movember Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to raising awareness of men’s health. Donations can be made in Lee’s memory at https://us.movember.com/mospace/15375835
May the road rise to meet you.
May the wind be always at your back.
May the sunshine warm upon your face.
May the rains fall soft upon your fields.
And until we meet again,
May God hold you in the hollow of His hand.
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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 also offers Aquamation. The Aquamation process, often referred to as alkaline hydrolysis, uses a solution of water and potassium hydroxide to facilitate natural decomposition.