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If you find any of our services less expensive on a current General Price List provided to you by another licensed funeral home in Wake County, NC, we will match the cost of that item and discount it by an additional 10%. Simply having to reach out to a funeral home can feel overwhelming. Our goal is to simplify the entire funeral home experience and make this process as easy as possible. We hope to eliminate any unnecessary surprises by publishing our total cost and the services we provide directly on our website. Hopefully this simple gesture helps provide your family with a little piece of mind. Our Funeral Home is located in Wake County NC; however, we provide our services to families throughout the entire State.
From Asheville to Wilmington, we're proud to help families statewide. 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. We have not changed the cost of our direct cremation service since we opened City of Oaks in 2012. An immediate burial has the same end result as a traditional burial; however, we have eliminated the extra services prior to getting to the cemetery.
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We're committed to providing families within our community unsurpassed service before, during and after the time of loss. You're viewing all obituaries, including ones that haven't been updated yet. Search for a specific obituary above, or view only updated obituaries here. We provide each family with a Licensed Funeral Director who will work with you from start to finish.

Our Funeral Home is located in Wake County, North Carolina; however, we provide our services to families throughout the entire state. Regardless of what County you live in, we can help your family with making simple, affordable funeral arrangements. 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.
City of Oaks Cremation
Just like all other licensed funeral homes in North Carolina, City of Oaks Cremation, LLC is regulated by the NC Board of Funeral Service. We promise to make this process affordable and as endurable as possible.
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.
Affordable Cremation and Funeral Home
We’re honored to offer every family that chooses City of Oaks Cremation and Funeral Home a shareable online obituary to celebrate their loved ones free of charge. 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.
Our team takes pride in being able to assist families with a wide range of cultures, religions, economic and other influencing factors. We provide compassionate care and understanding to families at the time of a pending death by making sure they are informed of what steps will follow and how we will be there to assist them through the entire process. Our Funeral Directors provide the reassuring voice that families rely on while going through a difficult time when a loved one passes away. 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. Our goal is to simplify the entire funeral home experience and make the process as easy as possible.
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We provide an affordable 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. City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremation provides an affordable cremation option with onsite visitation. City of Oaks Cremation, LLC limits our on-site memorial services, visitations, funeral services and/or religious services to a maximum of 44 individuals in attendance. The City of Raleigh believes our intimate chapel is simply not large enough to safely accommodate larger groups. For this reason, all services held onsite are required to be private as well as unadvertised. City of Oaks is committed to providing families with unsurpassed and professional service before, during, and after the time of loss.

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. City of Oaks Cremation and Funeral Home is a full-service funeral home in Raleigh, serving all of North Carolina and beyond.
Our Green options allow for a funeral to take place without the use of toxic and non-biodegradable materials/chemicals. City of Oaks Funeral Home and Cremation is a full-service funeral home offering direct cremation, immediate burial, and affordable traditional funeral services. We're based in Raleigh, but we serve all of North Carolina and beyond.
