City of Oaks Funeral Home & Cremation

Obituary
Robert C Hamilton

Garner, North Carolina

Age 70.
Died 07/25/2024.

Robert C Hamilton
Garner, North Carolina – Robert Clyde Hamilton, 70, passed away on July 25, 2024. He was born on February 26, 1954 in Raleigh, NC, to the late Frank Reginald Hamilton and Edith Mae Hamilton. He graduated from Garner Sr. High School in 1972.

He is preceded in death by his sister, Betty Ann Frederick. Robert is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Flanner Hamilton; his children, Kristy-Ann Joyce (Sean) of Mocksville, NC; Tyler K Hamilton (Angela) of Fuquay Varina, NC and Shannon S Hamilton (Elizabeth) of Raleigh, NC; his sister, Betsy Prewitt of Leicester, NC; and grandchildren: Henry Hamilton, Roy Hamilton, Peyton Hamilton, Halle Joyce and Kady Joyce, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Robert’s first job was as a bagboy for Winn Dixie. From there he moved up into the Information Technology field installing the office computers and associated wiring. He ended this career after 37 years when Winn Dixie moved their headquarters to Florida. Upon closing of the stores in the Carolinas and surrounding states, he worked at First Citizens also in the IT field. The last of his retirement years were spent working part time in Home Depot in Garner for over 6+ years.

In his spare time he loved to go fishing in his boat at the North Carolina coast. He also loved Nascar, and was an avid Dale Earnhardt fan.
He was happy tending to his yard and a small garden, and loved tinkering in his shop; often helping neighbors and with their lawn mowers, blowers or chain saws.
Robert was proud to be a friend of Bill’s. He loved each one of his brothers and sisters, and worked diligently to help them every day. He had 16 years of sobriety.

A Celebration of Life will be held at Hayes Barton Baptist Church in Raleigh, NC on August 10, 2024 at 11AM. Please dress in casual attire. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Transitions Lifecare by visiting https://www.transitionslifecare.org (Please select Indigent Care Fund), Melanoma Research Foundation (MRF) by visiting https://www.melanoma.org, or a charity of your choice.

For additional information or for service details, please reach out to the family directly.


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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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