City of Oaks Funeral Home & Cremation
Obituary
Lisa Bird
Wendell, North Carolina
Age 63.
Died 12/21/2024.
Lisa left this realm knowing how loved she was by her wife and partner, Tammy Bird; their children, Elijah, Crystal, Angela, Roscoe, Nic, Katie, and Sarah; her grandchildren, Callie, Mae, Leah, Alejandro, Lillie, Destiny, Kaleb, Asher, Shane, Chris, Chandler, RJ, Halie, Andrew, Luke, and Sadie, all of whom gave her strength to carry on even when the struggle seemed too great, her mom, Violet (Vi) Coe, with whom she talked every night just to say, “I love you,” her three big sisters, Teresa, Mary, and Pat, her heart sister, Val Richfield, and so many other family members, friends, and colleagues.
Lisa loved reading fiction, watching crime shows with Sasha, dancing in the kitchen to the oldies, taking pictures of clouds and the moon, and having taco night with her family. She loved all things tech, and she loved to learn. She loved a challenge and was proud of going back to school, ultimately earning degrees in computer science and an MBA and starting a second career in the tech industry. We owe a special thanks to the team at Nutanix, who she said welcomed “this gray-haired older woman into their lair and treated her like she always belonged.” She loved her job as a systems reliability engineer II, and we knew until the last moment that she was respected and admired by those she worked with. She was only sorry that she never got to go back into the office after her diagnosis.
Our thanks as well to all of you who kept her spirits up and helped when we needed it most. Your willingness to walk Sasha, prepare meals, hold auctions, mow the lawn, provide housekeeping assistance, and much more made the journey so much easier for us, and we are moved by your loving care and generosity.
Losing the heart of our family is hard, but we are grateful for the countless memories we have created together. If you would like to share memories of your own or just spend some time around others whose lives were made better for having known her, please join us for a celebration of life on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at The Farmhouse in Wendell Falls at 2:00 PM. The address is 320 Vintage Point Ln, Wendell, NC 27591. Orange was her favorite color; if you are so inclined, please wear it in her honor. She also loved snarky tee-shirts, so that’s an option, too.
In lieu of flowers, please consider donating in Lisa’s name to a cancer foundation of your choice or have an earth-saving tree or shrub planted in her name.
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.
Simply having to reach out to a funeral home can feel overwhelming. Our goal is to simplify the entire funeral home experience and make the 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. All of our obituaries are provided free of charge as a way to help families celebrate and commemorate the lives of their loved ones.
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
$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.
$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.