City of Oaks Funeral Home & Cremation
Obituary
Shirlee Jones Farrar
Louisburg, North Carolina
Age 93.
Died 03/15/2025.
In 1960, Shirlee met her future husband, Ron Farrar, in a business class in Richmond, VA. They married four months later, starting a journey that would last 63 years. The following year Ron was drafted into the Army, and he and Shirlee were stationed in Heidelberg, Germany, where they had the opportunity to travel throughout Europe. After returning to the States, they lived in Richmond, where Shirlee worked for A.H. Robins. A few years later, Ron was called to the ministry, and his first position as pastor was at Salem Baptist Church in Richmond. Shirlee actively participated in the congregational life of that church and in the churches that followed in both North Carolina and South Carolina. She held various leadership roles in women's ministry, served as a Sunday School teacher, and led Bible studies.
Shirlee made friends wherever she landed, and she never met a stranger. She could talk to anyone, but she was also a good listener. Shirlee worked several jobs throughout her career. After retiring as a teacher's assistant, she continued to mentor young children. She volunteered as a literacy tutor in the local elementary schools, helping children improve their reading skills, and she volunteered at the local library.
In 2018, Shirlee and Ron moved to Raleigh, NC, to be closer to family. Shirlee loved spending time with her family, and she was a devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend. Shortly before she passed away, she became a great grandmother.
Shirlee is survived by her daughter, Helen Weeks (husband Nathan); her sister, Linda Pollard (husband Dan); her grandsons, Harrison Weeks (wife Maud) and Sam Weeks; her great granddaughter, Amelia; and her nephew, Mike Pollard (wife Ruth). She was predeceased by her husband, Ronald Edwin Farrar.
A memorial service will be held at Good Hope Baptist Church in Conway, SC, on Saturday, March 22 at 2:00 p.m., followed by a reception in the Christian Life Center.
If desired, contributions may be made in Shirlee’s memory to Good Hope Baptist Church, 6101 Privetts Road, Conway, SC 29526.
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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Just like all other licensed funeral homes in North Carolina, City of Oaks Cremation, LLC is regulated by the NC Board of Funeral Service.
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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.
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.