City of Oaks Funeral Home & Cremation
Obituary
Wayne Franklin Tull, Junior
Raleigh, North Carolina
Age 70.
Died 06/29/2022.
Wayne was born and raised in Scott, Arkansas. As a young boy, he enjoyed the outdoors and worked hard to become an Eagle Scout. At 17, he left Arkansas to attend Georgia Institute of Technology, in Atlanta Georgia. While at Georgia Tech, he was a member of Theta Chi fraternity and graduated with a Textile Engineering degree in 1973. During his time at college, he met the love of his life, and married Rebecca (Becky) Jean Parks in 1974. Wayne and Becky then started their journey together, where Wayne worked in the textile industry (Milliken, Springs Industries, Marketing Materials) as Plant Manager. They lived in Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and North Carolina having three children, all born in different states. Wayne retired after 41 years and settled close to his children and grandchildren in Raleigh, NC. Over the years, Wayne was actively involved in his church leadership and sang in the chancel choir. He served in Rotary Club and The American Red Cross for many years. Fishing was his passion, along with gardening as a close second. He grew the best tomatoes. He was proud of the fact that he never missed a sporting event that his children were participating in. He adored his wife, children, and his eight grandchildren, insisting that they all learn to fish. His only regret in this life was, that he wished he could have fished more!
Wayne is survived by his wife, Becky, and their children: Jamison Whitley (Steven Whitley), Meagan Moore (John Moore), and Hunter Tull (Jennifer Tull), and his grandchildren: Anna Grace Whitley, Samantha Whitley, Banks Moore, Parks Moore, Davis Tull, Brady Tull, and Cooper Tull and his sisters: Kay Ewart, Janet Fifer (Kim Fifer), and Joyce Hardin (Tom Hardin) along with many other relatives and dear friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Wayne Franklin & Mattie Helen Tull Senior; his sister, Yvonne Boyett (Cecie,) and his granddaughter, Evelyn (Evi) Elizabeth Whitley.
Wayne’s Celebration of Life service is scheduled for Thursday, July 7th at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 100 East Peace Street, Raleigh, NC 27604. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Wayne’s life. The service will be livestreamed at the following link Holy Trinity Anglican Church of Raleigh - YouTube. Those wishing to honor his memory, can donate in his name, directly to the Raleigh Rescue Mission https://www.raleighrescue.org.
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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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.