Cofield Funeral Home Obituaries 2026

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Weldon, Halifax County & nearby communities

Find a Cofield Obituary, Read the Service Plan and Know Where to Go

People often search for “Cofield Funeral Home,” but the official business name is Cofield Mortuary in Weldon, North Carolina. Its website maintains the obituary directory and individual memorial pages.

Use this page to search a name, understand a memorial, check a livestream notice, sign a guestbook, verify service locations, find an older obituary or prepare for an immediate-need call.

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Start with the correct business

Cofield Funeral Home Obituaries: Quick Answer

Official name Cofield Mortuary Weldon, North Carolina
Obituary search Official /obits directory Name-search field available
Main telephone (252) 536-3171 Funeral and arrangement questions
Physical address 501 West Third Street Weldon, NC 27890

The official Cofield obituary directory is the best starting point. It provides a name-search field and links to individual memorial pages rather than requiring you to search unrelated public-record websites.

Do not rely only on the funeral-home address when attending a service. Cofield memorials commonly separate viewing, Celebration of Life and interment into different venues.

Service attendee Read every event separately Viewing and funeral may not use the same address. Check a service
Immediate need Call or use Cofield’s form The official site supports in-person and online arrangements. See immediate steps
What the obituary-search link opens

It opens Cofield Mortuary’s official obituary directory with a name-search field and access to individual memorial pages.

Official Obituary Search
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Search by name

How to Find a Specific Cofield Mortuary Obituary

  1. 1

    Open Cofield’s official obituary page

    The page contains a search box specifically for Cofield memorial listings.

  2. 2

    Enter the person’s name

    Start with the full name. If that fails, shorten the query instead of adding guessed information.

  3. 3

    Open the individual memorial

    The full obituary is more useful than the directory result because it can contain confirmed arrangement details.

  4. 4

    Verify the person

    Compare the name with dates, city or county and other public information shown in the memorial.

  5. 5

    Read the service section

    Use the event listings for dates, times, addresses and directions rather than relying only on text inside the obituary.

If the name search gives no result

Use the surname only Helpful when the first-name spelling or nickname is uncertain.
Remove the middle name The official listing may use a shorter form of the name.
Try a maiden or previous surname Especially useful when searching an older family notice.
Check alternate spelling Hyphens, apostrophes, suffixes and nicknames can change the search result.
Consider posting delay A death may occur before the family completes the public obituary.
Confirm the funeral provider Residence in Halifax or Northampton County does not prove Cofield handled the arrangements.
Name match does not establish identity.

Confirm the dates, location and other public details before deciding that a memorial belongs to the person you are researching.

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Turn the obituary into useful information

What a Cofield Memorial Page Can Tell You

Life dates Useful for confirming that you have the correct person.
Community Memorials commonly identify Weldon, Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, Garysburg, Gaston or another locality.
Viewing Can be held at Cofield Mortuary or another announced location.
Celebration of Life Often lists a church, chapel, date, time, pastor and sometimes eulogist.
Lie-in-state period Some notices specify an additional viewing period at the church before the service.
Interment May identify a church cemetery, family cemetery, veterans cemetery or memorial cemetery.
Directions Service blocks can provide directions for individual venues.
Guestbook Many memorials provide an online condolence form.
Flowers / sympathy card Individual notices may offer flowers, sympathy cards or remembrance options.
Useful local pattern:

Cofield frequently handles arrangements for families across the Weldon–Roanoke Rapids–Halifax–Northampton County area, while the actual service may be held at the family’s church or cemetery outside Weldon.

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Do not go to the wrong address

How a Cofield Funeral Day Can Move Between Locations

Official Cofield memorials show that one family’s arrangements can use several locations. Treat each event as a separate destination.

A common Cofield service pattern This is a workflow example—not a schedule for one specific family.
Typical Cofield Mortuary service-day route The diagram shows viewing at Cofield Mortuary, Celebration of Life at a church, and interment at a cemetery. 1. Viewing Often Cofield Mortuary 501 W. Third Street Weldon 2. Celebration Cofield chapel or family church in a nearby community 3. Interment Church cemetery family cemetery or memorial cemetery Read every event address before leaving home.

Before attending, verify these eight items

Correct person Check the name and life dates.
Event type Viewing, Celebration of Life and interment are different events.
Date Use the date attached to that event.
Time Check whether a lie-in-state period begins before the service.
Address Do not automatically use 501 West Third Street.
Viewing availability The memorial may state where and when viewing is permitted.
Livestream Check whether the specific obituary announces one.
Final recheck Open the memorial again before traveling.
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Remote attendance

How Cofield Funeral Livestreams and Recorded Services Work

Cofield does not appear to promise a livestream for every funeral. Instead, individual obituaries may announce that a service will be livestreamed, recorded or later uploaded through the Cofield Mortuary Facebook page.

That distinction matters: some memorials say “live-streamed,” while others state that the funeral will be recorded and uploaded later.

If the obituary says “livestreamed”

Check the memorial close to the service time for the current viewing instruction or Cofield Facebook route.

If it says “recorded and uploaded”

Do not assume a live broadcast will be available. The video may appear on Facebook after the service.

Do not promise a livestream unless the obituary does.

The safest workflow is to read the individual memorial. Livestream availability is family- and service-specific.

What the Facebook link opens

It opens the Cofield Mortuary Facebook presence used by official obituary notices for livestreamed or uploaded funeral services when announced.

Open Cofield Facebook
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Condolence options

What You Can Do From a Cofield Online Guestbook

Many Cofield memorials include a guestbook below the obituary. The available controls can provide more flexibility than a simple public comment box.

Write a message Leave a condolence or personal memory.
Keep it private Cofield guestbook forms can include a “keep my message private” option.
Add an image Some guestbook forms allow a photo upload.
Light a candle Some memorial guestbooks offer virtual tribute-candle choices.

Flowers

Individual obituaries may provide a flower-ordering option linked to the family memorial.

Sympathy card

Some memorials offer a card option for sharing sympathy with the family.

Plant trees

Some memorial pages include a remembrance-tree option alongside flowers or cards.

Best condolence practice

Open the person’s memorial first. Use the guestbook or tribute options connected with that specific obituary rather than a generic third-party condolence page.

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Historical lookup

How Far Back Do Cofield Mortuary Obituaries Go?

Publicly accessible obituary pages on Cofield’s official website reach back at least into 2007. That makes the funeral home’s own website useful for more than only recent notices.

This does not prove that every obituary since 2007 is online. Older funeral records and the public web archive should not automatically be treated as identical.

Search the official directory first Older memorials may still be indexed by name.
Try surname-only searching Older pages can use different name formats.
Search nearby communities Many Cofield families have ties to Halifax, Northampton and surrounding areas.
Call when the online record is missing Ask whether the funeral home can clarify an older memorial or service record.
Online archive ≠ complete funeral-home records.

A missing web obituary does not prove Cofield never served the family. It only means the notice was not located through the public online search.

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A death has occurred

Cofield Offers Two Immediate-Arrangement Routes

Option 1: Arrange in person

Cofield’s Immediate Need page instructs families to call (252) 536-3171 to make arrangements in person with a funeral professional.

You can make the first call before every funeral detail has been decided.

Cofield Mortuary (252) 536-3171 501 West Third Street, Weldon, NC 27890

Option 2: Start online

Cofield also provides an online immediate-arrangement form for families who want to begin supplying information electronically.

Open official Immediate Need form

What the form is for

It collects family contact information, information about the deceased and initial service preferences.

Service choices shown on Cofield’s form

Final disposition Burial Listed as an available choice.
Final disposition Cremation Listed as an available choice.
Final disposition Mausoleum Entombment Also listed by Cofield’s form.
Gatherings Public or private Choices exist for visitation, funeral, committal and family gathering.
Do not send private arrangement information to this website.

Use Cofield’s authorized form or telephone contact when providing personal details about a deceased person or family.

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Planning before an immediate need

What Cofield’s Preplanning Form Lets You Decide Ahead of Time

Cofield provides a separate Plan Ahead workflow. A family can arrange an in-person planning appointment or submit the online preplanning form for follow-up.

Burial, cremation or mausoleum Record the preferred final disposition.
Public or private visitation Indicate whether visitation should be open or limited.
Public or private funeral Record the preferred service format.
Committal preference The form also asks whether committal should be public or private.
Family gathering Public and private options are included.
Life information The form collects information that can later assist with arrangements and memorial preparation.
What the Plan Ahead link opens

It opens Cofield’s official preplanning page with in-person planning information and its online preplanning form.

Open Plan Ahead
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Arrival information

Cofield Mortuary Address, Parking and Facility Details

Cofield Mortuary

501 West Third Street
P.O. Box 72
Weldon, NC 27890

Phone: (252) 536-3171
Fax: (252) 536-3910

The funeral home’s official website also states that the establishment is family-owned and licensed in both North Carolina and Virginia.

Driving from I-95

Cofield’s location page directs drivers to take I-95 Exit 173 to Highway 158 East.

It says to travel about two miles; the mortuary is on the right, just inside Weldon’s city limits.

What is available at the Weldon facility?

Inside the building

  • Spacious chapel
  • Viewing rooms
  • Casket display rooms
  • Waiting area / lounge

Parking and operations

  • Parking on the west side
  • Parking on the east side
  • Additional parking across the street
  • Funeral transportation fleet
  • Grave-opening equipment
Important if you are attending a church funeral:

The mortuary can handle the arrangements even when the Celebration of Life is at another church. Follow the address on the person’s service listing rather than automatically driving to West Third Street.

Google Map — Cofield Mortuary, Weldon

Open Google Maps directions to Cofield Mortuary

What the official location page opens

It opens Cofield’s own facility page with the I-95 directions, parking description and building features.

Official Location Page
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Who the official site identifies

Licensed and Management Roles Listed by Cofield

For readers trying to confirm who is associated with the funeral home, Cofield’s official staff page currently identifies the following licensed or management roles.

Bettie G. Cofield Manager and Funeral Service Licensee
Edward L. Gregory, Jr. Funeral Director
Erin L. Gregory Funeral Service Licensee

The same staff page also lists funeral-service attendants, an administrative specialist and an audio/video specialist. Staff assignments can change, so use Cofield’s current page for the latest roster.

What the Staff link opens

It opens Cofield Mortuary’s official staff directory with names and current listed roles.

Open Official Staff Page
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Why service locations can look unusual

Cofield Memorials Can Extend Beyond Weldon

Cofield’s official website states that the establishment is licensed in both North Carolina and Virginia. Its obituary pages also show that memorial events are not limited to the Weldon building.

Official notices have included services or interments in communities such as Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, Gaston, Garysburg, Jackson, Littleton and Enfield, and some arrangements have included Virginia venues.

Weldon

Cofield’s chapel and viewing rooms can be used for funeral-home events.

Family church

A Celebration of Life may instead take place in the deceased person’s church community.

Cemetery

Interment may require travel to a church, family, memorial or veterans cemetery.

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Freshness matters

Do Not Treat Cofield’s 2020 COVID Notice as a Current 2026 Rule

Cofield’s homepage still contains a COVID-19 notice dated March 2020 and references restrictions that applied during that period.

Because that notice is historical, it should not automatically be interpreted as Cofield’s current attendance, distancing or service policy in 2026.

Need today’s attendance rule?

Check the individual obituary and call Cofield at (252) 536-3171 if the memorial does not clearly answer your question.

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More than an obituary website

Planning Resources Available Through Cofield

Cofield’s Planning Insights section focuses on creating a meaningful funeral or memorial and describes the role of licensed funeral professionals in helping families make decisions and handle required documentation.

Planning Insights

Useful when a family wants to understand why funeral rituals, personalization and advance choices may matter.

Open Planning Insights

Planning Guide / Brochure

Cofield’s planning pages advertise downloadable planning material. A stable standalone PDF URL was not independently verified for this rebuild.

For that reason, this article summarizes the verified planning choices and links to Cofield’s official planning pages instead of inventing a PDF address.

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Fast answers

10 FAQs About Cofield Funeral Home Obituaries

1. Is Cofield Funeral Home the same as Cofield Mortuary?

People commonly search for “Cofield Funeral Home,” but the official business name used on the funeral home’s website is Cofield Mortuary in Weldon, North Carolina.

2. Where can I search Cofield Mortuary obituaries?

Use Cofield Mortuary’s official obituary directory at cofieldmortuary.com/obits. The page provides the funeral home’s own obituary-search field and links to individual memorial pages.

3. What details can a Cofield obituary include?

A Cofield memorial can include life dates, obituary text, viewing information, Celebration of Life details, interment, directions, guestbook, flowers, sympathy options and livestream or recording information when applicable.

4. How do I know where a Cofield funeral service will be held?

Read each event on the individual memorial. Viewing may occur at Cofield Mortuary while the Celebration of Life is held at a church and interment takes place at another cemetery.

5. Does Cofield Mortuary livestream funeral services?

Some individual obituaries announce that a funeral will be livestreamed through Cofield Mortuary’s Facebook page. Other notices say the service will be recorded and uploaded later, so check the specific obituary instead of assuming every service is live.

6. Can I sign an online guestbook for a Cofield obituary?

Many Cofield memorial pages include an online guestbook. Available options can include a condolence message, a private-message choice, photo upload and virtual candle selection.

7. How old are the obituaries available on Cofield’s website?

Publicly accessible obituary pages on Cofield’s official website reach back at least to 2007. That does not guarantee that every historical funeral or obituary is available online.

8. What is Cofield Mortuary’s phone number and address?

Cofield Mortuary is at 501 West Third Street, Weldon, NC 27890. The main telephone number is (252) 536-3171.

9. What should I do if a death has just occurred?

Cofield’s Immediate Need page offers two routes: call (252) 536-3171 to arrange an in-person meeting or begin through the funeral home’s official online arrangement form.

10. Does Cofield Mortuary offer burial and cremation planning?

Yes. Cofield’s immediate and preplanning forms list burial, cremation and mausoleum entombment as final-disposition choices, with public or private options for visitation, funeral service, committal and family gathering.

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