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Dunn + Angier obituary finder
Find a Dafford Obituary, Pick the Correct Chapel and Verify Every Service Stop
Dafford Funeral Home serves families through locations in Dunn and Angier, North Carolina, using one official obituary directory for both locations.
This page helps you search by name, follow only Dunn or Angier notices, understand viewing and funeral locations, avoid payment scams, leave condolences and know what to do when arrangements are still incomplete.
Official Dafford warning
Before You Send Money, Verify Who Is Asking
Dafford’s official website currently warns that scammers are using the funeral home’s name in email and telephone requests for money.
Do not use the phone number or link supplied by the unexpected caller. Call Dafford using a verified number: (910) 892-6061 for Dunn or (919) 639-2091 for Angier.
Two locations, one obituary system
Which Dafford Location Is Connected With the Service?
The obituary directory contains notices connected with both funeral-home locations. The person’s city of residence does not automatically tell you which chapel is being used.
Dafford Funeral Home, Inc.
707 E. Edgerton St.
Dunn, NC 28334
Phone: (910) 892-6061
Dafford Funeral Home of Angier, Inc.
50 Tippet Rd.
Angier, NC 27501
Phone:
(919) 639-2091
Fax:
(910) 892-3139
A Dunn resident can have a service in Angier, and an Angier-area family can use another church or cemetery. Use the event venue written in the obituary, not the person’s residence, to decide where to travel.
Fastest route
Choose What You Need From the Dafford Obituary System
It opens Dafford’s official obituary directory. The page provides name search, alphabet filtering, month navigation and individual memorial links.
More than one way to search
How to Find a Specific Dafford Funeral Home Obituary
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Open the official obituary directory
Use Dafford’s own listing rather than beginning with an unrelated people-search website.
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Search the name
Try the full name first. If no result appears, simplify to the surname or use the A–Z filter.
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Open the complete memorial
The individual obituary can contain viewing, funeral, interment and family-receiving information that is not visible in a short listing.
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Verify the correct person
Compare the name with dates, community and other public memorial details rather than relying on a name match alone.
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Read the event cards
Use the event section for the actual service type, date, time and location.
Dafford’s directory contains many pages of historical notices. Use surname filtering and month navigation before assuming an older obituary is unavailable.
Know what each part means
What a Dafford Memorial Page Can Contain
If an obituary says the family is receiving friends “at the home,” that is a private family location and time window—not the funeral-home visiting schedule. Respect the hours stated by the family.
One obituary can contain four destinations
Family Home → Viewing → Funeral → Cemetery
Current Dafford obituaries show why the funeral-home address alone is not enough for planning a visit. Different stages can happen at completely different places.
Before you travel, verify all eight
Official Dafford memorials show arrangements that begin in Angier or Dunn and continue at churches or cemeteries elsewhere in North Carolina—and in some cases outside the state. Read every address individually.
Do not mistake a short notice for an error
What “Funeral Arrangements Are Incomplete” Means
Dafford sometimes publishes the death notice before the viewing, funeral or burial schedule has been finalized.
In that situation, the memorial may identify the person and community but intentionally omit service details until arrangements are complete.
Do not guess the date
A prior family pattern or church schedule does not tell you when this person’s funeral will occur.
Keep the official memorial
Return to the same obituary page later instead of relying on copied information from a third-party post.
Subscribe if needed
Dafford’s mailing list is useful when you want notification after new notices are posted.
It opens Dafford’s complimentary obituary-alert form. You can follow all Dafford notices or choose only Dunn or only Angier.
Useful for local families
Follow All Dafford Obituaries—or Only One Location
Dafford’s official mailing list is more specific than a generic newsletter. It is designed for obituary and death-notice alerts.
Dafford says subscribers receive an email notification within about an hour after an obituary or death notice is posted to its website. The service is complimentary and can be unsubscribed from later.
It opens Dafford’s obituary-alert form where you enter an email address and choose all locations, Dunn or Angier.
After you find the person
Tribute Wall, Flowers, Memorial Trees and Family Requests
Share a Memory
Dafford memorial pages can provide a Tribute Wall where visitors share condolences and memories.
Send Flowers
Current memorial pages can offer flower ordering connected with the person’s obituary and service.
Plant a Tree
A memorial-tree option appears on many Dafford obituary pages.
Some Dafford obituaries request donations instead of flowers or give special cemetery-related flower guidance. The individual memorial should take priority over a generic flower purchase.
Some Dafford obituaries have explicitly announced livestreaming through a church site or Dafford’s Facebook presence. Do not assume every funeral is streamed unless the person’s obituary says so.
A death has occurred
Dafford Publishes 24/7 Immediate Contact Availability
Use a verified number
Dafford’s website says families may call the Dunn number any time of day, any day of the week, for immediate assistance.
If the family intends to use the Angier location, that branch also has a separate verified telephone number.
Angier telephone
50 Tippet Rd., Angier, NC 27501.
Death occurred away from home?
Dafford maintains a separate official resource for families dealing with a death outside the local area.
It opens Dafford’s official resource for families beginning the funeral-home process after a death.
Use Dafford’s authorized telephone, in-person or official website process for private family, identification or arrangement information.
If you are arranging rather than only searching
Planning, Services and the General Price List
General Price List
Dafford’s navigation includes a dedicated current General Price List resource.
This guide does not invent package prices, cremation prices or merchandise fees when the current amount could not be independently verified.
Pre-arrangements
Dafford provides both planning information and an online pre-arrangement form.
Military families
Veteran Honors, Burial Flags and Veterans Cemeteries
Current Dafford memorials show veteran services that can include military honors and later interment at Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake.
Military honors
Some Dafford funeral notices explicitly state that military honors will be part of the service.
Veterans cemetery
Burial at a veterans cemetery can occur on a different day from the funeral service, so check the interment event separately.
Burial flag and headstone
Dafford maintains dedicated resources for veteran burial flags and headstones in addition to its general veterans overview.
It opens Dafford’s veteran-resource section for families exploring military funeral and burial benefits.
Useful identity check
Why Dafford Has Both Dunn and Angier Locations
1946
Dafford says Walter D. Dafford, Jr. founded the business on August 11, 1946 in a renovated home on East Cumberland Street in Dunn.
1949
The Dunn business moved to its present location at 707 East Edgerton Street.
Angier expansion
Dafford says the Angier operation began in 1974 as Dafford Memorial Chapel. A new full-service facility at 50 Tippet Road was built in 2002.
The funeral home describes itself as a family-owned operation carried through three generations of the Dafford family.
Maps and verified contacts
Dafford Funeral Home Dunn and Angier Locations
Dafford Funeral Home, Inc.
707 E. Edgerton St.
Dunn, NC 28334
Phone: (910) 892-6061
Dafford Funeral Home of Angier, Inc.
50 Tippet Rd.
Angier, NC 27501
Phone:
(919) 639-2091
Fax:
(910) 892-3139
These maps show the funeral-home buildings. If the obituary lists a church, conference center or cemetery for the event you are attending, use that event address instead.
After the obituary search
Other Dafford Resources That Solve Specific Problems
Grief resources
Use Dafford’s grief section when you need bereavement information rather than obituary-search help.
Funeral etiquette
Useful when you are attending a service and are unsure about respectful funeral behavior or customs.
Legal advice resource
Dafford provides a separate resource link for legal questions that can arise after a death.
Bereavement travel
Use this when funeral travel is involved and you want Dafford’s travel-related resource information.
Know what opens before clicking
Official Dafford Links and What Each One Is For
All Obituaries
Use when: searching recent or older Dafford notices.
Mailing List
Use when: you want email notification after new Dafford notices are posted.
Contact Us
Use when: arrangements or service information need direct confirmation.
A Death Has Occurred
Use when: a family is beginning arrangements after a death.
Death Away from Home
Use when: the death occurred outside the family’s home area.
General Price List
Use when: comparing funeral-home charges before making purchase decisions.
Pre-Arrangements
Use when: planning before there is an immediate need.
Pre-Arrangements Form
Use when: you intend to begin submitting preplanning information to Dafford.
Veterans Overview
Use when: military honors or veteran burial benefits may apply.
Our Staff
Use when: you want to see the people and roles Dafford currently publishes.
No stable current Dafford PDF was verified for this rebuild. The official site does expose a General Price List resource, so this article links to that official page without inventing a PDF URL or copying unverified prices.
Fast answers
10 FAQs About Dafford Funeral Home Obituaries
1. Where can I search Dafford Funeral Home obituaries?
Use Dafford Funeral Home’s official All Obituaries page at daffordfuneralhome.com/listings. It provides text search, last-name filtering and month navigation.
2. Does Dafford Funeral Home have both Dunn and Angier locations?
Yes. Dafford Funeral Home, Inc. is at 707 E. Edgerton St. in Dunn, while Dafford Funeral Home of Angier, Inc. is at 50 Tippet Rd. in Angier.
3. What is Dafford Funeral Home’s Dunn phone number?
The verified Dunn telephone number is (910) 892-6061. Dafford says this number can be called any time of day, any day of the week, for immediate assistance.
4. What is Dafford Funeral Home’s Angier phone number?
The verified Angier telephone number is (919) 639-2091. The Angier funeral home is located at 50 Tippet Rd., Angier, NC 27501.
5. Can I receive Dafford obituary alerts by email?
Yes. Dafford’s complimentary mailing list lets you follow all locations, Dunn only or Angier only. The funeral home says notifications are normally sent within about an hour after an obituary or death notice is posted.
6. What does “funeral arrangements are incomplete” mean on a Dafford obituary?
It means the death notice has been posted but some or all service details have not yet been finalized. Do not guess the schedule; recheck the official memorial or use Dafford’s obituary alerts.
7. Can a Dafford viewing and funeral be at different locations?
Yes. Current Dafford obituaries show viewings at Dunn or Angier followed by funerals at churches or other facilities and interment at separate cemeteries.
8. Does Dafford Funeral Home warn families about payment scams?
Yes. Dafford’s official website currently warns about people falsely using its name to request money and says it will not initiate email or phone requests for payment through PayPal, Zelle, Cash App, Venmo, Apple Pay or similar methods.
9. Can I send flowers or leave condolences through a Dafford obituary?
Many Dafford memorial pages include a Tribute Wall, Share a Memory, Send Flowers and Plant a Tree options. Read the obituary first because a family may request donations or give special flower instructions.
10. Does Dafford Funeral Home provide preplanning and veteran resources?
Yes. Dafford’s official website includes pre-arrangement information and an online pre-arrangement form, plus veteran resources covering benefits, headstones and burial flags.