Antonio (??Tony?) Cabral, 81, of Lumberton, NC died at home on January 1, 2010.

A funeral mass will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, the Rev. John Gillespie officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Faith Cemetery.

Tony was born December 30, 1928 in Ludlow, Mass. He was the son of the late Abel and Maria Cabral.

He married the late Dorothy Taylor on October 27, 1951, which they celebrated 57 wonderful years together. Tony was the loving father of five children and nine grandchildren. He was a devoted member of St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church and was actively involved with the Knights of Columbus as a Fourth Degree Knight. Tony along with his wife was very involved with the former Catholic school.

Tony was a veteran of the U.S. Army prior to joining Alamac Knits where he was one of the establishing managers at the Lumberton plant. He retired after 37 years of employment.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy and a brother, Albert Cabral.

Surviving are his three sons, Mark Cabral and wife Carol, Anthony (Bug) Cabral and wife Sheila, and Kenny Cabral and wife Wendy; two daughters, Nancy Belflower and husband Frank and Noreen Tilley and husband Jay; two sisters Mary Michkosky and Elizabeth Machado; and nine grandchildren.

The visitation will be 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory Inc. in Lumberton.

Memorials may be made to the Tony and Dot Cabral Scholarship, at St. Francis DeSales Catholic Church, 2000 Elizabethtown Road, Lumberton, NC 28358.

To send condolences visit www.floydmortuary.net.