Clay Thomas Kinney, 93, died on July 6, 2017. He was born and raised in Ramseur, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Carl McKinley Kinney and Laura Dixon Kinney.

He was predeceased by his wife, Louise Sandlin Kinney. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a Professional Engineer.

He served in the United States Coast Guard as an intelligence analyst during World War II. He later worked for Dupont in Richmond, Virginia and the Architect of the Capitol in Washington, DC where he retired after 28 years of federal service before moving to Lumberton, North Carolina in 1986.

Clay is survived by his son, Joseph Carl Kinney; his daughter-in-law Connie Melvin Kinney; and three granddaughters: Harriett Louise Kinney, Constance Elizabeth Kinney and Victoria Rose Kinney of Aiken, South Carolina.

The family will receive friends at Floyd Mortuary, 809 East 5th Street in Lumberton, North Carolina on Sunday, July 9, 2017 from 12:00 to 12:45 PM. A graveside service will follow at the Meadowbrook Cemetery at 1:00 PM. The Reverend Joe Bounds will be officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Marietta Masonic Lodge No. 444, P.O. Box 636, Ramseur, North Carolina 27316.