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Antonio Cabral Obituary

LUMBERTON - Antonio "Tony" Cabral, 81, of Lumberton, died at his home on Friday, Jan. 1, 2010. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. today at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, with the Rev. John Gillespie officiating. Burial will follow in Gardens of Faith Cemetery. Tony was born Dec. 30, 1928, in Ludlow, Mass. He was the son of the late Abel and Maria Cabral. He married the late Dorothy Taylor on Oct. 27, 1951, and 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. Visitation was Sunday at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory in Lumberton. Memorials may be made to the Tony and Dot Cabral Scholarship at St. Francis De Sales Catholic Church, 2000 Elizabethtown Road, Lumberton, NC 28358. To send condolences visit www.floydmortuary.net.

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Published by Fayetteville Observer on Jan. 4, 2010.

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January 6, 2010

Thank you for your postings. Your comments are deeply appreciated.
Nancy
Mark, Noreen, Anthony(Bug) and Kenny

Ted and Jean Browne

January 4, 2010

Our thoughts and prayers are with you all. I will alwqys remember our Monday counting sessions. Ted and Jean Browne

Melyssa Taylor

January 3, 2010

Mark, Anthony, Kenny and Families,
Please accept my deepest sympathies.
I had only met your Dad a few times but often spoke with him when he would call the house. He was a Great man who will be missed by many.

Love, Melyssa Taylor (Lenonard and Lorraine Taylor's Grandaughter)

January 3, 2010

I knew Tony, when we were young kids playing together through high school. He was always the good guy in the bunch and being 4 years younger he always protected me. You can be proud and stand tall as his kids. I am because I knew "Tony"

Bill Nicoll
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