SUPPLY — Anthony Levi “Tony” McCray, 55, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020 at Lower Cape Fear Hospice LifeCare Center after being diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in January 2020. As in life, he fought hard to overcome his diagnosis.
Tony was born Dec. 29, 1964, in Fort Campbell, Kentucky. He was a longtime resident of Lumberton, where his family relocated while Tony was just a young boy. He was born to Ernest McCray of Lumberton and the late Mary Elizabeth Haggard McCray.
Tony, the baby of the family, is survived by his four siblings, including sisters, Kathy Kendrick (David) of Old Hickory, Tennessee, and Kristi McCray of Clarksville, Tennessee; and brothers, Buddy McCray (Mary) of Clarksville, Tennessee, and Steve McCray (Dee) of Lumberton.
Tony was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Nikki Wilson McCray; daughter, Elizabeth “Beth” Kerr, and son-in-law, Eric, of Supply; son, Joshua “Josh” McCray, and daughter-in-law, Rhonda, of Supply; stepdaughters, Alexis Tillotson (Brendan) of Lexington and Courtney Byrd (Josh) of Archdale; stepson, Spencer Hartgrove of Supply; and seven grandchildren, Dominic Kerr, Skylar Kerr, Lauren Seaman, Dylan McCray, Dalton McCray, Chanler Waugh and Cheyenne Tillotson.
A celebration of life service will be conducted at 7 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 19, at Shepherd Assembly Church, 6720 old Shallotte Road, NW, Ocean Isle Beach. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church.
Share online condolences with the family at Michael J. Fulwood Funeral Service Licensee.
