Published in Rutherford Weekly 22 Apr 2010

Mr Gilbert Ray Toney, 86, of 205 Drake Circle, Mooresboro NC, passed away Sunday, April 18, 2010. Services were held at Race Path Baptist Church. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

Mr Toney was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Raney Waters Toney; 1 son, Mark Ray Toney; 2 brothers, Cecil and Ervin Toney; and 3 sisters, Leatrice Hennessee, Elizabeth Toney, and Valoree Toney.

He is survived by his wife, Alma Gray Toney of the home; 1 son, Rodney Toney and wife Becky of Mooresboro; 2 daughters, Judy Godfrey and husband Roger of Forest City, and Sandy Waters of Bostic; 4 grandchildren; 2 great-grandchildren; 1 brother, Joe Toney and wife Barbara of Shelby; 1 brother-in-law, Floyd Hennessee of Hanahan SC; 1 sister-in-law, Lillian Toney of Ellenboro; and special friends, Rev Joe Kanipe and Paul Luckadoo.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hospice of Rutherford County, PO Box 336, Forest City NC 28043; or to: Honduras Mission Fund, c/o Trinity Baptist Church, 746 Trinity Ch Rd, Mooresboro NC 28114

McKinney-Landreth Funeral Home, Cliffside NC is serving the family.