Tonnie Levoide Mcbride

TONNIE LeVODIE McBRIDE, 53 of MOUNT GILEAD, NC died Saturday, October 4, 2014.  Funeral Services will be held 1pm Saturday, October 11, 2014,at Leah R. Levin Memorial Auditorium, 102 S. School St., Mount Gilead, NC 27306. Interment will follow in the Parson Grove Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, 561 Teddar Rd., (Exway Community) Mount Gilead, NC 27306.  A public viewing will be held 12 noon to 7pm Friday, October 10, 2014, at Harris Funeral Home & Cremation Service of Mount Gilead, NC.

Tonnie was  born Saturday, February 4, 1961, in Montgomery County, NC, to James "Jack" Ewing of Atlantic City, New Jersey  and Bernice McBride Epps, of Stanford, Conn.

He attended public schools, joined the Job Corps, and worked in Connecticutt.  He later returned home and his health began to fail.

Those left to cherish loving and fond memories are his fiance' of 30 years, Lisa Tyson of the home; his parents; 3 sons, Levoide Tyson of the home, Pedro Tyson and Cornelius Tyson, both of Mount Gilead, NC; 4 sisters; Yvette (Michael Valentine), Tonia (Kenny Jones) and Regina Epps, all of Conn., and Tammy ( Warren  Johnson, of Maryland; 4 brothers; Barnell McBride of Stanford, Conn., Keith Epps of Conn., Kim Little of Albemarle, NC and Troy Ewing of VA.; 4 grandchildren; Jaiven Tyson of Mount Gilead, NC, Cameron Tyson of Mount Gilead, NC, Taenia Tyson and Zymir Tyson, both of Biscoe, NC; 10 aunts, 11 uncles, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and special friend, Jesse Calvin McBride.