Thomas Lloyd, Sr.

Mr. Thomas (Tommy) Lewis Lloyd, Sr. of Mocksville, NC passed away at age 90 on Thursday, February 11, 2021.  He was born on November 13, 1930 in Chalybeate Springs to the late James Hubert and Virginia Smith Lloyd and hasn’t stopped talking since. A stranger was just another person with whom Mr. Lloyd could share his colorful stories. And they were plentiful – from his time in the U.S. Air Force, as the voice of the UNC Tar Heels and Cary High School Imps and owning Carolina Sports, a sporting goods store in Cary. When he wasn’t telling stories he loved to go to the community theater to support the arts, to the race track to bet on the horses and to Disney World to experience its magic. While you may have begun as strangers, Mr. Lloyd would always leave you with a nickname and a greeting. So Pappy, keep on keeping on. And Go Heels!  Surviving is his wife of 65 years, Kay P. Lloyd; son, Tommy Lloyd, Jr. (Angelia) of Fuquay-Varina; daughter, Ginny Lloyd Jolly (Tom) of Advance; four grandchildren, Jami Lloyd, Travis Lloyd, Michael Jolly, and Stacy Jolly Swarbrick; one great-grandchild and two brothers, Maynard and Donald Lloyd.   A celebration will be held at a later date.  Hayworth-Miller Kinderton Chapel is serving the family of Mr. Lloyd.  Online condolences may be made at www.hayworth-miller.com.