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Obituary:

Sam Cloud Of Gladewater Dies; Rites Saturday

GLADEWATER, Tex. - Funeral rites for Sam Cloud, 58, of Gladewater, who died unexpectedly last night in a local hospital, will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Stokes Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Irby D. Bates, assisted by the Rev. Dean Brookshire, will officiate and burial will be in Gregg Memorial Gardens.

Mr. Cloud was a member of the Baptist Church and the Odd Fellows Lodge. He was a native of Forest Hill, La. and moved to Gladewater in 1931 from Cotton Valley, La.

He was retired from the Magnolia Oil Co. last year after 36 years service with the firm.

Survivors include a son, George Cloud of White Oak; two daughters, Mrs. David Knotts of Magnolia, Ark. and Mrs. Robert Stokes of Tyler, Tex.; three brothers, Martin of Henderson, Tex., Charlie of Pine Prairie, La., Mack of Forest Hill; three sisters, Mrs. Mattie Holeman of Pine Prairie, Mrs. Lewis Campbell of Alexandria and Mrs. Mayo Henderson of Orange, Tex., and nine grandchildren.

(Published in The Shreveport Journal on February 26, 1960)



Obituary:

GLADEWATER, Texas - Funeral services for Sam Cloud, 58, were held here Saturday, followed by interment in Gregg County Memorial Gardens. Cloud, a native of Forest Hill, died Thursday after being stricken with a heart attack Wednesday.

He was a retired employe of Magnolia Oil Co. and had lived in Gladewater 29 years.

Survivors include a son, George Cloud of White Oak, Texas; two daughters, Mrs. David Knotts of Magnolia, Ark., and Mrs. Robert Stokes of Tyler, Texas; three brothers, Martin Cloud of Henderson, Texas, Charles Cloud of Pine Prairie and Matt Cloud of Forest Hill; three sisters, Mrs. Lewis Campbell of Alexandria, Mrs. Matt Holman of Pine Prairie and Mrs. Mayo Henderson of Orange, Texas, and nine grandchildren.

(Published in The Alexandria Town Talk on February 29, 1960)

Sam married Isha Mary Adkins 1924. Isha (daughter of John Franklin Adkins, Sr. and Esther Houston) was born 28 Oct 1908, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 20 Jun 1999, White Oak, Gregg County, Texas, USA; was buried 24 Jun 1999, Lakeview Memorial Gardens - Longview, Texas, USA. [Group Sheet]

1. Audrey Jean Cloud was born 28 May 1925, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 13 Jan 2014, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 16 Jan 2014, Lakeview Memorial Gardens - Longview, Texas, USA.
2. Patricia Ann Cloud was born 31 Jan 1927, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 1 Jul 2006, Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA; was buried 3 Jul 2006, Cathedral in the Pines Cemetery - Tyler, Texas, USA.
3. George Hunter Cloud, Sr. was born 31 Oct 1929, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 6 Jan 2017, Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA; was buried 9 Jan 2017, Lakeview Memorial Gardens - Longview, Texas, USA.
4. Peggy Jann Cloud was born 13 Jan 1931, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; died 15 Aug 1931, Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, USA; was buried 16 Aug 1931, Old Sarepta Cemetery - Sarepta, Louisiana, USA.