ARTHUR WILLIAM "Bear" McCLOUD, 37, of Huntington, W.Va.,
passed away Wednesday, August 25, 2004, at St. Mary’s
Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at
11 a.m. Friday at the Reger Funeral Chapel by Rev. 
Thaddeus Allen. Burial will be in Ridgelawn Memorial
Park, Huntington. He was born July 15, 1967, in Cabell
County, West Virginia, a son of Bobby Jean McCloud,
with whom he made his home, and Ralph Gordon McCloud
of Huntington. He was a graduate of Huntington High
School and Marshall University. He was preceded in
death by his maternal grandparents, Arthur W. and 
Ginger L. Chinn, and his paternal grandfather, Merlin
McCloud. He was the loving father of Aaron William
McCloud of Nashville, Tenn. Additional survivors
include a brother and sister-in-law, Ralph G. McCloud
Jr. and Ramona McCloud of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; a sister
and brother-in-law, Lesley J. and Scott Thomas of
Proctorville, Ohio; his paternal grandmother, Ruby J.
McCloud of Huntington; an aunt, Penny Lynn Bates of
Huntington; a cousin, William L. Bartram of Huntington;
three nephews and a host of relatives and friends. In
lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Aaron
McCloud College Trust Fund, c/o BB&T Bank, P.O. Box 7938,
Huntington, WV 25701. Reger Funeral Home, Huntington, is
in charge of arrangements.
Published on 08/26/04 in The Herald Dispatch.