Photo courtesy of Schrader Funeral Home and Crematory - Ballwin
Jun 9, 1938 - Feb 20, 2024
To Kenneth's son and family. He had a lot of friends at the New Orleans Police Dept and was well respected. We miss our dear friend and will keep your families in our prayers!
Jane Varnado
April 26, 2025 | New Orleans, LA | Friend
Brother Ken: You were a Soldier fighting for justice and equity. You were a true Soldier in the Army of the Lord - whose spirit, dedication, and commitment to helping others cannot be denied - you fought a righteous fight!
John Bradley
March 04, 2024 | Harvey, IL | Friend
A great leader who made his men and women want to work for him.
Dennis Niere
February 29, 2024 | CREVE COEUR, MO | Coworker
Of the many bosses I had in FBN, BNDD, and DEA over many years, Ken Cloud without doubt was one of the best. He was thoughtful, fair, friendly, courteous and a great role model for others. My condolences to his friends and family. May he rest in peace.
John Coleman
February 29, 2024 | Clifton, VA, VA | Coworker
Wow, Ken and I were super, SUPER good friends from wayyyyy back in the day.....from our playing basketball against each other in high school to being teammates in college, and maintaining of friendship all the way to our last phone conversation a couple days before his passing. I'm already missing him SO much, but as he would remind me, I'll continue to reminder the three S's of the Slowbreaker's group that we were both members of.......Stay Slowbreaker Strong!!! And I certainly will.
Paul Holmes
February 28, 2024 | Charlotte, NC | Friend
May God bless the Cloud Family in this time of sorrow. I worked for "The Bossman" in Washington, DC, Richmond, Virginia, St. Louis, Missouri, and Chicago. He was one of the finest men I have ever had the pleasure of serving. When I was in St. Louis, we spent many hours sitting by the pool and solving a myriad of issues before they became problems or crises. His wisdom and empathy for both sides of a problem guide me to this day. I feel blessed to have received his mentorship for five...
Dr. Richard Inscore
February 28, 2024 | Pawleys Island, SC | Coworker
May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.
DENNIS BOSTON
February 28, 2024 | Chicago, IL
Group of 10 Trees
Nick and Colleen Acito
February 27, 2024 | Byhalia, MS
Ken was one in a million. The mold was broken after him.
Eddie Weatherspoon
February 27, 2024 | Matteson, IL
Kenneth G. Cloud, Sr. (fondly called “Butch” by his four siblings and cousins and “Ken” by his loving wife, Ruby, and close friends) was born on June 9, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois, the second of two sons, Charles Jr. and Kenneth George, to the union of Charles Cloud, Sr. and Beatrice Squire. Charles Sr. later met and married Thelma L. Morgan, and to this union three children were born: Valerie, Michael and Doris. Two siblings, Charles Jr. and Doris preceded Kenneth in death.
Kenneth attended Wendell Phillips High School in Chicago, Illinois, where he was a member of the basketball team. After graduating from Phillips, he attended North Central College in Naperville, Illinois, where he continued his basketball career. Those who knew Kenneth knew he was an avid sports fan (on any given day, you could usually find him seated in his favorite chair in front of the television watching sports.) After earning a Bachelor of Science degree from North Central College, he went on to graduate from the Brookings Institute for Managers. Following graduation, Kenneth was a teacher with the Chicago Public School System for one year, after which he decided teaching was not his passion. He then went on to enter and graduate from the FBI Executive Institute.
In 1962, Kenneth met the love of his life, Ruby Rowland. After a two-year courtship, they married in 1964. To this union two sons were born, Kenneth Jr. and Kevin. Ken and Ruby shared fifty years together before she departed this life on August 8, 2014.
Kenneth joined the Federal Bureau of Narcotics on December 20, 1965. For the first five years, he worked exclusively in an undercover capacity. Much of the undercover work he accomplished led to the re-establishment of a federal narcotics office in the state of Wisconsin. In 1972 Kenneth was promoted to his first supervisory position serving as a group supervisor in the Washington, D.C. Field Office. He later transferred to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Headquarters as a staff assistant in the Office of Drug Abuse Law Enforcement (ODALE). In 1974, Kenneth went to Kansas City, MO, serving as Assistant Regional Director until 1978. In 1978, he was reassigned once again to Washington, D.C. In 1980, Kenneth was one of three senior agents selected to establish the New Board of Professional Conduct. He remained in this position until he was reassigned, once again, to the Washington Field Office as Assistant Special Agent in Charge. In 1984 Kenneth was promoted to the rank of Special Agent in Charge at St. Louis, Missouri and served there for six years until his promotion to the Chicago office where he remained until he retired on November 10, 1994.
Following his many years of dedicated work with the government, Kenneth took the time to truly enjoy himself in his retirement. He regularly attended the First Baptist Church of Chesterfield, working in multiple capacities with his wife, Ruby. Kenneth and Ruby loved hosting dinners with family and friends to reminisce about times past. Kenneth also attended multiple sporting events for leisure and enjoyed going to blues and jazz concerts. Of course, he loved spending time with his wife whenever he could and relished the opportunities to spend time with his family at events like the Cloud Fishing Trip and family reunions.
Kenneth departed this life on February 20, 2024. He is survived by his sons Kenneth Jr. (Susan), Kevin (Amanda), sister Valerie Cloud-Toliver, brother Michael D. Cloud (Teri), sister in-law Thelma L. Cloud, five grandchildren Carmen, Mason, Lena, Alexander and Jacob, a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.
Services: Funeral service at First Baptist Church of Chesterfield, 17103 Wild Horse Creek Rd., Chesterfield, MO 63005, Thursday, February 29, 12:00 p.m. Interment Bethel Cemetery. Visitation at the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Wednesday 3:00 - 7:00 p.m. and at the church, Thursday, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Friends may sign the family’s on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.
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