James H. Cloud

James H. "Jim" Cloud, 77, of Pendleton, passed away June 15, 2010 at his residence after a sudden illness. He was born April 27, 1933 in Connersville. He lived most of his adult life in Anderson and worked in the personal finance business. Jim served in the US Army. He was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, where he participated in Bible study. He attended family functions and all grandchildrens activities. He enjoyed camping, fishing, traveling, visiting historical museums and was an avid gardener and reader. His generosity was extended to many service groups like Habitat for Humanity, The Urban League and blood drives. He was a loving husband, dad, grandfather and father-in-law. He will be greatly missed and forever remembered. He is survived by his wife of 53 years, Janet Cloud of Pendleton; sons, Mike (wife, Mary) Cloud of Anderson and Dave (wife, Terri) Cloud of Pendleton; daughters, Beth (husband, Alfredo) Reyes and Susan Pugsley (fiancée, Doug Walters), all of Anderson; 11 grandchildren, Richard Cloud, Krista Cloud, Meagan Cloud, Chad Davis, Ashley Davis, Alex Reyes, Melissa Reyes, Tony Pebworth, Trevor Pugsley, Jessica Pugsley and Audrey Pugsley; sister, Betty Berkheiser of Connersville; brothers, Dr. Lewis (wife, Marietta) Cloud of Cullowhee, NC, and Robert Cloud and George (wife, Wilda) Cloud, all of Connersville; sisters-in-law, Doris (husband, Danny) Clark of Connersville, June Pearcy of Indianapolis and Jeanine Pearcy of Brownsburg; several nieces and nephews; lifelong family friends, Clyde and Barbara Fields of Indianapolis; and family friend, Rosemary McVey of Anderson. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Nellie Cloud; son-in-law, Jeffery Pugsley; brother, Thurman Cloud; sister, Joan Clark; brothers-in-law, Harold "Berky" Berkheiser, Robert Pearcy and Richard Pearcy; and sister-in-law, Sharon Cloud. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Ambrose Catholic Church with Father Edward Dhondt officiating. Burial will be held at 2:30 p.m. at Dale Cemetery, 801 Gregg Road, Connersville. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at Brown-Butz-Diedring Funeral Home. The rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, you may donate your time or money to Habitat for Humanity. Online condolences: www.brownbutzdiedring.com