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Mary Hester Cloud
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PINEVILLE - Mary Hester Cloud, departed this life on July 10, 2005, at her home on Virginia Avenue a the age of 81.

She was born on May 28, 1924, to the late Joseph and Florence Stewart Cloud.

A life long resident of Pineville, she was preceded in death by one brother, Joseph Cloud, Jr., three sisters, Mary Helen and Lucille Cloud and Jessie M. Mays and a beloved daughter, Bernice Cooke.

She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church. In her early years, she had worked at the Pineville Hospital and did domestic work for the late Dr. Brooks of Pineville, Bettye Coligan and Valerie Saunders of Pineville and also did hair for different families at Arnett & Steele Funeral Home.

She leaves to mourn her life, six children, Charles E. Pursiful and wife, Debby of Sumner, Wash., Raymond (DC) Cloud of Lexington, Anthony (Boo) Cloud of Pineville, Tenna T. Cloud, Mary Etta Cloud and Mary Edna Cloud of Pineville; 13 grandchildren, Mary J. Pursiful of Barbourville, Anthony Cooke of Harrogate, Tenn., Darren Cooke of Pineville, Jerome Fergerson and wife, April of Pineville, Kevin and Annie Cloud, and Karissa Johnson of Pineville, Erica Turner of Lexington, Tiki Washington of Milwaukee, Wisc., Noah Pursiful of Florence, Ore., Buffy (Kevin) Newsome of Charlotte, N.C., Jessica and Matthew Cloud of Middlesboro, and Paige Cloud of Lexington; ten great-grandchildren; three sisters, Catherine White, Juanita Fergerson and Rosa Mary Cloud of Pineville; three special friends, Ester McGaffee, Juanita Nelson of Pineville and Retha Mitchell of Lexington.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at the Arnett & Steele Funeral Home with the Rev. Robert Cornett presiding.

Burial will be in the Wallsend Cemetery, Pineville. Pallbearers will be Harold Hill, Frankie Gambrel, Brent Madon, Darrell Washington, Curtis Fergerson and Darren Cooke. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. J. Devapiran, staff at the Pineville Hospital, Butch Sams, Ashley Hobbs, Alvin Fuson and Stoney.

The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 PM at the Arnett & Steele Funeral Home, Pineville.

Guestbook at www.arnettsteele.com.
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