John M. Cloud, 86, of Kennett Square, died Wednesday, June 10 at the Chester County Hospital. Ten days earlier Mr. Cloud had been moved from The Friends Home in Kennett where he was a resident and he never regained consciousness. The cause of death was determined to be a stroke.
John was the husband of Dolores Elling Cloud who died in 1998 and with whom he shared 48 years of marriage. He is survived by three sons: Norman Cloud of Ames, Iowa, Drew Cloud of Landing, NJ, and David Cloud of Houston, Texas, five grandchildren and one great grand child.
Born September 24 1922 in Toughkenamon, he was the son of the late William E. and Edith Carpenter Cloud and served in the U.S. Army during WWII.
Mr. Cloud was a machinist, an amateur inventor, and an avid gardener and outdoorsman. His 40-year career at the DuPont Experimental Station in Wilmington, included service as a machinist, millwright and mechanical trainer. He retired from DuPont in 1985 and spent his remaining years gardening and visiting friends and relatives. After a series of strokes in November, 2008 he moved to Friends Home, but continued, with his new acquaintances, to visit and tend his garden on an almost daily basis.
As a Quaker and member of the London Grove Friends Meeting in the 1960s and ‘70s he actively advocated for peace and equality, and was a long-term supporter of many civil rights and environmental organizations.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, July 10, at the New Garden Friends Meeting, Newark Road, New Garden Township. Burial will be private.
In lieu of flowers, a contribution in his memory may be made to the Charity of your choice.
Arrangements by the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home, Kennett Square.
Online condolences may be made by visiting www.griecofuneralhomes.com.
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