Mrs. Cynthia Joan Speas Cloud was called to heaven on June 30, 2018 after serving our Lord for 84 years. Affectionately known as "Joan" or "Joanne," she was born the second of six children on March 25, 1934 to the late Margaret V. Speas and Elmer Speas.

Joan graduated from Carver High School in 1953. She attended Bennett College for Women, Greensboro, NC and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, graduating in 1957. Her professional career as an elementary and middle school educator included High Point City Schools (now a part of Guilford County Schools), Reidsville City Schools, and Winston-Salem Forsyth County Schools. She culminated 40 years of educational service.

In addition to her parents, Joan was preceded in death by her two sisters, Barbara Speas Peoples and Mamie Speas Johnson; and her only brother, Ernest O. Speas.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her devoted husband, Napoleon; her two children Kimberely and Napoleon, II; two grandchildren Napoleon "Tre" Cloud, III and Bryce Curtis Cloud; two sisters, Marjorie Speas Phillips and Deborah Speas; a sister-in-law, Frances Cloud; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.