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Col. Otto Bismark Cloudt, Jr. U.S. Army (retired), died Wednesday, January 11, 2006. He was born May 31, 1918 in Rocksprings, Texas to Otto Bismark and Lyda Owens Cloudt, Sr.
Col. “Buzzy” Cloudt graduated as Valedictorian from Rocksprings High School in 1935. He graduated from Texas A&M in 1939 and was honored as the Distinguished Military Student. During WWII, he participated in 4 major battles in Europe through France, Belgium, Luxenborg and Germany, commanding an infantry battalion and later an infantry regiment of the 94th Infantry Division. Much of this service was performed while assigned to General George Patton’s Third U.S. Army. Among other decorations, he was awarded the Silver Star, the Bronze Star, and the Legion of Merit. He was also awarded the French Croix de Guerre with Palms by General De Gualle of France. After the war, he was operations officer for the Nurenberg Trials.
Col. Cloudt completed 29 years of military service in July 31, 1968. He was experienced in management of personnel and resources. He successfully advised and influenced on a national level officials of Turkey, Venezuela and The Republic of China receiving the Joint Chiefs of Service Medal.
Following his successful military career, he returned to ranching in Uvalde, Texas.
Col. Cloudt was preceded in death by his loving wife, Latrelle Gray Cloudt in September of 2000.
He is survived by his four daughters: Cheryl Lange and husband, Dale of Berea, Ohio; Camille Denton and husband, Laddie; Caroline Cloudt and Criss Cloudt and husband, Brian Plunkett of Austin, Texas; seven grandchildren, Darcy Lange, Michele Hughes, Daryl Lange, Daina Taylor, Andria Capps, Treye Denton and Adeene Denton; three great grandchildren, Kendall, Bennett and Clayton Hughes.
Graveside services were held Monday, January 16th at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery with full Military Honors, San Antonio, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Breast Cancer Research.
Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home of San Antonio, Texas.
Donald Mose Green
Donald Mose Green, 69, of Leakey, Texas died January 13, 2006 at his residence in Leakey. He was born January 17, 1936 in San Angelo, Texas to Dewey Curtis and Ora Mae Green.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Bertha Green in 2004; son, Donald Glenn Green in 1994; parents, Dewey and Ora Green; brothers, Billy Earl, Delbert Curtis and Merlin Green.
He is survived by his two daughters, Lulu Boyd and husband Jug of Colorado City, Texas and Linda Martin and husband Monty of Leakey, Texas; son, Dustin Green and wife Paula of Leakey, Texas; daughter-in-law, Ronda Green of Leakey; sister, Bernice Grosslans and husband Irvin of Brownwood; twelve grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 16, 2006 at the Leakey Floral Cemetery with Brother Ray Miller and Brother Jim O’Dell officiating.