William (Willie) McCloud, Jr.

William (Willie) McCloud, Jr., age 46, of Bayside, Texas, formerly of Gatesville, passed away Saturday, June 3, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 9, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home, with Rev. Wray Nunn officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Willie was born on May 5, 1971 in Ft. Worth, Texas to William D. McCloud Sr. and Paula James McCloud. He grew up in Gatesville and resided here until moving to Bayside in February of this year. He enjoyed cutting cedar and being a mechanic. He worked for the Gatesville Independent School District as a mechanic and bus driver for five years until moving to Bayside. He currently was employed with Aransas Pass School District as a mechanic. He was engaged to be married to Raquel Cooper on June 17, 2017 on the beach in Port Aransas. His favorite term “Hook’em Horns”. Willie is survived by his fiancé, Raquel Cooper of Bayside; parents, William D. Sr. and Paula McCloud of Gatesville; daughters, Paige Takacs of Gatesville, Carly Holden of Rapid City, SD, Christina Cooper of Gatesville; son, William D. (Trey) McCloud, III of Gatesville, Kenneth Cooper of Gatesville, Michael Cooper of Washington, Daniel Cooper of Gatesville; sister, Sheila Gonzales of Mineral Wells; brother, Charles McCloud, Sr. of Gatesville; and eight grandchildren.