GAINESVILLE - Funeral services are scheduled Saturday for the retired longtime pastor of Antioch Baptist Church in Gainesville. <br>
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Rev. C.C. Cloud died New Year's Day at his home in Decatur at the age of 86, less than a month after he retired. <br>
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During his 14-year tenure at Antioch, Rev. Cloud forged a sister-church relationship between Antioch, a mostly-black church, and the mostly-white First Baptist on Green Street, whose pastor is Dr. Bill Coates.<br>
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Dr. Coates remembers Rev. Cloud as "a wonderful influence in our community, such a fresh spirit that I really enjoyed being around him and especially enjoyed worshipping with him."<br>
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Rev. Cloud spent 72 years in the ministry.<br>
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Funeral services will be at noon Saturday at Antioch Baptist Church.<br>
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