Stroud died from complications of a medical procedure.<ref name=obit/> He is interred at Forest Park East Cemetery at 3700 St. Vincent Avenue in Shreveport. Stroud described himself "a God-fearing man that did his best, and have asked for God's mercy and forgiveness."<ref name=mph>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/ex-louisiana-national-guard-adjutant-gen-ansel-stroud-dies/|title=Ex-Louisiana National Guard Adjutant Gen. Ansel Stroud dies|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref> Stroud won many military medals; his obituary focuses on his patriotism, which "knew no limits, and he was fully committed to the defense of the [[Constitution of the United States]] and to the defense of our nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic."<ref name=obit/> General Frank Grass, the 27th chief of the National Guard Bureau, attributed much of the success of the Louisiana Guard to Stroud's leadership: "He was a tremendous visionary. He just set us on the path for so many things."<ref name=mph/> | Stroud died from complications of a medical procedure.<ref name=obit/> He is interred at Forest Park East Cemetery at 3700 St. Vincent Avenue in Shreveport. Stroud described himself "a God-fearing man that did his best, and have asked for God's mercy and forgiveness."<ref name=mph>{{cite web|url=http://press-herald.com/ex-louisiana-national-guard-adjutant-gen-ansel-stroud-dies/|title=Ex-Louisiana National Guard Adjutant Gen. Ansel Stroud dies|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=July 11, 2016}}</ref> Stroud won many military medals; his obituary focuses on his patriotism, which "knew no limits, and he was fully committed to the defense of the [[Constitution of the United States]] and to the defense of our nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic."<ref name=obit/> General Frank Grass, the 27th chief of the National Guard Bureau, attributed much of the success of the Louisiana Guard to Stroud's leadership: "He was a tremendous visionary. He just set us on the path for so many things."<ref name=mph/> |