Obituaries

Therese ‘Terry’ Pounds (Joiner): 1927-2024

Therese “Terry” Pounds (Joiner), 97, of Montclair, NJ died peacefully surrounded by family at Mountainside Hospital on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. Beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin and friend, Terry was born a ‘survivor,’ having lost her mother who died soon after her birth in 1927 in New York City. She subsequently lived all over the world as a self-described “army brat” after her father, Colonel Talley Dosier Joiner, remarried and reclaimed “his little Therese” from her aunts who raised her until she was six. After graduating from Columbia High School in Maplewood, NJ, Terry briefly attended college at Trinity, DC, then decided to go to Katharine Gibbs Secretarial School in NJ. The skills she learned there served her well at her first secretarial jobs in Manhattan, then later at Montclair Kimberly Academy in Montclair where she worked for almost twenty years in the Office of External Affairs. She was proud of her mastery of the rules of English grammar, and many relied on her to proofread their letters. After the death of her husband in 1978, Terry set up a Montclair chapter of THEOS, a nationwide non-denominational support group for widowed men and women. She ran the group for approximately ten years and created friendships from that work that lasted until her death. She was also involved with the Friends of Barnet and the Montclair Fine Arts Festival.

Terry was predeceased in death by her husband, Donald Pounds, her son Richard, her beloved companions, Arthur Jones and Fred Berinato, and her sisters Lucy and Claire. She is survived by her son Donald Pounds and his companion Patrice Holtzer, daughter Mary Pounds Sisler, daughter-in-law Bette Pounds, sons James Pounds (Bethany) and Thomas Pounds (Liljana), daughter Virginia Pounds, sons Michael Pounds (Catherine) and John Pounds. She was the proud grandmother of sixteen grandchildren and five great-grandchildren: Katy, Austin, Colleen, Connor, Jordan, Jason, Jeremy, Natalie, Anika, Evan, Noah, Ben, Eli, Max, Harper and Nolan; Scarlett, Emma, Carson, Peyton and Wesley. She is also survived by a large extended family and countless friends.

Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, November 9 at 10 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Church, 30 N. Fullerton Ave., Montclair, NJ 07042, followed by interment of ashes at Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Upper Montclair.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Terry’s name to The Release Recovery Foundation at: https://donate.hakuapp.com/donations/new?fundraising_effort=in-loving-memory-of-therese-terry-pounds.

Barbara A. Overholt

11/19/1938 - 11/19/2025

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Obituary For Barbara A. Overholt

Barbara (Barb) Overholt, a lifelong Trilby resident and beloved member of the Toledo community, passed away peacefully surrounded by family. Born on November 19, 1938, Barb graduated from Whitmer High School in the Class of 1956 and pursued her passion for helping others by becoming a registered nurse. She received her nursing training at Mercy School of Nursing and spent many years caring for patients at St. Charles Hospital with skill, grace, and compassion.

Barb was also a spirited traveler who found joy in exploring new places and cultures. Her love of travel inspired her to open her own agency, The Travel Advisory, where she helped others plan their own adventures with the same enthusiasm she brought to her own journeys.

She was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Donald Overholt, who passed in November 2023; her sister Marge Reissig; her beloved son Kevin Michael Myers; and her brother Brian R. Jenne.

Barb is lovingly remembered by her children: James Myers, Scott Myers, Robin (Joe) Axe, and Todd (Martin) Myers; and her stepchildren: Jeff Overholt, Karen (Joe) Ambrose, and Bethanne Counts. She leaves behind a legacy of love and laughter in her grandchildren: Joe Axe, Austin Axe, Alyssa Harris, Dana Myers, and James Myers III.

Visitation will be held at Walker Funeral Home on Sylvania Avenue this Saturday, November 22nd from 9am to 11am with a memorial service from 11:00am to 11:30am with entombment to follow at Toledo Memorial Park in Sylvania.

Barb's life was marked by deep devotion to family, a nurse's heart that never stopped giving, and an adventurous spirit that embraced the world. She will be deeply missed and fondly remembered by all who knew her.

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