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.

Carol Sue Tatham

01/21/1955 - 08/17/2024

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Obituary For Carol Sue Tatham

Carol Sue Tatham, 69, of Rossford, OH passed away Saturday, August 17, 2024 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, OH. She was born on January 21, 1955 in Perrysburg, OH to Earl Ivan and Violet Osa (Wiseman) Smith. On August 30, 1990 she married John Tatham, and he survives.

Carol was affectionately known as “Suzy” to those that knew her well. She enjoyed crossword puzzles, gardening, and reading. Suzy was a faithful person, who read from her Bible every day. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother. Her grandkids and her great grandkids brought her joy and held a special place in her heart. Suzy was known to be outspoken, spunky and a real firecracker! Her family is going to miss getting to see her every day, hearing her laugh and getting to gossip with her. She was precious to her family and they will miss her words of affirmation for them.

In addition to her loving husband of over 34 years, John, she is survived by her children, Tanya Smith, Carl Smith, and Megan Tatham, grandchildren, Roni, Arikah, and Josiah, great grandchildren, Joce, Castiel, C.J., Jovonni, and Camora, and siblings, Ivan, Eileen, Lloyd, John, Mike, Ed, Cheryl, and Scott. She was preceded in death by her parents, granddaughter, Annette, and great granddaughter, Anna.

Visitation for Suzy will be Friday, August, 30, 2024 from 2-5 p.m. at the Sujkowski-Walker Funeral Home, 830 Lime City Rd., Rossford, OH with memorial services to follow at 5:00 p.m. in the funeral home. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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