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.

Carrol E. Miller

08/29/1943 - 10/01/2024

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Obituary For Carrol E. Miller

Carrol Miller (Nee-Samide) born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1943 has passed away on October 1, 2024.

Carrol Loved her pets, cats and dogs alike. She enjoyed feeding the birds. She also enjoyed puzzles, coloring books, reading books, and growing plants. She had the best green thumb! She liked watching the Cleveland browns and the Guardians.

She married Thomas Miller on May 2nd of 1964. They were married for 48 years until the death of Thomas in 2012. They had four children together. Michael Miller (Debbie Miller), Yvonne Paramore (Ron Paramore), Michelle MacGillivray, and David Miller. She has seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Meagan Paramore with Draegen, Mariah Miller with Prestin, Liam and Emma, Allison Paramore with Karter, and twins Vada and Koda, Zak Miller, Nicholas and Katie MacGillivray with Bryson and Brynlee, Justin MacGillivray, and Cara MacGillivray.

She is survived by two sisters Norma (Jim) Collins and Nancy Sheets - widowed.

She has proceeded in death by her husband Thomas Miller and brothers Joseph Samide and James Samide and both parents, Elda (Perz) and Joseph Samide.

Friends and family may be received from 12:00pm-2:00pm on October 8, 2024, at Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home, 216 Washington Street, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452. A funeral ceremony will be held in the funeral chapel at 2:00pm following visiting hours. Memorial donations in Carrol's honor may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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