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.

Danny Dwyane Harris

01/05/1954 - 10/29/2024

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Obituary For Danny Dwyane Harris

Danny Dwayne Harris, age 70, of Maumee, OH, passed away peacefully on October 29, 2024, at Mercy Perrysburg Hospital. He was born January 5, 1954, in Toledo to Jack and Billie (Marlow) Harris. Danny grew up in Holland, OH. He served in the United States Army and was honorably discharged in 1972. On July 9, 1983, he married Tammy (Beaverson), who preceded him in death on December 27, 2023, after 40 years of marriage. They became longtime residents of Grand Rapids, OH, where he and his wife raised their family in the quiet countryside. He loved working in the yard with Tammy. Danny treasured spending time with his 3 grandsons and had a great relationship with his siblings. Danny retired from Jeep after 35 years of dedicated service.

He had a captivating sense of humor, always cherishing ways to make people laugh. He was a longtime lover of road trips- driving his kids and grandkids all over the Midwest for family vacations. He savored visiting the mountains and spending time by the water. Danny was a lucky man and enjoyed radio contests, the daily lotto and spending time with Tammy at the casino. Danny always reliably answered the call to help any member of his family, and the good neighbors he made over the years, with anything – big and small. He loved serving and taking care of others in many ways.

Danny was preceded in death by his loving wife, Tammy, his parents, his sister Wilma and his brother Gary. He is survived by his children, Danyal Harris (Sean Bunker) and Jason (Missy) Harris; grandchildren, Isaiah and Nicholas Harris, Jaxon Bunker; step-grandchildren, Lily and Hannah Bunker; sisters, Wanda (Everett) Spangler, Rhonda Jordan and Jill (Tyree) Smith; brother, Jack (Kim) Harris; along with many nieces, nephews, extended-family and friends.

All family and friends will be received on Sunday, November 3, 2024, between 1-3 p.m. at Sunrise Life Celebrations - Holland (formerly Neville Funeral Home), 7438 Airport Hwy, Holland, OH 43528 (419-664-5108) where funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. that day. A private burial will be at a later date. He will be laid to rest, next to his wife Tammy, at Lauber Hill Cemetery in Archbold, OH.

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