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.

Donald W. Gribble

08/03/1931 - 10/08/2024

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Obituary For Donald W. Gribble

Don Gribble, 93, of Lakeside, Ohio passed away on October 8, 2024. He was born in Logan, Ohio to George and Elizabeth Gribble. Don graduated from Logan High School and attended Capital University. He also served in the Army during the Korean War. Don was a sharp businessman who managed Tansky Automotive for many years, and was the founder and owner of Gribble Chevrolet, Inc. in Athens, Ohio for over 23 years.

He never met a stranger and had a great zest for adventure in his life, owning different toys over the years, including a small airplane in which he loved to fly friends and family to different places. Don was an active member of Kiwanis for 47 years, and a devout parishioner of the Methodist Church for most of his life.

Don is preceded in death by his parents and his brother, David Gribble. He is survived by his wife of 50 years Anita (Adcock) Gribble, daughters Kimberly Gribble and friend Sheila Smith, Melissa McManaway and grandchildren Jessica (John) Miller and Chris McManaway, Lisa (Brian) Schenck and grandchildren Megan and Ben, Donna (Mark) Seevers and grandchildren Ashlee and Kayla, Betsey (Chris) Langford and grandchildren Carson and Makenna Langford, as well as 9 great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 19 at the Lakeside United Methodist Church, 450 Central Avenue, Lakeside, Ohio. Visitation will be from 9:30-11, with the service at 11. Private burial will follow in Sackett Cemetery, Danbury Twp.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Lakeside Chautauqua or the Lakeside United Methodist Church. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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