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.

Douglas W. Myers

04/22/1968 - 11/02/2023

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Obituary For Douglas W. Myers

Douglas W. Myers “Doug" passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 2nd, 2023, at 10:25am. He was born April 22nd, 1968, to David and Marie Myers in Toledo, Ohio. He was a 1987 graduate from Woodward High School. After high school he joined the U.S. Navy. Doug has been employed for Norfolk Southern Railroad for almost 20 years, where he was affectionately known as “Dougie.” He was a football coach for the Birmingham Trojans for years and earned the name Coach Doug from all the kids he influenced. He met the love of his life, Pennie in 1987 and they have been married for 36 years this past September. He was the best teacher to anybody willing to learn. Doug was loved and respected by everyone he encountered. He would not hesitate to help anyone he met. He was an amazing role model. To know him was to love him and feel safe. He was an amazing husband, father, and a great provider for everyone, even strangers. His grandchildren will always remember the amazing papa he was to them.

To quote his daughter, “he was my true north, my moral compass.”

Doug is survived by his wife, Pennie Myers of 36 years. His son, Justin (Brianna) Myers and daughter Victoria (Joshua Kindle) Myers. He leaves to cherish his memory, his grandchildren, Preston Hatch, Analyn and Kinsley Myers.

Visitation for Doug is scheduled from 1:00 – 5:00 PM, Monday, November 13, 2023, at the Walker Funeral Home, 3500 Navarre Ave., Oregon, Ohio, followed by the funeral service at 5:00 PM. Immediately following the service Doug’s family invites everyone to join them in celebrating his life with a gathering at VFW Post 4906, 2161 Consaul St., Toledo, OH 43605. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to the Cherry Street Mission Ministries, 1502 Monroe Street, Toledo, Ohio 43604. Online condolences may be shared at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

He was taken too soon, but we take comfort in knowing he loved us well.

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