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.

Edith "Edie" L. McCullough

02/15/1951 - 02/22/2024

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Obituary For Edith "Edie" L. McCullough

Edith “Edie” L. McCullough, 73, of Indianapolis, Indiana, passed away Thursday, February 22, 2024, at St. Vincent Mercy Hospital in Toledo. She was born February 15, 1951, in Toledo, Ohio to John and Hazel (Bruce) McCullough. She grew up in Perrysburg, Ohio, and graduated from PHS in 1969. She enjoyed growing up in Perrysburg and visited often after she moved away for college and career. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Ohio University, and two master’s degrees: one from Central Michigan in Psychology and another in Business from Indiana University.

Edie worked as a clinical psychologist for the state of Indiana for 15+ years and then worked as federal investigator for the Department of Labor for 15+ years, retiring in 2009. She was an avid reader and was often reading multiple books at one time. She loved animals and generously contributed to many different humane societies and animal organizations.

Edie is survived by her brother, John (Frances) McCullough and sister, Judy McCullough, niece, Emylee and nephew, Elliott. She was preceded in death by her parents and her foster son, Lee Wilson.

Friends and family will be received Tuesday, February 27, 2024 from 10-Noon at Witzler-Shank-Walker Funeral Home, 222 E. South Boundary Street, Perrysburg (419-874-3133). A graveside service will follow at Fort Meigs Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Edie’s name to Indy Humane at www.indyhumane.org. Condolences may be left online to the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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