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.

Ethel Mae Esmond

05/20/1934 - 09/25/2024

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Obituary For Ethel Mae Esmond

Ethel Mae Esmond, 90, of Toledo, Ohio, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 7:06 p.m. She was born in McCall, LA to Ben and Orelia (Bibbs) Campbell on May 20, 1934. Ethel was a well-known registered pharmacist that worked at various locations over the years including St. Charles Hospital. She was a longtime member of Zion Lutheran Church and more recently a member of Epiphany Lutheran Church. She volunteered her time to Meals on Wheels and enjoyed reading her bible and daily devotions. Ethel was a strong woman who enjoyed keeping regimen routines, and schedules. Ethel was also known to be feisty at times, with a strong determination to get things done. With that determination she is a breast cancer survivor, which she overcame years ago. Ethel enjoyed her red seedless grapes, ice cold Diet Pepsi, and her favorite, M&M’s peanut candies. Her life was a living example of Bible verse 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18:

Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Ethel is survived by her daughter, Kimberlee (Keith Allan Howell) Hubbard-Howell, 2 grandchildren, Seth Thomas Howell, Noel Christian Howell, and many cherished friends.

Family and friends may visit Thursday, October 17, 2024 from 11 am-12 pm at Walker Funeral Home, 5155 W. Sylvania Ave. The Funeral Service will follow at 12 pm in the funeral home. Ethel will be laid to rest in Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.

In lieu of flowers, the family ask that you may make a donation to The Alzheimer’s Association in Ethel’s name, 225 N. Michigan Ave. Floor 17. Chicago, IL 60601, or at https//www.act.alz.org.

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