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.

Georgia A. Smith

07/01/1943 - 08/19/2024

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Obituary For Georgia A. Smith

Georgia A. Smith, also lovingly known as Mom, Georgie, GiGi and Gramma, 81, of Genoa, Ohio, formerly of Walbridge, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by family at her residence on Monday, August 19, 2024. She was born in Toledo, Ohio on July 1, 1943, the daughter of George and Loretta (Wheeler) Bonn. Georgia married Clifford W. Smith, Jr. in Monroe, Michigan on January 11, 1964, and spent 38 happy years together until his death on February 27, 2002.

Georgia was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who cherished her family, making sure she took care of them in every way. They considered her their “rock” in both good and difficult times. She had a great sense of humor and every night about 8 PM, she and her sister Donna, would talk on the phone and trade jokes and trivia. She enjoyed working crossword & word search puzzles and reading, especially Nicholas Sparks novels. Georgia attended the Genoa Senior Center and looked forward to the fellowship and sharing of meals with other members.

Georgia will be deeply missed by her daughter, Kathleen (Raymond) Albright, son, Steven (Micki) Smith, sister, Donna (Ronny) Reiter, brother, Robert Truman, grandchildren, Irene Albright (Justin), Chanelle Albright (Alex), Josh (Holli) Smith, Jesse (Krista) Smith, Caitlin Gasiorowski (Jimmy Keller), and Hayley (Alex) Kurtzman, great-grandchildren, Jameson Carter, Jeremiah Carter, Ember Smith, Odin Smith, Wyatt Smith, Oakleigh Smith, Clifford Smith, Sawyer Cormany, Hudson Keller, Addison Kurtzman, and Eleanor Kurtzman. Stepson Ronny (Mary) Smith and her special feline companion, “Molly”. She was preceded in death by her parents, George & Loretta Bonn and husband Clifford W. Smith, Jr.

Visitation for Georgia will be held from 4:00-7:00 PM, Monday, August 26, 2024, at the Walker Funeral Home, 701 N. Main Street, Walbridge, Ohio, followed by a funeral service at 7:00 PM, in the funeral home. A graveside service will be conducted at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, August 27, 2024, in the Ottawa Hills Memorial Park Cemetery, Toledo, Ohio. The family suggests memorial contributions be directed to the Genoa Senior Center, 514 Main Street, Genoa, Ohio 43430. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com

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