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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.

Jadyn Kai Shipp

04/26/2003 - 08/23/2024

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Obituary For Jadyn Kai Shipp

Jadyn Kai Shipp, 21, of Toledo, OH passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 23, 2024 in Toledo, OH. He was born on April 26, 2003 in Toledo, OH to Gina Sarnes and Vernon (Strawberry) Shipp. Jadyn was also affectionately known as “Jay” and “Kai”. He graduated from the Maritime Academy of Toledo in 2021. He had just started a new job with Amazon Distribution Center in Rossford, OH. Jadyn enjoyed playing Dungeons & Dragons, online gaming, drawing, whittling, eating good food, and spending time with his friends. Even though his closest friends were spread across states they would spend hours chatting together. Jadyn was goofy and fun loving. He would sing at the most random times, answered “ye” instead of “yes” to questions, and was always known for his oddball conversations. He was his mom’s big “panda” bear and the only grandchild that called his grandma “grandmother”. Jadyn would always help when called on, from putting in boat docks with his grandpa, pup sitting while others were away, to helping in any way he could with his little sisters. He was always there.

Jadyn is survived by his mother, Gina (Randy Arnold) Sarnes, father, Vernon (Tanya) Shipp, siblings, Michael, Emma, Raylynn, Jasmin, and Chris, maternal grandmother, Maria Artiaga, maternal grandfather, Dave Sarnes, many cousins, aunts, uncles, and his best friends, “THE GUYS” . He was preceded in death by his aunt, Emily Saas.

A celebration of life for Jadyn will be held at a later date. Memorial contributions in memory of Jadyn may be given in care of the family. Robinson-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, Oak Harbor, OH is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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