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.

James L. Ford

Passed 08/14/2023

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Obituary For James L. Ford

James L. Ford, 78, passed away after a courageous fight against Small Cell Lung Cancer on August 14, 2023, surrounded by his family at Northwest Hospice Center in Perrysburg, Ohio. He was born on May 29, 1945, to Harold L. and Roselyn V. Ford in Toledo, Ohio.

Jim graduated from Johnson High School in Yokota, Japan in 1963 while his father was serving in the U.S. Air Force. He later served in the U.S. Air Force from July 1965 to July 1969 as a Communication Specialist and served in Okinawa and Austin, Texas. After being discharged from the service, he worked at different jobs during his life, but he retired after 30 years of working at the Chrysler Jeep Assembly Plant in Toledo, Ohio. He loved spending time with his family, golfing, and trips to the casino whether it was in Las Vegas or closer to home.

Jim is survived by his wife of 36 years and love of his life, Linda K. Ford and brothers, Dennis (Deb) Ford, Harold (Karen) Ford, Dave (Sue) Ford, and Kevin (Lori) Ford and sisters, Patricia (Thomas) Patterson and Mary (Edward) Westerman. He is also survived by his children, Milissa (James) Ford-Charter, James P. (Brandy) Ford, Micheal (Marcie) Keyes, and Dawn Blair; grandchildren, Kenneth (Hunter), Austin (Abigail), and Adrianna Charter, Patrick and Bryton Ford, Brandon Blair, Ashley, Jacob, and Jordan Keyes; great grandchildren, Anthony, and Aubrey along with numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, brother, Michael Ford, and sisters, Catherine Ford, and Teresa Gravengaard.

The family would like to thank the staff of Hospice of Northwest Ohio at the Toledo and Perrysburg Inpatient locations for the loving and respectful care they gave Jim and the family.

A Celebration of Life will be scheduled for a different date. In lieu of flowers, please donate in his name to Delta American Legion Post #373 or Hospice of Northwest Ohio.

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