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 Robert Elliott "Senior"

12/04/1942 - 11/02/2024

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Obituary For James Robert Elliott "Senior"

James Robert Elliott “Senior”, aged 81, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 2, 2024. He was born on December 4, 1942 in Toledo, Ohio to Elsie Nassar and Robert LaVon Davis Elliott and brother to Judy Meyer (Elliott).

He is a 1960 graduate of Maumee High School where he played football. Shortly after, he began working at Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company where he worked as a regulator for over 30 years until retirement. Jim was an active member in the Maumee Little League where he served as a coach for over 25 years.

Becky was the love of his life. They met when they were in grade school and started dating in high school. They married August 21, 1965 and over the course of a 57 year marriage left a legacy we all celebrate today.

Jim and Becky raised 3 sons, Jim (Kara), Greg (Krista), Doug (Jackie) and consider Donald (Amey) McGlenn their 4th. He was proud of his family and loved dearly his grandchildren, Derek, Samantha, Noah, Lucca, Santino, Pia Rose, Hadley, Ethan, Victoria, Hudson, Camryn and Bailey.

We are so grateful for the life-long friendship and support from all friends at Dino’s Family Restaurant. At Dino’s, there’s always a large table in the corner filled with friends who gather and enjoy food together. It’s that laughter and support Senior needed as he navigated life without Becky.

We take peace and comfort in the thought that he passed on All Souls Day and is resting in peace, eternally embraced by the love of the heavenly Father…and reunited again with Becky listening to “Unchained Melody”, their song, that played and called him home that day.

Visitation will be held from 4-7pm on Monday, November 25 at Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home (501 Conant St., Maumee, Ohio). Funeral Services will be at 11 am on Tuesday, November 26, at Maumee United Methodist Church (405 Sackett St. Maumee, Ohio) with a luncheon immediately following. For family and friends unable to attend in person, livestream will be available at: https://youtu.be/uEzonpHvG_U

As an alternative to flowers, please consider a donation to Maumee Little League or the American Diabetes Association.

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