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.

Phillip Lee Adkins

04/13/1976 - 10/09/2024

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Obituary For Phillip Lee Adkins

Phillip “Phil” Lee Adkins, 48, of Port Clinton, OH passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at Magruder Hospital, Port Clinton, OH. He was born on April 13, 1976 in Port Clinton, OH to Robert Lee and Laura (Steele) Adkins. Phil attended Port Clinton High School. He worked for the Crow’s Nest as a grounds keeper and at Crabby Joe’s as a server and bartender. These jobs complemented Phil’s love of the outdoors.

Phil was an avid sports fan of the Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Cavalier, Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, and The Ohio State Buckeyes football team. He was fiercely loyal to his family and friends. Phil was always ready to lend a hand, no matter how busy he was.

Phil was the star of the family’s annual horseshoe tournament. He had the trophies, eight of them, to prove it. Phil loved spending time with his family. They will miss his smiling face and loving heart.

Phil is survived by his mother, Laura (step-father, Matt) Valenti, his children, Alexia Eichelberger, Hailey Martinez, Jackson Adkins, Logan Floro, and Raylee Adkins, 4 grandchildren, brother, Joshua Large, sisters, Tiffany and Rochelle, brother, Nicholas Adkins, aunts, uncles, and cousins. He was preceded in death by his father, Robert Lee Adkins and brother, Robby Lee Adkins.

Visitation for Phil will be 1-6 p.m., Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at the Gerner-Wolf-Walker Funeral Home & Crematory, 216 Washington St., Port Clinton with funeral services conducted by his brother, Joshua Large beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions in memory of Phil can be given in care of the family. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.walkerfuneralhomes.com.

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