Jere Madison Pound III July 17, 1931 August 21, 2008 COLUMBUS, GA — Jere M. Pound III, 77, of Columbus died Thursday, August 21, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. today, Friday, August 22, 2008 at Riverdale Cemetery, 1000 Victory Dr., Columbus, GA, with Reverend Rich Martindale officiating. The family will receive friends following the ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Cook Pound, 7112 Stillwater Drive, Columbus, GA. Mr. Pound was born on July 17, 1931 in Columbus, GA, the second of three children, to the late Murphey Pound and the late Eva Garrett Pound. A 1948 graduate of Columbus High School, Mr. Pound attended Georgia Tech and subsequently Tulane University from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1952. He served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. He was married to Barbara Swift Pound of Columbus with whom he had five sons. His professional career included positions with the brokerage firm Spencer-Zimmerman-Pound and Co., Columbus Mills, Inc., J.M. Pound & Sons and Whitecrest Mills. He was a past President of the South Columbus Boys Club, a past member of the American Legion and the Board of Directors the American Red Cross. An Episcopalian by faith, he served numerous years as a youth Sunday-school teacher for Trinity Episcopal Church.
Jere Madison Pound III July 17, 1931 August 21, 2008 COLUMBUS, GA — Jere M. Pound III, 77, of Columbus died Thursday, August 21, 2008 at his home. Funeral services will be held 3:00 p.m. today, Friday, August 22, 2008 at Riverdale Cemetery, 1000 Victory Dr., Columbus, GA, with Reverend Rich Martindale officiating. The family will receive friends following the ceremony at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Cook Pound, 7112 Stillwater Drive, Columbus, GA. Mr. Pound was born on July 17, 1931 in Columbus, GA, the second of three children, to the late Murphey Pound and the late Eva Garrett Pound. A 1948 graduate of Columbus High School, Mr. Pound attended Georgia Tech and subsequently Tulane University from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1952. He served as a Captain in the United States Marine Corps. He was married to Barbara Swift Pound of Columbus with whom he had five sons. His professional career included positions with the brokerage firm Spencer-Zimmerman-Pound and Co., Columbus Mills, Inc., J.M. Pound & Sons and Whitecrest Mills. He was a past President of the South Columbus Boys Club, a past member of the American Legion and the Board of Directors the American Red Cross. An Episcopalian by faith, he served numerous years as a youth Sunday-school teacher for Trinity Episcopal Church.
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