ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA. 

Obituary for: POUNDS, WILLARD MILTON, SR

Submitted by: Louis Lavedan. 

Source: E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, Covington, La.

Died Sunday, April 1, 2012

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POUNDS, WILLARD MILTON, SR
(April 3, 1924 - April 1, 2012)

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Willard M. Pounds, Sr., DVM, passed away April 1, 2012. 

He was preceded in death by his parents, Hazel and Ivy Pounds, and by his 
loving wife of 60 years, Dimple Dee Pounds.

He is survived by three sons, eight grandchildren, and five great-
grandchildren: Milton Pounds, wife Gayle, children Jason (Michelle, daughter 
Emilia), and John (Reve, son Thomas); Alan Pounds, wife Cyd, children Chadwick 
Graham (Emily, children: Jacob, Evan and Maggie), Elizabeth, Mattlan, and 
Donivan; Jerry Pounds, wife Bayne, children Rebecca George (Christian) and 
Jerry, Jr. (Hannah)and one sister: Peggy Pounds Teel.

He was born in New Orleans, April 3, 1924, and graduated from Fortier High 
School. While a student at L.S.U., he enlisted in the U.S. Army and received a 
commission as 2nd Lieutenant of Infantry. Serving in combat in WWII, he 
commanded an Anti Tank platoon of 57mm cannon in the 63rd Infantry Division 
during the Ardennes-Alsace, Central European and Rhineland Campaigns. He 
returned to L.S.U. to receive a Degree in Animal Science and then Graduated in 
the first class of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma A&M (Oklahoma 
State University).

Returning to New Orleans, his clinic, Pounds Veterinary Hospital, was the 
second building on Veterans Blvd between Bonnabell and Green Acres. He 
practiced Veterinary medicine for 28 years and he was a member of the American 
Veterinary Medical Association and a past president of the Louisiana Veterinary 
Medical Association.

He was a 32nd Degree Freemason and a deacon of the First Baptist Church, New 
Orleans. After retiring he moved to McComb, MS and then to Covington, LA in 
1992.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend funeral services at 
11:00 AM on Thursday, April 5, 2012 at E.J. Fielding Funeral Home, 2260 W. 21st 
Ave. Covington, LA 70433.

Visiting hours will begin Thursday at 9:00 AM.

Interment at Pinecrest Memorial Gardens will immediately follow services.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be sent to the Louisiana 
Baptist Children’s Home which Dr. and Mrs. Pounds supported for many years

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