Background
Pounds, Elton William was born on June 27, 1935 in Smith Center, Kansas, United States. Son of Elton Lee and Thelma (Wookey) Pounds.
Pounds, Elton William was born on June 27, 1935 in Smith Center, Kansas, United States. Son of Elton Lee and Thelma (Wookey) Pounds.
AB, Hastings College, 1957. Master of Divinity, Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 1960.
Rector, Grace Church, Columbus, Nebraska, 1965-1969; rector, Holy Trinity Parish, Gillette, Wyoming, 1969-1972; director Trinity Ranch, Diocese of Colorado, Wetmore, 1972-1977; curate, Grace Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1977-1985; director pastoral care and education, P/SL Health Care System, Denver, since 1985. Chairman of the Board examining Chaplains, Diocese of Colorado, 1968-1984.
Judge Campbell County, Wyoming, 1970-1972. President Chaplaincy Corps Colorado Springs Police Department, 1980-1981. Member Civil Rights Commission, 1965-1967.
Delegate Governor's Conference on Aging, Colorado, 1980. Chairman Neonatal Committee Colorado Collective Medical Disorders, since 1993. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association Clinical Pastoral Education, Amnesty International, Episcopal Society Ministry on Aging (board directors 1980-1982), New York Academy of Sciences.
Children: Jan, Mark, Kimberly, Andrew, Christopher, Kyra, Chandra.