Mrs. Lena Stroud Pounds, 87, of Kingstown, NC, passed away on May 8, 2025 at her residence. She was born in Cleveland County, NC, on July 25, 1937, to the late Iverson Stroud Sr. and Lena Elder Stroud.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 1 p.m. at Palmer Grove Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. The reception of family and friends will be from 12:30 until 1 p.m. at the church.