Metta Pounds of Cuba, Missouri passed  away Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Cuba Manor at the age of 75 years.  She was born July 4, 1940 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to Clarence and Esther Hemenway Gram. On August 6, 1989, she was united in marriage to "Skip" Delano Pounds who preceded her in death. Metta was a teacher in the public school system in Iowa and Missouri. She is survived by two brothers, Garry Gram and Larry Gram of Waterloo, IA. She was preceded in death by her parents; and her husband, "Skip" Pounds. The family chose anatomical donation as the final disposition. The Family was served by the Britton-Bennett Funeral Home of Steelville, MO.