Ernest Mcgonagill

Services are scheduled at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 6, 2004, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 810 W. Washington Ave., for Ernest Joseph McGonagill, Artesia, New Mexico. Mr. McGonagill, 78, died Wednesday, December 24, 2003 at his home. Rev. Vic Fry will officiate at the services. Burial will follow at Twin Oaks Memorial Park with Military Graveside Honors. Pallbearers will be Steve Cyrus, Harold Friesner, Mike Shetterly, Harvey Delgado, D.E. Cuthbertson, and Lynndale Smith. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Colin McGonagill, Patrick McGonagill, Henry Hafliger, Salvador Granado, Pete Franco, Mike Meinke, and Elmer Fritz. Mr. McGonagill was born May 23, 1925 in Dexter, New Mexico; the son of Alex George McGonagill and Julia Katherine Cazier McGonagill. He graduated from Artesia High School in 1942 and served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II. On October 15, 1944 he was married to Verlee Opal Dudensing in Sagerton, Texas. He was a foreman and manager of Fair Oil Company, Newmont Oil Company and Yucca Water Flood and was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother Edwin McGonagill; a son-in-law Gregory Link; and by a niece Gail Ann Cuthbertson. Survivors include his wife Verlee Opal Jonnie McGonagill of the family home; a daughter Marilyn McGonagill Link of the home; a son Michael McGonagill and wife Candi of Chanhassen, Minn.; a brother Emery McGonagill and wife Lee of Artesia; grandsons Colin McGonagill and Patrick McGonagill both of Chanhassen; and sisters-in-law Mary Catherine McGonagill and Delores Cuthbertson and husband Cub all of Artesia. Visitation at Terpening Son Mortuary will begin at 10:00 A.M. Monday, January 5, 2004. The family requests memorial contributions be made to the Immanuel Lutheran Church - P.O. Box 1251 - Artesia, NM 88211 or Lakeview Christian Hospice Care -1300 N. Canal - Carlsbad, NM 88220.