Patricia Thelma Magill

PATRICIA THELMA RICHARDS MAGILL, Pat to her friends and a resident of Prattville since 1960, died May 20, 2014, of COPD. She was 92.Born in Brooklyn, NY, on March 17, 1922, Pat was reared there by her aunt, Hannah Rasmussen, and in Berlin, NH, by her parents, James Bernard Richards and Aaget (Olga) Freda Rasmussen Richards. In 1940, Pat was graduated by Berlin High School and entered The Lutheran Norwegian Deaconess’ School of Nursing in Brooklyn, NY, being graduated in 1943. Pat was commissioned a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army in 1944, and stationed at Mason General Hospital, Long Island, where she met and married Milton Harold Magill, also an Army lieutenant, on June 17, 1945. Following World War II, Pat and Mac settled in Mac’s hometown, St. Louis, MO. Mac worked for the post office and Pat nursed at Christian Hospital. The Korean War saw Mac reactivated, serving in the U. S. Air Force. After 20 years of service, Mac retired with Pat to permanent residence in Prattville. During their 54 years of marriage, they reared four children. Pat was a stay-at-home mom and a career woman. She was active in school activities, leading her sons’ Cub scout troops and daughters’ Brownie and Girl Scout troops. Pat loved playing bridge at the Senior Center on Tuesdays, at the country club and at Jim’s Restaurant with the Dutch Club. She also loved playing solitaire on her home computer and doing the daily crossword puzzle. For many years, Pat enjoyed playing her home organ. She loved to travel and read. Pat was thrilled to be on Prattville’s third Honor Flight to the World War II Memorial in Washington, DC, in 2008. She was an avid knitter. Nothing was more important to Pat than her family, her Lutheran church, and her nursing career. She was a founding member of Christ Lutheran Church in 1987. Rarely did she miss a Sunday service, a yard sale, a bake sale or any other church activities. In 1965, Pat returned to nursing. She retired as Assistant Director of Nursing, Prattville General Hospital in 1984. She was also a member of the American Business Women’s Association. Pat was also very active in TOPS, Take Off Pounds Sensibly, maintaining her ideal weight for many, many years. She was an inspiration to others. Survived by her son Richard Milton Magill, New Orleans LA; daughter Linda Lee Magill Herring and her husband, Charles Webster Herring and granddaughter Amanda Katherine Herring, Panama City Beach FL; daughter Sherry Patricia Magill and her husband Robert John Willis, Jacksonville FL; son James Robert Magill, Sr. and his wife Tammy Lynn Magill, Omaha NE, and grandson James Robert Magill, Jr.,Wichita KS, and granddaughter Katherine Elizabeth Magill Fullmer, and great granddaughters Adelynn Paige Fullmer and Paisley Makae Fullmer, Salt Lake City UT; three nieces, two nephews, and many grand nieces and nephews; best friend Annette Williams, Prattville AL. A visitation will be held Friday, May 23 at Prattville Memorial Chapel and Memory Gardens between two and five o’clock, and the funeral will be at Christ Lutheran Church, 2175 Cobbs Ford Road, on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at two o’clock. Pastors Dan Pharr, Prattville, and Rick Mason, South Carolina, to preside. Prattville Memorial Chapel and Memory Gardens officiating. In lieu of flowers, donations to Christ Lutheran Church, Prattville.

Patricia Thelma Magill

March 17, 1922 - May 20, 2014