Mass of Christian Burial for James A. "Jim" McGregor, 73, of Watauga, will be Tuesday, December 5, 2006 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Watauga. Fr. Tony Grossenberg, Fr Brian Fawcett, and Fr. Jim Hoerter will officiate with burial in St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery.


A Rosary/Wake service will be Monday evening at 7:00 p.m. at the church in Watauga.


Special music will be provided by Connie Maier and Mary Nehl. Serving as pallbearers are his 10 granddaughters and his 8 grandsons will serve as casketbearers.


JAMES ARCHIE MCGREGOR "Jim" was born June 8, 1933 to Archie and Anne (Rowell) McGregor at McIntosh, SD. He attended schools in rural Sioux County, one year in Odgen, UT and high school in McIntosh. He was united in marriage to Evelyn Farstad on February 10, 1954 at Selfridge, ND. They farmed and ranched with his parents west of Selfridge until 1958, when they rented a farm north of Morristown. In 1959, he went to work for Walker Well Drilling in Selfridge where he learned the well drilling business. In 1961, he went into partnership with Leonard Farstad and established a well drilling, excavating, plumbing, and heating business in McIntosh. He continued to operate this business and also rented his dads farm north of Ft. Yates, ND. In 1962, he moved his family there until 1964 when they returned to McIntosh. In 1967, they purchased the Herb Farstad farm north of Watauga, SD in Sioux County, ND. They continued to raise their family there. In 1990, Jim rented his farm to his son and daughter-in-law, James and Jean McGregor. Jim and Evelyn moved to the Thelma Zubrod farm southwest of Watauga where they continued to live until the time of his death.


Jim was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. He was a 25 year member of the North Dakota Well Drillers Association. He served on the Sioux County ASCS Committee for 16 years, the Sioux County School Board and Special Education Board, Sioux County Social Service Board, and the McIntosh-Watauga Equity Elevator Board.


Jim loved to sing, dance, play his keyboard, accordion, and also drummed with the Country Kings dance band for several years. He enjoyed riding horseback and taught all his children, and many of his grandchildren as well as others how to ride.


Jim passed from this life on Saturday, December 2, 2006 at the West River Regional Medical Center in Hettinger with his family at his side.


Grateful for having shared his life are his wife, Evelyn, Watauga, SD; 2 sons, James H. (Jean) McGregor, Watauga, SD, and Jeffery (Steph) McGregor, Bismarck, ND; 3 daughters, Lois (Frank) Mollman, Watauga, SD, Marjorie (Miles) Tomac, Mandan, ND and Leslie Anne (Wes) Niederman, Morristown, SD; grandchildren, Amy Schriock, Miles City, MT, Sara Morris, Buffalo, MN, Emily Schneider, St. Cloud, MN, Wyatt Mollman, Morristown, SD, Emmett Mollman, Miles City, MT, Maria Barnhardt, Mandan, ND, Waylon Tomac, Mandan, ND, Michael Tomac, Bismarck, ND, Melissa Tomac, Mandan, ND, Lisa Tomac, Mandan, ND, Owen McGregor, Bismarck, ND, Denton McGregor, Rapid City, SD, Weston McGregor, Grand Forks, ND, Myra Niederman, Morristown, SD, Mathew Niederman, Morristown, SD, Keri Niederman, Morristown, SD, Taylor McGregor, Bismarck, ND, Ashton McGregor, Bismarck, ND; great grandchildren, Blane and Logan Schriock, Hannah and Alyson Schnieder, James and Clayton Barnhardt, Kaden and Kendra Tomac and Mason McGregor; 3 brothers, Leslie McGregor, Ellsworth, WI, Leon McGregor, Monroe, WI and William "Bill" McGregor, Ashland, MT; 6 sisters, Anita Anderson, Battle Lake, MN, Rosemary Harn, Park Rapids, MN, Marlys Dahlvang, Cushing, MN, Ellen McGregor, Duluth, MN, Patricia Danielowski, Motley, MN and Trudi McKinney, Wesken, KS.


Preceding Jim in death were his parents Anne and Archie McGregor. His son Howard James McGregor died in 1959 at the age of 4½ years.


A memorial has been established to the National Parkinsons Foundation.