Richard M. Doust

Richard M. Doust, 71, Brainerd, died Sunday, April 14, 2002, at home.

He was born Sept. 12, 1930, to Martin and Ruby (Sisk) Doust. He married Carol Davis on Oct. 6, 1972, in Reno, Nev. They lived in Wyoming and Montana. They moved to Brainerd in 1981. He owned his own roofing business and then worked as a groundskeeper at Madden's and at the casino. He was a member of the Eagles Club in Brainerd.

Survivors include his wife; three daughters, June Doust, Brainerd, Linda Duke, Leesville, La., and Cheryl Boggs, Riverside, Calif.; two sons, Richard and Wesley Doust, both of Brainerd; 13 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; four sisters, Ila Fanjoy, Brainerd, Sandra Mikes, Brainerd, Irene Boyd, Brainerd, and Rose Lell, Rock Springs, Wyo.; and five brothers, Floyd and George Doust, both of Brainerd, Daniel Doust, Minneapolis, Steven Doust, Minneapolis, and Edward Doust, Florence, Ariz.

An infant son, Richard Bernon; his parents; two sisters, Daisy Starry and Donna Shepherd; and two brothers, Howard and Raymond Doust, died earlier.

Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter with the Rev. Lilja Behr officiating. Burial will be in Maple Grove Township Cemetery.

Friends may call an hour before services Wednesday at the funeral chapel.