Funeral Services for Doyle Gordon, age 88, of Regent, ND will be at 11:00 A.M. MT Thursday, March 24, 2011 at Faith Lutheran Church in Regent with Pastor Joe Burgess, officiating.

Burial will be in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery on Friday, March 25 at 1:00 P.M. CT with full military honors afforded by the Ulmer-Zich American Legion Post #273 of Regent and the Bismarck VFW.


Visitation will be 1:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 23 at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Mott and on Thursday, one hour prior to services at the church in Regent.


Serving as casketbearers are Doyle's grandchildren, Michael, Daniel, Derek and Elizabeth Gordon. All of Doyle's friends and relatives are considered honorary bearers.


A memorial has been established.


Doyle W. Gordon was born to Harley and Josephine (Nass) Gordon on July 24, 1922 near New England, ND. He grew up on the family farm and graduated from Regent High School in 1940. Doyle then went on to attend Dickinson State College and earned his Teaching Certificate. He taught at various rural schools in Hettinger and Mercer Counties.


He enlisted into the United States Army on December 21, 1942. He was trained in Radio Communications for the Signal Corps. Following his training, he was deployed to India and attached to the British Eighth Army under Lord Mountbatten fighting in the China/Burma and India Campaigns. His parents both died while Doyle was in the service.


Following his discharge on February 15, 1946, he returned home and was appointed guardian of his younger brothers and sisters. He operated a restaurant, worked at the Co-op store in Regent, and was appointed Postmaster on November 16, 1949, a position he held until his retirement on June 28, 1978.


Doyle was united in marriage to Elaine Newby in Regent, ND on August 26, 1951. The couple was blessed with three children, Ross, Rocky, and Rhonda.


Doyle was a kind and gentle man. He had a variety of interests including, coin and antique collecting, raising bedding plants, playing cards, crocheting, cross word puzzles, singing, piano playing, and gaming.

He was a wonderful husband, father, and grandfather.


Doyle passed away on March 20, 2011 at the Mott Good Samaritan Center at the age of 88 years, 4 months, 26 days.


Surviving family members include his wife, Elaine, Regent, ND; two sons, Ross (Lynn), Rocky (Kandyce), all of Bismarck, ND; one daughter, Rhonda, Dunseith, ND; four grandchildren, Michael, Daniel, Derek and Elizabeth Gordon; two sisters, Fern (Warren) Moe, St. Onge, SD and Phyllis Thompson, Haynes, ND; sisters-in-law, Leona Gordon, New England, ND, Arlene Gordon, Mesa, AZ and Verletta (Merwin) John, Valley City, ND.


He was preceded in death by his parents, seven brothers, Gerald, Lloyd, Wallace, Richard, George, Lyle and Robert Gordon, and two sisters, Carmen Dittus and Lucille Jalbert.