Richard Lucas, age 71, died Friday, September 5, 2014, at his farm home near White, South Dakota. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Brookings, with interment in Fairview Cemetery at White. Visitations will be from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday at Eidsness Funeral Home in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials should be directed to the Fairview Cemetery Association or to the charity of the donor's choice. Richard Frank Lucas was born May 14, 1943, on the family farm in Afton Township to Lynn and Florence (Michaelsen) Lucas. He attended Afton District No. 11 and graduated from White High School in 1961. He became a communicant member of St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in December 1962. On September 18, 1962, Richard married Ruth Ann Rennich at White. After their marriage, the Lucases lived in Sioux Falls, where Richard was employed as a construction worker. They lived on a farm near Castlewood for a year and a half and then moved back to the White area to farm until 2013, when Richard became ill. Richard served on the Afton Township Board and was in a bowling and golfing league. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, visiting, attending farm and cattle sales, and spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Ann Lucas of White; four daughters: Carie Jean Knutson (Brad) of Toronto, South Dakota, Anita Ray Moore (Sean) of Plymouth, Minnesota, Patty Ann Lee (Kelly) of Colman, South Dakota, and Renee Lynn Rumpza (Jason) of Brookings, South Dakota; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and three sisters: Elaine Straw of Astoria, South Dakota, Nancy Rhoads of Hobbs, New Mexico, and Linda (Jerry) Oines of Brookings, South Dakota. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Bob and Jim Lucas; and a sister, Shirley Rhine.