Gladwin County MI Archives Obituaries.....HICKERSON, RICHARD RAY December 29, 1969
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Gladwin County Record dated 12-30/1969 Column - 5 Page - 1 ACCOUNT OF ACCIDENT  
BEAVERTON YOUTH KILLED IN SNOWMOBILE - CAR CRASH

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{Sheriff's Deputy Larry Lawless, left, discusses with Sheriff Walter Scott the 
snowmobile sled and car accident Monday afternoon that took the life of 15-
year-old Richard Hickerson, of Beaverton, and seriously injured Glen 
MacIntyre, 15, of Farmington. The sled in which the two youths were being 
pulled can be seen directly behind the snowmobile. Farther back is another 
piece of the sled and the cushion. The helmets gloves and googles of the 
youths can also be observed. Hickerson's death is the first snowmobile 
fatality Gladwin County has recorded}.

   A 15-year-old Beaverton High School sophomore was killed and a companion 
injured Monday afternoon when the snowmobile sled they were riding in was 
struck by a car on the Lockwood Road in Billings Township. Fatally injured was 
Richard Hickerson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hickerson, of Lakeview Drive. 
Injured in the mishap and a patient in the Midland Hospital is Glen MacIntyre, 
15, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ean D. MacIntyre, of Farmington.
   Hospital authorities said MacIntyre sustained a skull fracture, a broken 
left leg and facial lacerations. His condition was listed as fair, they said. 
Hickerson and MacIntyre were passengers in the sled with MacIntyre's brother, 
Bruce, 13, who was shaken up in the mishap. The sled was being pulled behind a 
snowmobile operated by Hickerson's brother, Denny, 14. Also riding on the 
snowmobile was Vic Vargo; 16 of Flint. Both escaped injury, Gladwin sheriff's 
officers said.
   The accident occurred on a blind curve on the Lockwood Road about 3:30 p.m. 
The youths were traveling on the wrong side of the road when the car, operated 
by Donald C. Loose, 56, of Midland, came around the curve, officers reported. 
Hickerson pulled to the right but was unable to get the sled out of the way in 
time, they reported. The car struck the left side of the sled throwing they 
youths out.
   Officers said there was no negligence on the part of Loose who was 
traveling in his own lane at 25 miles per hour or less. Funeral services for 
Richard Ray Hickerson will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. from the Ware-Smith 
Funeral Home in Midland. The Rev. Neil Keyes will officiate and burial will be 
in the Dale Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. today, 
Tuesday.
   Richard was born in Beeville, Texas, on May 2, 1954. The family came to 
this area in 1955. Besides his parents, he is survived by his grandparents, 
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hickerson, of Midland; one brother, Dennis, at home; one 
sister, Catherine Lynn, at home; and two step-brothers, David Miller, of 
Midland, and John Miller, of Flint.

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