Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Glick, Clare T. 1924
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Ionia County News, 15 May 1924

Boston Twp. Boy Victim of Bullet

Clare Glick Accidentally Kills Himself in Trifling With Revolver

Ionia county was saddened last Friday, especially in the vicinity of Boston
township, when the news of the accidental death of Clare Glick son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Glick who reside near Saranac, was spread over the country.  Clare
was only 15 years old and was a victim of self-infliction, not knowing that the
old revolver which he was fussing was loaded.

Last Friday morning, Mr. and Mrs. Glick had been at Lowell and upon return,
which was about dinner time. Mrs. Glick asked Mrs. Richardson, an aunt, if she
had called Clare for dinner and she said “no,” because she had been busy.  Then
the mother stepped to the door and called.  Upon receiving no response she
walked to the barn.

As she entered the barn she found her only son lying dead.  She says she
believes he gasped twice as she bend over him.  Dr. F.W. Braley of Saranac was
called and was found that no inquest was necessary.  The bullet went directly
through the heart, at such close range that it did not even bleed.

It had been raining last Friday morning and Clare had been at the home with Mr.
and Mrs. James Richardson of Clarksville, who had been at the Glick home for a
week.  After the rain ceased, about 11 o’clock, Clare left the house, saying
that he was going to the barn.

The parents did not know there was a revolver on the place and do not know now
whether the deadly weapon was one that he secured in a “boy trade” or one that
had been under other things in the barn.  It was old and rusty and it could be
seen where he had taken a bolt to get a rusty bullet out and it was then it is
believed the gun discharged.

The funeral was held last Sunday afternoon.  Rev. W.L. Halladay, pastor of the
Saranac Congregational church, was in charge.  Mrs. Blanche Barber and Miss Erma
Cilley sang.  Burial was made at the Saranac cemetery.

Clare was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Glick.  He was ambitious, smart and
bright in every respect.  He was a great help to his parents about the farm.  He
is survived by two younger sisters.


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