Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Richardson, Mayford 1965
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Ionia Sentinel Standard, 6 Dec 1965

Another Fatality In County

A Clarksville man died within minutes Sunday evening when his pickup truck was
involved in a collision with an automobile then he was struck by another pickup
truck while lying on the pavement.  Coroner Dale Kauffman, Undersheriff Herman Smith
and state police said the victim was identified as Mayford Richardson, 68,
Clarksville cemetery sexton.

An autopsy performed by Dr. Charles Black of Lansing, state pathologist, at 10
o’clock Sunday evening revealed Richardson died of a severe skull fracture within
three to five minutes following the first impact.  The death on Grand River avenue
or old US16 occurred about 5:30 Sunday evening one mile east of the Kent county
line.

Officers investigating the fatal crash said Richardson had just left a truck stop at
the intersection of Hastings road and old 16 where he had eaten his evening meal. 
The truck stop is located on the north side of the pavement and Richardson
apparently drove his pickup truck onto Hastings road.  Officers said he then
proceeded south into the intersection where it collided with an automobile driven
west by Roy Rinard, 17, of Lowell.

Coroner Kauffman said Richardson was lying about in the center of the pavement when
he was struck by a westbound pickup truck driven by Roland Peacock, 30, of Alto. 
Peacock informed Coroner Kauffman he was blinded by headlights of an automobile
parked on the side of the highway and he failed to see the man lying in the roadway.
 Officers said investigation of the fatality is continuing.

Richardson who resided at 218 Broad street in Clarksville, was a retired mail
carrier and was employed by Beattie funeral home in Clarksville, now Pickens funeral
home.  He was a veteran of World War I and past member of the American Legion.

Funeral service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Clarksville Bible church.  The Rev.
Donald Mathis will officiate and interment will be at Clarksville cemetery.  The
body will be at Pickens funeral chapel in Clarksville until noon Wednesday when it
will be removed to the church.


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