Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Rickard, Lana 1905
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The Belding Banner, Thursday, May 18, 1905


Mrs. Lana Rickard met death last Tuesday in a most shocking manner living only 
about two hours after the fearful accident.  She started from the home west of 
Front street where they have resided for the past year, shortly after noon to 
go over to Hiram Minier’s and return a hat she had used to wear to the 
dedication services, in leaving the house she told Mr. Rickard to lay down and 
rest until she came back which would be very soon.

It was necessary to cross the railroad track and she took a short cut by a 
path which leads onto the track and thence to the crossing.  The stub train 
from Lowell came backing in and the tender struck her, knocking her down and 
crushing her right limb badly and also bruising her about the head, neck and 
shoulders.

The train was stopped as quickly as possible and people in the vicinity 
hurried to the scene to render assistance to the unfortunate woman, it was 
near Chas. Hammond’s house and he with others picked her up tenderly and 
carried her home on an improvised stretcher.  Physicians were at once summoned 
and Drs. Litle, Ferguson, Pinkham and Stanton responded to the call, but it 
was found on examination that it would be impossible for her to live and she 
passed away without graining consciousness.

Mrs. Rickard was 73 years old and a devoted member of the M. E. church.  She 
attended the dedication Sunday feeling very happy and joyous over the event, 
she was also one of the oldest members of the Rebekahs and as fine an old lady 
as anyone would wish to meet.  She and Mr. Rickard who is very feeble and 
whose grief over her death is pitiful in the extreme have resided here about 
thirty years.  She was faithful and loyal to her church and also to the 
fraternity and was always ready to give assistance in any way she could.

She leaves a husband and two daughters, Mrs. Eugene Edmonds and Mrs. Tina 
Wright of this city.  

Warren Shepard saw her danger and called to her to look out for the cars but 
he says she either did not hear him or became dazed and did not realize her 
peril.

The funeral was held at the church this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock attended by 
a large number of her many friends and the order of which she was a member, 
Rev. J. W. Sheehas officiating.



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