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Wilhelm Heinrich "Willie Henry" Wieghat
8 Oct 1896 – 27 Oct 1950
| Birth | 8 Oct 1896 |
| Death | 27 Oct 1950 |
| Cemetery | Immanuel Evangelical Church Cemetery Needville , Fort Bend County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Nancy Gates on 27 Oct 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86727554 |
Bio
Texas Coaster, November 2, 1950: A freak accident Thursday of last week took the life of Willie H. Wieghat, a Fort Bend county maintenance worker. Mr. Wieghat, who had been employed by Precinct No. 2 of Fort Bend county since 1945, was operating a maintainer on the Needville-Newgulf road Thursday when the blade of the grade ruptured a high pressure gas line buried in the roadbed. The gas immediately ignited, probably by the machine's motor, but Wieghat jumped clear, although afire. He was taken to the Polly Ryon hospital in Richmond, where he died Friday night. Mr. Wieghat is survived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Wieghat of Needville; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wieghat of Beasley; four daughters, Mrs. Rosalie Barnse of Rocky Mountain, N.C., Mrs. Lillie Keeton of Fairbanks, Alaska, Mrs. Benita Walzel of Needville and Mrs. Leona Griffith of Richmond; a son, Lawrence Wieghat of Needville; eight sisters, Mrs. Matilda Brinkmeyer of Orchard, Mrs. Hennie Albright of Beasley, Mrs. Emma Tielke of Needville, Mrs. Bertha Demuth of Brenham, Mrs. Nelda Meyer of Houston, Mrs. Waldine Wehring of Brenham, Mrs. Lydia Randermann of Beasley, Mrs. Alma Lorenz of Brenham; a brother, Bennie Wieghat of Beasley, and six grandchildren. Funeral services for Mr. Wieghat were held at 2:45 p.m. Monday afternoon from the Needville Funeral chapel and at 3:00 p.m. from the Evangelical church in Needville. Burial was in the Evangelical cemetery in Needville. Pallbearers were Louis Teykl, Tom Snedecor, Joe Sury, Alvin Warncke, Lester Sralla and Butch Poncik. Services were under the direction of the Foerster Funeral home.
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GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN - ASLEEP IN JESUS TEXAS PVT 165 DEPOT BRIGADE WORLD WAR I
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Family
Parents
- Heinrich Bernard William "Henry" Wieghat 1869–1952 FaG
- Louise Sophie Engel Lange Wieghat 1873–1956 FaG
Spouse
Siblings
- Mathilde Henriette Margarete Wieghat Brinkmeyer 1893–1972 FaG
- Henriette Maria Sophie "Hennie" Wieghat Albright 1895–1985 FaG
- Heinrich Christoph Wilhelm Wieghat 1899–1900 FaG
- Emma Minna Sophie Henriette Wieghat Tielke 1900–1997
- Bertha Minna Henriette Wieghat Demuth 1902–1983 FaG
- Bennie Christian Christoph Friedrich "Ben" Wieghat 1905–1963 FaG
- Nelda Louise Bertha Sophia Wieghat Meyer 1906–1988 FaG
- Malinda Mathilda Henriette Wieghat Wehring 1907–1990 FaG
- Luise Emma Lydia Mathilda "Louise" Wieghat 1909–1909 FaG
- Lydia Louise Caroline Anna Wieghat Randermann 1910–2002 FaG
- Alma Wieghat Lorenz 1913–1991 FaG
Children
- Rosa Lee Wieghat Barnes 1920–2012
- Lillie Emma Wieghat Bishop 1923–2017
- Benita Emma Wieghat Walzel 1926–2017
- Lawrence Henry "Pete" Wieghat 1930–2003
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